The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-20

The Funny Republican Platform.
The platform adopted by the Republic
can County Convention, last evening, APP
pears to be the production of humor-
by endorsing the National platform
adopted at St. Louis, last year. because
at was on h platform that a grand
victory was won for honest money" This
is a rich joke on the Mckinley Admins
tration, which, the moment it was IN
trenched in power. ~repadiated the St.
Louis platform and began dickering with
the silverites.
But the Hudson platform says:-"Ai-
ready the beneacent results Of the adj
ministration of Mckinley and Hobart
are everywhere evident Are they? The
deficit for the current month is already
over six millions three hundred thou
sand dollars. The deficit for the fiscal
year to date is ss5. 4os. $50. The Hawaiian
steal is on a fair way to accomplishment.
England has slapped US in the face over
the Boring Sea dispute. Spain has told
US to mind our own business. Germany
Is preparing to retafiate for our tariff.
These are certainly glorious results.
Coming down to State affairs. the plat
form endorses the administration of Gov
ernor Griggs. This is funny, too. Per-
hans it is for the average annual in
crease of 100000 in the State expenses
which Is the principal tangible result of
the change of parties. 1.-The State" says
the platform, s.receives thousands OF dol
lars in fees formerly retained by State
officials" It emits to state that it is
practically paying out every dollar OF
these fees to support a horde Of party
heelsrs, and tina the expense of the
Offices are still on the rise. The state
ment that many unnecessary offices
have been abolished should have been
reinforced with a list of the Offices. With
out 1t, the statement falls fiat, since no.
body can recall a single one of the al
legged abolished offices.
The platform next endorses the course
pursued BY our Representatives from
Hudson county in supporting the anti
racetrack amendment. Which repre-
sentatives. we wonder, are meant: those
whit voted for It in the Legislature or
those who refused to indorse 1t in the
County Committee?
ON equal taxation there is a great
sp1urge. but word about the
buuco ganl4 overnor Griggs.
who so dr. at the money
sborld never lie cities during
his term of Office. 44sIs sly performance
secures an ample sum to support Repub-
lican extravaganza in the State, SO long
as he lasts, while 1t leaves to his Demo-
aratic successor the obligation of re-
t-renehment and economy SO that the cit
les may be paid their due. Why did not
the platform explain this sneaking, cow
ardly piece of chicanery?
Why did 1t not explain, either that the
law il not an equal taxation law, thai
1t does not force the railroads to bear
any greater share OF the public expenses
than they did before.
Above all, why lid not the platform tell
whv William M. Klink has been flung off
the Republican Assembly ticket this year
BY order of the railroad ring, because
he dared advocate a real equal taxation
bill upon the aoor OF the Assembly,
These are matters the Republican plat
form might have dealt with e~ffectuaily.
WIS is It silent ape them2
Then comes the farcicai section about
the Hudson County Boulevard. The plat
form displays a feverish anxiety for its
salvation-ffom whom? we ask. Is not
the answer p~lain?-From the Republican
combine owned by Edward w. Woolley,
which lis now plunderfng the county and
Insulting all sense Of decency and justice
in its peopies
So 1t goes on In a wild career Of BOOM
erang TRADES, unit 1t ends with a shout
In praise OF the Macarthur bin. This is a
worthy close for such a document. 1t
shows tina the ring-tailed monkey
have seen nothing and learned nothing,
even from defeat. Edward W. Woolley,
the author of his pretty platform, is
stfll the same trncnlently defiant boss
that be was when he tried, WA years
ago, to deprive the people OF the OPP
~portunity to vote. He is, in addition, the
same blind, shallow, silly fellow, who can
only drag hts party after him into the
slough Of despond
Democrats will hail this platform with