The Jersey City news., 1906-08-18
HEBREWS UTTER
LAWFUL PROTEST
Believe That Memb RS of
Their Race Have Been
Disseminated Against By
Fagaa Excise Board
EXPOSE CRY ''sQuARE DEAL"


THE REAL AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY OF JEWISH CITI-
ZENs.
AT meeting of Hebrews, held few
evenings ago to protest against the man
ner in which those of their race engaged
in the saloon business had been diserim-
mated against by the Pagan Excise
Board, The appended resolutions were
adopted
Whereas. The founders of the ''Repub-
lie of the United States in formulating
their Declaration of independence" saw
fit TO declare '.that all men are created
equal: that they are endowed by their
Greater with certain inalienable rights;
that among these are life, liberty and
pursuits of happiness. That to secure
these rights, governments are instituted
among men. deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed and
Whereas. We. the Hebrew citizens of
the State of New Jersey, but more par
tieularly of the city of Jersey City, are
among those who are entitled TO exercise
the civil right and privileges, guaranteed
by the Constitution, it is meet that we
enter our protest, when these rights are
unwarrantably eurtailed or abridged; or
violated in letter or spirit, by the person
temporarily charged with the conduct of
the civic affairs of Jersey City; and
Whereas, Recent action by the TAX
Board and later action by the Pagan
Excise Board of Jersey City, having
given incontroyertible evidence Of unwar-
ranted hostility to the business interests
OF Hebrew citizens, it becomes our duty
to call pubic attention to the unjust dis
crimination practised against Jewish citi-
zenS;
Therefore We, the Hebrew citizens
and Hebrew business men of Jersey City,
in mass meeting assembled, hereby de-
nounce and condemn the actions OF the
Pagan Excise Board" for having un-
Justly. if not unwauantaby' diserimn-
.otad AGAINST the Jewish citizens of Jer-
sey City, in the granting of Incense lot
tbe sale of spirituous and malt ilquers'
fully seventy-fve per cent. of those form
erIy engaged in the business having been
denied a renewal of their license; not pc
canse they had offended or violated the
laws governing the traffic but SIMPLY
because they were Jews.
We also condemn the Pagan Tax
Roard'' of Jersey City for unjust dlserim-
nations in the levying of taxes assessed
soainst the real and personal property OF
J..wish citizens, and we charge that these
unjust and unwarranted determinations
against Jewish citizenship are inspired
aud directed by the present Mayor of Jer-
sew CITY. the Hon. Mark NJ Pagan, and
his chief adviser. George l.. Record, Cor
poration Counsel
AS both of these gentlemen are en-
Gagged in an effort to establish new po-
.itieal party, for elf-aggrandizement and
pE,riticatien, and in this direction are en-
deavoring to enlist the support of inde-
nendent voters throughout the State, by
their sophistries, false premises and
promises. we feel it to be incumbent on
us to make known to our Hebrew fellow
citizens their insincerity; therefore
Resolved. That we condemn the "Ad-
ministraton of Mayor Mark f. Pagan
as being conspicuously- anti-semitic in its
conduct and utterly opposed TO the prin-
ciple of a square deal' where the rights
of Hebrew citizens are involved; and be
it further
Resolved, That in censuring or con
demning the Administration" we speci-
fcally and unequivocally censure the
Hon. Mark NJ. Fagan as the directing
and autocratic power of his appointiye
boards but IN this instance more partic-
ularly the boards Of Excise" and Tax
ation;" and be it further
Resolved, That we censure and con-
denim the Administration chief adviser
and plotter, George L. Record, Corpora
ton Counsel as being the malevoent
spirit which has inspired all that is il
liberal and bad land there is much of it,
in the small mentality of our City's Chief
Magistrate; and be it further
Resolved, That We appeal TO our He
brew fellow citizens as well as to all low
ers of justice and fair play to case theil
votes at the primaries against any candi-
date or measure bearing the Record
Fagan- Colby imprint.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
given to the press, and that fifty thous-
and copies be printed in Hebrew and
English, for distribution in the Jewish
districts or communities throughout the
State