The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-09
The Democratic Convention.

The Democratic Convention.
The Democratic County Conven-
ton yesterday took the right course
in reiterating the protests of previous
gatherings against the fraud of 1889,
by which the people of Hudson Coun-
ty were deprived of representation in
the State Senate. This was one of
those public crimes which cannot be
too much punished to prevent
their recurrence Whether it were
profitable to the party or not
tt recall the memory of that event, it
would be a duty to bring it up again
before the people. But, indeed, the
party cannot fail to profit by keeping
it fresh in the public mind. As
suredly, nobody who holds sound
views as to the future Of our politics
could vote to place in power the rep
resentatives of q party which had
utterly disregarded the right Of popu-
lar suffrage.
The Stuhr infamy is Just as much
an issue in the coming election as it
was in the last, and it will continue
SO until its memory is buried III the
wreck of the Republican party.
Mr.. McDermott indicated another
campaign-that of State taxation.
He sounded the note of warning
that If the Republican party got
into power next January it would
Immediately impose a direct tax On
the State. It's record is a record of
heavy taxation. So long as it held
power in this State, the people were
forced to contribute to support its
extravaganza. Since it was turned
out of control of the States affairs by
the first election of Governor Albeit,
a direct State tax has never been
levied. But in national affairs, and in
other States where it has held
power, it has kept up it's
record. The heavy taxation of
the New York farmers for years past
has been the work of Republican
Legislatures. The looting of Penn
sylvania's treasury is an evidence of
Republican consistency. The I'M
parallelled extravaganza of the Billion
Congress has been like q milestone,
dragging down the business of the
country for the past year. Even now,
with bountiful crops and excellent
foreign markets, the country staggers
under the hampering influence Of
financial maladministration. In this
State, the bosses Of the party are
hungry for spoils, and if the Legisla-
ture were turned over to them, their
greed would speedily be satisfied at
expense of the public.
OF course promises and professions
will be plentiful among the gentle
men who want to get their grip on
the State; but it will be prudent for
the people to view these with doubt,
The Republican party has been
turned out of office for cause in this
State, and there is now better cause
than ever for keeping it out.
THE nominations are exc client.
Democrats and independent citi zens
may conscientiously vote for the can
didates on their own personal merits
as well as on account OF the princi-
pies they represent. Robert Hubs
peth has a record that he may be
proud to stand on in his new candi-
dature. He served as Assemblyman
two terms with credit to himself and
advantage to his constituents. AS
Speaker of the House he showed high
parliamentary ability. He enjoyed
the confidence and respect not only of
his W but also of the Republican
side. Whilst staunchly Democratic
in his personal action, he knew how
to be impartial in the exercise of the