The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-23

the flow of oratory. At midnight mlny
thought he had thrown the spiggot out of the
window, as it seemed impossible to check the
flow. The Judge was in his happiest vein
and as humorous as ever. He referred to the
''one OF those inScrutable dispensations which
we attribute to Providence, which has as
signed ME to make the announcements He
said they were there to rejoice together,
shake hands, eat, drink and take each other
home if necessary.
W. have not been unduly noisy he went
on. I'VE have waited for the dead to bury
their dead before we have celebrated this
great victory. | nave seen no democrat
who has not had enough of the election, and
l think it right that we should talk among
ourselves of how we licked 'em SO. The
enemy came down like a wolf on the fold,
but when they got there they found us there
also and we took them H."
Judge Blair then reminded the republicans
that they should not forget the democrats,
without whose aid their victory would have
been impossible, and cautioned them to be
careful IN useing the power which the people
had piaced in their hands, and, Ly SO doing,
show their democratic friends how much
they appreciated their assistance.
Franklin Murphy of Newark, Chairman of
the State Republican Committee. was on the
programme to speak to 'The State of New
jersey" but he was absent, presumably home
at work on the ~anti-Sewell movement, which
he hopes will make him United States Sena-
tor, Il Judge Blair passed on to the next
toast, THE County of Hudson" Sheriff
Toffey was to respond to this, but he was I'M
~avoidably detained at home, and G.. Frank
Sutherland was runs in in his place. Mr..
Sutherland is in active training for Jour
nal Clerk of the Assembly. He proposed
that the company drink to the memory of
the late George G. Toffey in silence and
standing, which was done. Then Mr.. Suther-
land started in to speak for Hudson County
as though he were responding to the toast,
John J. Toffey," and the impression got
abroad that he would take place in the Sher-
ifs office if he scored a miss at Trenton. He
managed, however, to stop lauding Mr.. Toffey
long enough to refer to the fact that Mr..
Woolley was the first Deputy Sheriff Colonel
Totfey appointed, and in behalf of the Colonel
presented Mr.. Woolley with a complete out
fit for the suppression of crime, which con-
sisted of a bulldog revolver, a long night
stick, a pair of handouts and a deputy's
badge.
MAYOR WANSER ON JERSEY CITY.
Mr.. Woolley replied appropriately and
then Mayor Wanser spoke for Jersey City.
The Mayor said some pleasant things about
Mr.. Woolley and remarked that as Chair
man of the County Committee he would
need the club just presented to him long be-
fore his term OF office expired. Mr.. Wool
ley, he said, mad conducted the campaigns
which elected him, Mr.. Simpson and Colonel
Toffey. Jersey City was getting along
famously, ne continued, and was paying its
debts. When New York was paving eight
per cent. interest Jersey City refused part of
her debt at four and one-half per cent in
terest. He believed we were ON the verge of
prosperity. Taxes were reduced ninety
cents III a thousand last year, and in a few
years they would be reduced much further.
Mr.. Flavel MCGEE next spoke for the Re
publican party and made a long speech
which made Washington Park howl with
the appreciation of the company. He
lauded theR Republican party for doing every
good thing that has benefited the country
from the discovery of Plymouth Rock down
to the election of Colonel Toffey, while he
laid at the doors of the Democratic party
every evil, from the burning of the witches
of Salem down to David Young's idea of
rapid transit.
Major P~angborn was to have spoken on
s'The P ress" hut he, too, was absent. Mr..
Collins spoke briefly on Reform and Mr..
Erwin, in responding for the Judiciary, la
mented the fact that there was such a small
number of republicans on the bench in this
State. Judge Blair then presented Nj.
Wooliey with a handsome clock OF the stvle
of those which stood at the bead of the stairs
in the homes of our grandfathers. Mr..
Woolley was completely surprised but re-
covered quickly and made a speech beftting
a Republican j~olliication. 1t was past mid
night when the company dispersed perfectly
satisfied with its celebration.