The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-08
ADDRESS TO DEMOCRATS
Issued by the Roche's Hall
Independents : Claims
for Support.


The Roche's Hall Independents havs
issued an address to the democrats Of
Hudson county. announcing their exist
snce, n also that they ARE formally in
the field as the County Committee of the
Regular Democratic Party of Hudson
County"
The address at present is only distrlb.
uted among the immediate members of
the COMMITTEES apd the pres. 1t will be
the subject OF debate at the committee
meeting next Tuesday evening. when 1t
will undoubtedly be decided to distribute
IL broadcast, The address IL as follows
THE ADDRESS.
To the Demo crafts of Hudson Codnty:-
On the 2Ist OF November last, a representative
gathering of Democrats from different parts of
the county met at Roche's Hall, and there author
lied the Hon. A. @. Garretson, Chairman OF the
meeting. to appoint q COMMITTEES OF seven. VINO
should in tnrn select q provisional County Com
As the result Of that action, we, whose names
are hereto subscribed, are formally in the field
as the County COMMITTEES Of the Regula Demo
cratic Party Of Hudson County.
The recent election left our party without or.
gan ization and utterly demoralized. For many
years the party has been despotic lily controlled
by a few selfish and corrupt leaders. Demo-
cratic voters have been denied all voice in the
selection of their party rulers ami their candi
dates for public office, Primaries have
inconvenient hours. without adequate
notice to voters, and have been unfairly and
fraudu lently conducted. Public offices have
been filled with dishonest and unfit men, public
business has been mismanaged, the public
money squaDdered or stolen, the franchise
debauched. crime protected, and the Demo
cratic party of Hudson County made a by-word
and a reproach among the people OF the State.
This reckless and criminal leadership has
brought UPON the party overwhelming disaster
and defeat. The people are aroused and angry
The future Of the party is uppromising. Con
tinnal defeat awaits US unless O cnange of party
methods, party aims and party leadership is
promptly effected. The party must be reorgan
lied. Any scheme of reorganization emanating
from the old leaders is discredited in advance.
The ultimate source of all political power is
of course, the people; but the popular will can
not be ascertained or expressed spontaneously
Machinery must be provided, plans for the en-
roilment of voters must be perfected and put
into operation, rules and regulations defining
the rights of voters at primaries must be formu-
lated. a day must be fixed for primaries
throughout the county, places must be selected,
officers must he chosen to conduct the same
and adequate notice OF the time aud places OF
holding the primaries must be given. This is a
tremendous task, and yet it is a necessary pre-
limiuary to the election of a County COMMITTEES
by the people. Somebody must do this work.
The only feasible plan has been adopted
namely. the selection of a provisional County
Committee authorized only to formulate o plan
for party organization, and to hold primaries
County Committee. We have been selected fol-
his work. We have accepted the trust, and
shall proceed vigorously aud in good faith to
execute it. District organizations will be
formed in every district of tho county, the full
est opportunity will be afforded and the most
effective steps taken for the enrolment OF
habilitated and made an instrument Of good
government.
By the time this work is thoroughly accom-
plished, the spring election will bs at hand,
We shall then, when public interest in things
political IS once more aroused. and the nsce.-
sary preliminary WORK has hssn accomplished.
arrange for The holding throughout the county
of fair, open and impartial primaries for the
selection of members of q new County Commit.
tee- We shall have them held at reputable and
accessible places. at convenient hours during
the day and evening, SO as to all
classes of voters, and shall cause ample notice
thereof to be given to every democrat In the
county. Reputable democrats will be- induced
to serve as election officers, and every effort
will be made to conduct a system of primaries
which shall be hsyond the fair criticism of any
democrat. Such primaries will afford to every
member of the party a full opportunity to ex-
press his choce ia the selection of a County
COMMITTEES aud to the COMMITTEES thus elected
we shall gladly hand over the trust which we
now Professionally hold.
We therefore confidently appeal to the demo-
Gratis of Hudson county for their active aid and
support in the work bsfore us. We propose
the honest REORGANIZATION OF the party. We
propose to substitute the will of the people for
the will of the bosses, 10 the end that good
citizens may again De nominated for Off e. and
our party re-sstablisned in the confidence and
affections of the people.
A. Q Garretson, John G.. Bessou, William
Utz, Carrot D. Van Reiper, Andrew j. Post,
rick, Geo. L, Record, Jas D.. Manning, Leouard
j.. Gordon, Willard G. Fisk. Otto Grouse.
James F. Mccormick, Edward Hoos, A. J
Corcoran, Michael Kenny. Edward Kenny
Michael j. Bruder, John Mshl Jr., Frederick
Kuehne. Philip Hexamer. Jr., Patrick Smith,
Lawrence Pagan, Charles Erlenkoetter, Gustav
A Euchs and chs rlaa Qalhraifn