The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-04
LAST GUN FOR REFORM.
Enthusiastic Anti-Ring Meeting at
st. Michael's Hall-Wanser's
Speech.

The last gun of the opponents of the
Ring was fired last evening at st.
Michael's Hall. and it was one which will
be heard around the county before the
polls close today. The hall was crowded
to its utmost capacity, and many were
obliged to stand up in the aisles and at
the rear of the hall The enthusiasm was
unbounded, and the cheers that greeted
everv mention of Colonel Wanser's name
threatened on more than one occasion to
raise the roof from the rafters. During
the evening Henry c. Grnber, as repre-
sentative OF the labor contingent in the
anti-Ring hosts. paid graceful tribute to
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS He was ad-
dressing his fellow lahcrers in the hall
when he said
"You all remember the time when the
delegation of labor men went to Orestes
Cleveland before the last election and
asked him to see that the city work was
done by union men. You remember how
suavely he received the delegation, how
he told them that he would certainly see
that their request was granted, and then
you know he lied and never kept his word
after election. That work is still being
done by non-union men. and it
is the duty of every union
man in this county to vote
against the party which countenances
land" fApplause.l
THE NEWS GOOD WORK.
Mr.. Gruber then took from his pocket a
copy of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS and wav-
ing il above his head exclaimed
"If it had not been for the independent
labor men and the Jeffersonians would
never have been able to
lay their principles before the public and
publish the great principles for which
they are fighting"
The cheers which greeted these words
lasted fully live minutes.
The speaker dwelt upon the recent
strike on the New York Central Rail-
road, and said that Sheriff Davis was
only too ready to swear in deputy sheriffs
to aid the Pinkerton detectives who
were detailed in anticipation of trouble
which never occurred, uor under existing
circumstances could occur, and he
appealed TO labor men to support a man
who was not the creature OF an official
who had proved himself friend of
Pinkertonism.
John McAulltf. foreman of Winter s.
Balls factory, was chairman. and among
those on the platform were Judge Sey-
mour, Flavel MeGee, ex-senator Rabe,
Simeon Smith. ex-Mayor Herman Tim
ken. w. S. Stuhr, and Postmaster Dick
inson.
Judge Rankin was the first speaker
He repeated the oft told tale of the Will
any and corruption of the ring. He said
that they were not Democrats and would
be Republicans If that party were in
power.
'sThere is no politics in this election" he
said. "but 1t is q question OF home rule, OF
the protection of your homes and your
pocket books. The politics that are in it
are the politics of self preservation and 1t
reaches the pockets of the men who work
with their hands more than anyone else.
For the man who works is after all the
man who pays the taxes" He predicted
that success would crown the efforts to
elect Colonel Wanser today because the
trees and the stones are crying out for
redemption
I0 conclusion Mr.. Rankin said:--I find
by the morning papers that Mr. McDer-
mott, chairman of the so-called Demo-
cratic State Committee il about depopu-
lating Hudson county OF all honest men
who refuse to bow 0own TO the inventor
of Joker ballots aud ballot box stuffing.
but that he takes great pains TO say that
Rankin will be left Now just want to say