The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-21
HILL DEMOCRACY,
Splendid Mass Meeting at
FoYe Hall for MCGill
and the Whole
Ticket.
NATIONAL ISSUES DISCUSSED
Ex-Speaker Bergen and G. M.
B. Nudge Tell the True
Story Of the Recent
Depression.
M'KINLEYIsM TO BLAME
W. Holt Apgar Rakes Candidate
Griggs and Senator Daily
Replies to SANDERS.

Foye Hall was the scene of an enthus-
urday night. The event was under the
joint management of the Bergen Demo
cratic Association and the Ninth Ward
the doors, and there were enough people
who could not get in to make an overflow
meeting.
The meeting was excellently planned.
There were good music and plenty of
fireworks, and, before it, the Associa-
tion paraded through Belmont, Summit
and Storm avenues, amid many cherrs
for Chancellor McGill.
The audience included number of Re
publicans, many of whom seemed deeply
impressed with the arguments of the
speakers and 1.-THE enthusiasm of the
Democrats who made up the majority
of those present.
Mr.. George Tenant called the meet
ing to order, and announced as Vice
Presidents Messrs. E. T. Mclaughlin, D.
E. Cleary, James Luby, Rector B. Fish,
F. D. Spengeman, Frank Scott, Al.
Gable, Maurice F. Nelligan, and Daniel
T. Lewis, and Major Anderson.
MIR. GRIFFIN'S OPENING.
Mr.. John Griffin was called to preside
over the meeting. In his opening re-
marks he spoke highly of the work done
by the Bergen Democratic Association in
organizing the Hill section of the city.
'"This campaign he went on, lis free
from all hypocrisy ON our part. We
elected a reform mayor, a reform sheriff,
and other reform city officials, but with
what peculiar results we all know; and
now the Republicans want us to elect q
reform Governor. Gentleman, we don't
intend to do it by electing Mr.. Griggs
At the convention which nominated
Chancellor McGill there were jefferson
ians present, Reform Democrats, Regu-
lar Democrats and all kinds of Demo
Gratis, and they were unanimous in the
selection of Chancellor McGfll. They
were there to select man who could
carry the party to success, and if any
one can do that he can.
''When the Chancellor was first nomin-
ated, the Republicans said they would
elect their candidate by at least 10000
majority. Then they came down to TO-,
OOO now they say with about two or
three thousand and after election they
will be looking for the majority without
bait.'
EX-SPEAKER BERGEN.
Ex-Speaker James ]. Bergen of
Somerville was the next speak
er. He charged John w. Griggs
with the nonadvocacy of the
principles of his own party. "He is
either ashamed of them" said the speak
er, ''or is hoodwinking his friends
Mr.. Bergen went on
"The Democrats, on the other hand,
are not ashamed of their principles and
they advocate them whenever they get
an opportunity. The Republicans hope
that the laboring classes of this State
still remember the suffering they endured
during the recent hard times. But the
Republicans dare not bring out the true
facts as to what had caused hard times.
in 1899, aRepublican administration was
installed at Washington, and they said
they would modify and reform the tariff,
which every one admitted was iniqui-
tious. They promised to reduce it 25
per cent. as recommended by President
Arthurs Tariff Commission. But in $780,
in return for subscriptions to their cam
paign fund they made that notorious
and Infamous Mckinley bill law and
the depressed times might be dated from
that hour
stThe people were fairly prosperous up
to 1890, until the law was passed, but you
all remember the strikes of 1892; the
riots at Homestead and how the Pink
erton detectives shot down the poor
laborer without mercy, and all this you
remember was under a high tariff tax:
the tn co Country TRY rose 70 in their might d and put
in charge of State that greatest of all
living Americans, Grover Cleveland qoud
not not fully recovered from that iniquitous
tariff law yet Wages, were cut down,
factories closed and the poor laiborer,
DEATH and the Democratic party was
charged with being the cause of it all,
when in truth it was that awful Nc
pie, PIE prophesied that if there was a high
tariff. there would be hard times; fac
tories would be closed, men and women
of beggars made. Ourprophecy was right.
sThe Democracy as soon as it came
into power turned to the task of remedy
it takes time for. The effects of new laws
to be felt.s 1t took three years for the
evils of McKinleyism to reach climax.
tariff tai had ''n nearly. If not quite restored
the old time prosperity of the. country:
''The question now is whether the
Mckinley bill burdens. or stay as at pres
ent with the gradual increase of PROS
perfty?"
CANDIDATES COMPARED
Turning to the question Of candidates.
Mr.. Bergen paid hish tribute to Chan
cellor McGiil and sketched his career
from prosecutor to Judge He McGill,
tate GTiggs. who drinks beer in Newark
with brewers and talk prohibition in
Trenton. Griggs said that when he
dictation Of his caucus. Was this a safe
man to be made Governor Of New Jer
sey?
1.-THE Republican papers say that Mr.
McGill is an excellent man." said Mr.
Bergen, ''but they don't IKE the gang
behind him. Now is not that ridiculous
when you look at the gang behind Mr..
Griggs-Mafor Anderson, the life long
ofTice holder Hobart, the monopolist.
with q VICE Presidential bee in his bon
net; Seweil, who uses the State for his
own ends and notorious Dick Reading
the corrlpter of Legislatures.
"Have the Republicans. he asked
stanv uarfIcular interest at this time IN