The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-07
REPUBLICANS
AND LABOR.
Record Of the G. O. 2. One
Of Bitter Hostility to
The Workingman.
FACTS OF FIVE YEARS
Almost Every Measure Pro
posed in the Legislature
Ruthlessly Slaughtered.
LABOR Be DAMNED
Personal Part Played by Foster
M. voorhees as Assembly,
man and Senator.
Labor BE DAMNED
the Trenton g

The Republican party OF New Jersey
once again appeals to the people OF oul
State to re-elect it to power. Cooily aho
without shame 1t faces the workihgMsn
of New Jersey. whose interests y mas
cruelty neglected and betrayed. and ssks
them to vote for the election of a RepuD-
lican Governor and a republican Lesis-
lature. Relying upon public forgetluiaess
and indifference and party neWspapei
Misrepresentation the Repuplscan parry
managers seem TO believe tney can
again deceive and cajole NOT oHy ene
workingmen who are accustomed 70 Foee
the Republican ticket, but worKihgmeh
who are accustomed to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket, as well as those VINO wore
without regard to party. Having fooieo
the workingmen so often II IS no wonaer
that they should still belieye y posslple
to fool the workingmen longer. ihey efl-
IDENTIFY think that the Republican work
ingmen have no perception, that they are
mere voting cattle whose DUTY II IS %
elect the masters who lash them, ana tna1
they win again go to the polls IN TINS
year of 1893 and vote IN favor OF lne party
which for the past five years has iost no
opportunity to insult labor and ignore IT'S
appeals. But at last they may md them-
selves mistaken. The Worklngneh re
publicans, Democrats and independent
are not an fools, Cano1uate voorhees, 20
the contrary. notWitnstanolns aho tnes
may be expected to prove this facts on
the eighth day OF November ny driving a
party from power winch mas abused IT'S
opportunities by legislating for the bene-
fit Of the few to the injury OF the many.
On What grounds does the Republican
party OF New Jersey base its appeals Tor
the support of the w-orkingmen2 What
has it done to earn the peoples gratitude
or thanks? What has it done to bene-
fit the wageworkers who vote the Repub-
liean ticket or the Democratic ticket or
any other ticket2 What pledge has it
kepta What promise has ii made? Five
years ago 1t assumed absolute power with
promises Of great things TO the people
blazoned upon its banners. Have the
great things m-aterialized? Has the Re
publican party during the past five years
used the law making power in any shape
or form for the relief of the bone and
sinew of our State-of those who need
most attention-the wage-working class?
Let the record of the Republican party
answer these questions. The answer will
show It to be the Labor Be Damned
Party.
Workingmen Of all parties, you are the
Judges.
Here is the record from the official re-
ports of the Legislature. and the State
trade organizations
In 1894 the Republican party controlled
both branches Of the State Legislature.
II was rhen within it's mower to help the
uorring naonIe Inv remedial legislation.
Did Il do 80? Here Is the answer. The
orgar,ivea working neonle of New Jer-
sew netifioned tbe Legislature to pass
NILS for their beneft and ended their pe-
tition - follows. aHundreds of bills have
hean ,ntrad,,caa for other interests. while
onlv : few nave beensi Introduce for the
hanaet ~ me worpingman and women of
49, stota centleman do not IGNORE o,r
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