Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-10-15
Communicated

Last Friday evening marked the
advent of new era in municipal
politics in Cliffside Park. The young
men of the borough, realizing at last
that they can be powerful influence
for good in political affairs, formed
themselves into permanent organiza-
tion to be known as "The Young
Mems Political Club of Cliffside Park. "
The purpose of this club, as set forth
in stirring speech by the temporary
chairman, is to bring about respect
for the opinions of the young men in
borough where youth has been woe
fully disregarded.
"Four years ago." the speaker said,
america was satisfied to place her
trust in the intelligence and capacity
of her young men to extend the in
stitution of a free country in time of
war and today these same young men
are as intelligent and as capable of
preserving those free institutions in
time of peace"
The vision of the speaker extended
to the time when it will no longer be
possible for one man, or clique of
men, to foist upon the people can
didate for office irrespective of his
acceptability, for with strong, &C.
tive political club of young men it
will be worth while for any aspirant
for office to consider whether he
measures up to the standard demand
ed by an exacting young manhood.
Reused by the enthusiasm of the
speaker, the business of adopting a
name and electing officers was trans
acted with much spirit and imme-
diately the newly-elected president,
James Mahoney, of Grantwood, direct
ed the business to a discussion of the
present political situation in the
borough.
Opinions were expressed by prac-
tically all present on the campaigns
of the three aspirants Tor mayor and
by far the overwhelming verdict was
to the effect that the present adj
ministrati0n, as represented by Mayor
John c. Cadien and Councilman John
e. Mcguire, deserves the untiring eff
forts of every young man in the bor-
Ough. The claims of both kenney and
Smith were exhaustively reviewed
and it seemed to be the prevailing
opinion that Smith was not a young
mans man, for Smith is too closely
allied with the reputed silk-stocking
element to be concerned with the
wishes of the young men. Kenney, it
was decided, lost his chance of con-
sideratiOn because of his ingratitude
to Mayor Cadien. Nothing appeals to
the young men more than loyalty to
ones friends and Kenney has clearly
shown that his former friendship for
Mayor Cadien and his acceptance of
an appointment from the mayor were
evidently designed by him as steps by
which Kenney hoped to depose the
mayor and obtain political prefer
ment for himself
The entire administration of Mayor
Cadien was reviewed by various
speakers from different viewpoints,
and the young men unanimously voted
that there is no valid argument why
there should be change from the
present satisfactory administration.
Neither Smith nor Kenney could hope
to be an improvement and therefore
as their first purely political activity,
under the name of the Young Mems
Political Club Of Cliffside Park, the
members endorsed Mayor Cadien and
Councilman John E. Mcguire for re-
election and pledged themselves to
leave nothing undone to arouse en-
thusiasm among the youngN men of
the borough to get behind the can
didacy of men who were loyal to their
friends and acceptable to every ele-
ment in the borough.
The business concluded, the meet
ing adjourned to meet again October
Is. Refreshments We're served by the
Alpine Restaurateurs.
YOUNG MAN.