The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-25
MONDAY, MARCH %. 1895.
This paper is Democratic IN principles
and is Independent in its vieus on d" focal
questions.
No, tho parry Platform.

J. " SAdtCQ tAot bhS Oi0A~
form published in 1.-The News" of Satur-
day was not really adopted by the Demo-
cratic City Executive Committee, but
only submitted to it and held under adj
yisement. This is good news, but it is
proper to make it clear that the infor-
nation that it was adopted was COM
municated to our reporter by responsible
persons, members of the COMMITTEES, and
that a type written copy was lent to him
for publication on the understanding that
the instrument q been ratified by the
votes Of the committee. No doubt the
Information was given in good faith. but
It seems that there was some unfortunate
misunderstanding. The harm done is that
a very indiscreet document has been given
publicity. The saving element in the sit
aation IS that the party organization
will nave an opportunity to show its
oudiation of all the bunconbe and false
hood which the document embodied.
The actual state of the case is des-
erfbed in the following note from a very
prominent Democrat, received by the
Editor of 1.-THE News his morning
DEAR SIR:-The platform you printed
Saturday in yoHr paper was ne not n aa0pI5-
eraey. / dent believe there is one plank
In i that will be adopted.
The facts are as follows
The article was presented TO the CITY
CnnyrnitrnS sitting as a cOEFFnt1OD.m IL
was moved that it be referred to a com
mit.ea of five members. th.y 70 nave the
ocra4s as TO the adEtsahilitr of adopting
it as the party platform and TO report on
the same lext Tuesday evening.
That resolution was adopted. So much
The Committee meets this evening in
tive Democrats fer the purpose Of pre-
pairing q platform to be presented next
Tuesday, of which I will advise yeu
later.
The main causes espoused in the plat
form, Pure Water on Fair Terms. Cheap
er Gas. Cheaper Ferriage. Elevation of
All Railroad Tracks, Fair Ward and
District Lines and Equal Taxation. are
all familiar aims of Democratic activity.
The party will make no mistake in stand
Ing up for them with all it's might and
main. 1t will make no mistake in arraign-
Ing the present Republican Legislature,
the greater number of whose members
were elected on the strength of fake
pledges 10 advocate bills for all these
purposes. If SO much as one of these
things had been given us by the
Legislature, if even the Track Eleva-
ton bill had been passed, some case
might be made out for the RepuDli-
can party, some sincerity might
be claimed for its representatives; but
seeing that not SO much as one poor con-
eess.on was forced from the corporation
bosses in the interests of the people, the
record of hypocrisy and treachery is
unimpugnable The pledges of Republic
cans are written in sand; their faith is
as unstable as the air to which they con-
fde their professions.
On these grounds, the Democracy can
make a strong and winning fight against
The enemy. But the fight must be rigid
ty confined to issues where we have an
unmistakable advantage. Nothing is to
be gained by calling white black, nor can
we win by firing single stones which are
only calculated to draw volleys upon
ourselves. Our house is not all built of
glass happily, but there are some good
sized windows in it.
We hope the consultation tonight will
formulate a platform at once vigorous
and conservative, aggressive and eau
tious, above all dignified, truthful and
.ouched in such terms as will attract the
favor of the voters.