The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-31

1 ings of the Sherman silver bill. she
bankers of Europe woed and won oar
/ golden eagles until, in three years over over
| 100000 of gold had been taKem @ from
| this land to be boarded over there; the;,,,os
Result, panic. Hundreds OF nllifioi,s oiis >
in silver bullion had been SOLD 70 !n,s ime
| Treasury, our gold had fed to forelgli
lands. All the misery that followed vas was
made chargeable to the doctor VINO mao
| charge of the patient before lss-, VIZ sa,
had stuffed his system iuli o. Hos frs1e;1
| nostrumS. This panic and depleteu Ateds
ury We're what We're turned oySa 1sas ~
Democratic Administration IN NE 1879: The re-
ea hs af Fs Es I5eP b pon THAT repea @
| pended the life of this country, the salery -,
of every bank the worth OF every III
vestment, the purchasing power o. eSeI Se ~
| dollar earned by labor. You cannot IidNe
an unhealthy money ard a really pros,
! perous land You may have nationai
| spree, but, as In the case OF AN lnoiVlunal ,sd
| lag YOU will find a difference IN tne
morning. The battle for repeal was
| short and sharp In the House, but the
| way was blocked by Senatorial couftesy, s,Ss
| which. by the way, IS a rue rue or taIS
| after he has talked all the common sehse s
| he has to talk and has descended 70
| drivel, to kill time. Naughter anu
'Srhe rule is an old one, adopted when en-
| New Jersey was represented by RlcnaLa LylI.
| Stockton and Franklin Davenport. ! nas nass
| was in the days when the Morse systent 3y1,t
! of electrical communication was distant
3resa a. eiu ,n = in fhe days when the Senate
! was controlled by rules entirely c9nsis.o se,.o
ent with common decency. anu anu behite bel44s
| domestic servants had acquired hapids ina,
| of vulgar familiarity with their employ
| ers' affairs" CRenewed laughteiTe;l ter , s,.,,,
Then came the work OF GaTlll letot et',,,n ~,
| The party is pledged to thls doctrine.
4 1t is in our platform. II IS lhe SCI Sa,
| between the parties. 1t cannot pe ae1
feated by treachery nor sue 7ye eraehed stand
1 W. nd
| plank We adopted the plank peeau5s
| read in the light of the history OF the
world, the plank is rlght 10 .ils t5giqf
| NAV be looked upon as a nsnt OF local-
| ity against locality. To the deeper SUI !.
| dent, the very bitterness OF tne iisle Is
| the best evidence that REFORM 10 Aeoe'
90. Line battle was no longer of Republi,,
| cans against Democrats, but of protected
millions against, ST. unPT0otSe7etep lap9f ZONE
| .SThe doctrine of protection has built
| up great fortunes i'll this country. l
| admit that. There are more mllilondiieS iin9
| in New York than in the entire ianu
| forty years ago. But l want TO oeny
| that the prosperity OF country can De
| evidenced by the number OF It's mlllloh-
| aires our platform is founded IN the
| eternal doctrines of human freedonl.
| It is not meaning less or i'll considered;
| Its doctrines are certain OF eVeil.udi n,..d
| success throughout me clya.,Zeu VIZ sIaWe We
ENgs ~ flis fellow man; every rule that says,
! Work and | will eat the fruits of your
| labor, is as certain to ian as weae
| shacltles from the limbs OF slaves. AS
| sreeated capital, human greed, dishonest
LEGISLATION, political trickery-aH the
l things which go to make man mean anu
| small and greedy will hgnt the patue
aesinst nature; but natures voice a Is on on
| the side of equality. God never ordalneq
| slavery. 1t came of the wickedness OF
ii'A''' WANT EQUAL TAXATION.
| .eyva want a system of taxation which
1 taxes property, not men. For every cent
/ taken for public uses from the -oolidf
! of the owner OF a hundred; we want an
| equally good penny taken lrom every
| dollar owned by the wealthleSt man III
| the community That is equal taxation.
! frha trouble with our taIlif system, the
| trouble with all our tax systems grows
ont of the fact that our laws are mould
i ed TO meet and suit the demands OF spec
| hi Interests. All bounties By the govern
| ment, all exemptions from taSHtloh are e,
| grounded in erroneous prineip pies. Al
1sissi4.t Of -{saVefas48aex Ia fsHof- as wrong
| The Government should 60 before al
/ the people, With special privileges 10 no
/ one failure to recognize TINS prllr
| chile and to give to it the tribute OF
/ obedience has been the cause OF every
| revolution in the history OF this world.
| Government is instituted Tor the pro
| fection of all the people; not for the sup
| MORT of q few. The business OF GOOD
| government is to secure to the masses
| the results OF Toll, 10 see liloI ~ = = =
/ fingers are kept from the pocketbook of
| the wage Garner This is the Democratic
| doctrine 1t is not astandstia doctrine.
| 1t is as progressive as Ihought. ~ is
| as certain of victory as Eght is 70 loi-
| low darkness When its success is ab-
| solute when government by the people
| and for the people is an accomplished
| fact. there Will be a land in Whlch II
viii he q sin fol. plenty to laugh at want;
| a world in which true hearts Will be
more than coronets; world IN wnlcn
greed will blush when It m meets t,re5 nohes. sy.
| Monday will count for just as much
| as promising on Sunday; world IN
which the same sun viii snlne on MI NIL,
| Iionaires and hungry cnildren: a Worlu
worth living in. That world Will come
V1o Mr.. RECORD SPEAKS.
| Mr.. George l.. Record was next intro
duced and he, on account of the late
ness of the hour, made his speech very
short He, in a most eloquent and Tor
cible manner laid before The ne meetlne .a.
he said was the question whether or mol
| corporate power should be allowed to
nuliify the will of the people Inc doc,
| trine of protection, the speaker rldlcuied
| reform. Then turning to the power OF
| aggregated capital, Mr.. Record said that
| if the Republican party was allowed
| the famous maxim of Lincoln was lie
| Instead of government of the people, by
| the people for the peOple, IL Wouiu
| mean government of money py money
ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES SPEAK.
Il Mr.. Heaney then introduced Mr.. Fred
erjck G. Wolbert who made rattling
| sneecb He said that he had only made
Il one pledge and that was in favor, II ne
| were elected, of appointing commisslor
Il to examine clerks in the telegraphic de-
| partments in the railroads. He would
however, vote for bill establishing tne
| right of the State to the watersheds
was ridiculous, he said, that few mer
: | could contract the water, Gods fret
| gift AS well might they bottle up the
| air. (Cheersl. Mr.. Wolbert advocated
| a measure to secure poor people agalnsl
Iapses on insurance policies, and closee
; bv saving that he would so to the Iegis
| lature without any rope around ms necl l
. 1 His manly blunt and very taking speecf
made a capital impression on the crowe
. which asked itself the usual question
, | abont the condition of Mr.. Wolbert, ant
| answered it satisfactorily
MIR. STEVENS SPEECH.
IL All this juncture Colonel Edwin A
stevens quietly entered the room ant
! was at once introduced by Chairman
Heanev.S After answering a few ques
/ sitting in the front row, who deemd i
t | his duty to shake hands with ever.
! Speaker, a proceeding which evoked
pienty of fun, Colonel Stevens said tha
he stood Squarely on the. principles
enunciated in the Chicago platform
t | Very briefly he reverted to the man
: issues of tariff and sound currency ant
r | severally praised the Assembly candi
: date and warned his hearers aga1ns
scratching any name on the ticket
aTf YOU want to scratch anybody
| soratci, me- he said amid much laugh