The Jersey City news., 1898-11-04

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the people and in a government oy the
| people That is one of the fundamental
| principles of our Constitution and IT was
| put there by the Democrats. We say the
| people are competent to govern them-
selves. Those who are the least governed
! are the best governed. In this free lana
I to set ones foot on whose soil is TO be-
come free, in this country blessed by lib
I erty and beautffed by law which places
the sovereignty in the people, we are
| happy. In many countries the, govern
| ment rests in aristocracies, in others par
liaments but here it is with the people
| by virtue of their suffrage.
I'm the beginning the Repuplicans were
/ opposed to general suffrage. and advo-
Gated twenty-five years residence here
before the bestowal of the elective iran
chise. Ii Republican States, today, we
find restrictions on the suffrage, and even
/ New Jersey is tainted by the same polltl-
cal crime and disease. Look al the sun
set law. that disgusting hypocrisy. 1t was
/ intended the Republicans said for the
| benefit of the people. Don't you Know
that was a scheme to disfranchlse the
+ Democratic poor? The Republicans are
/ them no better. They are not SO good as
we are Doesn't everyone know that the
/ sunset law, said to be in the nature OF a
! reform was merely trick to disfranchise
! men who could not stop work on election
/ day and who could not get to the polls
before sunset. That was hypoeTitleal
| Gisfranchisement scneme. The Demo-
cratic party repealed that law and gave
| us liberal ballot reform law which Sc
| cures the secrecy of the ballot That law
was introduced in Democratic Assem-
| bly, concurred in by Democratic Senate,
| and signed by a Democratic Governor
Owing to detection and misrepresenta-
| ton our gallant little State RS been .lI oul
of the Democratic column, but she Will
| be Democratic again The republicans
! have exempted corporations Ihey nave
i opposed equal taxation and that party
1 has become a stencil and a disgusting
| one to intelligent voters. The Repup-
! lican Gubernatorial candidate can guam
/ beer in Hoboken, get nervous prOstratlon
| at the sight of water in West doboken
/ have jin1-jams against the side OF
saloon in South Jersey, and then go be-
| fore an audience of good people and IN
| sanctimonious manner tell them now
| good he is and how bad we are. He is a
| howling haleulah hypocrite and so IS
Zabina Pangborn, who is running Tor
Congress. They both represent the re,
publican party, which is dishonest and
an organized bunco steerer howling
| hypocrite is this man voorhees, and no
mistake.
.They tell us about the Voorhees, whirl-
wind. Just wait until that whirlWind
strikes our Crane cyclone. tell you the
wind will be knocked out of that whlri-
out Of Voorhees, and Pangborn, although
that will be difficult. They should be
hustled off together somewhere where
they viii never be seen again; This 4 = ;
ever known and it is being admirably
managed by that master mind OF poil-
ticians. W. B. Gourley, chairman Of the
are being looked after by that master
mind of political Judgment, the Hon;
Robert Dayis Support him and ! tel
in the air, and you, all of you, want to
be in the triumphal march of the COM
monwealth, which will again portray the
supremacy of the people.
The thousand or more men VINO were
crowded into the big hall joined in a
welcome to ex-Judge. Robert Hudspetn.
For three minutes they elapped slr 5nelr
yelled, and finally three rousing cheers
We're given the popular jnrist When
quiet was restored exJudge Hudspeth
kind and generous reception you have
given me. / have had the pleasure OF
Undressing many meetings IN TINS Gipral-
tar of Democracy, and once again ! must
crave your Indulgence. In fancy my mind
goes back and I notice that familiar faces
are absent. Many old grenadiers in the
but if they are gore there are patriotic
and stalwart sons following in the foot.
steps Of their grandfathers: RECALL
great and enthusiastic meetings In TINS
hall in the cause of Democracy, and I've
seen assemblages here moved and swayed
and thrilled by. that eloquent Democrat
ful friend William McAdoo, and that
sturdy leader of Democracy, the late
Leon Albeit A united Democracy of
this State sends greetings tbs yea year 10 70
horseshoe. on November s the Demo-
Gratis of this section will be true TO the
cause of Democracy. tell you II you are
loyal the Republican candidates Will not
be in it this campaign.
At this juncture the speaker recited an
amusing story showing that it is we'll to
stand by the old friend rather than desert
for a new and untried one. He continued,
you know what the Democratic party
has done for you, and you know that 1t
has been good to you. 1t has amused me
greatly to read that the Republicans are
declaring throughout the State that there
are no local issues in this campaign, Inc
proposition is a ridiculous one, and the
Republicans must think people are blind.
Why is it the common people are so
aroused? Why is 1t you turn out night
after night to discuss and consider the
Republicans will probably say. you are
insane, but you are not. You know how
important are tne lEsSe 47s his 81 the Iis puTeat
brightest and best star IN the constella-
tion of all nations was born. Ruie by
King was banished, and we enJoyed that
God given right TO govern ourselves. In
the place of government by royalty, or
by some one possessing hereditary title,
there was given us freedom and there
was born that most wonderful creation
an American citizen When our govern
ment promulgated expressions OF liberty
in the Declaration of Independence, those
men had in mind the right of the people
to govern themselves, and they endowed
that inalienable right of happiness and
maintenance OF rights and privileges.
Government were formed in each case
getting the right to govern from the
governed.
to worship God as our conscience die
tates, and consider, too, that inestimable
privilege of free speech, and, lastly,
think what self-government means These
privileges are sacred and they will not
be rendered useless if we exercise the
duties of American citizenship. 1t is our
duty to see that the form of government
we have set up here and established be
maintained so that our liberties may be
assured us. The ballot in the hand of
every man registers his judgment on
every question involved in elections. The
ballot registers his will as unerringiy as
the lightning stroke does the will of the
Almighty. No more solemn duty is per-
formed by an American citizen than vot-
ing and every election voters should
emulate the example of Adams and say
Live or die. sink or swim, survive or
perish, my hand and heart are to this
vote We have liberties we must safe
lose them The Republicans tell US that
a vote against Republican candidates is
vote against McKinley's administration.
Why is it? What have local issues to do
with the admins istration? What has a
vote for a local candidate to do with the
In forceful manner the speaker
tackled the Republican administration
and showed that politics figured con-
spicuously in the late war with SPAIN
He reviewed the sudden rise of Theodore
Roosevelt and then pointed out his nomi-
nation for Governor. He showed how