The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-25
good, as involved in the issue of the
great national contest.
Edward +. McDonaId.

Il.
We print, today, a full and interest
ing sketch of the public and private
career of Edward F. Mcdonald, nov
Congressman for the district which
includes Jersey City, and q candidate
for reelection, upon the Democratic
ticket. The facts of his life show Mr..
Mcdonald to be a bravo, patriotic
and public spirited man.
Born in the ranks of manual toll,
he emerged therefrom by his
own ability, honesty and perse-
verance. Reaching a station of
honor and note, he has devoted
the best of his gifts to the service of
the people. When the call of patriot
ism inspired him TO take up the rifle
for his country, he showed that he
had in him the true stuff that soldiers
are made of. He was bold in action
and discreet in the camp. He won
the approval of his superiors. and only
sickness, which overwhelmed him,
prevented him from winning eminence
in the field.
He has been tried in many trusts,
and has closed each chapter of his
public career with the added approval
OF his fellow citizens. A devoted
Democrat on principle, he has shown
the independence, on occasion, to re-
volt against abuses in his party. He
has been made the victim of his devo-
ton by an unsc u ulous Republican
clique working Tor the selfish advan-
tage of individuals against the will of
the people.
Mr.. Mcdonald is personally fitted
beyond all cavil to represent the peo-
pie of this district in Congress. Repre-
senting as he does the Democratic
idea, his election should be doubly
sure on general and personal grounds.
The aim of the Republican party in
this campaign is to fasten upon the
people of all the States a tyranny from
which they may never epancipate
themselves except by armed revolu-
ton. The only safeguard of Ameri-
can liberty is free and untrammelled
elections. 1t is the ability to punish
by expulsion from place and power a
party or an individual who con-
travenes the public will, that
is the protection and the salvation of
our popular institutions. Take away
that power and liberty becomes a by
word, political equality a laughing
stock and justice a name for tyrants
and oppressors to juggle with.
Yet this is the thing the Republican
party proposes. Its aim and goal are
to enact a law which will place the
elections to Congress and to the Pres
idency in the hands of the party in
~power-that is, of course, themselves
if the people return them this time.
Agents of the Federal Government
named by Republican courts are to
conduct and control these elections.
The Republican courts themselves are
to pass upon the outcome. The
armed powers of the Federal Govern
ment, welded by a Republican adj
ministration are to support the sys-
tenn and enforce its results.
How long will freedom survive such
a state of things, should it come to
pass? We are told it is to prevail only
in the South. Be not deceived; it is
to be the law wherever a majority
hostile to the party in power can be
found. We appeal. above all, to
young Americans to avert this dis
aster from the country. The future
is theirs, and if they do not wish to
see in their own days their independ-
enc as citizens of a free country slip
away from them, if they do not wish
to see the shadow of despotism dark
ening the dawn of their children's
lives, they will do their duty to their
country now, by rendering the enact
ment of such a law impossible.
So far as we in this immediate
vicinity are concerned, the way to do
our duty most directly is to vote for
the Democratic candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President and for the
Democratic candidate for Congress-
man, Edward F. Mcdonald.
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