The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-25
ACCOMMODATING MAX.
Bergen Democratic Association
Hears Bright and Stirring
Speeches.

A well attended meeting of the Bergen
Democratic Association was held last night
in the rooms of the Association on Monti !
cello avenue. In the absence of President
w. H. Speer, Mr.. James Luby presided.
Among those present were Assembly candi-
dates John w. Queen, Horace L. Allen and
David II. Cagney. Immediately after the
meeting was called to order addresses We're
made by the candidates.
Mr.. Queen made a forcible speech in which
he stated that the principal issue of the pres
ent campaign is the question OF taxation.
Out of total of 1000 lots or. pieces of
land in Hudson County, $4,000 are owned by
railroad companies. While that property
owned by private individuals is taxed at
from two to three per cent, the holdings OF
the railroad companies are allowed to escape
with a levy of one per cent. that is to say
that one-third OF all the property in the
county, and that third owned by the richest,
is taxed one-third less than that of the small
owners and poor man. Mr.. Queen said that
if he was elected he would devote himself to
this issue and ma Ike it a feature of his term,
at the same time not forgetting the water
monopoly, the gas monopoly and other ques-
tions that had been made features of the
Democratic platform.
Mr.. Allen was the next speaker. He
raked Mr. Griggs over the Goals and spoke of
his hypocrisy on the beer and race track
questions, his vote against Labor Day, the
Saturday half-holiday, the child protection
bill for factories and the fire escape bill.
OBLIGING MAX.
Mr.. Allen eulogized Chancellor McGin and
and spoke in the highest terms of Senator
DAILY He alluded to Max Salinger reading
Max's thief and burglar story as published
in the Journal Max's effort had made his
Republican friends so tired that they were
in the same position as the Southern darkey
VINO was told after the war that the North
ern soldiers were coming down to confis-
cate everything that they could find. The
old darkey had wife who made his life
burden, SO he went to the general command
ing the Northern troops and said
''Massa, Use only an old cullu'd man, but
Use willin' to do anything yo' want. I'll
black yo' boots; Use willin' to chop wood fo'
yo'; I'll do anything at all if yo' only conis-
cate my wife,
So it is with the Republicans. They are
perfectly willing that the Democratic party
should confscate Salinger.
MR.. CAGNEY'S PLEDGE.
Candidate David A. Cagney spoke briefly.
He said that he regarded his denomination
as an Endorsement of his course in the last
Legislature, and he promised, if elected, to
do all that he could in the interests of the
Democratic party, the same as be had in the
past.
While the speeches were being made ex-
Congressman George B. Fielder entered the
hall and was received with great applause.
He responded later in a short speech con-
graduating the club ON having built up such
a strong Democratic organization in that
part of the city, which has always been
hot bed of Republicanism.
Reports were received from the committee
in charge of the monster mass meeting that
is to be in Bergen Hall on Saturday, Nov. 2.
Governor Werts has promised to preside and
among those who will speak will be Mr. R
V. Lindabury, Allen L. McDermott and
Judge Howard Carrow, of Camden Before
closing the meeting Chairman Luby urged
all of the members to advertise the mass
meeting thoroughly among their friends SO
that characteristic meeting of Democrats
from all over the city might be had. Mr..
Luby explained the provisions of the cleo
tion law in relation TO negligent voters de-
sirious of being placed on the registry list.