Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-05-12
MEETING UNANIMOUS FOR POLICE.

The second chapter of the Palisade
Mass Meeting, continued from last
week, took place on Wednesday night
at the Palisade School House, Mr.. L.
P. Druck in the chair, Mr.. Breiby,
secretary, at his post. The minutes
of the previous chapter were duly
read and accepted.
Chairman Druck then said he would
ask those who spoke last week to
address the meeting again, but seeing
D. A. Carson present, he said, II see
Mr.. Carson is here. Mr.. Carson, as
you were one of those instrumental
in calling the last meeting, we would
like to hear what you have to say"
Quick as flash Mr.. Carson was on
his feet. He said "Mr Chairman,
do not know what you mean
by saying that | was instrumental
in calling that meeting. l lent my
name, as did many other citizens Of
Palisade, but ] hardly feel that I was
Instrumental in doing it. know
what all the rest Of you know, that
there have been a great many burg
laries down here lately. | know, too,
that we pay big, heavy taxes here in
Palisade. What do we get for them ~
OlldiI mail DIuCh PIColuCQ IlpdI
TALLY except when he asked D. A.
Carson to speak, saying as he did 50,
"as you were one of those 'instru-
mental" This looked unfair, as
though he might have said conspitors
as well.
The chairman then called on Cap
tain Darby, and the latter made prac-
ticallW thesame kind Of a talk he did
at ttne other meeting, urging the
nccesssSy vi- sMore ssnd bctfey police
service. He alluded to his visit to the
council asking for better police serv-
ice and that the present police be
changed around. He asked Mayor
White who was present if his APP
proach to the council was anything
out of the way, and the Mayor side
stepped the question by saying he
did not know what he was talking
about, but he did not recall anything
out of the ordinary in Capt. Darby
request. Capt. Darby said there had
been not the slightest intention of
discourtesy to the Mayor in calling
the last meeting.
Chairman Druck then forgot the
other speakers of last week and at
once called on Mayor White to speak.
The Mayor did not get even hand
clap when he got up, nor did he get
a single suggestion Of applause dur
ing the delivery of his hand-written
kellized speech. The Mayor started
out by abiding to his three and "a
half years administration of affairs.
He was glad always to appear be-
fore a Palisade audience. He had
many friends here who had supported
him, and said that the old lines Of Sec
tionalism that formerly existed in the
borough were now wiped out, and
there was perfect harmony existing.
There was one spot, however, where
there wasn't so burned much harmony
as he would like. He alluded to the
"Palisadian," and then he proceeded
to lambaste this newspaper. He hit
it many and continued raps. 1t had
not been fair to him. 1t had done
every conceivable thing to dis
courage and discredit his administra-
ton. 1t had said mean and unfair
and unprincipled things about him
downright dishonorable things-none
of which he deserved. He had done
all he could for the interests of the
borough, but he could not support or
throw patronage to the "Palisadian."
No, stree bob. None O. that for him.
The "Palisadian" was about the most
unworthy newspaper that ever dis
graced a community, etc. Mere
words without that original manu-
script could not tell all of the harsh
and abusive things the Mayor said
about the "Palisadian" and its very
mean and low down editor. Say, but
he could not find language to ex-
press all he thought. Like Mrs. Part
ington telling Ikey about the Cen
tennial, ut suppressed his highest
idignation."
Mayor White was asked for his
manuscript by the "Palisadian," but
declined the honor. The speech was
about as german to the object of the
meeting as the price of wheat in
Canada
During the whole of the Mayors
written address and thereafter when
he was asked question after question
he never once alluded to his willing
ness to advocate that his council
board give Palisade two extra police
men desired. The whole tendency of
they claimed to have done and are
now doing, but at no time did he re-
fer to any willingness to give us two
more PERMANENT policemen. No
amount of prodding was able to bring
this out. And when Captain S. f.
Darby at the close of the meeting Of
fered his resolution stating that this
meeting respectfully request the
Mayor and council to afford Palisade
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