The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-05

Republicans. .,,.o,shont
The popularity of Tiiden througnoar S,a,.
the Union stimulated an activity neSs. ,sta
equalled He received large nlaJolisS
of the popular vote. AS the returns M Wsig
received at Washington there appeatee pssa1es
some irregularity in the electoral Noees' N3?
of North Carolina Florida ana Loulsl7
ana. a collusion with the maniRguSiia'93,s RgSiia -,
of the ballot boxes designeuly. ! nc ~
genlity of the Republicans IN such ,, ma
ters produced a contest when resuiaea .,sa
in referring the case to Consless, ~,
the battle ragged furiously for supIe.ha1,y. | ~
both sides claiming the eieS' .eS tbroneh-
feeling of animosity engendereu InIousne iIStse
out the land threatened the stapliils VI
the Government. oa5 ~.
The electoral commission coHlposSso e'ya ~
ten members of both House ana i've
members of the Supreme Court took eei a,,
dence and heard argument pro anu Sof1 .r.a
for several weeks. Hayes was ueciai ueI 81
President. The resentment AT tne eJloa, 80,
sal fraud was at fever heat for lohs
neriod. the stigma Will attacn 70 hne
Ranublicans for all time. The apinty
of William NJ. Evarts. adVoeale res,,its res It
Hayes repaid him for this serVice4 os ap
pointing him his Secretary OF stat two
Hayes administration was mega'oSe dnes oc7
o,,rrad Snring his term. All his followers
required of him was to respond " tiieii
wishes. . President
=, II 1850 S1 Garieid was opposed by General
Hancock. The former was declared elect
ed Again organized bodies OF corIup- cpp
tionists of high order oii 1rina
ever needed notably in lnalaha' Wilt Mlaeli
was literally at the mercy OF tne p.ipe1r' ne,
the most significant of whom e,r, Mds ~,
sey. He it was who taugnt .itnS tneih tl
s.blocks of five'' system and ulstripu,t9G99 ,uG9
the purchase money. AT a pahq,uec q,;deIpt aenI
in New York on the result, ce-fresIteiife ~
elect Arthur presiding, in the mlost OF
their hilarious proceedings, the maIe[lai aarsnal
used TO debauch the voters was ueHioh1
sfrated Soap" This term is employea
now by those whose memories ai ~
Ai9Tf The faai ASSASSINATION of Garfield produced
a universal feeling of sorrow. c1,4 me ou'iSS
of President devolved upon oneseel as. ,,,,o,, c4
Arthur. whose administration was upon poi
the line of his predecessors, OF no speclal
significance. 1904 p,atne
PARTY feeling ran high. After vlgor-
Gus contest Cleveland was declared erect
ed He vigorously attacked the poncY
of the Republicans, who had ned Ioa UNI. III
terrInted control for tWenty-four years;
renovated every department, chanseu
every avenue of the civil service, brougnt
order out of chaos, ,corrected ABUSES wisnoii trct
snhstituted economy for extravaganza.
established confidence, where 1or yealo ar
distrust existed, in short, dIree5ea aad tlde
10 friendly ports and harbors at nome
and abroad. Living up to his own oecdar I4 !,
alton, public Office is pubic Irust,
he inspired confidence in the people anu
got their acknowledgment.
With the restoration of Democratic
principles in the government an era o.
prosperity seemed to have aawneu
and happiness was manifest everywheEse es
for two years it terminated at the ad-
vent of the Republicans again; 600 c,o,,o
At the national election in 1859, Cleve- .,
land and Harrison We're the contestants.
The latter was declared elected. Al Al
this time partisan strife reached ITS
climax, the campaign ragged with feletll7
less fury The Republicans VINO hau
revelled in luxury for twenty-four years
had been deposed for four years. The
transition from plenty to starvation was
them and the elements they conjured up
cIouded the horizon with threatening
aspect They wanted to resume thelT
former occupations, were utseiiiI1tavu tba Wv
there. The cry went forth, gather q
corruption fund. 1t was acted upon az
once; they succeeded beyond Their hopes.
One and half millions OF doilars Wa
provided by the rich manufacturers
syndicates and trusts. In addltlon 70
this, they fried the fat from every
bauch the people. To dispose OF TINS
sum where it would be effective re-
quired talent, so Professor quay was
put in charge One mil1on 1l,, ooaddrs ather Ie-
caIities absorbed the balance. success
crowned their efforts, but what a Stigma
for the grand old party OF hlgh moral
Immediately after the election in 1883,
when the fact was apparent that the
Republicans were to control our des-
tinies for another four years, feenng
of depression took possession of the
business community.
The promise of a prosperous future
so manifest for two years under Demo
cratic control faded from view, and a
feeling of dependency pervaded all
who were not possessed of a competency
to Withstand the arrows OF outrage992uss 92us
fortune This feeling was not dispelied
during the four years of HarriSonS IN
cumbency.
No relief came to the masses. Leg1s-
Iatiye enactments were in the interest OF
the rich, of trusts and monopolies Con
fidence was at no time restored; raise
beacons were constructed from tlne 70
time, all leading to disaster The &c on, I,
schemes projected for the unwary, VINO,
in sorrow found assets in worthless
paper only The promised Industries OF
fabulous profits were numperless anu
had short existenceS.
The beneficiaries of the Mckinley
tariff who aided in its construction We're
the & only pr9speroqMS Matnes1 9nes Convention
in 1888, placed in the platform a good
sized plank promising the people to
reform the tariff by large rea4erolt et
of the laboring class. Hilarious over
their unexpected victory, resulting part
ly from this promise, they gathered
their clans and proceeded to legislate
accordingly, laboring steadily on TO June
1e, 1890 They produced a bill in accord
with this promise. At this time a pro-
test came from the governing element
in the party, who saw IN the provision
of this bill no way to get recompense
for the heavy outlayS of money during
the campaign. These liberal donors
were the large manufacturers and hold
ers in trusts and monopolies, and they
besought the Committee of Ways and
It was conceded. The bill was held in
allegiance until their forces were united,
and then, pursuing Mckinley, they OBJ
tanned hearing for every industry.
By assiduous labor daily up to September
&c. 1890, they secured the bill which
would amply repay their donations and
enlarge their possessions. At the next
grossly deceived repudiated their action
at tn ballot box, and again in 1892 they
repeated, with emphasis, their displeas-
ure Adversely had taken the place of
prosperity. The tenacity with which the
advocates of the Mckinley tariff cling,
and the declaration that we ought to
endure a year or more of 1t to prove its
that they are reaping a rich harvest and
disliked to surrender.
In this connection 1T is pertinent to
relate an exciting scene in which Blaine
was the actor.
The Mckinley bill had passed the
House and was before the Senate under
discussion. Blaine appeared in the For
a session OF the committee. Incidentally
his opinion was asked of the tariff. He at
once launched torrent of inyective
aRairlSt the act, Saying:-"This bill Is an