The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-05
REPUBLICANS SCORED.
Eheir Hyprocirsy and False pre-
lenses Clearly Set Forth.

EheIr HyprOctrSy a nd raise FTe-
lenses Clearly Set Forth.
To the Editor of The Jersey City News
AS an old contributor to your valuable
paper crave space to address your
numerous readers upon the issues OF the
present campaign. In respect to local
matters 1 fail to see wherein the party
IN power carried out its pledges to the
people In their rush to take scalps the
Republicans seem to have entirely for
gotten the numerous reforms they prom
ised last fall, and are SO filed with their
own conceit that they give no account of
their stewardship, except in an off hand
imperious manner by juggling with ma
tional and local issues and shaking up
The masses that no sane person can un-
derstand where they began or where they
are likely to end. Now, sir, will any of
their public speakers tell US of any meas
ures they have passed for the public veal
Have we cheaper gas? Have we purer
water? Have we better or cleaner
streets? Have we cheaper ferry fares?
l trow not Is 1T not a fact that the peo-
pie cried out last fall with loud voice
against dual office holding? And are not
some of them today holding two Offices
to wit:-Sheriff Toffey as Sheriff and
Taller They also proclaimed from the
housetops last fall that the Jail could be
managed much more economically that
thirty cents per head was an exorbitant
charge to feed the prisoners, and prom
by at least one-third. Has this promise
been fulfilled? No, it has not; and fur
thermore, the expenses of the Jail have
pocketing from $4,000 to $4,000 per an
mum, or distributing 1t amongst the
crowd to pave the way to still greater
emoluments.
these matters that certain members of
the party put forward bills to carry out
these pledges which were given to us last
fall; the fact remains that these people
were in a majority in the Legislature,
and could have redeemed their promises.
but did not; hence they stand convicted
by their own actions and deserve to be
ignominiously kicked out of office and
on the stump seems to be, suppressio
veri, suggestio falsi. To sum up the local
situation the Republicans obtained power
by inuendo and Misrepresentation; they
then determined to slaughter every Demo-
crat in office, pocket all the pIunder they
could lay their hands upon, calmly con-
template the situation and bluff the
people.
If their local character is bad, as 1
affirm it is, still more so is their national
reputation. The Republican party as a
tions and trusts that are today sucking
the very life blood of the people, and
not prominent member of the party lifts
up his voice to stem this tide of robbery.
On the other hand, the principles of the
Democratic party are to bring about the
greatest possible good to the greatest
number. Not a government of class privi
leges which is likely to lead to despot-
ism, but a clean, economic administration
well calculated to place the people upon
a figher plane and make this grand Re-
public the envy and admiration of the
civilized world.
A tariff for revenue only means what
1t says; enough and only enough tax
alton to carry on the business of the
nation. The robbery from one class TO
give bountfes to another class is unjusti-
liable and undemocratic The past and
present depression in trade and commerce
may well be attributed to the vicious
tariff Iaws of the Republican party,
together with the Sherman purchase of
silver act. which gradually undermined
the stability of the country in the eyes
of the world and brought us to the verge
of bankruptcy. Yes, these people are
lighting for class. They ape the Bour-
bons and Guelphs of Europe, and would
be prepared, should opportunity occur,
to hoist the flag of OHgarchy. Then
goodbye to free America, goodbye to
our glorious Constioution, for, like, Rome
of old, 1T would crumble in the dust if
these voluptuous parasites were allowed
to cling around its glorious foliage.
T. H DIIIONE