The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-07

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Republican music and the skies are
Lit up with Republican rockets. Every
Republican you meet is full of hope
or a good imitation of it-and full of
work and enthusiasm about which
there is no suspicion of counterfeit.
In their hearts, beyond all doubt,
the Democrats of Hudson county are
as stalwart and staunch as ever. The
leaders are just as earnest, and they
have not lost their old time skill. But
campaigns are not conducted for the
stalwart of either party. Their pur-
pose is to win the h~esitating, the
doubtful, the unconvinced. Some
men are to be caught by argument,
some by glamour and some by
the infection of enthusiasm, and to
reach all, the speeches, the red fire
and the music and the shouting are
alike necessary. The Republican
managers are determined to miss none
for want of offering him just the sort
of bait he will rise to, and whatever
their success may be, so far, they
have certainly striven hard to achieve
it.
The Democratic party has never
been lacking in previous years. Take
the last State campaign or, better
still, the Mayoralty campaign of
March, and consider how the city was
wakened up. There were mass meet
ings in every district and club meet
ings on every block every night in the
week. Professions carried the banner
of Democracy through the streets for
every n to cheer, and private houses
were penetrated with all forms of
campaign literature. This is the way
to make a campaign to win, and this
is the sort of hustle which the Democ-
racy of Hudson should forthwith
plunge into.
1t is true that the Hudson organi-
cation has been somewhat lightly
treated by the party in the rest of the
State. We do not allude to the de-
feat of Mr.. Young and the nomina-
ton of Judge Werts. That was a fair
fight fairly fought and it leaves nc
scars. We speak more of the general
attitude assumed by the representa-
tives of the other sections towards the
Hudson delegation. But this is nc
time to remember any such
trifing matter. The more rea-
son Hudson has to complain of
ill usage, the more reason for
| fighting with the most desperate
energy to show that its Democracy is
| of the true stamp. that iG is not a
sectional feeling, bu5 Il matter of
principle, of devJtioir 10 the party at
large. Let us convince the State that
Hudson is the banner county of the
Democracy. the very tower of Dsmo-
cratic strength, that it is always faith
full, that it cannot be turned down.
because it is always III the lead when
the interests of the party are at
stake.
We would suggest to the State
Committee that u little more attention
be paid to Hudson. The party must
win here. The county cannot be ig-
nored, and to win in anything like
the old-tinle style, more work must be
done. A conference between the
State and county leaders, followed
by a rousing succession OF mass meet
ings, with professions, parades, pyro-
technics aud all the other frills and
trimmings, would make a marvellous
difference in the next two weeks. 1t
is not too late to begin, indeed the
time is just ripe for a grand crusade
for Cleveland, Werts and the Legisla-
tive tickets. Come gentlemen, wake
up! Sound the charge, give the
word to your forces to line
up in battle array and move
on the enemy. Then we shall see that
the old spirit, the old life and fire,
burn in the "Unterritied Democracy
of Hudson. Then we will scatter and
discomtit the foe. We will make him