The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-10-31
A NoTARLE SPEECH.
Robert s. Huaspeth's Acceptance Of the
Democratic Nemination.

Robert s. Huaspeth's Acceptance Of the
Democratic Nemination.
Asssmblymaa Robert S. Hudspeth, in
accepting the Democratic nomination in
the Sixth District for Assembly, delivered
the following speech:
Nh CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN
committee has just appraised me of the fact
that this convention has rendered me a
unanimous denomination for member of
Assembly for the Sixth Assembly District
of Hudson county. I can hardly find
WORKS at this moment to properly express
my deep appreciation of the honor that the
Democratic party of this district, through
you, has conferred upon me. This nomi-
nation has come to me this year, at least,
unsolicited, ght, and that fact makes
1t the more priced, and l accept it, pledg-
ing you that if | am elected I shall always
remember that l am Democrat, but yet a
representative of the whole people in my
District That the Office is delegation OF
power from the people to me, to
me, to represent them in a leg
islatiye capacity, and trust, which
earnestly hope / shall perform honestly
conscisntiously, intelligently, and with an
eye single to the duty the people expect,
and insist that their representative shall
perfcrn. Last year, in the eleveath hour
cf the canvass, accepted the nomination,
I must say, against nay inclination. Not
that did not consider the nomination to
} important an Office, peculiar honor, as
I know whoever may be so fortunate as to
represent this District in the Assembly of
this State, has the distinction Of being
able to say, that his District, is not only
the largest in population and territoryiand
wealth OF any IN the State, but also repre-
sents q variety of interests corporate and
private, of great magnitude and impor-
| tance, d large population of wage workers,
peculiarly intelligent and prosperous; IN
| equalled IN this great commonwealth. My
dissemination to accept the nomination
then, was probably selfish one. But it
was serious question with me, in view of
| the character of my business to accept a
public Office, the duties of which, if prop
| erly and conscientiously performed, would
necessarily conflict with those | was called
upon to perform in my private capacity.
| However, | believe, that IN this country.
| under our form of government, it is the
duty of every individual when called upon
to perforEa public duty, to subordinate
his private interests to the greater, namely,
his public duty | have felt l was an in
struMent in the hands of my party, and
Intended, II elected, to represent the
people; 10 set nay face against all efforts
of corporations TO control Legislators ter
their bsnsAt, and agaiass the interests of
the pespls; to oppose all class lsgi Station
TO aid il the passage of all jass and proper
Legislation for tbs advaaesAAeRs of Tho in
tsresta Of the wsrkiagmsn and anaaliorato,
Whenever possible, all GAUGES fer CON-
plsiAs ca tAeir part; above all TO aid, 80
the lsas4 ef say ability TIA lnuAAhIa An Z
praiseacEtag edsrks of adr Govorxez, Lson
eli this 8tzta, TO bcaK thar iust ana equal
share Of taxation. for the beaeAt and priyl-
lsges enjoyed by them, ia common; 1 Tiil