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Title: Biography of Nathan Barnert, his character and achievements; including histories of local institutions
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Baum, Michael T
Subjects: Barnert, Nathan, 1838- Charities
Publisher: Paterson, N.J., News Printing Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ehead, a Mayor who will come and go only at thebidding of subordinate officers. But our Republician friendsmay ask, what has the Mayor done? Well, now suppose thathe did not accomplish anything; dont we all know that he isconstantly on the watch, and people who know that they arebeing watched will do less wrong than if they knew nobodywas watching them. The Mayor, however, has proved by hisdiscoveries that the Board of Aldermen need watching. Hehas shown up corruption, something which none of his prede-cessors ever attempted. Mr. Hilton then called the attention of the audience toextravangantes in the purchase of harness, horses, and elbowsfor plumbing at the Almshouse. These elbows, said Mr.Hilton, cost the city $2 apiece when they could have beenbought for fifty cents each. William B. Gourley, who was then County Prosecutor,also made an address, part of which follows: We are met to-night to ratify the nomination of NathanBarnert for Mayor and judging from the applause heard here, 50
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we have assurances that he will be successful on next Monday.* * * In a list of delicacies read to you, Mr. Hilton did notsay anything of the high seasoned groceries which had beencarted o£E to the Almshouse at the expense of the taxpayers.Nor did he tell you of the revelations made by the Grand Jurycomposed of honest men of both parties. * * * Who toldyou that old men were put in the cubby hole at the Almshouseand chained to the walls for hours? Was not all this broughtto light by Mayor Barnert, and now do the people want tomake the city more infamous by failing to re-elect him? Again,who helped to bring to light the charge upon which an indict-ment is now hanging over the head of one Alderman who is acandidate for re-election? * * * I say that good govern-ment requires the success of Nathan Barnert in this campaign. Mr. Barnert waged his campaign on the issue of Munici-pal Reform. Every other question was secondary and sub-servient. The question to be decided was whether a faithful

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