The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-10-31
MR.. GREEN'S GREAT SPEECH
TIE ISSUES OF TIE STATE CzETASS
ABLY PRESENTED.

RevfeWed-For Equal Taxation-A
Speech for WOrkLngmen to Read.
The great speech delivered by Robert
Stockton Green, the Democratic candidate
fer Governor, few days ago, is repro
duced below,
As Judge Green arose, he was greeted
with thunders of applause, and when it SUBJ
sided he spoke as follows:
NIB. PaEs1pENT AND FELLow DEMOCRATS
OF THE CRY OF MISUNDERSTANDING to the
census of 1880 the State of New Jersey oc-
cupies prominent and commanding posi-.
ton among her sister States with reference
to the quantity, the quality and the value
of her agricultural, her manufacturing and
her mining industries. Having no national
advantages or protection which are not en-
joyed by all other States, this prominence
is due to the fertility of her soil, to her
superior natural advantages, to her easy
access to the markets of the country, to her
means of transportation, both natural and
artificial, but chiefly to the energy, the in
dustry and the intelligence of her citizens.
But she stands second to none in the do.
mestic happiness and financial prosperity
which are the result of sound governmental
administration.
For six consecutive terms and eighteen
consecutive years the Executive chair of
this State has been occupied by Demo
cratic Governor (applahse), and the history
of the Democratic administration is the his
tory of New Jerseys financial prosperity.
(Applause.)
To Joel Parker (applause) mere than to
any one, We are indebted for the financial
system which we enjoy. 1t was his fore
sight that established on good substantial
basis the sinking fund, which has estab-
lished our financial system and placed the
credit of the State in position whore it
will always be unassailable.
TWAS under another Democratic Govern
OF, Randolph, and under another Democratic
administration that the rights of the State
to the lands under water were enforced,
and by whom the revenues derived from
the sale of those rights was pledged by an
irrepealable law to the support and main
tenance of our public schools (Applause.)
The system of taxation has always been
a vexed one, and it has been left to this adj
ministration, the administration of Leon
Albeit, (applause) to settle one branch of
that question; that aggregated capital shall
bear its just proportion of the burdens Of
the government, has been established by
his efforts and by his mastery manage
ment. In these efforts and in this man
agement he has been supported, and in the
contest in the courts the interests of the
State have been maintained by the learn
ing and the eloquence of our Attorney
General, John P. Stockton. (Applause.)
And this right has now been settled by the
decree of the Court of Errors in this State,
which has declared that this principle
which has now been settled as the policy of
taxation is within the competency of the
Legislature, as coming within that clause
of the Constitution which declared that
general laws and by uniform rules, accord
ing to its true value. (Applause.)
IT SHOULD CONTINUE.
Now, gentlemen, another three years
has rolled away, and the question is pre-
sented to the people of New Jersey, evil
you continue the administration of affairs
in Democratic hands, or will you expert
ment in changer" And upon that ques-
ton it is right that yeu have to hear
from me how stand upon this question
Of taxation of aggregated capital.
/ do not know that can better answer
that question than to say that with refer
erence to this clause of the constitution
under which the Court of Errors have
placed their decision as to the constitu-
tionality of this act, viz, this clause which
have read, that property shall be as
sesssd for taxes under general laws, and
by uniform rules, according to their true
value, was introduced by me as Q member
Of the Constitutional Commission, the
commission to suggest amendments to the
constitution Of New Jersey, on the 18th
day Of November, 1878; (applause) that
1t was adopted by that commission; that it
was passed by two legislatures and adopted
by the people in the general election of
1875. But il anything further is needed,
! am now here, as ever have been, ready
to declare that this policy shall be main
tanned; that it shall be carried cut Zap
plause); that it shall be carried out in its
spirit and In it's letter; that il shall be
carried out, not in the spirit OF oppression
or demagoguery, but that it shall be car
taxation of property in this State should
be equal, and that all persons who enjoy
the franchises or enjoy the protection of
the State for their property should bear
their equal and just proportion of the bur-
dsns of the government. (Applause.)
The relations of capital and labor i'm
press themselves upon the present time.
Aggregated capital has been enabled to
shape the legislation of the country. 1t
has shaped it in such way as to create in
many cases invidious distinctions, to the
detrinent of the interests of labor. It is
time that these evils should be corrected.
Many Of these inequalities have been cor
rected by legislation during the admins
tration of Gov. Albeit (applause); every
one of these measures should be retained,
and laws should be enacted which are
justly demanded in the interests of labor,
by which their rights should be protected,
by which government should protect them
from competition from convict and i'm