The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-17

Griggs. His hits were keen and telling
and the audience listened with rapt at
tention to his remarks.
AGGRESSIVE, VERY.
ssMr. Chairman and fellow citizens of
Jersey City, he began, sin my judgment
| the Democratic party is not on the de-
| fensive in this campaign. The Demo-
| cratic party has principles that it is not
afraid to discuss and upon which it is
| going to stand. These principles were
| founded by Jefferson. and first found
| expression in the Declaration of Inde-
pendence that all men are free and
| equal the fundamental principle that
has given us the independence we en-
| joy today 1t has been truly said that
! the Democratic party is the parry of the
| people, that it looks to the masses ana
not the classes. 1t has ever considered
the injury to one the injury to all, and
has everywhere and always sought the
welfare of all the people, and sought to
give the largest liberty to man to do
as he would consistent with the well
fare of the whole.
1.-THE principles of the Democratic
party need no apology and are the grand
est of any ever given by any party in
the world, and they are today in full
vigor. The first President to expound
these principles was Thomas Jefferson,
and the last Grover Cleveland. Cap
plause.) Not only in National politics
has the Democratic party achieved fame
I call attention to a long list of Demo-
cratic Governors who for sixty-eight
years have occupied the Executive chair
Are they the men to be ashamed Of
Randolph, Bedle, Parker, Mcclellan?
(Cheers.) Is it not known from Maine
to California that New Jersey has had
name prominent among her sister
States? Is not this due to Democratic
policy2
PRINCIPLES THE TRUE ISSUE.
ST am going to try to impress on you
that this campaign is a fight for prin-
ciples and not for men. 1t is not to give
good government instead of bad govern
ment. If you prefer Republican prin-
ciples to Democratic principles you
should vote a Republican ticket, but 1
shall show you why you should not vote
for a Republican.
''You have for candidates men you can
trust to carry out Democratic principles.
In Chancellor McGill-(applause)-y
have man all can trust with our party's
principles. No matter what sins may be
laid to the door of some officeholders,
if you now believe in the prin-
ciples of the Democratic party, if
you have man nominated that
you can trust with the Ship of State
why should you not trust him? The
principles of the Republican party are
not being talked about by Republicans.
You never hear any allusion to the Nc
Kinley bill. They appear to be running
about the State concealing their prin-
ciples while in their search for votes.
They have their mind on 1896, and their
great leader in Paterson, with his eye
on the Vice Presidency, is running the
campaign.
THE REPUBLICAN AIM.
SIN the early part of the campaign Mr..
Griggs began by saying that he is Re
publican of Republicans, but he was
stopped from making this declaration,
and he doesn't say it now. A Republican
of Republicans means to turn out Demo-
Gratis to put Republicans in their places.
That is the whole point in this cam
paign 1t is right for them to do this if
they do it honestly and not under false
pretenses. What they really are seeking
is to make New Jersey a Republican
State in the future. That is why you
should not help them.
.You know that it is being shouted by
the Republicans that the same old gang
is running the Democratic campaign.
The newspapers are full of this cry,
and the names of Mclaughlin and
Thompson. This is not sincere on their
part. Neither Mclaughlin nor Thompson
is running for Office in this campaign,
and nobody imagines that Governor Nc
Gill would be more Influenced by them
than by anyone else. The Republicans
are the last who ought to make this
cry When two years ago those men
were seeking control in affairs of State
in that campaign not one of the Re
publican campaign shouters from Griggs
down said word against them. Why, I
remember being at a meeting in Paterson,
held to advocate the repeal of the race
track laws, that ex-senator Griggs was
sent for to make a speech. He asked to
be excused, for he had a cold. Oaugh-
ter) That, gentlemen, was the condi-
ton two years ago Of the Republican
party in regard to racing. Now that
these men have retired from public life,
Griggs and other speakers are shouting
at them.
REPUBLICAN HYPOCRISY.
at am not going into dead issues, but
simply want to say that they were not
heard when they should have spoken,
and that they now speak when they
should not. Senator Hoffman's vote was
the vote that passed the race track bills,
and he is Republican. OF all the men
who voted for those bills he is the only
one renominated and now the Republi-
cans say, and, it is astounding, that if
he had not voted for them he would have
been unseated, and that his vote was
| needed for United States Senator two
years later, and therefore he voted for
the race track bills by orders. So. now,
YOU see, the party of Mr.. Griggs directed
him to vote so that he could later vote
for William ]. Sewell and these are the
men who today say Democrats ought to
leave their party and vote against Chan
| cellor McGill on the race track issue.
GRIGGS DODGED THE VOTE.
s.In 1887 the most infamous race track
| bill ever enacted was passed with Sena-
tor Griggs in the chair, lodging the bill,
| which later the Supreme Court killed, or
| it would have debauched the entire State.
When Senator Griggs lodged the vote
| he had a retainer from the Associated
Race Track Associations in his pocket
and the retainer sealed his lips when
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