The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-29
M|NKS ENDORSE
EQUAL TAXATION
Republican Association Of
Greenville Passes Reso-
lutions On the DEM
ocratic Doctrine.
WILL SUPPORT MAYOR PAGAN
Members Determined to Fol-
low the Republican and
Democra tic Com
mittee's Lead.

Democratic and Republican organiza-
tions are endorsing the equal taxation
measure The Republican County Com
mittee and the Democratic County Com
mittee are both on record on the subject.
Last night the Minkakwa Club, of
Greenville, adopted the following pream-
bles and resolutions:-
Whereas, Public questions of great
Importance often lose force Of accom-
plishment by reason Of the apathetic way
in which they are pressed, and recently
the people of this State have seen man
with the courage of his convictions tell
ing the responsible leaders of his own
party in the Legislature of their neglect
of the peoples interest on the question of
equal taxation; and this heroic attitude
assumed by Mayor Pagan in forcing on
the attention of the State the great issue
involved in this question of equal taxa
tion, has earned for him the support and
approval of all true lovers of justice, in
his bringing to the front the question SO
prominently that both of the two great
political parties Of the State have been
placed in a position where they must adj
vocate measures in their platforms look
ing to equal taxation; and
Whereas, The mere statement of the
inequality now prevailing on the question
of taxation, whereby private individuals
in this city pay on an average twenty
seven dollars on thousand Of valuation
where railroads pay only about five dol
lars for the same quantum of property;
and the property of the railroads has not
been increased in valuation for period
of twenty years for taxation purposes un-
der the State law, while the property of
individuals has been periodically increas-
ed for tax assessment proves the justice
of Mayor Fagan's demand; and his letter
to the State authorities with its resultant
effect has forced the question before the
public for discussion, and his campaign
of education is meeting with hearty co.
operation in the union Of the Mayors of
the cities in the State, irrespective of
party, and is bound to bring forth good
results by the extended agitation of the
subject, and in the approval which all
good citizens, especially of this county,
must give in the triumph of the right and
the course pursued by the Mayor.
Therefore, we. as citizens of Jersey
City, and as members Of the Minkakwa
Club, believing in the righteousness of
the Mayors action. and that he should
be upheld in his efforts in behalf of the
people, and in tile course he has pursued
on the question Of equal taxation,
Resolved. That the action and
policy of Mayor Pagan. on this
question, meets with our hearty APP
proval, as the brave act of a
sincere and honest man in behalf of the
people on subject of such vital interest
to all the citizens of this city, county or
state, in the future advancement and
development of municipal government,
and in the correction Of an evil which if
not remedied will lead in its continuance
TO the bankruptcy of this and other cit
les, by the constant withdrawal for rail
road purposes Of large tracts Of property
| from the tax levies, theeby annually in
creasing the burdens of the individual
citizens and violating the letter and spirit
of the constitution that all taxation
should be equal and uniform, further
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves
to do all in our power to aid Mayor Fag-
an in his campaign for equal taxation,
and we call on all good citizens to do
likewise, and we urge our fellow citizens
to realize the importance Of Mayor Fag-
ans stand on this issue, and to give him
their hearty support to bring same to
successful conclusion, and to unite with
us in the belief that "a brave deed by a
brave man deserves success