The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-07

Investigation. They tried the newspaper
manager and the map seller. and a picks
Of the great reform cry Instead Of be-
Republican friends have left it out;
Brother Griggs. l ave noticed, ignored
MR.. GRIGGs' SHORTCOMINGS.
but l promised to tell YOU ABOUT
Griggs. Alas, he has a record! since
he has been in this county ne mas seen.
Hoboken he declared he was in favor
of moderate racing. When he came 70
were responsible for. the race tracks.
same thing. In Californian Park he told
the German citizens he was in favor OF
personal liberty. He drank his beer or
tasted It to s 1TSs that aaeg he en was q APE up 10 m aa1e;
qii fa5i YOU mh f d1 mea np 70 aa1 Trimmer mgaa /.
daughter and applause.) Such a man
will go to a prayer meeting and wear
ing, and then go out among the saloons
and tell the boys. I'm with yer
when MIR. Griggs charges the Demo-
the race tracks he says that which is
not in accordance with the records Of the
Legislature. In 1880 when the Republi-
can leaders Hobart and Sewell We're in
the Senate the Legislature passed the
act legalizing horse racing. In 1887 the
Supreme Court decided horse racing IL
I6Rdl QGSptlG tuiidl act. IiiS So1lS oSAi-
ator' Griggs and a new law allowing
pool selling and horse racing. was intro
dueed in the Senate. Ths Senate was vas
Democrats. The law was drawn in
such an obscure form that none but
lawyers could understand what its drift
Mr.. Griggs voted in favor Of it. On the
passed by a Republican Senate; IN
ictment IS Were ,Eee c agaln f Gea1s red ah The a act
Unconstitutional. 1t was carried to the
Supreme Court n the decision, of the
lower court was agflea; Seh 4bof
law. He said he was employed by q
man named Herring. say ne dad hof
do 1t for Herring, butt for a synalcats Of
him to deny it, and if he wants me to
prove it / can. From the supreme
Court the matter was carr9ed 10 ane
SSgrs unconstitutionai, The presiding
fudge of that court was Alexander l.
Moeill, and yet Grggs says the Demo- en-
cratic party was responsible TOT what
they call the great iniquity: n-
Mr.. Griggs is in a pred He aent ne
is RetTWs eI3se ehe t Seyai r ena dns a 0 i%aupghable
While out on a f~oraging expedition,
found himself o in a on me ons s Pseo and w'' a
hen coop on the other. The comoinao
ton proving too much for him m,5 ne
dropped On hi his TX knees 4 anf bei feleo' that M1 Z
ug Griggs needs continued Mr..
Kaiisch. Some direction from Heaven
in his dilemma: .... - bo
the Servant Of his party. In the Senate
he did nothing but folloy the di on :
Of the party. When The local he opy was
bin was before ndv the aegi He dosn' It deny
II = Wis party believed it would bees
great issue. They failed, and now lneg
can't stand and. on IN # Neva GT1g among Is if the ssGer5
Savs T was for local option, but mot
now. What can we expeeI net 81
SENATOR DALY'S
Chairman Otto Grouse then introduced
Senator Daily who vas greeteu WIZ a. y
nlaTse as he walked to the front OF Inc
platform. After the applause had SUD-
sided he began as follows:-
II do not intend to handle the fee maii
of. Griggs. That matt fr;ea mas fr ogeh Essex
Neither will I pay tribute to our distlh1
g11ished Chancellor. He is known 70 an
throughout the State as tne persohif1SS a-
Mr. DAILY then said that he would de-
vote his attention to the procedlhgs 81
az the Democratic leader in the Senate
made a hopeless fight against the IN
fnlJitiolIs measures. He alluded 70 Tue
naturalization bill as a scheme to dls,
franchise those entitled to vote anu
charged the Republicans with passing
+he law because the newly nsturallze4
ci.izen. with the love of freedom ana
Justice burning within him. naturally
allied himself to the Democratic. party.
He next took IN the bill abollshlng
tba Board of Arbitration and told at
length how he fought in the interests Oh
THE SENATOR'S REToRT:
"When this bill came up" sald the
Senator, 81 was in my seat and ADDRESS
ing the President of the Senate. MI
Voorhees,, demanded that the Dill he
over. until organized labor could be
day? asked Mr.. voorhees,: "A day.
replied with Indignation: "a day for labor
and months for Corporations. Then Mr.,
Voorhees, saw his mistake and asked,
eDo you want a. week@p Here months
were devoted to LEGISLATION for corpora1
lions and ali that this great Republican
party wanted to give to the laboring
man was one day"
Mr.. DAILY next took up the Soldiers
Monument bill and in diseussipgEit SAID;
when that bill came ID forsthe final
reading in the Senate I demanded shat
it be passed Immediately. Mr.. pVporhees
year Wait q. year. I replied; What if
the soldiers who fought to sustain the
Union had replied to President Lincoln
when he made his call for troops wait
a year" (Applause). gs5
THIS MEANS BUSINESS.