The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01

The campaign was practically closed
Saturday night and tomorrow both sides
will rest upon their arms, outstanding
their strength for Tuesdays battle. For
the guidance of it's many readers The
JERSEY CITY NEWS has had conversations
with the leaders of tho Democracy in this
vicinity upon the outlook in this and
other States.
'sThe outlook for a Democratic victory
all over the county is most hopeful" said
Governor Albeit. Flower will, of course,
carry New York and Campbell will be
elected in Ohio. Way out In Iowa Cover
nor Boies is making a strong flght for
reelection, and in my opinion will
succeed. Governor Russell has given
Massachusetts clean, economical admin
istration, and will be rewarded with re-
election. AS to our own State. we will
control the Legislature by large major
ity In both branches. We will gain sew
eral seats in the Assembly and some Sen
ators. t
''The economical manner in which
the finances of this State have been
managed under the Democratic admins
tration Is in such sharp contrast to the
reckless and exJravagant way In whlch
it was squandered under the Republican
government has inspired in the citizens
OF ths-State such a-faith in the ability OF
the Democratic party to protect the best
interests af the citizen that they Will vote
to continue that party in power.
''In 1884 the State was hampered by an
income insufficient to meet its wants,
which was derived from nominal tax
on railroads and interest on securities
and an occasional State tax. The State
was never able to meet liberal manage
ment of it's affairs. A law for the proper
taxation of railroad property was drawn
and forced through the Legislature by
Democratic administration.
TAXING CORPORATIONS.
A law for the taxation of miscellaneous
corporrtioRs and the encouragement OF
their formation In this State was more OF
the work of Democratic administration.
When that administration went out OF
power in 1887 it left the State with a large
increased income. which was ample for
its purposes, and derived from sources
which heretofore had not paid cent OF
taxes.
For the next three years the Republi-
cans had control of the Legislature, and
they entered upon wild career Of ex-
travagance and financial dissipation.
When, at the expiration of that term,
the Democrats again secured control OF
tine Legislature there was de1clency or
over 100000 in the State Treasury.
Ihe State received ABOUT So6U,UUU IrOlu
the United States of refunded taxes, and
about $60 900 from the sale of Riparian
lands under the law of last winter, which
directed that the money derived from the
sale of these lands should be used for
general State purposes. With the careful
use of this amount and the annual in
come of the State the current expenses
of the State. which were.$lS, 600 less tnan
they were the year before, were paid in
full when dlse, which has not been done
before in eleven years. or the floating
debt. $400,0 was paid of in cash, princi-
pal and interest.
I'm addition to these. several special ap.
propriations have been met and paid off.
This includes the purchase of the State
camp at Sea Girt is new labratory for
the State Agricultural Society; ad-
ditions to the new Home for
Disabled Soldiers: a new building for
the Trenton Lunatic Society and a large
appropriation for furnishing the new ad-
dition to the State House.
These are some of the arguments
which are convincing the thinking men
OF the State and bringing them to sup
port the Democratic party"