The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-21
BERGEN DEMOCRATS.
Rousing Meeting at Their
New Headquarters on
the Hill.
VOTERS WILL BE- REGISTERED
Republican Hypocrisy and
Extravaganza in the State
Laid Bare.

There was a rousing meeting last night
| in the rooms of the Bergen Democratic
Association, at Monticello avenue and
Brinkerhoff street Stirring speeches on
the issues Of the campaign were made by
Tax Commissioner James Clarke, former
Congressman George B. Fielder, James
Luby ana David Barry. candidate for
Freeholder from the Eighth Ward. The
! meeting was an important one in many
respects The attendance was large, and
| those present We're full Of enthusiasm
and firm in the belief that the Democrats
win not only sweep the county and state
| but will also make great inroads into
! the normal Republican majority OF the
Eighth and Ninth Wards
| President Frank Gornley, Of the Ber-
gen Democratic Association, opened the
| meeting with a short address in winch
he spoke of the success of the Library
Hall mass meeting at which Elvip w.
| Crane, Allan MeDermott, William ID
Daily. and other candidates We're heard
He urged the members Of the ASSOCIATION
| to keep up the good work so ausplclously
! begun and called upon them TO do MS
| sionary work among their Republican
| neighbors Tax Commissioner Clarke sad
| he believed that there was glorious
| future in store for the Bergen Democratic
| Association He thought it would do
| what was originally intended by its or
ganizers. be home for all the Demo-
| Gratis of the hill, not only for those in
! the Eighth Ward but also those in the
Sixth and Ninth Ward. He predicted that
| after the campaign the association will
be stronger than ever before in its his
tory and that it will become to the
Bergen section what the Davis associa-
tion is to lower Jersey City. the strong
hold of Democracy. He suggested that
aggressive steps be taken TO consolidate
the Democratic forces on the Heights
and bring them into the association.
Ex-Congressman George B. Fielder
talked in the same strain. He believed
that the Bergen Association was elected
to do a great work, and that the only way
it could do it was by perfect organiza-
tion.
James Gordon moved that a committee
of five be appointed to boom the associa-
ton The motion prevailed, and Presi-
dent Gormley appointed on the commit
tee James Gordon, Michael Kennedy
James Clarke, James Luby and Daniel
Smith.
Mr. Clarke spoke on the necessity of
getting out the full vote. He said:-sAs
1 read the speech of the chairman of the
convention that nominated Mr. Brauti-
gam, and read his speech Of acceptance,
| noticed that the Republicans expect to
win the election by bringing out the full
vote on election day They are making a
house to house canvass to get out all the
Republicans They are depending on that
and on the dissatisfaction which they
imagine exists in the Democratic party
to secure a majority. l want to impress
upon the voters here that there is but one
more registry day. Out of the Democratic
voters in my precinct, not forty per cent.
have registered But we have taken pre-
cautions to have them registered. Ii they
are not registered by five O'Clock on the
last day of registry, we will send to their
homes and get them out and If they do
not appear by seven O'Clock, we will
swear their names in. Other precincts
should be cared for in the same manner.
Every Democrat should be enrolled. If
we all do our duty, we should have no
difficulty in cutting down the Republican
majority"
James Luby spoke on the financial
issue. He gave comprehensive view Of
the situation and produced cold hard
facts to prove that the States money has
been squandered by the Republican
administration in the last three years.
Mr.. Luby explained that by a queer
little juggle' the party in power on
November / of each year. made public a
-.
ranged ii as TO make it appear that that
party was responsible for the splendid
condition of the State treasury. IIe ex-
planned that it was an easy matter to
do so as there has always been a balance
of nearly $loo0,0 900 since Leon Albeit was
Governor. Continuing Mr.. Luby said:
Last year q queer thing happened
When the first day of the new fiscal year
came the State Comptroller instead of
making public his report, sent a telegram
to Governor Griggs congratulatiRg him
on the splendid financial condition of the
State. The balance sheets could not be
obtained They were carefully withheld
until the Legislature convened, and then
they had to be shown. Then the Comp
trollers action was explained. The ball
ance sheets showed first that the income
had been larger than ever before in the
history of the State and, second that
the expendftnres had been $4,000 greater
than the Income. The part of the deficit
could not be explained away on the
ground of State improvements, or what
IS known as extraordinary expenses, as
the extraordinary expenses were many
thousands of dollars less than they were
the year before. The money must nave
gone them into the ordinary running ex-
penses of the State The Republican
party with all its talk OF reform expended