The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-10
The DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM,
The Democratic party of New Jersey.
in convention assembled, declare:-

The Democratic party of New Jersey.
in convention assembled. declare:-
That we reaffirm the National Demo-
cratic platform adopted at Chicago IN
1882. and cordially indorse the admins
tration of President Cleveland. with
whose determination to protect the peo-
PIE OF this country from the evils eyer
attendant upon a debaSement of the Ma
Sympathy.
revival Of prosperity. everywhere cyl
dent in our land. and we assert that the
industrial depression with which we have
neen aifiieted during the past three
iaton enacted by the Republican party.
The purchase of silver to be stored in
unjust tariff laws. to enrich a few favor.
ties by The oppression of millions of
consumers. were the main causes of the
paralysis. with an empty national treas
ury, We're the legacies received from
a republican administration
The battle against a system foStered
IN violation of self-evident laws of po-
htical economy has been won. Every
struggle. against intrenched wrong is at
these are never endured in vain. The
lesson OF cause and effect has been thor
oughly learned, and we are willing. to
abide by the decision of an Intelligent
people who are now entering Upon a
period of prosperity that will prove both
SoOSldAlIGl Hit enduring.
We d%enOunce 5s -1aliciously false the
statements of the Republican State plat
form thar the government of New Jersey
has been conducted by the Democratic
party in a dishonest or e-xtravagant man
ner. The Senate Committee, after an in
vestigation costing thousands of dollars
penditure made under Democratic admin
istration, reported that. in the purchase
of supplies for the State. there had been
extravaganza or malfeasance on the part
OF Two or theree State employees.
In the condemnation of those wrongs
every tsgg+ g good ID. cjtiz ST joins, but the at
individuals upon the Democratic party,
or the Democratic administrations of
dence, and is a violation of the rules
which common decency requires to con-
troll political discussion between citizens
of a State. The fact that our State is
without debt, that millions of dollars
have been expended during the past
twelve. years in the Improvement Of
time not a dollar of State tax has been
levied upon the property of private own
ers. are, in themselves. a sufficient an
During the past twenty-five years the
Governor of New Jersey has been a
Democrat, and during that period the
ed. invested and expended witt a care
and integrity that have resulted in CIV.
ing New Jersey the deserved fame Of
State in the Union. When an official
proves recreant to the trust reposed n
hin he is no longer a Democrat, and
the embers of our party entrusted
with the administration Of the law nave
never allowed the plea OF p~artisanship
to protect a dishonest official from prose-
cution and punishment 1889 sel
We favor the adoption Of a constitu-
possible any law for the Equalization of
gImbliDg in any form.
We charge that the course of the Re-
publican party in this and other States
In dealing with the question of legaliza-
ton of betting upon horse races, has
been characterized by trickery and de-
ceit. AS evidence of this we call atten-
ton to the course of the Republican Lee
gislature of New York, whose action in
attempting to override the recently adop-.
ted constitution OF the State and permit
gambling on horse races. was this year
approved by a Republican Governor, and
to the further fact that every bet made
during the past fourteen years. has been
made under the protection of Chapter
one hundred and forty-seven of the Laws
of 1880, enacted by a Republican Senate
and House. :.
We demand that the tax laws of
his State be amended to provide for the
| equal taxation Of property not used for
religious. charitable or educational pur-
poses.
the enactment of laws that will secure
to the people of New Jersey. control OF
the potable waters of the state. Inc
I ltCeIll dlSGlllpl VI lag MI " cNAoNJ SJ
to secure a supply of wholesome water,
absolutely necessary to the continuance
of municipal existence, has disclosed the
dangers that threaten the people of the
Today the municipalities of New Jer-
sey are at the mercy OF a few corpora
ly all sources of water supply WITHIN
the State and who are IN a position 10
demand efiat II yybt win tb bffoT nece aIsow1
of life. In New Jersey alone can such
an intolerable condition be found. The
people Of Jersey city dem einaa and g sho fba
! IS how presented Is that city of bank
ruptcy or depopulation Ct puylag water
from polluted streams. will. within a
few years. be presented to every popu-
lous municipality in New Jersey.
ture Of 1882, that far-seeing Statesman.
| Governor Ludlow, uttered this warning
seThe Importance of a broad and COM
prehensdve consideration at the present
| time of probable demand and supply of
water for domestic purposes in the, fu-
ture cannot be over-estimated. If there
is any one subject in which the States
right of eminent domain should be re-
served for the use and benefit OF the
our streams, so necessary to the con-
venience, comfort and health of our
citizens
State are at the threshold of a great
growth and prosperity, the sources and
courses of their water supply are, by. nat
ural and artificial causes, being both d.
ninished and polluted. 1t requires no
great power of prophesy to ~foresee how
dire at no remote day must be the con-
| SEQUENCES of this condition of affairs in
the interest of the advanced portion of
our State unless its 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
united to prevent the provision Of a
| demand thai those who seek our suf-
| a should pledge themselves to undo
| the wrong and do the right.
The imininence of danger is shown by
| the fact that the management of the Re-
| publican party of this State is today
committed to the hands of those whose
| fortunes are invested in the water
which they hope to sell to our NUM-
| CAPABILITIES. at a profit of mil
| Jlions. The credit of controlling and di-
| recting the Republican G~ubernatorial
| Convention has been properly given to
| 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 Syndicate and
| Successfully opposed all legislation pro
viding for the relief of the people from
! the grasp of his clients.
We co-enln the action of the Re-
publican Legislature. which ridiculed
| eyery request made for legislation in
af oroa pizad Iobor aud No