The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-21

the Senator arose. Absolute stillnses per-
vaded the Senate. A great battle was to
be fought and he was the champion of
the people against monopoly and aggre-
gated capital AS he addressed the Pres
ldent, tremor was perceptible in his
voice, soon he mastered it, and for two
/ hours he held the Senate and the audi
eace spellbound, not soul moved during
his entire address, the same packed SEN
ate was there when he concluded. His
denunciation of monopoly was terrific, his
invective against the lobby was bitter,
his tribute to the long suffering people
was the experience of man whose heart
i was with them.
A BRILLIANT CLIMAX.
In concluding his address, he said
my State is now owned and controlled
! by aggregated capital, the great water
| fronts that were the common inheritance
of the people have been alienated and
taken from them by vicious, unjust and
unconstitutional legislation, and delivered
over to monopolies. Franchises have been
awarded them for nothing and made the
basis of assets comprehending millions;
your streets and highways pay tribute TO
their mercenary demands, private prop
erty has been taken without just COM
pensation; legislatures have been corrupt
ed, and municipal halls made the scene
of barter and sale; all this for monopoly.
They now enter this Senate and would de-
bauch and corrupt you to pass this most
infamous measure and create another
monopoly. Senators, in the name of JUS
tice, in the name of the people, rise to the
occasion, spurn them and historic New
Jersey will escape shame and obloquy.
When he concluded Senator voorhees,
grasped him by the hand and he could
be heard to say 81 am with you"
Senator Stokes and the other Senators
crowded around to grasp mis- hand; the
galleries aplplauded, he was the hero OF
the hour.
Senator Voorhees, then followed anc
he too made a brilliant effort when the
roll was called the bill was defeated by
a vote of fourteen to seven, the same
vote by which they had expected 10 pass
the bill. Senator DAILY had won Il great
victory, monopoly was crushed and de-
feated.
THE VOORHEES, COMMITTEE.
He had the honor to be appointed
member of the Senate Investigating Com
mittee, in which capacity he showed such
good judment in probing real evils that
his course was publicly endorsed by
William H. Corbin. counsel for the Com
mittee, in the following communication
JERSEY CITY, Sept TO- 1895.
HON. W. D. DAILY.
of your address delivered at Asbury
Park, for which accept my thanks, and
which shall no doubt read with much
Allow me to take this oppor-
ton of the manly and :, Independent tgs INT
yestigation at Trenton, under circucm-
stances which We're. somewhat trying.
The people of the STATE & are e. more fbe IN IN
vestigating Committee than they are
aware. The Committee presented the
first instance 1 have ever known in Tren-
ton, of thoroughly patriotic nom partisan
action on the part of every member Of
comittee. As you well said when
bers of the Committee were actuated
by nothing but patriotic motives and
pursued their inquiry with the single
purpose to develop the truth and to cor
rect abuses.
The recollection of your services on
that Committee ought to be a source of
much satisfaction to you and to every
member of the Committee.
Yours very truly,
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