The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-07

MKINLEY SCORED.
Fierce Denunciatior of the
Coward President at the
Fallon Association
Rally.
M%ULVkNEY'S STEP TOO FAR
Democratic Candidates Enthusias-
tically Unconstitutional
Smith Cheered.

Local issues were almost forgotten at
the mass meeting of the Mark Fallon
Association, formerly the Heller Asso-
citation, held last night in the lower Ber-
gen Hall. The speakers of the evening,
who were assigned from the Democratic
headquarters, treated them as of minor
Importance, and the burden of all their
remarks was the great National crisis
which now confronts the people. Nothing
but bitter words were heard for President
Mckinley and his administration. Some
of the speakers seemed to lose control of
themselves and used strong language.
The majority of the audience was with
them. There was one remark. however,
which was made by Director of Education
John j. Mulvaney. which was received
with almost absolute silence. Prior to
making it Mr.. Muivaney's u~tterances had
been repeatedly cheered and he had had
the close attention OF his hearers. There
was very little cheering and one feeble
attempt at a hiss when he attacked Presi-
dent Mckinley and safd:--He has tied a
lin can TO the tail of a NANCY cur nation,
which has no excuse for living, simply
to please a few stock jobbers.
Mr.. Mulvaney was the first speaker. OF
the local campaign he said:-"There is
really not much TO say about the spring
campaign. 1t is simply a question OF
staying with your party. SIX years sgo
thought the party needed reforming
and that the only way to reform 1t was
tration was enough for them. and at the
end of that administration things were
far worse han when it went in. AS for
the candidates in the present campaign
publicanS have put up a lot of small,
petty. trucking politicians. There should
pc no giving away to the Republicans
]. B. Keim. a Socialist. who was con-
verted last year to the ranks of the DEM
-ocratic party, and who has been assigned
to speak at all the mass meetings held
thus far, spoke on the Cuban crisis.
Let us view it," he said, from the
principally do the fighting in the event of
war. Let them say, what shall it be?
From labor's ranks chiefly can be recruit
ed 5000, 900 able-bodied men in less than
one month, should the emergency arise
for their enlistment.
IF SO. why hould not the great Ameri-
can people and defenders of our National
honor and seif-respect, hesitate TO eX-
press their Indignation and social con-
tempt of a vacillating administration,
whose representation and elastic policy
make the chances of our noble protectors
and brave lighters less and less secure
when the delayed conflict comes at last.
"A President who can see no cause for
h war in the blowing up of the Maine is
Vno safe pilot for our ship of State and
Fhould have little or no confidence placed
him.. The position of the President in
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whole world watches his every move with
bfeathless expectancy. He may desire
totdo the right thing, but a man with a
past such as his can inspire no hope in
those who wait. When poor struggling
Cuba stretched out her hands and cried
for help, Mckinley said, Let's give Cuba
d biscuit He submitted the inquiry re-
port to Congress without one word of
sympathy for our murdered heroes and
their bereayed families but a most hearty
expression of faith in SPANS sense of JUS
Toa Gc n n q -TAn Vi will Il 7 r n - ran
of action suggested by honor and friend
" relations. Great Cod can there be
honor in a nation that viii seek to exter-
inmate a weak and helpless people,, whose
only crime is their cry for freedom and
the right to live? Do we really pro-
TESS friendly relations with such a herd
of human devils, who 'Starve to death
hundreds of thousands of women and
children? Non-intervention was the cry
of the first murderer.
The workmen of our land have a deep
interest in the problem of the present
crisis 1t means volumes to them and
their future happiness. Continued suf-
American toilers and the final e%nslave-
ment of the propertyleSs class. Every
intelligent workingman knows that JUS
tice and freedom secured for. any people
oppressed means the same for himself
when he has just cause. Now as to the
destruction of the Maine. Desertions
from our navy will come by thousands
and the ghosts of those dead sailors will
stalk about every convention and hover
over every ballot box until they send to
oblivion every mugwump and every man
gy dog who is in Washington trying to
psk< for a man. Let us not forget that
our best sailors come from the farms
and workshops of our land and that a
nation dcSs not deserve to live that re-
fuses to protect the honor of its dead
heroes. because a few dollars are at
stake"
for the local candidates, ad apntrailyuclr
Commissioner Anthony Hauck spoke
for the local candidate, and particularly
for Colonel Smith, whom he has known
since he was six years old. having rown
up with him in the same neighborhood.
Speaking of the affairs of the Street and
Water Board, COMMISSIONS Hauck said
that the present Board has been handi-
capped up to the present time by having
a Corporation Counsel who could not be
relied upon. With the Corporation Coun-
sci appointed the other day" he said, 1--WE
have a good Democrat, who will steer us
clear of shoals. We couldn't go to his.
predecessor, as we couldn't believe him,
and he would not give us an opinion which
would rebound to the credit of the DEM
0cratic party"
Lawyer Eugene Leake said that every
loyal American citizen is bound to stand
at the back of President Mckinley in the
present crisis.
dress He was talking when Colonel
Smith entered and was greeted with
vocfferous cheers. He said:-'I want to
thank you for nominating me as your
candidate. / am entirely in the hands of
the party I represent. but / am pledged
to no man. ] promise to execute all that
best of my ability. | nave tried to exc
cute every trust which has come upon me
in the past, and while this may be a new
line for me I will try to do my utmost to
GiSs satisfaction . ths people Of Jersey
Mark Fallon and Assemblyman Benny
also spoke.
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.