The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-31

Laughlin, to prevent Pinkerton thugs
from invading our cities and shootin :
down its women and children. He dis
cussed the greatest OF all national none
lary panics some years ago under Repub
lican legislation, under its so-called pro
tective system. and said the Republicans
never protected any but the rich.
when MIR. O'Neill came back from the
war they paid him in green backs worth
forty-five cents on the dollar, but they paid
The bondholders their principal and inter
est In gold. They demonetized silver like
a thief in the night and left the trade dol
lar In the hands of the workingman, and
it was not until a Democratic Congress
was elected that the eigkt-hour law in
the governmental departments was en-
forced. (Great applause) 1t is q clear
case OF CLASSES OH one side and the masses
on the other. We ought to settle the
question of the supremacy of Democracy
And we propose to bury its enemies SO
Geep that Gabriel can't make 'em hear
with his resurrection trumpet"
Thomas Jacobs, of Newark, followed
in a forcible address in which he was
applauded for the remark:-"Put Medole
and Paddy together to transact piece of
Legislature business. Paddy will ac-
complish 1T In five minutes, while Mr..
Medole Is over in New York hunting
for it,"
AssEMBLYMAN o'NEILL.
Mr.. O'Neili was received with three
rousing cheers. He spoke earnestly.
'This meeting WINS Called" he said,
''mainly for the purpose of rejecting the
lying, villainous charges made against
me. and some of my friends at a Republi-
can meeting held few nights ago in
Gregory street. The leaders OF the
Democratic party told me it was unnec-
essary to hold a ratification meeting in
this district. Well, Pm never caught
mapping thought il / could gain one
vote. I'd have this meeting, and the
Democratic Executive Com mittee finally
consented. I'm talking to boys who
know me through and through, and
appeal to you. Did you ever know me,
during my political experience OF twenty
five years. to tell a political lie, TO speak a
political falsehoodl
If there be man present here tonight
who does know me to have done so let
him speak mp now, or tomorrow night or
at any Time before the election. Now /
want you to watch how I'll excoriate
Medole and others who maligned and vii
lifted me: I'll put Medole In the pillory
tonight"
Mr. O'Netll then read the Eueninq
Journals account of the Republican
meeting at which Medole accused MIN of
holding a multiplicity of offices. the sal
aries or which aggregated So, 500 year,
and said If he could get 100 Democrats in
the district to vote against him (O'NeiiD
"Why should 100 Democrats vote
against mei" asked Mr. O'Neill "They
can't find fault with my political actions.
l have been always ready during the past
twenty-five years to do my party's bid
ding. l did hold the Office Of Harbor
Master. Ii man stands by d poorhouse
when it is poor. lighting its enemies until
the house rises, does he not naturally
look for promotion? Now, haven't been
Harbor Master for three years. The
charge that hold that Office is positive
lie. IL was further charged that l get
s. 600 year as City Collector. don't.
! get $1,000 year in that Office, and I
faithful performance of my duties.
And you could get s5O0.000 more If 1t
Were necessarily" interrupted President
Edelstein.
"The office of City Collector" resumed
Mr.. O'Neill, 'is the highest bonded office
n the State OF New Jersey. and It's worth
$1,000 year. MY predecessor, believe,
at one time got s., 900 a year. But he was
Republican, so Mr. Me dole Thought it
was alt right. Now al to J750 salxry ~
an Alderman" Mr.. O'NeilI here repeat
ed the story of how two Republican mem
bers of the Jersey City Board Of Alder
men took advantage of a technicality in
Newark's Board (whose duties are far
more onerous than those of Jersey City IS
Board), sued the city for salaries ana won
the case. ssThe case was appealed" said
Mr.. O'Neill Il voted against the meas
ure, but the salary WAS forced upon me
by those Republican members. But even
that salary is now dead.
Eight Thousand five hundred dollars!
Why, the man doesn't know what he is
talking about!
Now word about the appeal Me-
dole and Flavel MCGEE have made to the
business men of The Fourth district to
contribute S5 each to Republican cleo
tion expenses to defeat me. Every bust
ness man on the avenue knows that |
spend more money in the Fourth district
in one week than Mr.. Medole spends in a
year This association of which l have
the good fortune to be standard bearer
every year since its organization. three
years ago, has spent in this town $4,000.
Our books are open to prove this claim.
say have the good fortune TO be the
associations standard bearer. l may not
always be. Some one Of these young men
before me are apt to some day hold the
position. The truth Is jefferson and
jackson are our standard bearers"
Mr.. O'Neill related the incident Of
Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. He was
with Hancock and the Old Guard when
the enemy was driven back and the day
saved. The O'Neill Association is the
Old Guard of the Fourth District Loud
cheers and applause.
"We are never asleep. The enemy
can't do any monkey business but we ar e
on to 'em. Eli tell Mr.. Medole he's not
on TO himself" Laughter and cheers.
The meeting closed with rattling ad-
dress by young Lawyer DENIM.