The Penn's Grove record., 1895-10-18
Griggs Speaks.

John w. Griggs, the Republican cam
didate for Governor has been making a
whirliDg tour through South Jersey
this week. He has been accompanied
by Judge Frank Fort, of Newark; Sen.
Rtors VOORHEES,, Stokes and Congress
man Loudenslager. On Tuesday night
he held forth in the Opera House in
Woodbury..
Congressman Loudenslager was chair
man, and in his neat little speech, he
told of the influence the election of a
Republican Governor would make Oh
next years Presidential election. Mr..
Griggs said a Republican victory was
needed this year because the State had
suffered from Democratic misrule. He
charged that the casting of 5000 fraud.
ulent ballots six years ago defeated
Gen. Grub for Governor, that the per-
petrators of the crime had been given
offices, protected and pardoned by the
Democratic party organization. The
rights of equal representation had been
disgraced by the legislative gerryman.
der, so that it took two Republican
votes in Camden county to equal one
Democratic. The system was made
everywhere, and the Democrats thought
they were impregnable in power.
The recklessness in legislation began
and the Governor was given full con.
troll of the State treasury to spend all
the money he wished ''fOr the enforce.
ment of the laws" Extravaganza fol-
lowed, but the Republicans have re-
pealed that law and now the money for
the States expenses is specifically appro-
priated in a budget. Gov. Albeit gave
q contract to a Trenton ward politi-
clan to build a new Assembly chamber
for $500 900. The Senate investigat-
ing committee could lind no speciflca.
tions nor contract. Who do you think
was made inspector to see the work was
done honestly ? Barney Ford. The
Comptroller was interested in some
steel ~ pigeon holes which cost $21 900
when they could have been put in for
$1,000. All the hungry Democrats
were fed who did the will OF their mas
ter, the big four-MeDermott, Jim
Smith, Mel. Pidcock and Miles Ross,
sometimes W. j. Thompson. The local
bosses who could not get office from the
people went to the legislature and got
a bill passed.
The legislature voted for an investi-
cation OF the coal combine in 1892 and
in two weeks passed a bill to legalize it,
''for the good of the party, the big four"
The Democratic party says so much
against corporations that you would
think they would walk to Trenton. The
leaders led the the party to destruction
and he claimed they were still in con-
troll. Alex Il. McGill is a pure, able
honest man whom he could trust, and
when one vas in the Chancellor's office
he should be kept there. The Chan
cellor had as much power as a Cover
nor in appointing receivers for insolvent
corporations. He would like to see the
time when a man in a judicial position
could not become a candidate for a
popular office.
II the Democrats had not put up such
a mrn they would be beaten by 100,0 900
majority. The Democrats realizing
their danger, have repented, but it is a
sort of deathbed repentance. The Demo-
Gratis are divided into ''angels" and
''the other fellows" If Mr.. McGill is
elected he cannot ignore 'the other fel.
lows" lAt Freehold he called the
other fellows 'tricksters.' These ras-
Gals compose th~ree.fourths of the Demo-
cratic party, and they will continue to
misrule.
He said the Republican party stands
against increase of offices and salaries,
feeding hungry p~artisans, use of patron
age for partisan purposes, extravaganza
and plumber. He proposed, if elected
to use the power for the whole people,