The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-19
LEON ABBETTS SPEECH.
WHAT HE SAID At THE JOEL
Parker BANQUET.


His Men Out-GeneraI State News.
The feature of the banquet accorded to
Ex-Governor Leon Albeit by the Joel
Parker Association the night before last
was, of course, Ex-Governor Abbett's ad-
dress.
When Governor Albeit arose to speak
he was greeted by cheers and applause
that were long continued. He MI.
Chairman and fellow Democrats, / have
not yet been officially informed that l am
the candidate for Governor, but l have
reason to believe I will soon have that
pleasure. I am deeply sensible OF the
manner in which the Democracy OF New
Jersey placed my name in NOMINATION..
There is no contention among Democrats;
they are working in perfect harmony.
81 appeal not only to old time Demo-
Gratis who stood the storms of a quarter
of O century, but to all who want honeSI
government, TO strike down the men IN
the Republican party who are leading the
people in the chains of monopolles n
trusts. The Democracy will stand by the
people against the aggressions OF cor
porate capital and the wealth which is
being poured out in golden streams TO
corrupt the elective franchise. Democrats
must battle, for the people are il danger.
Capital is used, not in legitimate enter
prise, but to corrupt the ballot. The De-
mocracy must insist upon the punishment
of any man who seeks to corrupt a voter.
1t will stand by and protest labor n free
it from the shackles that capital and
monopoly might fasten upon 1t.
A FIGHT FOR f. PRINCIPLES.
''It is not proper for me" continued Mr..
Albeit, "at this time to dwell upon the
vital issues to be presented in this State.
/ will do that when the committee in
forms me of my nomination. Ii any man
votes for me he must vote on national
issues, standing on the national platform
of the Democratic party. lGreat ap-
~plause.] The battle will be for the great
PRINCIPLES which touch the Democratic
party, and I will stand in line and fight
for those principles. do not propose to
allow the Republican party to get away
from the issues of this campaign. Their
platform is written in their legislation
and the action of their leaders. Any
issue they may raise l Will give the can
didate of the other side a chance to dis
cuss with me.
.I feel that the action of the Demo
cratic Convention at Trenton In nomin-
ating me by reclamation was not because
/ was faultless or because I could not be
criticised, but because six years ago, when
I accepted the Democratic nomination, l
announced my declaration of principles
and have stood by them.
"The Democratic party trusted me for
three years and car trust me for three
years more. In the coming contest | will
opDC0 ~ OfOA1 Gull AbA6 ~
consider whetheror not corporations shall
pay equal taxes with the individuals of
the State. The Republican press say to
me:-'You have nothing to do with this.
If you did anything it was very little
THEN N NOW.
when / appealed to the Legislature to
pass a law %equalizing taxation, the Re-
publican papers said the act was uncon-
stitutionaI. The Supreme Court SO de-
clared, and then the Republican papers
attacked me and said | was a ~demagogue,
and held me responsible for this legisla-
ton. Afterward the Court of Errors de-
clared the act to be constitutional, and I
want to ask these hypocrites why they
placed this burden on my shoulders and
want to remove it nowf They seek to
give the credit to a man whom they dare
not nominate-Senator Griggs. | am
willing to meet them on the principles
laid down then, and fight the battle on
those issues and the new ones called into
life at this time.
81 call upon the people of New Jersey
and its democracy to show in this cam
paign that the individual rights of the
citizens must be respected. The Repub-
lican party has resorted to tricks and
devices, and has straddled the liquor
question. Instead of fighting the battle
on great principles it is STOPPING to
picayune things unworthy of a historic
party.
I'VE stand tonight looking at the face
of The great man whose name you bear,
whose honesty n purity of life have
stamped his memory upon the hearts of
every Democrat. l call on the people to
work SO that the little State of New Jer-
sey will De first in the national column in
leading to victory in 1892"
Troubles of q Fresh Brewer.
Vague rumors were circulated yesterday
morning in regard to Adam Gilbert's
rnxrrn.. ryhfnh rxrad ronnrf1u ctnrfn1 or
the old Turnpike road in Kearney. One
story was that Sheriff Davis, of Hudson
county, armed with judgments, had lev
led upon the premises. When a reporter
visited the establishment, the doors were
nailed up from the outside. The brewery
stands back from the main road about q
hundred feet. 1t has been newly built.
When the reporter arrived there he found
a number of light. wagons standing on the
old Turnpike road in front of q large
lager beer saloon, kept by q brother of
Gilbert's. Inside were several men, evil
IDENTIFY creditors from this city, who had
heard the rumors and had driven over to
enquire into the affair.
II began this business a short time
ago" said Adam Gilbert. 81 was ignor-
ant OF its workings. engaged a brewer
and foreman named Bernard Etten. from
New York, to conduct the inside business.
He ordered anything that was necessary,
and | depended on him. Recently bills
have been presented to me for payment
for large quantities of stuff. Among
them was one for thirty-siX gallons of
paste for putting the United States stamps
on kegs. Others of like preposterous
character have been presented. Although
/ am new In the lager beer brewing bust
ness / I'm not a fool, and when these bills
came in | thought / was being imposed
upon by the foreman. and l locked him
out. That was the cause of the brewery's
being closed this morning, but it is to go
on. l am going to have an overhauling
of my business, and hereafter / am going
to conduct it myself. l am determined to
resist the payment of all fraudulent
claims for goods that were ordered by my
foreman"
Charged With Swearing.
A Hackensack despatch says that
Adam Nelson Terhune, of Saddle Riverf
is charged with swearing under one O
New Jerseys old 'blue laws" He was
arrested and placed under $500 bonds to
keep the peace. His trial for an alleged
breach of the ''Vice and immortality"
statute was set for next Saturday before
Justice Cummings, of Hackensack. The
complainant is ]. Hosey Osborne, a public
school teacher in District No. 90. The
punishment for the crime OF cursing
under the ancient statute is a fine of fifty
cents for each oath uttered, or imprison-
ment in the county Jail, not to exceed
four days. Mr.. Osborne says
<sNelse Terhune is known as the