The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-08
HOOS And VICTORY.
Rousing Ratification Of the
Democratic Candidates at the
Davis Club Rooms.

LAWS IIuU hUUuS.
An old time Democratic ratification
meeting was held in the rooms of the
Robert Davis Association last night.
There were five hundred voters present
and they ratified the whole ticket and
pledged themselves to leave no stone un-
turned to elect the several candidates.
The explosion of bombs attracted large
crowd to the clubhouse. The scene was
so unlike the spectacle that was to be
witnessed at Woods Hall, block away
where d Republican misinformation con-
ference was going on that staunch Re-
publicails shuddered at the apparent en-
thusiasln surrounding the election of
Democratic nominees. Even a religious
orator who had attracted a crowd at
Grove and Mercer streets paused in his
soul-saYing. crusade to remark that every
victory that he, too, would have to send
up prayer for that party's victory and
the salvation of the city.
The meeting in the clubhouse was pre-
sided over by Christopher p Smith, presi-
dent OF the organization. Former Clerk
Boyd Of the Board of Freeholders took
Arthur O'Brien. an estimable young
Democrat who had always worked earn
estly for the SUCCESS of the party and the
advancement of its interests. The first
speaker to discuss the issues of the cam
paign was Counsellor Alexander Simpson
In his customary aggressive spirit he set
and the candidates of that party, ad-
dressing his hearers as fellow victims
I'VE We're promised reform" he de-
clared. I'VE got it, vulgarly speaking,
hatchet. Experience. five years Of it,
breakers, has convinced us all, I am
satisfied, that if the city is to be saved
from bankruptcy the .reins of administra-
cans at the coming contest.
We We're assured good streets. Well,
we, we've got some, som but down in my heart
erty. Wait until the Improvement GER
tfficates for those street. which have been
issued with such a lavish hand to certain
men, begin to fall due. I predict that
when taxpayers ascertain how far our
city has been plunged into debt to make
surface show there will be howl of
slican, so-called, reformers never being
allowed to jump into Office again
The Lord deliver us from any more
reform of the kind we have had If he
does not, the devil only knows what will
become of us and the little homes we
have worked hard to build up. The pres
opolies of all kinds. 1t nursed the asphalt
business and when the time arrives when
that pavement will have to be settled for
a jump and the life of the poor man will
be made more miserable. ali because of
Z, Ri,epunltcan trickery and dishonesty.
to this city today and examine into things
imagine there would be a wholesale
exodus of reformers.
Every question of great public import
ance has been juggIed with Track eieva-
tion was assured us, and because the
raising Of the Fries tracks will benefit
tives remain inactive while the lives of
innocent children and men having large
families dependent upon them are ground
to pieces daily.
What do these tools of corporations
care for a poor working man? They have
no use for him and pay no attention to
TO manufacture campaign material the
tax rate was forced down peg by the
levy Of ridiculous valuations on property
the owners of which are unknown. By
falsely increasing the ratabies. the tax
was reduced 10 cents on the thousand.
How poor men must feel to save 10 cents.
saving is farcical. because in cases where
the reduction might have done some good
valuations We're Increased. And so the
treacfery has been carried on. Water
rates have been forced up and the water
department is in a fearful and alarming
condition. The Republicans are afraid to
face the calamity that they brought the
city face to face with. Their only cry
is The old gang
God help us if the old gang ever CON
present our whole system Of government govern, nj
reeks with rottenness. Salaries have been
Increased and sinecurists maintained at
ine H feMoense OF the oppressed taxpayer.
AS for their candidates they are not
worthy of mention.
u. Herbert Potts, in face of the rotten
ness that prevails, has the impudence to
them he proposes following in the foot
steps OF the present incumbent if elected.
we Weli ne ne won't , be elected; and he would
that ne would be reappointed a Police
Justice if beaten.
So determined are the Republicans to
hold the city's purse strings That the,, ~
propose holding their Offices by force
after, Mr.. Hoos is elected our Mayor,
ananK ana thas good1ness 1s we have law in our land
managed delightful eosap Contrast ahd Is mlsr oar
J. Herbert Potts. He is man ~ II inteiii Hiii
gence. he IS representative business
man ana being an owner of property is
iinteresste1Sa IN N the citys welfare. That he
dence Of With him in the Mayors chair
the e CITY 4 viii be honestly governed.
no APO Apous fe1y sne Only thing the Republican
70 try and perpetuaG himself in ONCE
through a rotten Legislature and again ~
powar n to toe coiiset s. ron an act giving him
FORTUNATE who goes before him. il, defauit
Of the payment of which he is raiiroaded
duty G % 81 evera are pfae9ns etzsn Is set and it Is the
trlcklsters this time that they will never
again seek control of public affairs. vThev
go out of office leaving path of wrecir
and ruin behind them and only Demo-
bankruptcy. o'ii
For five years they have been in ahso-
lutte power, and it will probably take
honest men twenty years to renair fha
damage that has been done No one will
know for long time to come to what
depth the city. has been sunk in debt
but. with their electric light, water
asphalt and other jobs it IS reasonabie.
to suppose that the debt has been given
an increase that will bear heavily upon
those unfortunate taxpayers who were
SO foolish as to elect Republicans to an
oftiee where they would have the hand
ling Of public funds. Let every man do
IIoos, our Mayoralty nominee. and "a ali
the other party candidates will "a
through with a rush that will he do
lightfui to contemplate
During his speech Mr. Simpson was in
terrupted at frequent intervals by tre-
meridous applause.
]. William II Peclzham, Vice President Of
the Davis Association. was next intro
duced- He is an old Democratic war
horse and fighter.
Ffr. Simpson has quite well covered
the ground, he began. 'sHe has shown
you the terrible condition of affairs that
existts. He did not exaggerate particle
and repeat that we are today con-
frollted by an alarming state of affairs
owing to Republican extravaganza. The
return Of the Republicans means ruin
and. nothing short of 1t. 1t has been
truly charged that water syndicates are
running their campaign They are fight
defeat the representatives of honest gov
eminent as named by the Democrats T