The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-06-30

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good governments ! firmly believe that
the settling of our recent difference Of
/ opinion was due more to the new priF
mary law than 10 any other factor. Don't
you think that that tight can best be con-
ducted by those who started it. | have
only common sense, but III use il. | be-
| lieve | still retain the confidence Of
the people Of Jersey City and when the
-campaign is fairly on haven't the
slightest doubt but that shall still re-
tain that confidence. I'll serve sou in the
future as in the past with all the power
of my life and all The strength God gave
me-
Mr.. Record said that the gathering,
in his opinion. was most Significant and
one Of the most important public meet
ings that had taken place since the
war Primarily he said "this meet
ing was conceived at time when open
and organized opposition to the renomi-
nation of Mayor Pagan was threatened,
and it was the intention of the promoters
of this meeHng TO make it the beginning
of a contest of the friends Of Mayor Fa-
gan in behalf of his denomination. Since
this purpose was conceived, however adj
organized opposition to the Mayors re-
nomination has been publicly abandoned.
while the primary purpose Of the
meeting is therefore rendered unneces-
saiv. it has been deemed wise TO hold
the meeting for the purpose Of showing
the public why an attempt has been
made to organize in the Republican
party an oppositin to the Mayors re-
nomination and why all the great cor
porations are banded together in an at
tempt to destroy the political life Of he
present Mayor Of Jersey City
'sWe say the corporations are opposed
to Mayor Fagan, to his denomination, 70
his reelection. Such an assertion should
not be lightly made aud it ought never
to be made for mere election purpos $.
We are here in the profound conviction
that the statement IS true. and we viii,
so far as We can. endeayor to prove to
x-a,, ;+s Se.so,,t;aI t,,,+l,
Among these enumerated was the rais-
ing Of the assessment on the ya.uation
Of the standard Oil Company's plant at
Cavan P0fnf. which Ind f1sea ass ssed at.
s3ea,o0a, TO s5a0e90, which the State
Board of Taxation affirmed; the sustain-
ing BY the Court Of Errors and Appeals
Of the sllit to compel the Central Rail-
road to pay taxes and interest accun.u-
lated in years back amounting to $40
0oo, but which the company threatens to
take to the United States Supreme Cou
as a matter of delay and an fort 10
compromise: the compelling Of the Penn
sylyania Railroad to annually pay o.
600 more taxes on river front property;
the equal taxation fight beieg waged to
compel the railroad companies 70 pay
taxes that would amount to 100000 On
land undev water now assessed by Tie
State Board Of Assessors; the fight put
up by the Pagan administration fought
for as well by Dea.oeratsl for the pas
sage of the Dufield bin
These, Mr.. Record declared. were rea-
sons why the railroad companies were
fighting Mayor Fagan. Then he emu
merated what the Pagan administration
did to incur the hostility Of the trolley.
electric light. gas. telegraph and tele-
phone companies increasing the vai'ia-
tion of the tangible property Of the troll
ley companies from S3ss.oo0 to ss3S ooo:
that Of the electric light company from
$4,000 to s225,o0o: that. Of the gas COM
pany from S34G.000 to $4,000, and
that Of the telegraph companies from
$4,000 to S2soo0o.
Some curiosity was excited BY story
Mr.. Record told of being handed a slip
Of paper on which was typewritten,
Have the Corporation Counsel investi-
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