The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-01
H0BOKEN' ROUSER
Tremendous Democratic Out
pouring in Behalf of
the Ticket.
WINFIELD's RINGING WORDS
Republican False Pretenees Ex-
posed Gordon Of yirginia's
Great Speech.
Col. E. A. Stevens and NJ. j
O'Donnell Greeted With Wild
Enthusiasm.

The Democrats of Hoboken held an
immense mass meeting last night in the
Hoboken Theatre. 1t was, without ex-
ception, the largest political meeting ever
held in this county. The theatre, which
has seating capacity of 1,2O0 was filled
to overfowing. The aisles were jammed,
as were the corridors. and it is safe to
say that at least $500 people were in the
audience.
In the boxes sat Mrs. Charles H. Win
field, Mrs. John P. Feeney and several
other ladies. Upon the platform besides
the speakers sat Mayor Pagan of Hobo
ken, Police Commissioner Feeney, Re-
corder McDonough Councilmen WeinthaI
and Offermann. Postmaster James Cur
rem, Adolph Lankering, ex-Mayor August
Grassmann, Judge E. T. Paxton, William
N. Parslow, Freeholder William H. Ellis,
Fire Commissioner Kuper, Judge John
McGrath, Councilman August Bewig and
many other prominent Democrats.
CHEERS FOR THE CANDIDATES.
James f. Minturn presided over the
meeting. In brief opening speech, he
dwelt on the high character of all the
Democratic nominees this year The
names of E. A. Stevens and Michael /
O'Donnell We're received with great en-
thusiasm. Mr.. Minturn introduced as the
nrst regular speaker Mr.. Charles H.
Wlnneld, VINO was received with great
applause. He spoke as follows:-
Two years ago l addressed the Demo-
Gratis N this city, and have not made
a political speech since then until 10.
night. I am glad to get in with such
good people as you are, and When |
received the invitation to speak / ac-s
cepted it with pleasure, as it is always
a pleasure to me to address the Demo
Gratis of Hoboken.
In the upper part of New Jersey
there is a vilBlge where the only voters
are Democrats. They believe that a
man will not go to heaven unless he
is Democrat l am of the same opin-
ion Qaughter), for no man is a patriot
unless he is Democrat, and no man
IS a Christian unless he. is a patriot,
and no man can go to heaven unless
he is a Christian. Great laughter)
Hoboken is full of Democrats. They
have their little differences, as we all
we spank them. The Republicans never
do that and who corrects them? In
1878 we had our little party differences,
and we upset the calculations of the
year, and now I ask you, Are We any
better off?
Didn't the Republicans promise to
reform ress all wrongs, if they got in power,
error in political life. Well, we gave
them the power, and are we any better
off? 1 will answer that question by re-
peating what 1 heard Max Salinger say
only the other day. He said-'All we
have gained by the change was to put
one gang out and another in, and The
gang that's in is far worse than the
one that went out Now when a
black Republican like Mr.. Salinger says
a thing like that there must be some
truth in it, gentlemen.
Yes. the Republicans promised when
they went INTO office to reform every
thing-even the Passaic water. You all
know how well they have kept their
promises. For instance, in Jersey City
they put twelve Democrats out of Office
and put fifteen Republicans in. Then
they said they were reducing the ex-
penses of the city. To show decrease
in the running expenses, these moral re-
lights in the city, and left us in dark
ness. l helped to overturn the Demo-
cratic administration once. but / found
out we were no better for it, What
did the Legislature do at Trenton last
year? Nothing but advance the Repub-
lican party bosses in every way it could
The independent Democrats voted for
them to right wrongs, but instead of
we were before they went in.
"To prove that what I say is nothing
but the truth. I refer you to the Hon.
Thomas McEwan, the Republican para
gon of virtue. who said that the Legis-
lature was given over, body and SOUL
to the interest of corporations.
n "A
'tFellow-citizens, those Republicans who
think the political lightning is going to
strike twice in the same place, and that
the Republican party will achieve an
There is going to be a landslide and it
is going to be on the Democratic side
too. Great applause)
.'As for the Republican candidates for
Assembly, the people have not got any
too much faith in them, and will not
stand by them. The Evening Journal"
the largest Republican organ in the State,
refuses to print the list. as it knows 1t
is only a waste of space to do so.''
s1s5 THE TARIFF.
The speaker then advised his hearers
telling them that a Republican Assembly
meant a Republican United States SEN
ator, ''and a Republican United States
Senate" he continued. means the dis
turbing Nof the tariff back to Mckinley
ism Tariff Is system of taxation,
which is nothing more than piracy 1t
has been the cause of more wars and
bloodshed than anything else in the
the Revolutionary war. and it was the
indirect cause of the Civil war. No
has right to levy a tax
on any person except for the purpose of
paying the expenses of the Government.
Under Republican miSrule the Govern
ment piled up a surplus raised by
tariff that was nothing but highway rob
berry. 1t was tariff that was made
for the benefit of the rich on the theory
that the poor had no right to object 1t
was not a tariff made to protect the
but the mill owner, and the
father of the bill. has made more mil
lionaires and paupers than any other man
in the history of the United States.
What we want now is TO get United
States Senate that cannot be controlled
by sugar trusts, and will not let itself
be held up by a gang of Republican
footpads. Grover Cleveland great APP
plause) when he went out of Office left
$100, 600, ,000 but when Mr. Hnrrison went
into the White House and Mr. Mckinley
,sot his little tariff bill in operation.
the tariff went up so high that importers
refused to import any goods and instead
of adding to the surplus, the Grand Old
Party spent every dollar in the Treasury
and left the Government in debt But
they paid back to the American mill own
er the money contributed for campaign
purposes and accomplished that end at
the expense of the laborer. Educate the
people and the Republican party will die
with dry rot In conclusion Mr. Win
field requested the audience to get some
of the enthusiasm in them that David
Bennett Hill showed. and the Democrats
would win in walk this election.
STEVENS GREAT RECEPTION
Senator DAILY spoke next and spoke of
he was speaking, Colonel Stevens came
in and the audience set up a shout of
welcome The Colonel followed Senator
DAILY He said he did not ask for any
votes but what were honest. He would
--ther be 6ceec.ed than elscted BY