The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-19
THE De MOCRAT|C
PLATFORM.

The Democratic party of New Jersey.

1882, and cordially indorse the admins
STa6lon as of pre st3eD 20 ci nrossat the W peol
pie Of this country from the evils eyer
attendant upon a debasement of the Ma
tionai currency we are in most earnest
We Congratulate the people upon the
revival Of prosperity. cyl
Industrial depression with which we have
peen AFFLICTED during the past three
years Is ch~argeabie to the national legis-
The purchase Of silver to be stored IN
Unjust ahe Tf tarIf1 |sws and tbe,cs enactment ! ssw savo Of
consumers. were the main causes OF the
paraiysation of our markets. That
paralysis. with an empty national treas
a Republican admin tration.
The battle against a system fostered
~ VIOLATION or self-eyident avs q Pc
struggle, against intrenched wrong is at
tended by ~privation and suffering, but
lesson of cause and effect has been thor
oughly learned, and we are willing to
abide by the decision of an intelligent
period of prosperity that will prove both
substantial n enduring.
We denounce az ualiciously- 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 extravaganza man
y AAS SAlo ~ III
vestigation costing thousands of dollars
and involving the scrutiny of every ex-
penditure made under Democratic admin,
of supplies for the State, there had been
ex~travagance or malfeasance on the part
of two or theree State employees.
In the condemnation of those wrongs
every good citizen joins, but the at
tempt to charge the misdoings Of a few
or the Democratic administrations of
this State, is not warranted by the EVIL
dence. and is a. violation of the rules
troll political discussion between citizens
of a State. The fact that our State, is
without debt. that millions Of lila
twelve years in the improvement OF
State institutions, and that during that
time not a dollar of State tax has been
ers. are, in themselves, a sufficient an
swer to the charge Of e~xtrayagancs:
e Durlng ta Of p Nsw ty yer n has yes sesn 'n q
finances Of the State have been collect
and integrity that have resulted in CIV.
i Being Ne the 'g most e eeo arieaff1 governed
State in 1.-THE the Union te Tho When yr,saf a an efdcia n
him. he is no longer a Democrat, and
the records of New Jersey show that
vt u the administration Of The law have
never allowed the plea of craftsmanship
to protect a dishonest official from prose-
cV We favor ave p the adoption of a constitu-
tionaI amendment that viii render i'm.
possible any law for the legalization of
We charge that the course of the Re-
in dealing with the question Of legaiiza-
ceit. AS evidence of this we call atten-
t t,sI to the e. course %nw y 81 the w hepao asian L n
attempting to override the recently adop.
ted constitution of the State and permit
aapproVed by a Republican Governor, and
to the further fact that, every bet made
upon a horse race within New Jersey
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 properly moi useo ror
we pledge the. Democratic party to
to the people of New Jersey control of
the potable waters of the State. This
recent attempt of the city OF Jersey City
absolutely necessary to the continuance
Of municipal existence, has disclosed the
dangers that threaten the people of the
Today the municipalities Of New Jer-
sew are at the mercy of a few corpora
lions who have acquired control OF near
demand what they. viii before allow
ing our cities to obtain this necessary
an intolerable condition be found. The
people of Jersey City demand and should
receive the symgatheticr sapp sbdic Of the tae
IS now presented to that city of bank
ruptcy or depopulation. OF. buying water
X the poi Eallsdp s sa Tsssiy niIi. e ait inqRpls Z
few wears, be presented to every popu-
ious municipality in New Jersey.
ture Of 1852, that far-seeing Statesman.
Governor Ludlow, uttered this warning
"The Importance of a broad and COM
time Of probable demand and supply of
water for domestic purposes in the fu-
ture cannot be over-estimated, If there
right of eminent domain should be re-
served for the use and benefit of the
public it is in the God-given waters of
venience. comfort and health OF our
cit aWhiie many of the communities of the
State are at the threshold of a great
growth and prosperity, the sources and
Courses Of their water supply are, by nat
minished and polluted. 1t requires no
great power of ~prophesy to foresee how
dire at no remote day must be the con-
SG1ueQCGS VI Ills COIlQlllOh III dllatl5 la
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 the
warning and called for legislation to
protect the people. Corporate interests
and legislative neglect have successfully
statutory remedy. and self-preservation
demands that those who seek our suf-
TRACES 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
Committed to the hands of those whose
Which SbiiHne they hope to sell to our NUM-
cipalities. at a profit of unlimited mil
lions. The credit of controlling and di-
recting the Republican Gubernatorial
a gentleman who is the leading spirit of
the water companies of New Jersey, and
the nominee of that convention last win
ter appeared before the Legislature as
counsel for the Water S~yndicate" and
s yiSing for the epg reheS Of the people from Pon,
the grasp Of his clients.
We condomn tie action of the Re-
publican Legisl ature,. which ridiculed
every request made for. legislation in
the interest of organized labor and re-
pealed acts passed by Democratic Leg
workers of New Jersey; and we pledge
orr party to give proper consideration to
the views adopted by the councils of or
ganized labor.
Of 1895 with attempting to drag the
politics, and we congratulate the people
nf the State upon the decision of the