The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-02

is meritorious and honest man. and l
hope you will elect him."
| Mr.. Noonan was heartily applauded
several times, and after taking his seat it
was some time before the Chairman
could introduce the next speaker.
THOMAS JACOBS SPEECH.
Thomas Jacobs fred the audience with
his earnest eloquence. Referring to Her
bert Spencer's doctrine of corrallatfves:
he compared Wanser to hand worked
by body and said that body was PanR-
born, Potter, Blair and the Farriers:
No matter how clean the hama
might be, the body that worked
was politically corrupt. Pangborn. ne
said, wss filing the columns of his paper
with personal abuse of those who possibly
differed with him in politics. he didn't
| want a Corporation Counsel like Blair,
who let the railroads grasp from the city
millions of dollars worth of property. Inc
business conducted by the Farriers was
| violation OF the law.
II can remem ber," he said, when l
was boy in old Hudson City, that gangs
| of Republicans had their innings and al
| most every municipal board was indicted
for malfeasance in office. will not ac-
cept the hand of that body With such q
body as that In power. il was Mayor I'd
be dead after twenty-four hours for the
rest of my life. ILaughter.] And so
| would Mr. Wanser be If he were elected.
That gang is hungry. They'll climb over
| Mr.. Wanser's shoulders and back and
about his ears and devour him. Jap
| plause and laughter.
"But Allan McDermott will be our next
Mayor. [Deafening applause and cheers ]
He is politician. The word politician IL
good title. Every tricky wire puller Is
not politician. A politician must be a
| consumate statesman. Allan McDermott
is n statesman. Think of It'll young
man thirty-seven years old leading his
party in the State and looked up to as
| pillow of wisdom" TApplause.]
Thomas F. Kelly, the First district can
didate. was next introduced amidst the
loudest of cheers. He made short.
| graceful speech of thanks for the loyal
support he is receiving and introduced
Norman L. Rowe as the next speaker.
ROWE ON NICHOLSON PAVEMENT.
Mr. Rowe said he had lived in this city
for fifty years and voted in it for thirty
and had never voted anything but the
straight Democratic ticket. He followed
the political doctrine taught him by his
father. II think" he said. II know
something about the political his
tory of this city. recollect
verv distinctly the sewer the
Republican gang laid in Grand street,
and how long it took them to bring it
down from the old sand hills and cover
it up with Nicholson pavement. Most OF
YOU are familiar with the Nicholson
pavement Job Those pavements were all
very ice for awhile. / owned horse at
that time, and ! admit / enjoyed riding
over them. But in year or So
Jersey City came near going
to pieces with them. The city of Eliza
beth went into bankruptcy. 1t was the
same Republican legislative ring that
thus came near plunging our city into
bankruptcy, and 1t would have gone
| had nn A Ham T. MpT0armntt haan
placed at the head OF our Finance Board.
The Republican members, Sim Smith
among them. resigned because they
couldn't sell a jersey City bond
The city oovdit,on was in enon.,.,,x terribly nnS
the city's ruin staring them in the face
said to McDermott, You had better re
sign with us and not blast your politica
career for the future But said McDer
mott, mo, stand by the ship il she
Sinks wild applause] And he die
stand by it, and by his intelligence the
, city's debt was reduced nearly million
of dollars"
HEANEY ON THE COAL BILL.
The chairman then introduced Geor e.
A. Heaney, and the audience welcomed
him with cheers and applause.
1T is always pleasure to me tt
come to this hall to ratification meet
ipgs." said he. There Is alway'
ings in this room that makes every
one feel at home. One of the grea
reasons why our municipal affairs are no
perfect Is because of the inattention o
II citizens. This system of banding to
gether where things of Importance can b
discussed is one OF the best chat has evel
been inaugurated."
At this point voice cried from the real
, | of the hail.
"What about the coal denl!"
Mr.. Heaney invited the man to COM
: forward Then there was swaying from
side to side of the line of men standing II
: the aisle, and ripple of laughter thai
, had started at the rear of the hall be
, came a roar of applause as the MAI
: broke through the crowd and advanced
to the platform. Mr.. O'Neill welcomed
} him with shake of the hand and CAV
him a seat by the speakers table. Th'
audience applauded wildly. No on,
seemed to know the man, who. although
| a little the worse for the enthusiasm witt
which he had been filling up, sat and at
tentively listened as Mr.. Heaney con
tinued.
, question:" said Mr.. Heaney, "1t had beer
the policy of the State to permit the leas.
ing of railroads. The Pennsylvania
Railroad, acting under this policy, alb.
, sorbed all the small roads throughout tne
/ state anu 1CS Surrounding country
: making one vast system. This gave then
a vast power and it is we'll known fact
, that this road used its power for the Re
publican party in this State. They never
: gave the slightest help to the Democrats.
, Other roads appealed for the permission
to lease under the law of 1885, and Il
seemed to many Democratic members tina
the competition that would take place be-
tween two large corporations would bene
| fit the people and the Democratic party
: So the members eff the Legislature lost p(
: time in voting for the measure. Whel
the law was passed, 1t was understood
, that Governor Albeit should have ample
. time to consider the measure.
, "He has not decided what he will d.
! with the bill yet, hut l can assure yor
that no man will ever suffer at the Gov
ernor's hands on account Of his disposit
J ion of that bill. He will give the proper
} solution of the question:"
Mr., Heapey closed with ringing ap
, peal for the candidates which was en-
: Enthusiastically applauded.
: O'NEILL'S PLAIN GOOD SENSE.
, The meeting closed with characters
: tic speech by Standard Bearer O'Neill
: 81 know" he ssaid, ''some of my politica
| | enemies regard me as a chestnut, piec,
: of ancient bric-a-b brac with hairs on 1t
But friend here to the right has insisted
, upon an answer to question concerning
/. the coal combine BILL Well, now,
S didn't vote for that bill sup
!, pose some people, WIN aayyhor say
didn't vote for it. But in answe
friapd will sipnnfv rapaut Sthi