The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-30
SICKLES SCORES BRYAN
Tears the Mask from the Pop
ulistie Demagogue in
Hasbrouek Hall.

The Hasbrouck Hall meeting, from the
fact that General Daniel E. Sickles, the
most famous and the best speaker of
the delegation of Generals, spoke was
the most important of the series. The
hall was profusely decorated with flags
and portraits of Mckinley and Hobart.
DIR. Leonard ]. Gordon presided and on
the platform were the veteran PrinciI<l
Lindsey. Myron Furst, John w. Heck.
Isaac S. Taylor. Flavel MCGEE, Frank
Stevens, Colonel Abernethy, Major Low
ell Purdy, who fought under Siekles dur
ing the war; DR.. Dickinson, William w.
Farrier, Frank Higgins, James C. Young
and George Tenant. The meeting OPEN
ed with the singing of America" by
the audience, and then man named
Cornelius H. Benson was introduced. Mr..
Benson spoke like man VINO had taken
seventy-five cent elocution lessons and
practiced his address before the looking
glass. He spoke for about ten minutes,
when he was interrupted by loud cheer
ing, which greeted the appearance of
General Sickles at the rear of the stage.
The General was helped to a seat in
front of the platform, and there was
consultation between him and DR.. Cor
don and Mr. Benson. Mr.. Benson then
told the audience that the General want
ed him to go on and speak as he was
prepared to spend the night there if
necessary. Mr. Benson then proceeded
with his address and might be speaking
now had not DR.. Gordon told him in
stage whisper that the General was ready
to speak. Mr. Benson subside1 and hur-
ried away to another hall to give another
audience the benefit of his acquaintance
of How to become an orator at home
in ten lessons.
Dr. Gordon said it was unnecessary
to introduce to Jersey City audience a
man who was part OF the history of the
country, but for the benefit of the op-
posite sex he would introduce Comrade
Sickles. Waving of small flags and hand
kerchiefs by the women and cheers by
the men greeted the sturdy old General
as he arose on his crutches and bowed.
While this was going a chair was
placed in the front of the stage. and the
General sat down. Then when the cheer
ing had ceased, he spoke from his seat
Comrades, ladies' and gentlemen" be-
gan the old veteran texcept to make the
vote of New Jersey as emphatic as pos
sible l can see no reason for this meet
ing. New Jersey. as you and I believe is
as sure as any State in the Union for
sound money, but I commend your desire
to make the vote of the State so decisive
that no man hereafter win doubt the hon
esty of New Jersey politics.
Those Of you who know me know that
/ am Democrat I have spent fifty years
in the service of that party. | differ from
the Republicans and their candidate in
many things, and / reserve my full liberty
in the future to act with that party again.
| (Applause.) The motives which actuate
me in this campaign will actuate mill
1 lion Democrats. Major Mckinley for
tunately has placed himself above all
| party grounds and appeals justly and
wisely to the mass of his conpatrots as
a patriot and an honest man on the side
| of good order, law and those principles
| which have made the country what ii is
| You will see by the vote of New York
/ next Tuesday whether Mckinley is a
| party man or not, -Four years ago she
! gave 1900 for President Cleveland. Next
| Tuesday she viii give a majority for Nc
/ kinley. You can't find a Democratic lead
! er over there who is with Bryan
II have recently returned from the
/ West, where we visited twelve States, at
/ tended four hundred meetings and ad-
dressed more than a million men / found
/ in the West no such state of affairs as
Bryan reports. There is no desire there
/ 20 make war ON the East / saw a few
PopuIists. That species is not known in
/ New York. go let me describe one TO you
! He is generally found in the rural dis
! tricts and is called a farmer although the
principal crop on his farm is weeds He
| is too lazy TO piow deep and wants some
good angel to sow for him, Lock at his
! wagon, spokes are out of the Wheels
/ Look at his home, the roof leaks Look
! at his harness, II has rope in it Look at
/ his horse, you can count its ribs and over
/ eaen eye there is q hole large enough to
i put a hem s egg in. His children are bare
/ footed and don't 60 to school. His wife
| is wearing the same gown she has worn