The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-12

they made a martyr Of him that he stands
before you today again s. candidate. We
will show the people we elected Edward
4. Mcdonald Icheersl then and we will
elect him now.
The Governor hear realized he had a
hard task before him and he took a glass
OF water before ne began :"Now come
to county Office. 1 read In some papers
that John j. McPhillips tno word of APP
plausel ought not be elected
because that means the success
of the Ring. whatever that
sorts of things. but don't suppose any
one ever heard of a Republican Ring"
Laughter ut is easy to talk, to ac-
cuse, but one thing is certain, no at
tempt was made to elect delegates for
any one else than John McPhillips for
this Office ana he was nominated. When
any man says he Will not do his duty
when elected I ask myself where did he
get his foresight to know what another
will dos'
The Governor then tried to make
smooth the thorny path of the Ring
candidate by stating that no one had said
anything against his capahiiity or hon.
esty, and that no paper dared 70 attack
the character of John j. McPhillips,
because they would be liable for libel.
He spoke of the long time McPhiilips
had been in the Sheriff's office, and said
he was well fitted for the Office because
of his experience obtained under Heintze
and Bob Davis. Referring TO the papers
again the Governor said" They want
to kill McPhillips because ne has
some friends Davis they don't
like, they might as well kill him
because he has some relative they don't
esteem. The only question in this fight
is the Office OF Sheriff, for there Is no
doubt as TO the election OF the Congress
man [cheersl, and it is simply question
Of whether you want Republican or a
Democrat
Governor Abbott said the only anxiety
the Republicans had for the office of
Sheriff was to use Its machinery In 1892 to
assist III the election for President and
for Members of Assembly. who will be
called on 10 vote for a United States
Senator After commenting on the oBher
candidates favorably the Governor
made way for Edward T. Mcdonald,
VINO was again applauded-
The last time | stood on this plat
FORM" said he. Il was a candidate for
your sutfrages. had been nominated
for Senator. ! came then, as do now,
for your support, and you responded
nobly and the people in this county gave
me the largest majority ever given any
candidate for Senator in this State,
The Republicans determined to smirch
the character of Hudson county because
it was the banner county of the Demo-
Gratis and they said our system was cor
rupt. 1t is quite true and no one has de-
nlad it that over jealous men--a few in
number-did violate the law of the elect
i've franchise, but in seeking to punish
these men the whole county was nun
ished by being deprived of its Senator.o
Mr.. Mcdonald then referred to the
action of the Senate Investigating Com
mittee in detail, and said:-sWhen the
report to unseat me was ready, was not
unprepared waited quietly and stood
and received that blow. and was it not
that knew that a brave and faithful
people were behind my back, and lust
God in Heaven would rather have died
than submit. But l knew If l waited I
would be indicated and the vindication
has come"
Further on the speaker said. We are
called on to fight Inconsistencies. The
Republicans TO punish a couple of
dozen ignorant, over jealous men
have punished 275,000 people. Which
men committing a wrong in a spirit of
brayado, or number Of educated law
makers deliberately committing wrong
Then in regard to the men who talk
about Rings. They are, some of them, the
very men who did wrong In the very
Rings said to have existed in the past.
the great fault found by these people
with the Ring, it there is one, is that they
amt il. II they were it wouldn't be
called a Ring then
The speaker then entreated all to re-
main true to the Democratic party and
win the battle in November He was
followed by Assistant Prosecutor
Noonan, who made humorous address
and the meeting was over Many asked
why McPhillips did not put in an appear
ance.