The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-11
REAL MAYORS ON FAGAN.
Seymour Of Newark, Lankering Of
Hoboken and Seymuor Of Bay
onne on the Rights Of the
Press.

party. In fact there is no case on record
that shows any Mayor in the light that
! Mayor Pagan has placed himself an.
Even his own close party friends con-
| denim him. -
NEWARK'S MAYOR SPEAKS.
Mayor Pagan is making a grave mis-
take said Mayor James NJ. Seymour at
his office in the Newark City Hall this
morning, when he was acquainted with
the disgraceful partisanship Jersey
| City's Mayor had exhibited.
at is a grave error to let politics inter-
fere in any way with the business OF th''
city. Such matters as appointments are
news of interest to the general public,
and every means should be taken to see
that they are given to the public as
quickly as possible.
II always make it point to see that
all the newspapers of Newark are sup
piled with any news there may be in my
Office and as rapidly as possible with
ont any distinction or fayoritism, and
often in order that they may get the
news without delay, / have typewriter
copies prepared for all of the reporters
at the City Hall.
Mayor Pagan should not let his per-
sonal differences interfere with the con-
duct OF his office, and should not forget
that he is the Mayor of the entire city,
and not of one political party or one
faction Of citizens. He should therefore
show no partiality in giving out the news
of his Office in which the entire city is
interested"
LANKERING FOR FAIR PLAY.
Mayor Adolph ,Lankering, of Hobok-
en-, said:-s.I believe that the Mayor of
city should give all news in connection
with his Office to the press irrespective
of politics. The Office is public one,
and / do not believe Mayor has any
right to exclude any citizen from know
ing what official business he daily trans
! acts"
BAYONNE'S MAYOR, TOO.
Mayor Egbert Seymour, of Bayonne,
telephoned from New York to reporter
for ''The News" saying
"In my official position as Mayor of
Bayonne I never practice discrimination
against any newspaper in search of in
formation for publication. l have al
ways treated Republican newspapers
and reporters favorably, just as fairly
as Democratic newspapers. In my opin-
! ion, have no right to prevent any
newspaper from obtaining official infor-
nation for publication, providing the in
formation ought to be given out to any
newspaper.
81 realize l am the Mayor of all
| classes. l am always willing to assist
any reliable newspaper or reporter to
secure facts about subjects of public in
terest Democratic and Republican
newspapers are treated alike by me.
Even a newspaper opposed to the adj
/ ministration has the right to secure Off
cial information, and l don't prevent
them or hinder them. / have always
acted upon the conviction that public
official doings should not be restricted to
any single political publication
EX-MAYOR STANTON.
Ex-Mayor Edward R. Stanton of Ho-
/ boken. said:-"You ask me whether the
public has right to know what official
, business the Mayor of d city transacts?
say, emphatically, yes. Thefpublic is
entitled to full Information regarding all
public affairs. Such information is pub
| lie matter and No section of the public
should be deprived of it.
CITY t0mptrolef npuSn was askeu--
"Do you think the business of the
Mayors Office is his own or the public's
| business 2.
"The public's, Of course"
"Do you think it proper that he should
give what news he has about his office
to one paper to the exclusion of another
and its readers?"
| mo. | am surprised that Mayor
Pagan should do such a thing. | can't
understand it at. all. He doesn't seem
! to be that kind of man."
| -.You do not approve of Mayor Fa-
gan's act, then?"
"No."
@Did you ever hear Of such thing
being done before?v
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