The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-26
NEEDS NO VINDICATI0N.
Rousing Meeting at Woods Hall
Enthusiastically Endorses
Stanton.

A mass meeting to viudicate Sheriff
Stanton, as Chairman DR.. j. ID. McGill
put it, was held last night in Woods
Hall. The building was crowded. On
the platform beside the Chairman and
Sheriff were ]. F. Miuturn, Thos Jacobs,
J. T. Prlngle, Alexander Simpson, j. +.
Marion. Oscar Krieg and 2. Foley The
last named opened the meeting and DR..
McGill was elected Chairman. He COM
mended Sheriff Stanron's record and
predicted for him q sweeping ma
jority. MIR. Stanton on rising was
enthusiastically greeted. He repelled
the accusation that he had protected the
gamblers. On the contrary, during one
term Of his office twenty-seven policy In
dictments had been found. and the pres
ent Grand Jury, which had not yet ad@
journed, would have evidence placed be-
fore it which would insure further in-
dictments. Mr.. Stanton challenged any
one to find flaw in the administration
of the Sheriff's office, and pledged the
public that if reelected he would fill the
duties of that office as satisfactorily.
Mr.. MINTURN's ELoQUENCE.
MIR. j. F. Minturn, Corporation Coun-
sci of Hoboken said that this meeting
Sheriff Stanton. He needs no vindica-
tion during his whole career / defy any
man to place finger or any blot on his
escutcheon. When Mr.. Stanton came to
the city of Hoboken as It's Mayor he
found its financial condition In an un-
nzfN t.
its bonds selling freely, and Its tax
rate materially decreased. He gave to
that city a free library. where for the
first time hundreds of working people,
men, women aud boys, had the oppor-
tunity to improve their education. I'm
der his administration new school
house. costing S100, 600, was built, also
new fire house on the borders of Jersey
City. marvel of architectural beauty.
when called upon to defend his coun-
try tn its darkest hour he was not want
ing in his duty. he has been recon-
mended by lawyers like Chancellor
McGill, ex.Judge Garretson and Prose-
cutor Winfield and has won tor himself
the encomiums of ali the lawyers In this
county for the manner in which he has
administered the affairs of his office"
THOMAS JACOBS SCORES ToFFEY.
Mr.. Thomas Jacobs was the next
speaker. and he began with humorous
found working hard at the tail end of the
Democratic party.
"The enemies Of Mr.. Stanton" he CON.
tinued, task why did he not fndict the
race track peoplef He will not do 30, for
the reason that the race track people are
not committing any offense against the
statutee OF the State. A republican leg
isIature repealed that portion of the
crimos act which prohibited the racing
of horses for money. and Stanton, nor
any other Sheriff, can indict these people
for the commission Of an act permitted
by law. .,p -
ling permitted in this county, especially
that form known as policy dealing. They
| say that Mr.. Toffey will change all this,
Let US see. Mr.. Toffey filed the office of
| Sheriff for three years, and In all tnat
| did he indict the chief of the policy men
| in this county, man who has always
| had a finger IN the policy pie, Mr., Horace
| Farrier? He did not do anything of the
kind. In all his term he indicted only
| forty-four policy men. while in one short
| term of three months Mr.. Stanton in
| dicted twenty-seven of them. These
| poor unfortunate devils who for living
| the chief was allowed to go.
"WilI Toffey draw a Grand Jury to in~
| dict Farrter? If he wilt I'll vote for him,
| You all know very well that be won't.
| Why was Toffey nominated? met re-
| publican after the convention which
nominated Mr.. Toffey and he told me
| that Mr.. Toffey was nominated because
since Toffey was nominated he would
bring to the Republican party SIS, 600
| from Bill Sewell, John kean aud MUIR
| ply, You talk OF ring candidates. Aow
Is this for a ringf Did you ever known
| Bill SeweIl when he was not connected
| with ring? / never did"
Mr.. Jacobs closed with the remark
| that Mr.. Stanton had received praise
| from the best men at the bar. MOI only
Democratic lawyers endorse him but Re-
| publican also, who well know him as q
| man to be trusted.
ALEX. SIMPSONS TELLING WORDS.
Lawyer Alexander Simpson was the
last speaker and he scored the ministers
| for cavortiug about with their skirts In
one hand aud club in the other whack-
ing AZ every head In sight He decried
| the conduct of these apostles OF right
eousness who were dragging down the
great Christ with all his Genrleness,
sweetness and sanctity into political
| Quarrels."
II these ministers. he said, who pre-,
| tend to speak the words of the Man of
Getnsemane, who came with messages of
love ani charity, band themselves with
the scribes and pharlsees of the Republi~
can party, Ina1 Dree0S OPPRESSION, Gne
same words uttered eighteen hundred
years ago be applied to them: Woe
unto you, Scribes, PhRrisees aud Hypo-
| critics."
"It there existed no other reason why a
man should vote for Nr. Stanton" Mr..
Simpson went on. 'he should do so to
| rebuke the Republican party for degrad-
ing religion by mixing it with politics.
| This meeting was, called to vindicate Mr..
Stanton. but don't agree with the ma
who olooks outside the party to flud The
quality Of a candidate. / believe Mr..
SIanton's greatest vindication is- that he
is the nominee of the Democratic party
Mr.. Simpson reiterated the words oi
praise which comes from all lawyers 10