The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04

! tisan measures n measures dictated
| BY monopoly and aggravated capital met
| at the hands Of Senator DAILY such with
| ering reproof and biting sarcasm that
| they were often abandoned or materially
| amended.
Notably, his opposition to Senate Blh
| No. /, which sought to wipe out the
| constitutional Courts Of Common Fleas'
was applauded by the people lrrespee-
tive of party, and his stand was ap-
proved by the Supreme Court, Whlen De
ciared the law unconstitutional. 50 wen
| did he portray its defects that senator
| voorhees,, who championed the measure,
admitted frankly that he did SO unWli-
| ingly. His speech was one of the aolest
of the session.
Through his efforts the Board of Aroi-
tration was saved the laboring people. IN
1891 he had led in the passage Of legislation
in the interest of labor organizations ana
when, at the last session, the republican
| majority sought to repeal the Board OF
Arbitration act, Senator DAILY secured a
delay Of ten days before final passage, n
| which time such protest came from Ia
Dor that the Republicans abandoned tnelf
scheme.
In regard to riparian rights, Senator
| Daly has Instituted a fight which will ulti-
mately restore to the people many rights
which have been grasped by m~onopolies.
Senator Daily said before the Judiciary
Committees believe that those lands
being held by the sovereign power, can
only be held for the benefit Of the entlre
people. and alienation of them either by
x1roiC If =Q11fh-
ority that was not vested in the Riparian
Commission. The State illegally alienated
and disposed Of them, and no matter
what the cost may be it is the duty OF
the State to reclaim them, so that It may
be a benefit if not to us, certainly TO
those who come afterwards"
AS the representative from Hudson
county he used his utmost efforts to-
ward the redemption of the land IN the
interest Of the people, but the bill was
reported adversely by the Republican ma
iority Of the Judiciary Committee and
never acted upon.
1t was through the efforts Of Senator
Daily that the towns of Harrison and
Kearny were saved for Hudson county,
when an effort was made to annex them
to Essex. Thus SIS. 600. 600 of taxable prop
erty was saved to the county.
Probably one of the most eloquent
speeches ever delivered in the Senate
was made by Senator DAILY in opposition
to the Creamery Trust, otherwise known
as the ELECTROMAGNETIC Trust bill. It
was the night before the Legislature adj
tourned, a fitting time for the lobbyist
and monopolist to get his grasp upon the
v -. $50. tho Ganota Charohar
could be seen the familiar faces of the
railroad lobbyists, headed by 'Lish Cad
dis and Dick Reading. urging the passage
of the hill and setting the wires in motion
to spring it at the opportune momen
Senator Daily, ever alert in the interest
of the people soon anticipated their in
~tention. when at the hour Of nine o'clock
at night senator Ketcham, OF Essex,
moved that the bill be placed upon its
final passage, there ensued a pariiamen-
tary battle, showing the genius and
skill of the Senator of Hudson, never
eoualled in the Senate. For five hours
he kept the Secretary calling the roll
upon dilatory motions and motions to refer
to committees. The Senator could have
kept up this line Of action indefinitely;
but President Stokes, sent for the Sena-
tor. When he came UP to the Presidents
desk he was informed that the Trust had
sufficient votes to pass the bill and meant
to have a vote on its final passage II the
Senate continued in session for a week.
So Senator Daily concluded to meet the
issue at once and put the Senators on
record. The Senate Chamber gallery and
lobby were packed. 1t had gone forth that
Senator Daily was to speak. The House,
also desiring to hear the discussion, adj
iourned. Everything was excitement. At
the hour of eleven o'clock the Senator
arose. Absolute stiffness pervaded the
Senate. A great battle was to be fought
and he was the champion of the people
against monopoly and aggregated capital.
AS he addressed the President, a tremor
was perceptible in his voice, soon he
mastered it, and for two hours he held
the Senate and the audience spellbound,
not a soul moved during his entire adj
dress, the same packed Senate was there
when he concluded. His denunciation OF
monopoly was terrific, his invective
against the lobby was bitter, his tribute
to the long suffering people was the ex-
perience of a man whose heart was with
them.
In concluding his address, he said
MY State is now owned and controlled
by aggregated capital, the great water
fronts that were the common Inheritance
of the people has been alienated and
taken from them by vicious, unjust and
unconstitutional legislation, and delivered
over to monopoly. Franchises have been
awarded them for nothing and made the
basis of assets comprehending millions;
your streets and highways pay tribute to
their mereenary demands, private prop
erty has been taken without just COM
pensation; legislatures a been corrupt
ed. and municipal halls made the scene
of barter and sale; all this for monopoly.
They now enter this Senate and would de-
bauch and corrupt you to pass this most
infamous measure and create another
monopoly. Senators, in the name of JUS
tice, in the name of the people. rise to the
occasion, spurn them, and historic New
Jersey will escape shame and ~obloquy.'
When he concluded Senator VOORHEES,
grasped him by the hand and he could
be heard to say, Il am with YOU"
Senator Stokes and the other Senators
crowded around to grasp his hand; the
galleries a~pplauded, he was the hero of
the hour.
Senator Voorhees, then followed and