The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-18
DALY'S RINGING SPEECH.
The Issues of the Campaign
Expounded to Lafay-
ette's Sta1Wart
Democrats.


earnest, but demonstrative in their de-
votioD TO the principles of Democracy.
They are voters who are intelligent, who
have read Of the extravagances of Repub-
lican tricksters, of the unscrnpulous lies
told by them in defense of actions which
have earned, the. condemnation of thinking
men.
Last night fully three thousand of such
determined men gathered at Commu-
nipaw and Pacific avenues to participate
in the demonstration attendant on the
unfurling to the breeze Of Democratic
banner. The exercises were under the
direction and supervision of the Lafayette
Democratic Club. The banner was an
pictures of Grover Cleveland and
Adlai Stevenson ana the names
of Judge George I. Werts.
Edward f. Mcdonald and William
u. Daily. A temporary platform with a
seating capacity of two hundred had
rated with Gags and japanese lanterns.
while pictures of Grover Cleveland.
Stevenson and George 7. Werts were
conspicuous at every point.
At eight O'Clock the ceremonies incl
dent to the unfurlnG of the banner were
UcRuu. H6 CROWN WIS 1uleuS6ly 6uluu-
siastic ana densely packed together, but
it was good natured aud orderly at all
times. The only disorder during the
evening was caused by pack of young
toughs, who, claiming to be Republicans.
at tempted to make disturbance. They
were quickly suppressed blythe police,
who performed excellent service in hand-
lug the crowds that pushed aud showed
to get within earshot uf the speakers.
THE MEETING.
The meeting was presided over by Coun-
sellor James Murphy, rising yonug pol
ttician. DR.. Lampson, W W. Edwards,
MichaeI Lancton, Miles Morris, John Er-
ickson, P. l.. Reehill and Thomas Shields
were elected Vice Presidents.
Counsellor Murphy, in opening the
meeting, spoke of the position
Of the Democratic party before
the people today He said
endorsed the entire Democratic ticket
from Grover Cleveland down to the As
semblymen. The club had endorsed the
Democratic platform He referred to
the Mckinley bill as fraud. "There is
no disputing the.fact" said he, ''that
tariff is tax and that the tax is paid by
to the oppression of many for the bene-
fit of few. Republicans say
that they desire to protect
the infant American industries. That
party has been crying the same thing for
twenty years, and the question that now
presents itself is how old must infant lu-
du-tries be before they can be taken from
a nursing bottle. 1t is a fact beyond con-
tradiction that worknen skilled in trade
can never prosper because they are taxed
from head to foot" The speaker
referred to the Carnegie trouble
and showed how, backed by the Republi-
can party, the iron king had called out
armed thugs TO shoot down workingmen.
HI also spoke upon The Force bill, and
then amidst much applause introduced
Candidate DAILY.
AS MIR. DAILY was about to speak the
Robert Davis Pioneer corps marched
under the banner, followed by the KIM
merly Association and Mcclellan guard
of Fifth district. The meeting was the
largest and most enthusiastic one ever
seen in Lafayette.
JUDGE DALY'S SPEECH.
AS soon as the parade had passed, Mr.
DAILY proceeded with his speech. He
said: 1T affords me an undescribable
pleasure to address you. do not come
to you as a stranger. l am known here,
have lived amongst you and many faces
before me are familiar. Twenty years
ago is long time, but / can look back
that far and remember old Lafayette as
she was. Not the place she is
now by any means. Her housas
were few and scattered, but men are
here now who possess progressive spirits,
and today you stand out boldly as one of
the principal parts of our great city. You
have guarded your own interests well
and l know full well that having
guarded your homes. your desire now is
to have your country guarded by COM
petent, honest men. This explains to me
the presence of such a gathering. You
are Democrats, one and all. and can see
a look OF determination in your faces
fnof i,,fo and h,.rYj
your own principles, men who will repre-
sent you as you desire to oe represented.
There are wOrkingmen here and
twenty years ago was just as hard toll
er as any of you. came from u laboring
family. labored myself and ] am not
ashamed of it. but on the contrary proud
of 1t. atn also proud in saying that on
one occasion with my fellow workmen |
went out on a strike on the Erie Railroad
l wanted justice done Iaboring men then
and want it now. have just as much
incerest in the interests OF labor now as
then, and tell you one and all that If the
laboring man wants relief. he must look
to the Democratic party for it.
REPUBLICAN RECORD.
go back few years and review the
record of the party that is now asking for
your support. The Republican party has
heaped upon you and upon me tax that
is burdensome, that grinds US to earth,
and fills the pockets of millionaires aud
monopolists. LOOK back at the time when
the Republican party came out aud said,
We must have money to meet the ex-
penses Of The war A tariff was inn
posed merely for the purpose of NEE ting
the debts incurred by the war.
There was complaint and the Republican
party showed its treaehery by at uuce pro-
claiming that as soon as tue occasion for
raising money had passed, the tariff
should be reduced. Has that party re-
duced IL? Has it kept single promise
it has made? No. say on top OF these
lies they had steadily increased that ta.iff
on imports until today tue laboting man
is struggling under load that is difficult
to bear up under. Every article that we
wear from the top Of our heads to our
feet is taxed, the necessaries of lie are
taxed and simple Injuries are Kept beyond
our reach. Doyon know why this tariff
has been steadily increased. so that it is
dragging the money we earn BY the sweat
Of cur brows from us? will tell you.
Merely TO keep in operation an In
descripably anu rotten government.