The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-22

der its flag millionaire and beggar, not
pure form of government nor was any
government pure under which man WAS
prosecuted because OF his nationality or
religion. France WAS on the edge OF a
revolution on account of unjust persecu-
tion of Jew and that country must be
reorganized before It could be called a
Recently, for the first time in the his
tory of this country i had occasion e
send an army to a foreign shore, and
President Mckinley was now engaged IN
telling people of the great expansion OF
territory it had secured.
ssTt must not be forgotten, Mr.. Nc
Dermott continued that not a foot Of
country has ever been added to ours
either by conquest, purchase or annexa--a
tion except under the adinlnislraliIpn 9l7
a statesman, who doesn't always appear
to know where he is at: When the people
and Congress We're united IN desire 80
free Cuba, Mckinley said he Wouid
rather be an unpopular President than
engage in an unholy war. he fnany
though 1t best to send there food Tor the
starving reconcentrados and through
gross mismanagement it never reached
them, but the Spanish spldiers were the
best fed of any soldiers in the world
tsOur fleet in China was ordered away
from that port Oh account of that coun-
try's neutrality and not by Mckinley, ana
by chance went to Manila. where a Demo-
strike a blow at Spain and he struck II
before the Republican administration
knew he was there Dewey knew that
if he had any connection WITH tlat az
gregation OF brains III Washington there
would be trouble, so ne cGl me capls.s
Through the heroic deeds OF Dewey aEu
Hobson sectionalism has been aohs AWAY
with and the result OF their sdeeds IS q
reunited country. II this RepupAc Is 70
endure it must have absolute honesty q
control The movement ana care o. our
soldiers in the war showed gross mlSlnah-
agement. If contracts to transport ana
provide for 100, 0G0 men had been given
10 some New York hotelkeepers and the
Adams Express Company 1t would nave
heen done without trouble or hardship,
but in camps only a few hours dlslaffta
from New York, men were left to rot ana
die for want of the common necessariess O
life For every soldier who died from q
Spanish bullet, ten gave up their ilVes
as victims of the foul corruption exist
ing at Washington.
If the nisraana cement and corruption
Of the last six months is allowed to go
unrebuked, then the American people are
not fitted for self government Ihefe y
only one way to wipe this ont ana tnat
is to elect a Democratic Congress. No
personal feeling or an1agonisln should be
considered in this question: but an pre-
iudice should give way to q desire 70 nave
the evil that is IN control eradicated.
In speaking of the election of United
States Senator Mr. McDermott said
there is not a man today in the State of
New Jersey, less fit to be sent to the
United States Senate than John kean,
and he wouldn't be thought OF IN con-
vention with that office If it was not for
his money. simply with him matter of
dollars. If sent to Trenton TO represent
this county in the Senate Mr.. MeDermott
said he would use every effort to secure
good and honest government, ard would
pledge himself if given that commission
To return it at the end of his term as
spotless as when it was given him.
Mr. Lewis. candidate for Boulevard
Commisss soner. briefly addressed the meet
ing. promising that if he and Mr.. Bird
sail We're elected the duties Of the office
will be conducted in business like man
ner, and with strict honesty.
Leader Robert Davis being called upon
made a few humorous remarks which
closed the meeting.