Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-11-03

not know about other localities, but I
have been told that in the city of New
ark the railway companies have COM
piled with the law and the motormen
and conductors are well satisfied.
Another act was to make wages a pre-
ferred debt in all cases Of insolvency
That law / believe to be one Of the
most beneficial 1t means this: If any
employer becomes embarrassed the re-
ceiver or who ever takes charge of his
affairs is obliged to first pay the working
men before one dollar can be paid to
anyone else. The act creating the Blu
reau of Labor Statistics and the act re-
garding the inspection of factories and
workshops We're also among the num-
Der. Another act passed was the one
which requires the stamping of goods
made in the State Prison. (Applause).
These are some of the bills which we
passed. They all received my support and
my vote. 1t is character of legisla-
ton, however, that Mr.. Foster Voorhees,
is to-day claiming is foolish legislation.
1t was thought to be beneficial to the
labering people, to all the people, yet Mr.
Voorhees,, when he is charged with re-
fusing to sign labor bills passed by the
last Legislature. says they were foolish
bills. He sets himself up as better
judge of what the laboring people in
the State need in the way Of legislation
than are the Senators and Assemblymen
and the members of the labor organiza-
tons. No matter what they think of leg
islation of this sort, Mr. Voorhees, says
it is foolish legislation; won't sign it.
He knows it ALL He could teach Solo
mon. (Laughter). If he had been on earth
when the ten commandments were writ
ten he would have moved an amendment
or offered minority report. As to
whether Mr.. Voorhees, has or has not
been a friend of labor you must find out
from another source.
We to-day ask the people in this State
to look back to the record of the Demo
cratic party in years gone by. We stand
second TO none in regard to our financial
condition among the sisterhood of States.
And the history of the Democratic adj
ministration of this State is the history
of New Jerseys financial prosperity. The
State was brought to its present grand
condition by legislation under Parker,
Randolph and Albeit Great applause).
Nothing the Republicans have done since
they have been in Office has improved the
State flom financial standpoint. Dur
ing 1895, '96 and 81 the report of the
State Treasurer shows that the Republic
cans expended Sal 900 more in this State
than they received. Where would we
have been were it not for the fact that
when the Democrats went out of office
they left over three quarters of million
dollars in the Treasury"
Ex-Governor Zulick was then present
ed and in opening he congratulated the
Democracy of Gloucester County on its
united front. with a reunited Democ-
racy in the State of New Jersey he
said, there can be but one result, and
that is victory. We find it all over the
State, away up in the mountains of Sus-
sex and away down in Cape May. And
perhaps if we looked back over the past
and realize that for thirty years the
Democratic party of the State of New
Jersey has had succession of Demo-
cratic Governors, with but one expection,
and that was an expection too much, we
will conclude that there was some reason
why New Jersey left her Democratic
neoorings. Occasional defeats, politically
speaking, are like occasional thunder
showers-they purify the atmosphere. 1t
is possible that the administration of
Republican rule in the State of New Jer-
sey has clarified the atmosphere here.
Three years ago the Republican candi-
date for Governor was John W. Griggs
He made a sort of a political rough
rider campaign through New Jersey and
finding the people in state of unrest on
account Of the fact that men were walk
ing the streets empty handed, he charged
that it was all due to the wastefulness of
the Democratic power He promised if
the people would elect him they would
have economy and reform. The Repub-
liean party was full of promises and
pledges as they always are just before
election time, but they failed to keep
them. They promised reform; they proni-
icnH fho nd only L xxrhn
they didn't promise.
John w. Griggs, | remember very
well, for it startled me when | read his
speech, said among other things that
he was going to elevate the judiciary of
New Jersey. Griggs reform and elevate
the judiciary. A judiciary that has
been the pride of every citizen, non
partisan Judiciary that gave to the
world that eminent jurist, now dead
and gone, Mercer Beasley; that gave
that eminent equity lawyer, the great
est that we have any record of in the.
last century Theodore Runyon; a judici-
airy, non-partisan as it was, that led
Democratic Governors to go to the
county of Warren and appoint that emf
nent jurist ard pure man, David A.
Depue, a Republican, to Union County
and select the distinguished gentleman,
the present Onief Justic Magic, a Re-
publican; that led them to 90 over to
Passaic and select Jonathan Dixon,
Republican. And yet judiciary rank
ing as high as that represented by such
able men, was going to be elevated by
a little crossroads lawyer.
Referring to local matters, he read briefly
from Vice Chancellor Pitney's opinion in
the Woodbury. Heights Land case, and
pictured the effect on popular government
if men of that character were chosen as
representatives of the people.
Reviewing the patriotic services of Capt
Edward L. Stratton, and the present as
sembly contest, he urged the people, ire
speetive of party, to elect as their rep esen-
Lative 10 the legislature the man who had
done and suffered so much for his country
1t will be lasting disgrace on the patriotic
sentiment of the county ii you do not" he
said in conclusion.
1t was after ten o'clock when Mr. Iredell
was introduced, and nearly eleven before
MIR. Stratton, in closing the meeting, made
an eloquent plea tor support.
Thomas G. Dilkes gave the audience
some figures in stating his ideas of county
office holding. One term of five years, he
said. is enough, and il l am elected will not
be candidate for reelection Elect a
Dne-term candidate and the Office will come
around occasionally, but elect term Of
fifteen years candidate, and only three of
The present voters of the county will ever
gill the Office
The meeting adjourned with cheers for
The whole ticket.