The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-27
DEMOCRATS AROUSE
Stirring Address to Hudson
Voters by the County Ex'
ecutive Committee.
CHARGES AGAINST FISHER
Said to Be Using His Position
For the Benefit Of the Re-
publican Party.
Rattling Democratic Mass Meetings
Last Night = Republican
FizZle.
CHARGES AGAINST FISHER

Campaign
son County Democratic General Commit
tee met last night in Roche's Hail and
issued the long looked for address to
voters. 1t is as follows
s.To the Voters of the County of Hudson;
IN 1892 the people of the United
States. by a majority unprecedented IN
our political history, restored the Dem
ocratic party to power in all pranches
of the National Government. The work
of the Democratic Administrator ana
Congress during the past two years Is
now before the people, and the Novem-
her election will record their verdict
These great reforms have already been
accomplished.
"First-The so-called Sherman law
has been repealed. The responsibility
for the enactment of this law is charged
to the Republican party. During Presl-
dent Harrison's Administration the ad-
yocates of silver determined to press
law for free coinage. The Republican
party. then in full control of the Govern
ment. could have prevented the passage
of any law in the interest of silver,
either by the direct vote of its members
in Congress, or, in the last resort, by
the veto of the President. But the Re
publican leaders, in order to retain the
votes of the free-silver Republican
States of the West for the election of
1882. compromised great financial prin-
ciple by the enactment of the Sherman
Silver bill.
CONFIDENCE UNDERMINED.
This law undermined the confidence
of the investors of the world in the
stability of our circulating medium, and
was the direct cause of the financial
panic of the last year. resulting in the
closing of factories, the paralysis of
industry and the widespread distress
among our working people.
"A practically unanimous opinion de-
manded the repeal of the Sherman law
as the first step to the restoration of
confidence and prosperity. The repeal
of this law was great public service
and was so recognized by the people, ir-
respective of party The credit of 1T
belongs to President Cleveland, and
through him to the Democratic party.
.'Second-The repeal of the law author
izing the regulation of local elections by
the political agents of the party in con-
troll of the nations Government.
.'Third-The greatest service rendered
to the people by the Democratic Congress
is the passage of the Tariff law. This
law is not a complete fuIflment of the
pledges of our party to the people. 1t
has some defects, but the defects of the
bill and the circumstances attending it's
passage by the Senate constitute strong
indictment of the protective system. The
astounding conduct of a few Democratic
in, n
the interest of odious monopolies justify
the belief that the concessions thus Sc
cured were virtually purchased by the
protective interests. In plain words.
these great monopolies, bred by protec-
tion, have used portion of their enor
NOUS and unjust profits to debauch the
National Legislature and nullify the will
of the people.
McKINLEYISM DEAD.
'sIn spite of all these difficulties, a
substantial breach has been made in the
tariff wall. McKinleyism is dead. Free
wool insures cheaper and better cloth
ing for the people. and a larger market
for the domestic wool grower; free
lumber xssslns cheaper and better houses
for the poor; reduced taxes on coal
and iron means stimulus to every in
and cheaper fuel for the people.
"Col. E. A. Stevens, in the Seventh
Congressional district, and Hon. John
T. Dunn, in the Eighth Congressional
district, will with credit represent their
districts in Congress, and can be relied
upon to support the Democratic party
in this tariff policy and receive the earn
est support of every believer in tariff
reform.
1--WE commend with confidence our
county ticket to the support of the peo-
pie Hon. NJ. ]. O'Donnell, candidate
for County Clerk, has had many years
experience in that Office and is thorough
ly conversant with its duties and we'll
qualified to perform them. Hon. George
B. Fielder, candidate for reelection as
Register, has conducted the Office to the
satisfaction of the public, and with such
attention to detail as to make it one of
the model offices of the State.
1.-THE party nominees for Coroner are
worthy the confidence of the voters
REPUBLICAN HYPOCRICY.
''rhe members of the Assembly to be
elected this year will have vote in the
election of a United States Senator to
Z succeed Hon. John r. Mcpherson. 1t is
OIL the ulDuOSl lIipOIldnCG lIldL d DEMO
cratic Legislature should be chosen in
order that the Administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland and the cause of tariff
reform may be supported by a Demo-
cratic United States Senator from New
Jersey.
The Republican Legislature of last
winter demonstrated that the corpora
tions still maintain their old grip on the
Republican party. The defeat of the
bills for cheap gas, for the reduction of
ferry tolls, for the preservation of our
watersheds from the foreign syndicates
which seek to control them through Re-
publican legislation at Trenton and by
the aid of the Republican government of
Jersey City, of the bills to enforce the
payment of a cash surrender value to
policy holders in industrial insurance
companies, of the bill to require the ele-
walton of railroad tracks in Jersey CITY