The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-03
THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS.
His First Concern Is Always the
PeOple-Enthusiastic Meet
ing,

Ing.
The Third district was alive with fire.
works and Democratic enthusiasm last
evening and one of the largest and best
meetings of the campaign was held in St.
Bridget's Hall on Mercer street,
For some time previous to the meeting
the hall was crowded with citizens of the
district who turned out to hear Demo-
cratic doctrines eXpounded by eminent
speakers. Alderman McEntee called
the meeting to order and named
John A. DENIM for Chairman. Mr..
DENIM was received with cheers
as he stepped forward to preside. He
said that the Republicans had circulated
reports through the county that there
were disseutions in the Democratic
party That was not so, and in order
to Iefute those ISLANDERS, Governor
Albeit had been invited to address the
meeting.
He then introduced the Governor and it
was some time before the Chief Magis-
trate could proceed, SO vociforous was the
cheering and applause which greeted him.
He said it would not be necessary for
him to speak of the leading issues
OF the campaign, the Force bill,
the tariff and the currency, be-
cause the people were informed on
these subjects by the newspapers. The
Republican party, he said, is making at
tacks on the Democratic party and saying
things which are not true. he-N
JUDGE wERTs WITH THE PEOPLE.
"The people know" he went on, that
when there is fight on hand in which
they are concerned, | am with them.
l am with Judge Werts because he
is with the peonle. he has done as
much for organized labor as any man
in This State. l am against John Kean
because he favored the introdu ction of
Chinese cheap labor in this country to
compete with honest labor. How does
he. expect to be electedf Not by his
eloquence. because he hasn't any.
money. He is flooding the State with
money, but 1t will avail him nothing,
because under the Werts Ballot Reform
law he cannot see the goods delivered.
Kean has no other qualification for
Governor than riches. He is rich and
all his relatives are rich. He has never
done anything for organized labor. Judge
Werts has been Instrumental in having
passed more laws for the benefit of organ
lied labor than any man in the State.
GOOD FINANCEERING.
"The Republicans" he continued, s'are
saying that the State has been ruined
by Democratic administration. At the
close of the last fiscal year there was
surplus in the Treasury of S400, ,00O
That has been since increased TO $780,
600. II that is running the State the peo-
pie will probably be glad that it is being
ruined The only remaining debt is the
war debt and the State has money to pay
that, but the holders OF the bonds demand
thirty-five per cent. premium 20 surrender
them. That is too much of LUXURY"
The Governor spoke of the Coal bill.
He said that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, after procuring all the legisla-
tion it wanted, tried to control the coal
traffic. The bill was passed merely
for the purpose of giving the other
roads an opportunity to compete with the
Peunsylvauia. There was no suspicion
that the bill would cause the price of coal
to be raised.
AS soon as the Governor learned that it
was intended to raise the price of coal he
vetoed the bill. Afterward he instructed
the Attorney General to take meas
| ures to break up the combina-
tion. ''These and all other corpora
| tions," the Governor exclaimed" will |
have to obey the law or get out Of the
State"
OTHER ELOQUENT SPEAKERS.
The Governor received another enthus-
iastic ovation as he took his seat. He wa s
followed by James Francis DAILY who
made an eloquent appeal to the audience
| to support the entire Democratic ticket
| from the Presidential electors to the can
didate for Assembly. He spoke highly
| of Judge Werts and eulogized Judge
| Daily, the candidate for State Senator.
Thomas w. Cotter of Hunterdon
| County also spoke upon State issues, ex-
/ posed the hypocrisy and shame of the Re-
publican arguments and poiuted out
many of the pernicious acts of legisla-
| tion which the party foisted upon the
State when it had control of the Legisla-
| ture.
| Assemblyman James Tumilty, the can
| didate for Assembly in the Third district,
| was the last speaker. He was received
with cheers. He said that last year the
citizens of that district had chosen
| him to represent them in the Assembly
and it was his duty to tell them in what
manner he had discharged the trust they
| had imposed upon him. He voted for
| House bill No. 449 commonly known
! as the Coal Combine bill because
| it was made a party measure
| bv Democratic caucus. He
| was elected by Democratic woes, and he
considered that he would be false to his
| trust if he did not vote for Democratic
| caucus measure. He had no intention of
| making either himself or his constituents
pay more for their coal when he voted for
| the Dill.
The meeting closed with cheers for the
| State and National tickets.