The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-30
'ABBHTT AND VICTORY"
That Was the Cry in
Greenvi11e Last
Evening.
IN ENTHUSIASTIC AssEMBLAaE.
Mayor Cleveland, Senator Ed
wards, Edward F. Mcdonald
and others Speak.

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discussed the issues Of the campaign.
f. G. Walburt called the meeting to
order, and Robert Hudspeth was made
chairman Upon the platform were
Senator Edwards, Edward r. Mcdonald,
Andrew R. Donnell. John A. McGrath,
Dennis Mclaughlin, and other we'll
known Democrats.
Mayor Cleveland was the first speaker.
He said that he had come down there to
ask the people of Greenville to do two
things:-"To see that Leon Albeit is
elected Governor on November 5, and tina +
Frank r. Donnell is sent to the Legiaf
ture"
He then spoke of the fruitless atten
which were made to tax the railr
until Leon Albeit came to the rescI
an oppressed State. When relief
asked the railroads laughed and said
the State could not have any relief.
the English people found q champioi
the great Liberal. William T.. Gladst
and down trodden Ireland in its stru9
for liberty fonnd an able advocate
Charles Stewart Parnell, so New Jerse
in its fight with the railroads, found al
advocate in Leon Albeit. (Applause.)
The Mayor then ran over the history of
the present equal taxation law and
measure. The Republicans of the Senate
robbed it of most of It's efficiency by the
exemptions they saddled upon it,
WHERE THE REAL FIGHT is.
He said that the Republicans had no
idea of electing General Grubb Governor,
but are bending all their energies to Sc
cure the Legislature. II they succeed IN
this they will abolish what little railroad
taxation we now have.
Ii, on the contrary, a Democratic Legis-
lature is elected, 1t, together with Cover
nor Albeit, will enforce increased taxa
tion of the railroads until the taxes of
jersey City are reduced to two per cent.
The manner in which Governor Abbett
abolished the State tax was next dwelt
upon, and the prediction was made that
if he is elected again this fall there viii
not be another State tax for the next
twenty years.
The railroad property exempt from tax
alton in this State, the Mayor said,
amounted to over S100, 900, 000
SOME FACTS ABOUT THIS CITY.
He said that the reason why he had
been unwilling to send an annual mes
sage to the Common Council for some
years was because he would not lie, and
If he had told the truth he would have in
jured the credit of the city. But thanks
to Governor Albeit, the city had re-
ceiyed enough from the railroads to re-
lieve it from its embarrassment. 1t has
paid off floating debt of ssOo,O0O In
cash. A million and quarter has been
the product to Jersey City alone by the
action Of Governor Abbetr.
ton, showing how that leading organ uf
the Republicans in the State condemned
Governor Albeit for his action in the
equal taxation matter and now claims
that Albeit had nothing to do with the
law.
his speeches to the Republican platfc m,
the Mayor said, were like the young man
who wanted to call on his best girl She
lived in Orange, and the young man
thought he would put on clean shirt
while going through the tunnel But the
young man forgot to unbutton the but
ton at the back and when the train
franticaIly struggling to get his head and
arms through the shirt. General Grubb
has forgotten to unbutton the back but
ton of the temperance plank which he
now is struggling to put on.
The Mayor closed with strong plea in
support of the whole ticket.
EDWARD f. MDONALD.
Mr. Hudspeth then introduced the next
Senator from Hudson county, Edward +.
Mcdonald. Mr.. Mcdonald reviewed the
political career of Governor Albeit from
the time he first represented the city of
Hoboken in the Assembly, through the
speakership, the senatorship, the pre-
sidency of the Senate to his triumphal
election to the Gubernatorial chair, and
demonstrated how his measures for CONF
pelling the railroads to pay taxes were
benefit to the poorest man in the State
Leon Albeit is today the most popular
man in New Jersey. and is only hated by
the railroads and their henchmen.
He urged the election of Mr.. Donnell
to the Assembly and said that he would
make a worthy successor of Robert Hud-
speth. In closing Mr.. Mcdonald dwelt
upon the necessity of electing Demo-
cratic Legislature, and urged those pre-
sent to vote for the entire State and
county ticket
SENATOR EDWARDS.
Senator Edwards, the next speaker,
said that prior to 1S45 the Legislature
elected the Governor. 1t was supposed
that the people were not competent to
elect to such high office. When tbs
constitution was adopted in 1S45 it was
ceed himself. When that constitution
was adopted good old Democratic Gov
ernor, Daniel S. Haines, who laid the
foundation of the common scnool system
was in the chair. He served his term.
He was relegated to private life. But
when his successors term expired cry
went up from the hills of Sussex to the
and he was elected again TO the Cover
norship.
In 1868 when the Jersey boys in blue
went down to the swamps of Virginia to
fight for the Union under the leadership
of such men as Hancock. Mcclellan and
Kearney [Applausel, they were mar
shalled by Democratic Governor, Joel
Parker, the great war Governor. Gov
ernor Parker went back to private life at
the expiration of his term, but the people
called him forth second time.
Ten years later, when another crisis
arose in this State, man came forward
who for years to come will be known as
the great peace Governor of New Jersey.
The people of the State bore all the bur-
dens and the corporations went free.
Leon Albeit came to the rescue OF the
people. He served his time, and, as is the
good old custom of this State, retired to
private life. But the people, remember
ing him with affection and esteem, have
called him forth again to complete the
work which he then began.
The Senator predicted Governor ABB
belts triumphant reelection. and urged
the support of the candidates for Assem-
bly, and the county offices.
John A. MeGrath brought the meeting
to a close with roasing speech.
Democrats, Register tomorrow J.
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