The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-27
GERMANS FOR STANTON
Enthusiastic Meeting of the
Fifth Assembly Dis
triCt Club.
JUDGE PUsTER's RINGING WORDS.
Lawyer Matthews Rldiculed the
Attacks on The Shsriff-0sear
Kripg Cheered.

Sheriff Stanton received warm greet
ing last night from the members OF the
Fifth Assembly District German Demo-
cratic Club asss mbled in Germania Hall.
Mr.. Stanton entered the room while
Judge Henry Faster, who brought his
very able speech to a close to permit the
Sheriff TO speak and get away TO another
meeting, was speaking.
Mr.. Stanton, on rising to talk,
WAS enthusiastically cheered. He said
that the time had arrived when the
county. and the people in it should be
fair, liberal and treat their fellow man
as they would like to be
treated. He has not been treated
fairly. Accusations aud vilIdcation
have been heaped oD him aud this Is not
fair fighting. 81 am not afraid TO stand
before You knowing that you have con-
fided in me. From 1861 to the present
hour l have been among the people, risen
from the people and am always with the
people. l say TO you the office of Sheriff
is very important one. No man should
be pledged aaG tied down to carry out
,aDatical ideas Let the Sheriff do his
duty. Let him Rot 2ersecute anybody.
! have been misrepresented aud persecu-
ted: but tell you that before this CAM
paign closes. which is now beginning.
some men will regret their attitude.
Religion and politics should be kept
apart" Mr.. Stanton referred to his
record as Sheriff ana said that he would
as faithfully carry out the dutiss In the
future. il elected, as he had done 10 The
past. Mr.. Stanton paid tribute TO Mr..
Oscar Krieg, candidate for the district,
He then left the hail amid great cheer
ing.
JUDGE PUsTER'S ADDRESS.
Judge Puster, who had commenced
fully into the accusations hurled against
speech, full of telling points. he
showed how hollow these charges
are. 1.-The people who are trying to
revile him are not beyond rspreach. Yet
in spite of these vilificattons we'll elect
Mr.. Stanton. (Cheers and cries OF we
WILD When / first knew him he was
constable From thst position he has
climbed to the Msyoratty of Hoboken
and has bsen your Sheriff for some Tins.
His record sufficiently shows how capa-
bic he has been.n
Judge Puster read Chancellor Nc
Gill's opinion of Mr.. Stanton, which
appeared In THE JERSEY CITY NEWS Of
Wednesday, and added that since the
highest Judge of the court of last resort
In the State had endorsed STATION. it
was a CONVINCING proOk Oh 1oE. Dtdutou
fitness for the Office.
Judge Puster dismissed the charge
that Mr.. Stanton did not draw jaries TO
indict the race track people by telling
the meeting that he had no power. since
the race track people were not breaking
any law in the State.
As Mr.. Stanton entered he closed with
stirring appeal TO rally around the
Democratic candidates.
OTHER ADDRESSES.
Lawyer 6. b. Matthews. speaking In
German. ridiculsd the statement made
by the Republican party that Mr.. Stau~
ton Was responsible for race track aud
other evils. Mr.. Stanton, he said, had
done more to suppress policy dealing
than any other Sheriff, aud as to race
tracks. be had no power to stop them.
Mr.. Mathews witty sallies tickled the
audience and provoked hearty cheering.
Lawyer j. F. Manon also spoke. and
IN forcible manner put the issues be-
fore the meeting. He eulogized Mr..
Stanton's administration aud the candi-
date for Assembly for the district.
MIR. Oscar Krieg. In respon SO to call
of Speech said that IL he is elected
law will ever go on the statue book IL
be can prevent it. He pledged himself TO
support all legislationt favorable to the
county's Interests.
Mr.. Totten was the next speaker and
he entered into an exhaustive history of
the war, the G. o. p. Harrison, CIeve-
land. the constitution aud endet by lay
ing the Repu bltcan party out fiat.
Chairman Nicholas Werther said q
few words and the meeting dispersed with
ringing cheers for Stanton and Krieg.