The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-04-11


. q Address.
st. Michael's Institute, at Erie and
Tenth streets, was crowded to overlooking
with good old Democratic audience last
night the occasion being grand rally for
Cleveland and reform. On the platform
were the Hon. Orestes Clevela nd, the Dems
ocratic candidate for and the next Mayo
of Jersey City, Congressman McAdoo, Fl
nance Commissioner Edelstein, County
Clerk Mclaughlin, Counselor John A. Mo.
Grath, Land Lacquer Michael B. Holmes.
Prosecutor Of the Pleas of Passaic Wm. B.
Gourley, John F. Kelly and several otherf1
Mr.. Kelly Eealled the meeting to order
and John A. McGrath was made Chairman
Of the meeting. A full brass band xas in
attendance, and between each speech
played "Hail to the Chief, s'Erin Go
Bragh," ''See that Ny Mothers Graves
Kept Green" orally Around the Flag,
aud other selections. The first speaker Of
the evening was Counselor MeGrath. He
regretted that the meeting had not been
advertised, for if it had been, the building
would not have been able to,accomnodate
the audience by thousands sWe meet
tonight, he said, 'sto ratify the nomina-
ton of tried public servant for Mayor
Orestes Cleveland Three cheers for
Cleveland He remembered the dark
days of twenty-four years ago, when
Orestes Cleveland was called to man the
ship of the municipality, when the Dutch
and Irish together joined hands in the
common cause of their adopted country;
one man was left behind 10 once again take
charge of our municipal affairs, that man
was Orestes Cleveland, the man who had
never spared neither time or money to
further the cause of the Democracy. Zap
plausel This fact shuold appeal TO the sol
der element of the community.
Al the mention Of the next speakers
name, William MaAdoo, the ball resounded
with cheers He started out TO say that
he had left the halls of the national legisla-
ture for no other purpose than to comehere
to say good word for his friend and fell
low Democrat Orestes Cleveland, (applausel
Collins he said was ala ambi.I US, elegant
little gentleman, but while Cleveland was
both an eloquent and ambitious gentleman
be was a tried servant, man with stamina
and backbone, two qualities which Gilbert
Collins lacked; and he co1ld 60 further in
Clevs lands behalf, -he is democrat ="
and Democrat should be the Mayor Of
city Overwhelmingly on that side of the
fence in politics. This city is governed by
Commissioners which should be wiped ont
of existence, md the highest officer in the
city government should be vested with
more power than is at present vested in
him. Infamous rings had left debt en-
the city of $14, 600, 600. sIs this reform2"
Ca voice mot by d-n sightl He
ed by urging upon the honest voters
of the city to vote for Cleveland.
Vii lam d. Edwards, the next speaker,
said that never have such complaints been
made of corruption in the Boards as when
the Republican party has been at the helm.
Mr., Collins, he said, has signed all the bills
corrupt as some of them have been, not
withstanding his pledge when elected two
years ago that he would personally examine
every bill before putting bis signature to
it. '~Ihis," said the speaker, :. he has
since sail it was impossible for him
to do owing to his limited time for the
transaction of public business. Mr..
Cleveland we have tried, and we know we
can trust him without any pledges" Young
| Gourley, the next speaker, gave the audi
ence a sample of what mettIe he is made in
| the way OF oratory He made reference
10 statement made by Mayor Collins be-
fore the Republican Club OF Paterson,
in which he is reported to have said no
man should vote at municipal elections
without property qualification, and in
sisted that Mr.. Collins said it. Party. he
said, must be thrown aside and municipal
tiles be ruled by genuine reformers. and
that Cleveland was, while Collins was
merely a sham reformer.
Mr.. Cleveland was received with tre-
mendous cheering. He said: ''In looking
around me am forced to believe that you
are my friends. As you ali know am your
candidate for Mayor, and have accepted
the nomination after many years Of retire
ment from public life. If elected, l make
sone pledge, and that is that my Office will
always be open to the rich and the poor
alike, tue poor more especially because the
rich man can take care Of himself. In
conclusion he said, "Gentlemen, if elected
your Mayor, as it seems now I shall be. /
will do the best / can for your interests
first and for the interests of the Demo-
cratic party next" loud applause.)
Michael B. Holmes then made short
address, and the meeting adjourned.
During the progress of the speech
making inside the building, rockets and
colored lights amused a vast audience
outside. Fully dozen coaches were in
line on Erie street. the occupants of
which were in attendance at the meeting.