The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-09
The EMOCRAT|C
PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of New Jersey,
in convention assembled. declare:-

The Democratic party of New Jersey,
in convention assembled. declare:-
That we reafarm the National Demo-
cratic platform adopted at Chicago in
1882. and cordially indorse the admins
tration of President Cleveland. with
pie of this country from the evils ever
attendant upon a debasement of the Ma
tlonal currency we are in most earnest
We congratulate the people upon the
revival OF prosperity. everywhere evil
dent In our land. and we assert that the
industrial depression with which we have
been afflicted during the past three
years is chargeable to the national legis-
laton enacted by the Republican party.
Inc purchase OF silver to be stored in
the Treasury, and the enactment of
unjust tariff laws. to enrich a few favor
ties by the oppression of millions of
paralysation of our markets. That
paralysis. Will an empty national treas
ury. were the legaciesssreceive from
a Republican admln7stration.ld8ae
The battle against a system, fostered
in violation of lself-evident laws of po-
htical economy has BEEN won. EVERY
struggle against inirenehed wrong is at
tended by priyation and suffering, but
these are never endured in vain. The
lesson Of cause and effect has been thor
oughly learned, and we are willing TO
abide by the decision of an intelligent
people who are now entering upon a
period OF prosperity that will prove both
substantial and enduring.
We denounce a. 7ealiciously false the
statements Of the Republican State plat
form that the government of New Jersey
has been conducted by the Democratic
party in a dishonest or extravagant man
ner. The Senate Committee, after an in
veStigation costing thousands of dollars
and involving the scrutiny of every ex-
| penditure made under Democratic admin
istration. reported that. in the purchase
of supplies for the State, there had been
Extravaganza or malfeasance on the part
of two or theree State employees.
In the contemplation of those wrongs
every good citizen joins. but the at
tempt to charge the misdoings of a few
individuals upon the Democratic, party,
or the Democratic administrations of
dence. and is a violation of the rules
which common decency requires to con-
troll political discussion between citizens
of a State, The fact that our State Is
without debt, that millions Of dollars
have been expended during the past
twelve. years in the Improvement of
time not a dollar of State tax has been
levied upon the property of private own
ers. are, in themselves, a sufficient an
During the past twenty-five years the
Governor of New Jersey has been a
Democrat. and during that period the
ed, invested and expended with a care
and integrity that have resulted in Civ,
Ing NeT Jersey aresy t the desierySisd f fame Of
State in the Union. When an official
proves recreant to the trust reposed N
him. he is no longer a Democrat, and
the records of New Jersey show thar
the member of our party entrusted
with the administration of the law have
never allowed the plea of ~partisanship
to protect a dishonest official from prose-
cution and punishment.
We favor the adoption of a constitu-
tional amendment that will render i'm.
| possible any law for the legalization of
gmbling in any form.
We charge that the course of the Re-
publican party IN this and other States ate
ton of betting upon horse races has
been characterized by trickery and de-
ceit. AS evidence Of this We call atten-
gislature of New York, whose action in
attempting to override the recently adop--
ted constitution of the State and permit
| approved by a Republican Governor, ard
to the further fact that every bet made
upon a horse race within New Jersey
| during the past fourteen years has beer
made under the protection of Chapter
one hundred and ~forty-seven of the Laws
of 1880. enacted by a Republican Senate
We demand that the tax laws OF
this State be amended to provide for the
equal taxation of property not used for
religious, charitable or educational pur-
poses.
We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of laws that will secure
to the people of New Jersey control of
the potable waters of the State. The
recent attempt of the city Of Jersey City
to secure a supply of wholesome water,
absolutely necessary to the continuance
of municipal existence, has disclosed the
dangers that threaten the people OF the
Today the municipalities of New Jer-
sey are at the mercy OF a rev corpora
tions who have acquired control OF near
ly all sources of water supply WITHIN
the State and who are in a position to
demand what they will before allow
ing our cities to obtain this necessary
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an intolerable condition be found. The
people of Jersey City demand and should
receive the sympathetic support OF the
is now presented to that city of bank
ruptcy or depopulation, of buying water
BY the galloan s or r : miiI a a,t supply ? :
few years, be presented to every popu
lous municipality in New Jersey.
In his annual message to the Legisla-
ture of 1892, that far-seeing Statesman.
Governor Ludlow, uttered this warning
1.-THE Importance of a broad and com
prehensive consideration at the present
time of probable demand and supply of
water for domestic purposes in the fu-
ture cannot be over-estimated: If there
is any one subject in which the states
served for the use and benefit of the
public it is in the God-given waters OF
our streams, 50 necessary 70 inc con-
venience, comfort anu nealth OF our
"While many of the communities of the
| State are at the LnTeSHOiQ u d SiSdi
growth and prosperity. the sources and
courses of their water supply are. by, nat
ural and artificial auses, being both Oil
unfinished and polluted. 1t requires, nc
great power of ~prophesy to foresee how
dire at no remote day must be the con-
SEQUENCES of this condition of affairs ir
the interest of the advanced portion OF
our State unless it's evils are recognized
and provided against"
Since these words were written, every
Governor of the State has repeated thu
warning and called for legislation tt
protect the people. Corporate interest:
and legislative neglect have successfully
united to prevent the provision of {
statutory remedy, and self-preservat.or
demands that those who seek our suf.
frages should pledge themselves to undo
The wrong and do the right.
The imminence of danger is shown BY
the fact that the management of the Re
publican party Of this State is today
committed to the hands of those whos'
fortunes are invested in the water
which they hope to sell to cur mum
cjnalities. at a profit of Unlimited mil
Hons. The credit of controlling and di
recting the Republican G-ubernatoria
4 Convention has been properly given t.
q gentleman who is the leading spirit O
the water companies of New Jersey, anC
the nominee of that convention last win