The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-10-17

onistic to labor tgreat applause) am on
! the side OF labor and always have been.
/ He then proceeded TO prove his charge
that Benjam F. Howey, the Republican
candidate for Governor, was against the
4 laboring man by his votes while in Con-
gress "rhe Congressional Record, he
said, ssdont lie, and that shows how Mr..
Howey voted on the labor question while
in Congress-.
Referring to the Republican convention
that nominated Howey, which he classed
as s'mutual admiration meeting he
said:
sat this meeting Senator Griggs in his
address referred to tho lower classes -
| The speaker then continued: ssThere is
one thing il the Democratic platform that
love to read; it is that provision that says
in behalf of the people of New Jersey,
We'll done, good and faithful servant If
the Democrats will give us a majority ON
| joint ballot end make Leon Albeit the
next United States Senator, we will say,
We'll done, good and faithful people"
| Great applause
Mr.. Green was followed by District
Attorney Charles q. Winfield He said,
'.If Mr.. Howe had heard Mr. Green's
speech he would resign his chances and
vote for Democratic Governor. Last
week the Republicans held a convention
and passed thirteen resolutions and when
looked for the fourteenth expected to
zee the abolishmeHt of the potato bug de-
mandea. Great laughter want to
refer to plank in this platform
and when 1 am through you
will take up the refrain of
Falstaff, and exclaim, ssLord. Lord, how
claim that we should have Civil Service
Reform, and at the same time have said
Don't press it too closely" New they
ask why eur President administers it ac-
cerding to the spirit of the law of July Is,
1865, when the Republicans had absolute
power in House and Senate, made the
treaty with China, giving the Chinese the
right to come here. Much applause was
| given the speaker when he quoted Chinese
si9nstures).
The speaker effectively ridiculsd the
| Republican cry that they were in favor of
the working men and hoped to save them
from the Vaccinations of the Democratic
party. Referring to the parts which says,
THAT all contracts made on foreign
countries for labor for twelve months
shall be legal in this country" MIR. Winfield
said that Mr. Jones, the great iron con-
tractor of Pittsburg, was the first to take
advantage of this law and brought here
foreign labor. The contract made the
men who accepted it a slave fer one year.
Great applauss.)
At the conclusion of Mr.. Winfisld's adj
dress, cries for Congressman McAdoo
brought that gentleman to the front. He
said,
..No matter what troubles there may
be in the county of Hudson, no county III
the state will give greater majority for
Robert 5. Green than it. The best test
of mans success and honesty
is the public record of his actions. be-
! lieve that to make any country q success
freeholders must increase and tenants di-
minlsh. In the Fortytninth Congress a
| powerful syndicate came there and said our
harbors are not represented by our flag
Taking advantage of this argument Gould,
Huntington and Field, asked that $500, 900
| be given them for the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, but they did not get it,
through the efforts of Democrats who re-
fused to countenance such steal Poll
tics in this county, regret to ssy, have
become personalities, and when the cleo
ton is over, and the people think, they
will say, have we cast ear votes for best in
terests or not2 | have been for four years
yeur representative in Congress wild ap-
plause). Difficult questions in Congress
have arisen concer ming this County If
have failed IN my part for you it has not
been frsm my heart but from my want of
knowledge. I am anxious to return to
carry out the ideas which am identified
with; that is the building up of our navy
and the making of our flag mark of re-
specs wherever it floats (applause). / will
not oppose, with my vote or my
voice, any of the laboring interests of the
country, if yon deem fit to have me
represent you and I shall approve with all
my 81 10 -
So far as am concerned this canvass will
be conducted without personalities and
with dignity. If any person in this county
believes me to be unfit to represent him in
Congress, pr.y God that he may not vote
for me. If am not financially well off it
is because William McAdoo kept aloof from
wrong and adhered to principle great
applause). William McAdoo did not 90
to the Legislature or to Congress to make
money" (Applarse),
Edwards was next called for by the
audience and with much denaonstrA atom.
He responded to the call and said.
"Ihe hour Is to late to rake a speech
will say, however, that am firm for the
platform of our party and shall stand for
it. pcophesied recently that Robert S.
Green would receive in this county 5000
majority, and ask you to bear me ont.
/ ask you to also see that the Democrats
will have majority in the next legislature
and send our Governor to the United
States Senate. (Applause.) If / am
elected to the Senate my vote and my
voice will be for equal taxal;on.
have been charged with being railroad
maR. viii say, gentlemen, that I, for a
| young man. have made a great deal of
money out of them, but it has always been
by fighting against them. Never in nv
life have appeared at the Hudson County
bar as apleader for a railroad. 1 believe in
q fair days pay for fair days work, and
will ever remain in that belief. If / am
defeated for the Senate the man who docs
II Vail have TO vote for United