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
viii rest upon their arms, outstanding
their strength for Tuesdays battle. For
the guidance OF its many readers The
JERSEY Cry NEWS has had conversations
with the leaders of the Democracy in this
vicinity upon the outlook in this and
other States.
The outlook for q Democratic victory
all over the county is most hopeful said
Governor Albeit. Flower will, of course,
carry New York ana Campbell win be
elected In Ohio. Way out In Iowa Cover
nor Boies is making strong fight for
re-election, 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 q large major
ity in both branches. We Will gain sew
erai seats IN the Assembly and some Sem
at0rs
The economical manner Ia which
the finances Of this State have been
managed under the Democratic admins
tration Is IN such sharp contrast to the
it WIS squandered under the Republican
government has inspired in the citizens
<&f the State such faith in the ability OF
VA Democratic party TO protect the best
!. bRrests Of the citizen that they Will vote
continue chat party in power
]. ~In 1884 the State was hampored 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 mRnage-
ment OF its affairs. A law for the proper
taxation of railroad property was drawn
and forced through the Legislature by q
Democratic administration.
TAKING CORPORATIONS
A law for the taxation of miscellaneous
corporrtions and the encouragement of
their formation In this State was more Of
the work of q Democratic administration.
When that administration went out OF
power In 1887 1t left the State with large
Increased income. which was ample for
its purposes, and derived from sources
which heretofore had not paid cent Of
taxes.
cans had control Of the Legislature, and
they entered upon q 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 deficiency of
/ over <90u,uuV IN tne Gl4tc IF6dSuEys
The State received about $3.50, 600 from
the United States Of refunded taxes. and
about $40, 600 from the sale of Riparian
lands under the law of last winter which
directed that the money derived from the
sale of these lands should be used for
general State purposes. With the careful
use OF this amount aud the annual in
come of the State the current expenses
Of the State. which weres$ 900 less than
they were the year before, were paid in
full when due, which has not been done
before in eleven years. OF the floating
debt s400, 900 was paid off in cash. princi-
pal and interest.
I'm addition TO these. several special ap.
propriatons have been met and paid Off
This includes the purchase Of the State
camp at Sea Grit is new 1abratory for
the State Agricultural Society; adj
ditions to the new Home for
Disabled Soldiers; new building for
the Trenton Lunatic Society and large
appropriation for furnishing the new adj
difion 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"