The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-17
WITH old TINE ZEAL.
Democrats Of the Horse Shoe
Fill St. Miehaels Hall
Bright Speeches.

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The Democratic mass meeting at St.
Michaeps Hall last night was an old
| time Horseshoe" rally. 1t was spirited
and the listeners were enthusiastic. As
semblyman Pierce j. Fleming was chair
man.
He thanked his constituents and said
if they again sent him to the Legislature
he would his best to represent their in
terests. He then introduced Senator
| William D. Daily.
There are enough here" Mr.. DAILY
said, ito convince any man that the
people have their interests centered in
and will prove true to the Dmocratic
party. The party of the people always
| looks to this district.
1.-THE nominee of the Democratic party
| for Governor is the peer of any man in
the State. (Cheers.} He has been hon
ored with successive posts and has never
betrayed a trust. In his early man
hood when not prevented by the delicacy
and duties of a high judicial position
which now prevents him from entering
actively into the campaign. he was one
of the foremost workers in the Demo-
cratic party.
| MGILL'S ASSEMBLY FIGHT.
$50 gallantly did he battle that he
achieved the proud distinction of being
the first Democratic Assemblyman ever
elected in that, then stronghold and
| hot-bed of Republicanism, the First dis
| trict. AS a representative he did noble
| work and aroused the people to assert
| their rights.
1.-The Republican party has crippled
our industries. it has violated the con-
stitution and laws of this State and
taken from the people home rule, in
creased its taxation and injured every
interest of the people. AS soon as the
Republican party got in power it passed
| unconstitutional laws. Its odious ma
turalization law was passed for the
purpose of disfranchising the foreign
born who come to this land of the free
to find a home and happiness
THE CHANCELLORAS QUALIFTCA-
TIONS.
Chairman Fleming next introduced
Robert Green. son of the late ex-Gover-
nor Green. who said:-"Chancellor Nc
Gill possesses all the qualifications of a
Governor. 1t is my firm conviction that
the man of your choice should be Alex
ander T. McGill. First. because he is
Democrat of the type that the world
admires. and again for the reason that
for the past twenty years the destinies
of this State have reposed in an un-
broken line of Democratic Governors.
No act of any one of them has been
against the interests of the State. nor
was the good name of any one tarnished.
The people of this State owe debt OF
gratitude to it's Democratic Governors
which they can never repay"
! VOORHEES, COMITTEE DENOUNCED.
The speaker referred to the Voorhees,
| Committee. and said it was conceived
and carried on merely for the advance
ment of the Republican party, and with
the intention of blasting the fair name
/ of Democrats.
tIt is a foul man who revfles his fell
low citizen. 1t is the first duty of a
Jerseyman to be loyal to his State, jeal-
Gus of her fair name, and every true
Jerseyman will not only do this, but
| will protect the character of his fellow
man. and should stand ready to refute
any foul slander against a Democratic
| executive.
| chancellor McGill was once your
Prosecutor He has been Judge, and
now your Chancellor. Can any man
say word against him in the fulfflment
l defy any man to attack him. He will
guide the ship of state to haven of
rest and prosperity With Alexander
t. McGin at the helm the people of
| this State need never worry. He is the
man to elect. and if the people do their
duty as faithfully as he has done his, he
will be elected Governor by the largest
majority ever given any man.
| REPUBLICAN TRICKS.
Counsellor Charles c. Black was the
next speaker. He paid his respects to ex-
Judge Blair for his remark in his speech
| of welcome to Mr.. Griggs, in which he
/ said the Democratic party in this con-
| test is trying to carry on a campaign of
water This put him in mind, he said,
| of the skunk casting it's vile odors over
/ it's pursuer. The Republican, party is try
| ing he said, to throw upon the Demo-
cratic party the odium of its bad acts.
Senator Griggs tries to prove that the
Democratic party is divided into two
| classes viz: angels and the other fell
/ lows, with the other fellows in the ma
| jority Will the people believe that the
| party which has given to the State such
| an array of noble men during the last
| twenty-five years, who have shed lustre
| upon it, is entirely corrupt?
/ '"As good citizens we denounce corrup-
| ton Of every kind. either in the Demo-
cratic or Republican party and hate
| fraud in all its forms.
| NOT ONE MR.. BLACK.
'1The party which has given you that
\ long line of honored, noble men has
given you Alexander T. McGill, who as
| Prosecutor, Judge and Chancellor has
| showed a purity of character above re-
/ proach, and who is there who dares
! breahe word against him either in
| public or private life? Will anyone say
| that he is linked to a band of conspira-
| tors and will devote his attention to
robbing the State? Why even Mr.. Griggs
refers to him as the spotless Judge"
In conclusion Mr.. Black asked for the
/ support of Senator Daily, who is entitled
to praise for preventing the dismenber-
| ment of this county by the taking away
of Harrison and Kearny. He also asked
| for the support of the Assembly cam
| didates.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
John Wahl Queen, the Assembly can
! d:date, confined his remarks principally
in urging support for the whole Demo-
| cratic ticket. He made a lively speech
| snd was well cheered
Lawyer Alexander Simpson made his
| usual hit.
John c. Sweeney, the last speaker,
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