The Jersey City news., 1898-11-04

butt want to say that gleary cannot vi, win
date will win. If Mr.. Cleary had wait
ed there could possibly have been a
chance for him some time. Independents
WAS Kenny regular when he ran
against Gallagher shouted Cleary-
ite.
background too until he was regularly
want to know
There was no answer and Mr.. Davis
governor Crane. william McAdoo
and all the regular candidates will ap-
hope you will give them warm wei
come. I hope and trust that you gen.
tlemen will remain loyal to the ticket
from top to bottom. This is the only
is any disaffection. Get together, and on
Tuesday next do your duty. Do it ana
we win carry this county by from lV,ooo
to IL 000 "
William D. DAILY, the Congressional
candidate was accorded a rouslng well
come. He said
II am your candidate for Congress and
hope every Democrat will vote for me-
You have to choose between Major Pang-
born and myself 1 feel that you all
know me well enough to know that #
you elect me your interests will be Weii
cared for by me. I have known the Ma
jor twenty-five or thirty years. ana II
that time he has used his pen with mucl
vigor against the Democratic party ana
against every member of it. The party
he represents is opposed to you and OPP
posed to all masses. He stands for
aristocracy as against the great world
of laborers and mechanics.
II came here tonight specially to speak
to you about track elevation. In TINS
hall last night there was something go
ing on. What was here you know. one
thing that was here-I don't know what
to call it-and it, believe, attempted to
say something which reflected upon me
and my course in connection with equal
taxation. From that mans character,
istics and general tone | know he would
be a good informer. He is fit for moth
drew T. Corcoran. (The mention of the
name brought forth vigorous hiss1ng) II
is beneath my dignity to answer any
thing thing like him would say he
used to come down to Trenton and 1t
was not long before every one became
convinced that he is paretic, or is sur
fering from some disease bordering on
think he represents Corcoran. At 9TH
ers | do not think he knows whom he
represents. He thinks more about him.
self than any rational being ever will.
His remarks were untrue. If We, have
today something bordering on track ele-
walton it is not because Foster Voorhees
gave it to you The real track elevation
bills which were introduced were NOT
voted for by Foster Voorhees,. and de-
fly him or any other man TO dispute that
assertion. What he did vote for was a
bill prepared by the counsel OF the Erie
Railroad for that concern. True and sim
cere track elevation bills were introduced
by your representatives Assemblymen
not vote for either of those measures be-
cause in both instances the interests OF
you property owners were proIected.
Those measures were killed and killed by
Foster Voorhees,, who introduced the
Erie Railroad $ own bill. That bill was
prepared by Counsellor Corbin, who lives
down in Elizabeth where Voorhees, does
From start to finish / was with you
in that fir I was your representative
and I looked after your interests to the
best of my ability. Every measure bene-s
fitting the Erie Railroad [ opposed un-
til YOU got track elevation. have here
with me tonight all the records showing
just what my attitude toward the Erie
Company was until track elevation was
tion of leasing the New York and Green
wood Lake road to the Erie was made.
I protested until track elevation came
81 stood alone in the Senate and com
batted that measure. All the Republic
cans including Foster Voorhees,, voted
for it. The Evening Journal of this
city in It's account of the battle, says X
stood alone. MY Democratic eonfreres
were absent at the time Had they been
present they would have voted with. me-
fought against the measures meas 3 legallzlNng Ng
credit is due Voorhees, that IS not due
your representatives. He voted LOT tne
bill he introduced for the, company ana
knowing we could get nothing better we
voted for 1t. too. It was compromise
bill and nothing more can be SAID or IT,
Had Foster Voorhees, been honest with
YOU he would have voted years before,
for track elevation and for the true bills
introduced by Assemblymen Fleming ana
Carroll. Those measures did not SUIT
the Erie Company and Voorhees,, OF
"Other issues will be discussed with
you by able speakers; l am tired ana ana
played out I have been all over the
State, and I believe our party is going
to be successful. Wherever I've gone
have found Democrats enthusiastic ana
ii appears that voters are determined 70
oust the party of false pretenses and
return to the party which for twenty
seven years gave you an honest admin
istration The Republican government
Of State affairs is filled with nothing ex-
cent extrayagance All the indignities
which have been heaped upon the state
by the Republicans VII Pc resented ssn ,,,,,i
turn out and give an old time majority
for our whole ticket, from the Governor
down
#. Noonon. When quiet was restored he
began in this way
'fWhen our party-the great Democratic
.party-at its convention, adopted and
promulgated platform, then the signal
guns Of this campaign were fired and
the battle is being fought and will be set
tied next TUESDAY. w e are mere loi a
free fair and full discussion OF the issues
of this campaign. We are hero to learn
what is to be learned about the contend
ing parties and their candidates. Tne ex-
ercise of your sovereign suffrage is
solemn act 1t is indeed a solemn act. Ii
involves the underlying principles OF our
great and glorious country. To bring
about a proper performance OF that
suffrage we should bring forth our best
intelligence and highest patriotism. We
are now called upon to do our duty and
of American citizenship. The ballot is the
keystone in the arch of our glorious coun-
try On it the continuation and perpetu-
alton of our institutions depend. Let cor
ruption creep in so as to disturb and dis
place that Keystone and the great arch
will fall down and bring with it the super
structure of our government. Anarchy
and darkness and desolation will follow.
Cursed be the man who would corrupt the
yah blast him in his tracks. The ballot
is the basis of our political equality. It
is as powerful in the hands of the humble
as in the hands of the millionaire. 1t is
the virtue of that ballot that makes us all
equal before the law. and on election day
we should cast our ballots as men. Ameri-
can freemen, and always for that party
which gives us pledge to lead us in the
pathway Of success. Society was insti-
were instituted for that purpose and part
of that advancement we enjoy here is
the fact that we are freemen and have
opportunity to give evidence of that fact
by our right and title to that sacred SOW
ereign ] say now that If the Republican
party had its way in the formation Of our
government, you would not have the right
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