The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-18
THE DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM,

attendant upon a debasemcnt of the Ma
tlonal currency we are in most earnest
smpathy.
We congratulate the people upon the
revival Of prosperity. everywhere cyl
lent IN our land, and we assert that the
industrial depression with which we awe
been afflicted during the past three
years is chargeable to the national legis-
lat.on enacted by the Republican party.
unjust tariff laws. to enrich a few favor
ties by the oppression of millions of
consumers. were the main causes OF the
paralysation of our markets. That
paralysis, with an empty national treas
ury, were the legacies received from
a Republican nlstration.
The battle against a system fostered
in violation of self-evident avs OF po-
struggle against intrenched wrong is at
tended by privation and suffering, but
these are never endured in vain. The
lesson of cause and effect has been thor
oughly learned, and we are Wiling to
abide by the decision of an intelligent
people who are now entering upon a
PERIOD OF prosperity that will prove both
substantial and enduring.
We denounce asa ualiciously false the
statement Of the Republican State plat
mas been conducted by the Democratic
party in a dishonest or extravaganza man
her. The Senate Committee, after an in
Vest1gat1on costing thousands of dollars
and involving the scrutiny of every ex-
penditure made under Democratic admin
istration; reported that. in the purchase
extravaganza or malfeasance on the part
of two or theree State employees.
In the condemnation of those wrongs
every good citizen joins, but the at
tempt to charge the misdoings of a few
individuals upon the Democratic party.
or the Democratic administrations of
this State, is not warranted by the cyl
dence. and is a violation of the rules
which common decency requires to eon-
of a State. The fact that our State is
without debt. that millions Of dollars
have been expended during the past
State institutions, and that during that
time not a dollar of State tax has been
levied upon the property of private own
swer to the charge of extravaganza.
During the past twenty-five years the
D DenspnGn "a and Ne during 2eFsf that nI peri esfn the
ed. invested and expended with a care
hnd N l1ssgF! JERSEY ssat the hav des 5srultf0 fame IN g'o Of
being the most economically governed
State in the Union. When an official
him. he IS no longer a Democrat. and
the records of New Jersey show that
the members. of our party entrusted
to protect a dishonest official from prose-
cution and punishment.
We favor the adoption of a constitu-
tional amendment that will render i'm
possible any Jaw for the Equalization of
gmbling in any form.
publican party in this and other States
in dealing with the question of legaliza-
ton of betting upon horse races, has
ceit. AS evidence Of this we call atten-
ton to the course Of the Republican LIE
attempting to override the recently adop-
ted constitution of the State and permit
gambling on horse races. was this year
to the further fact that every bet made
upon a horse race within New Jersey
during the past fourteen years has been
one hundred and forty-seven Of the Laws
of 1880, enacted by a Republican Senate
and House.
this State be amended to provide for the
equal taxation of property not used for
religious. charitable or educational pur-
we pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of laws that will secure
the potable waters of the State. The
recent attempt of the city Of Jersey City
to secure a supply of wholesome water,
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
tons who lave acquired control OF near
Iy all sources Of water supply wi WI I IN
demand what they. will before allow
ing our cities to obtain this necessary
of ap l infole ra Meg con sHfSen Be bseh found fan S The
people of Jersey City demand and should
receive the sympathetic support of the
IS how presented to that city of bank
ruptcy or ~depopulation, of buying water
by the gallon or RECEIVING I'M; a supply
few wears. be presented to every popu-
lous municipality in New Jersey.
In his annual message to the Legisla-
| Governor Ludlow, uttered this warning
sThe Importance of a broad and COM
p%rehensive eonsideration at the present
water for domestic purposes In the fu-
ture cannot be ov~er-estimated: If there
Is rSgh any of pn eminent domain should be re-
served for the use and benefit of the
public it is in the God-given waters of
VEN venience. Comfort and health Of our
while many of the communities of the
growth and prosperity, the sources and
courses of their water supply are, by, nat
ural and artificial causes, being both di,
great power of proPhesy to foresee how
dire at no remote day must be the con
The interest of the advanced portion of
our State unless its evils are recognized
| and provided against
since THESE WOl0S were WIillSE, 0NOiy
| Governor Of the State has repeated the
warning and called for legislation to
protect the people. Corporate interests
| and legislative neglect nave successfully
united to prevent the provision of a
| statutory remedy. and self-preservation
demand that those who seek our suf-
| frages should pledge themselves to undo
the wrong and do the right.
The imminence of anger 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 ,muni-
cipalities. at a profit Of unlimited mil
| 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
viding for the relief of the people from
the grasp of his clients:
we condemn the action of the Re-
publican Legislature, which ridiculed
every request made for. legislation in
the interest of organized labor and re-
islatures for the protection of the wage
r of New Jersey; and we pledge
our party to give proper consideration to
the views adopted by the councils of or
ganized labor.
We charge the Republican Legislature
of 1895 with attempting to drag the
Judiciary Of New Jersey into the field Of
Of the State upon the decision of the
Supreme Court. which has foiled the
attempt to turn our county courts into
political machines.