The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-27
column under the leadership of the Hon.
John W. Griggs, as its Governor.
very truly yoarDS' ..D N uaNSEP
GAS TuRNED ON.

"P r. WANsER."
Shortly after eight o'clock Mr.. Griggs
came on the stage escorted by Sheriff
Toffey. The band struck up Hail to
the Chief and the crowd shouted for
thirty seconds. After quiet had been re-
stored, Edward F. Schultz jumped on a
chair and in a tremulous sort of way
proposed three cheers for the next Gov
Frank Higgins then introduced Sheriff
Toffey as the chairman. In occupying
the position the Sheriff thanked the
gentlemen Of the the eoh1enti9n nv dcad for the the
first gun in the campaign two years ago
and I hope we will be as successful this
time as them
In introducing Mr.. Griggs the Sheriff
sad the people of New Jersey were
greatly indebted to him for many good
laws that had been passed AS Mr.:
with a carefully organized burst of ap-
plause and it was fully forty-five Sec
onds before he could speak. Mr.; Griggs
appearance gave evidence Of the great
strain that he has been subjected to in
securing the nomination, his pale face
having a tired look. He is q fluent
lated voice that reached every part of
the hall. He began slowly, keeping one
hand in his trousers pocket, until he
had nearly finished his address, when
he grew more emphatic
Mr.. GriggS began thus
TN beginning now the active platform
grave sense of responsibility when 1 con-
slider that I have to carry in the front
the banner of the Republican party in
this State The cause is so. important,
the interests are so great and the neces-
sity of victory is so imperative. that I
feel I am peculiarly weighted with re-
sponsibility in endeavoring TO proclaim
before my felow-citizens of New Jersey
those principles, those questions those
hopes those aims , and I'd those promises o. tS
campaign. And here at the outset /
wish to say once and f. for all that We are, are,
gGl gWnolv q npon % ts merits nnr We Dc not pro- pro-
pose to indulge in abuse of the opposing
candidate. We shall rather rely upon the
pose, and shall rely upon the sincerity
of our own promises and upon the good
faith which we hope to inspire between
the people of this State and the Repub-
''e'' THE AWFUL DEMOCRACY.
ssWhile we shall not, as I have sad,
indulge in, any improper reflections upo1n,
be necessary, in the interests of truth
and Justice and good government. to ex-
pose with fearlessness and with thor
oughness, all those peculiar records of
Democratic administration in this State
during the last eleven years. by which
it has brought the fair name of New
Jersey into disrepute. and has repdered
the Democratic party, as an orgamzation,
an object of shame to all the respect
able members of that party.
"At the same time | want it to be dis
tinctiy understood that we do not hold
responsible all the members of the De-
mocratic party for those administrative
abuses it is our intention widely to pro-
claim We recognize the fact that there
has always been a large majority of that
the impure policy of lis leaders, who
have fought against the ruinous course
which they pursued. who have. endeavor-
ed to prevent the mad rush of all those
who were simply bent upon seizing po-
litical spoils 1t has been well said by q
high Democratic authority that there
are Democratic angels and Democrats
of the other sort.
The speaker then. for over an hour,
went over the old story of the frauds