The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-12

DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO.,
Rochester, N. "
honorable gentleman's attention to an ex-
tract from a New Jersey newspaper Ntne
ton that should be carefully conned by
the gentleman who declares that the trust
laws of his State were enacted by Demo-
Gratis. 1t convicts him of a culpabie mis-
take in the statement that he made pc
fore this House. and sustains my asser-
ton that the trusts of New Jersey owe
their existence to the Republicans OF that
State. This testimony from his own nome
places the honorable gentleman in an I'M
enviable light, in view of his distinct dec
larations that the law creating the com
bine was the result Of democratic ieglsla-
ton. L have carefully studied the req
marks of the honorable gentleman ana
have discovered that they contained n
statement that is true.
He said that | was a calamity hOWler.
Failing to discover in his remarks any
other statement that accords with the
truth, l am forcibly reminded of the story
of the old Indian who wanted a drink OF
whiskey very. badly. He went to the
~storekeeper and told him he had shot a
deer and would give it to him for a pottle
of whiskes. tfhe s~torekeeper agreed 70
the bargain. gave the bottle of whiskey.
and ske where the deer was to be found:
The Indian told him that at the foot OF
the hill to the right of his. store he would
ind a big nArN, ana lH1U turning licI6 "
the left he would find, about half a mile
farther dow the hill, a big oak tree,
and that under the tree he would IND the
deer. The storekeeper started to get ms
deer. and was able only to find the big
barr and the oak tree. He returned ana
found the Indian lying on his back and
-affectionately hugging the empty bottle.
He awakened the drunken Indian after
some trouble and asked him what he
meant by lying so. The Indian said:.
you found the barn, didn't you?'
you found the big oak tree?"
And you didn't find the deer?s
well, two truths to one lie is pretty
It viii apparently take a good deal Of
civilization TO make the New Jersey Hes-
slams as good as the Indian.
mfr. Simpson here read an extract from
the Newark. .Ledger.'al
Now there is nothing surprising in all
this. 1t is in accord with the history and
traditions of the State of New Jersey.
She is built that way. Why not? Ills
tory informs us that the State was orig
inally settled by Hessians who came oyer
here to fight Washington in the Revolt
tionary War. They cannot help it; 1t is
their nature. 0aughter.)
Now. | want to read from history in re-
gard to this matter. | have here a history
called "The True George Washington"
by Pau Leicester Ford, which contains
this extract, using George Washington's
w wa
And when he described his retreat
through New Jersey, the militia, in
stead of calling forth their utmost Ell
forts to a brave and manly opposition
in order to repair our losses. are dis
mayed, intractable and impatient to
return. Great numbers, almost. by
whole regiments. by half ones, and by
companies at a time.
Mr.. Greenland they are going off yet.
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas-Yes. Now, the
author, in another place, still quoting the
words of Washington, says
Every hour brings the most distress
ing complaints of the ravageS OF our
own troops, who are become infinitely
more formidable to the poor farmers
and inhabitants than the colnm9n enc
my. Horses are taken out of the con-
tinental teams; the baggage of general
officers are not exempt from rapine.
Commenting on this, the author of this
history justly says
At the most critical moment of the
war the New Jersey militia not mere
ly deserted, but captured and took
with them nearly the whole stores of
the army.
Great ~laugfhter.)
Verify, as General Washington wrote:
The dependence which the Congress
have placed upon the militia has all
ready greatly injured, and l fear, will
Totally ruin our cause.
Gaughter.)
So wrote the Father of his Country
about the general characteristics of the
average resident of New Jersey. l read
this, sir, to show that the strong indiet-
ment drawn up by the gentleman him
self, tha "a legislative ring was formed
in that State. and that public places and
possession and power were set up at auc-
ton, is nothing to be marvelled at, MOTH
ing that should cause surprise. The peo-
Pile are built that way down in New Jer-
sey. (Laughter.)
Mr.. vincent-It is inherited.
Mr.. Simpson. of Kansas-Inherited, of
course. 1t may be something in the
climate. 1 do not know what 1t is: |
suppose it is generally conceded that the
climate has some effect upon the people
who live there.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, we all recognize
the ability of the eloquent gentleman
from New Jersey who stands here to
protect the interests of his people. We
look to him to do that; but what | warn
him against is the habit of calling every
man a calamity bowler who protests
in his State. What we protest against
in Kansas is the robbery that comes
from the trusts of that State of New
The gentleman from New Jersey
quoted the other day Mr.. Will White,
editor of the 'Emporia Gazette" a Re-
publican paper and ne men1lonea ms
with Kansas?" That was when Kansas
was under Republican rule that he asked
that question. Now, here is the speech
| delivered by Will White at the Emporia
| Commercial Club, when he said:-
MI. Vincent-That was since the Popu-
lists got in?
MIR. Simpson, of Kansas-Yes. He said:
A true essence of the sway that
Kansas has in the world may not be
gathered into statistics; it may not
find lodgings in the Clearinghouse
ledger: It eludes the pursuer with his
avoirdupois scales, but it shines forth
in the higher per centum of literacy
and the consequent deep. wholesome
morality of the people. They are APP
pr-oaching-even if from afar off-the
ideal Of conduct that was Away be-
fore the fathers who crossed the
sea-" Kansas has elected to her god
a little white shrine in every town.
ship. The high priestess thereof is
the schoolma'am, and when she is in
her holy temple well may the nations
tremble.
Mr.. Chairman, it is this condition of the
Kansas mind that has enabled her citizens
to reach out beyond State limits to see
the necessity of curtailing the greed of
! corporations and. to howl calamity,
against these UBIQUITOUS laws that seem
to have found a Judgment in the State
| represented with SO much ability by the
| honorable gentleman from New Jersey.
Hence | warn him that Kansas will con-
tinue to s'howl' until those who control
the legislation of New Jersey show a
| disposition to repeal, and do repeal,- in
fact all those laws under which fstrustse
manage to rob the Woodworking people