The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-01
FIRST DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
They Make Coopers' Hall Shake With
Cheers.


Cheers.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of
First District Democrats was held in
Coopers' Hall last evening, which was ad-
dressed by f. f. Mcdonald, candidate for
State Senator; Senator William d. Ed
wards, Michael MuIlone, candidate for
the Assembly; Joseph Smith, of THE JER-
sEY CITY NEWS, and Joseph p. A. Nc
Cormack, of North Hudson. p III.
O'Neill was made chairman, and Mr..
Smith, secretary.
Mr.. Mcdonald. in opening his speech,
remarked that the energy and zeal of
every true Democrat should be appealed
to at preseut in the interests of the Demo-
cratic party.
1--WE stand by the Democracy of the
State" said he, with noble, ion-hearted
Leon Albeit, the peoples friend, as the
standard bearer
Governor Abbett's record is the plat
form of his party, and the platform is
not constructed of mere idle platitudes.
Jersey City has received nearly 81, ,000, 900
from railroad corporations through his
efforts. Let it not be said we are an un-
grateful people"
Mr.. McDonald's reference to the duty
he owed his party in turning his back on
his friend, James Roche, to give his I'M
divided support to Bruggemann for
Directorate Large, was the occasion of a
wild outburst of applause.
SENATOR EDWARDS.
Senator William d. Edwards followed
Mr.. Mcdonald. He asserted that it was
the question of public education that put
Daniel S. Haines in the Gubernatorial
chair. With Joel Parker it was the great
war question, and Mr.. Abbett,s record in
the matter of equal taxation will add him
to the list of twice elected Governors
Ex-senator Edwards explained the differ
ence between railroad corporations as
creatures dependent upon the Legislature
for encouragement and creatures more
powerful than the creator of the Legis-
lature itself-the people. In reference to
his fight in behalf of the people he said
Mr. Albeit had wiped out the State tax
forever. IT Leon Albeit never performed
another act for the people of New Jersey,
that one act alone should entitle him to
their eternal gratitude.
The Senator humorously alluded to the
mOrgue nomination.. Reform, - said he
like charity, should begin at home. Let
those self-styled reformers first reform
themselves instead of attempting to re-
form the great Democratic party that
fiourished long before they were born.
and will continue to flourish long after
they are dead, buried and forgotten
Candidates Mullone and German made
short but interesting speeches. Mr.. Null
lone was suffering with a severe cold, and
was too hoarse to speak without great
exertion.
''Joe" Smith made splendid effort.
and, though next to the last speaker, he
riveted the attention of the large audi
ence. Dealing with the attempts of the
Republicans to delude young voters by
reviving war issues and making de-
ceptive appeal to patriotism, he said:-
There is present call of duty, sacred as
that which was so nobly answered twenty
five years ago.
1t impels the young man, when he
stands before the ballot box for the first
time, to consider above all things else the
interests of good government The issue
OF most vital Importance in the State of
New Jersey today is that of equal taxa
tion, and Leon Albeit, by reason of the
record he has made, is entitled to the sup
port of the patriotic young men of the
State"
"Joe" was followed by Mr. Joseph P.
A. Mccormack, who made an eloquent
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