The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-28
DEMOCRATIC HOBOEEU.
Two Thousand Voters Cheer
for MeGill-Mr. Gourley's
Ringing Speech.

Fully two thousand Democrats assembled
at st. Mary's Hall, Hoboken, Saturday
night and listened to speeches by several
President Palmer Campbell. of the Beard of
Health, opened the meeting. introduced
Mayor Pagan as Chairman. Counsellor Alex
Young acted as Secretary.
Counsellor Horace Allen, the Democratic
candidate for Assembly in the Tenth district
was the first speaker. He made short but
thoughtful and pleasing address. Mavor
Pagan next introduced Mr.. VIM. B. Gour-
ley, of Paterson, who is Prosecutor Of Pas
sale Comfy.
s'We are under bri ghter sky he began,
ethan we were year ago We are now
beginning to resume our old condition AS
we LOOK abroad through the State and Ma
ton we find the same condition to exist
everything is bright before us. The Wilson
Tariff Law has vindicated the wisdom of it's
enactment When President Cleveland left
the White House in 1888 he left an overflow
ing treasury. When be returned in '93 there
was not dollar in sight. A black cloud of
menace was playing over the Nation To-
day that cloud has silver lining and in it
we can Sc evidences of renewed prosper ity
and new life and vigor.
rs it to be said of us that because the Re
publican party nominated such a candidate
as John W. Griggs we shall fail to elect our
superior candidate? | say no. We shall
bury Gciggs as we have buried all his pre-
decessors for quarter of a century,
Mr.. Gourley named the list of Governors
since 1872 to show the kind of men Democ-
cracy has produced for this State.
PILED UP TAXES.
'sThis grand party" he continued ''inaugu-
rated by jefferson. enlarged by jackson and
\ hxrrH hafc
with Alexander T. McCill as its nominee for
Governor of New Jersey. 1t is our duty to
elect him and it shall be done. What has
the Republican party done for the laborlng
man? 1t has done absolutely nothing to
tighten the burden of extreme and arduous
taxation. 1t has, rather, piled it up upon
you. 1t has shifted greater burden upon
the backs of the people than when it went
into office. One of the most outrageous acts
of the recent Legislature was the passage of
the elective judiciary bill. OF all the crimes
the Republican party has committed this is
one of the most pernicious. BY its preyis-
ions it would force the man to be given the
high office of Judge to drag the judicial er-
mine into the primaries and into the gut
ters, trampiing under foot the dignity of his
off CO. A lawyer framed that bill and
blush for my profession. 1t was the most
damnable bill ever introduced.
Referring to Griggs, the speaker said;--
81 know John W. Griggs. Z live in the
same town with him. He asks for Demo-
cratic votes Every Democrat in Paterson
laughs at the idea He has always EN-
ployed himself against the Democrats. The
tip of his. sarcastic tongue has ever been OPP
posed to them. Mr.. Griggs was the counsel
to the water syndicate. The control of the
water works of the State is the burning
question of the day. And it won't pedowned
until we own enough water to have 1t free
f<,, mo a IL
State Whom have we nominated against Mr.
Griggs? Alexander I. McGill, man filled
with noble instincts and possessing every
qualification for the Office he seeks He has
been called to the highest judicial position
within the State, and his remarkable ability
has satisfied every lawyer in the State and
every citizen of the State. He is o man not
like his opponnet; but has lperal, sens1pie
views, and is well fitted to be Governor and
hold the great seal of this State within his
power.
tsVVe remember, when, i'll 1892 Attorney
General Stockton went before Chancellor
McGill at the request of that grand states
man, Leon Albeit (cheersl, to argue against
the Infamous coal combine. Then it was
that Chancellor McCtill in a learned opinion,
expressed himself in words uhat brought
credit to him and will be remembered long
after he is laid in the grave. He stood
square to all minds His heart was warmed
to the people--the people who, by their toll,
have helped build this nation. In these inn
mortal words Chancellor McGil framed his
opinion
9 THE commodity in which these compa-
nies deal is necessity of life in this State
1t is the principal fuel Of its homes and fac
tories. The slightest increase In its price is
felt by population of hundreds OF thou