The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-29
Colonel Dickinson Blames
George I. Record for All
the Executives An
tagonism.
WILL DOWN HIM AT ANY COST
Hudson's Republican Leader
Declares Pagan Will Be
Defeated for the Nomin-
alton or at the Polls


alton or at the Polls
In yesterdays Herald Trenton has
this to say Of the Dickinson-Faga civil
war:
Traced to its ultimate source, the row
between Secretary of State Dickinson
and Mayor Fagan. Of Jersey City. would
probably be found to originate in the hos
tile attitude of the Mayor toward rail-
road and other great corporations and the
friendly alliance between those interests
and the Republican State leaders. Gov
ernor stokes's relations with the Penn
aylvana Railroad Company have. for
years been close and confidential He is
high prineipled man and would never
consent to sacrifice the rights and inter-
ests of the people to that corporation, but
it counts for much that an influential pol
itician, and especially the Governor Of tile
State. is friendly to this great company.
An unfriendly executive might by ad-
vancing inimieaI policies. by making sp-
pointments hostile to its interests, and BY
promoting certain legislation. do it seri
Gus injury.
The came thing is practically true Of
Stats Treasurer Briggs, State Controller
Morgan, State Assessor Baird and about
every prominent etficial in the State gov
erann at. They ali entertain friendly
feelings toward the railroads and the
nrb Service sgporation and the Penn
sylxaaia Railroad Company in partculer.
A.sd these are reciprocal relations and
quil pro qna. The corporations. to put
It II gativsly, At last do nothing inimieal
. Tie Republican parry Of New Jersey
( in the political campaigns. This 4 tickle
yeu and YOU tickle me- game works
beautifully the party and the cor
posations. So long as that party is in
power it is quite safe to say that nothing
seriously nnfriendly to the corporations
VII he done.
1t can be readily understood, therefore,
how ranking 10 the Republican State
leadership must be the outbreak Of dras
tic hostility toward the corporations on
the part Of the local Republican admin
istration in the second largest city in the
State. Mayor Pagan is bent on eompeH
ing the corporations 70 pay a larger share
of taxes. He has prosecuted this policy
with great energy and considerable sue
cess. He will be satisfied with no con-
cessions less than absolute surrender. He
is not a whale. to be placated by tubs.
He demands that the railroad and other
corporate property shah pay the same
taxes, dollar for dollar as all other
classes Of property. He will listen to no
compromises. and will fight it out on this
line to the end. His letter to Governor
Murphy a year ago last winter sounded
the declaration of war. He has not low
cred his calors since, but carries them
full mast high.
His prograplrne for The next falls
campaign has already been mapped out.
He expects TO fight and win his battle
for reelection as Mayor as the cham
pion Of equal taxation. It is said it in
cludes attacks upon The Governor and
Ahe other Republican leaders who shap-
Cd the policy and directed the campaign
last fall. It viii repudiate the posi-
ton of tlie party on railroad taxation, as
embodied ID last years platform, and
will denounee the Dufield bills as pass
ed By the Legislature as even failing to
redeem the pledges Of the campaign and
as falling lamentably short OF the de-
mands Of the people for equal taxation.
The Mayor and Mr. Record will, it is
said, prosecute the fight on these lines
not only in Jersey City, but ali over the
State. and will try to rally and commit
the Republicans in all parts Of New
Jersey 70 their policy on this question
They believe it to be a winning card.
and that the party must take advanced