The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-07

There has never before been such a
campaign for pasting, and that we had
a hard row TO hoe is evinced by the
fact that in a city where we should
have won by l,2O0. we were beaten. The
sound money cry carried the county
against us, and I honestly believe that
had it been an off year our ticket, which
was a splendid one, would have won in
this county by at least 10000. We were
confronted with a serious difficulty from
the start. The Democratic convention
adopted a platform which was distasteful
to the people of the East. 1t was the
regular Democratic convention and we
endorsed It, 1t must be remembered that
about one-third Of our voting population
works in New York, in city where the
cry was sound money. Men had it
drummed into their heads by their en-
ployers all day long Fight as we would
we could not stem the tide. Mckinley de-
feated our county ticket People simply
tire ticket, many fearing that If they
pasted wrong they would invalidate their
ballots No man wanted to lose his vote
this election. By supporting the Repub-
lican head of the ticket the people buried
our Assembly ticket, and 1 am really
sorry they did. 1 fear they have dealt a
death blow to the cause of equal taxation
Nearly adj of our candidates worked hard
for equal taxation last year in the Assem-
bly,, and to a man they were pledged to
vote for it this year. 1 understand that
the Republican members were pledged to
equal taxation. do not believe they were
sincere in making the pledge, but trust
that I am mistaken. If they were sin
cere they viii make it known shortly af-
ter the session opens. do not care who
gives us equal taxation. If the Republi-
cans give it to US I will give them all the
credit that is due, and in my estimation
they should have a big lot. Property own
having elected a Republican Assembly.
"The defeat of our Freeholder candi-
dates was due in large measure to
trickery and traitors in our own camp.
we would have won the Freeholders
had honest work been done, but last
night I learned that some of our County
Committeeman supported the Republican
nominees and spent our money to do SO.
with everything against u.s. how
ever, consider the election of Messrs
Heller and Lillis tremendous victory,an
unprecedented one. As to the Palmer and
Buckner men have little to say They
are as a whole kickers against the pres
ent party mana cement They organized
under the guise of working for Palmer
and Buckner, and it is quite apparent
disrupting the regular party and defeat
ing the regular nominees. Any defeat that
has resulted does not give them any glory.
They did mob poll even a respectable
vote for their nomiEees. I am convinced
that they all worked hand and foot with
the Republicans. There are men in that
combination who are bowling loudly
against the present party management
and many of them have sought from the
present party management nominations
and offices. When these men have been
given say in party affairs they have
kicked When they have been out they
have kicked, and honestly believe they
will kick always. Sometimes 1 question
the Democracy. of all of them.
"Our party is in a fairly well organized
condition now, and if we can keep to-
gether and nominate a good man for
Mayor, good men for Street and Water
Commissioners in the spring We will win
to moral certainty.
81 can stand blackgnardly and cowardly
attacks upon me SO long as our party
is victorious. There will come a day,
however, when those who attack me. ac-
cuse me of things have never been re-
sponsible for, viii regret it. We viii see
in short time whether the men we have
elected are not good, true honest men.
81 want to thank all the Democrats
who supported our ticket with old time
loyalty"
There is one thing apparent and 1t is
that old politicians must retire from the
ring Young men are springing up in
politics and are doing all the hard work
Of the campaigns. They are active and
loyal, while I must confess that the only
time the old men are active is when an
office is in sight. We must bow to the
young Democracy, and we may as well
do it now as at any other time"
HURTTRYING TO STOP ARUNAwAY
William Runken, twsnty-one years old,
living at No. SO Madison street. Hoboken,
was dangerously injured this morning
while making an attempt to stop a run
away horse at Ferry and Madison streets.
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