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

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Democrats to vote the Republican ticket,
thereby bringing about the victory for
the Republican party.
whether or not We had been ~extrava-
giant prior to Mr.. Griggs' election,
whether the accusations of the Republic
can party were true or not, makes very
little difference 10 the people of the State
at this time. Because the Republican
party gained control of the State for
three years and the expenses of our State
government have increased at an aver
age rate of $500. 900 a year, ever since
the Republicans have been in power. Gap
plause.) When they accused us of ex-
~trayagance, they did not offer any proof
simply pointing out the fact that we
were using in the neighborhood of $780,
600 a year in running the government
They said it was too much; that by using
such an enormous sum we were squan-
dering the public moneys. Yet in their
first year of power, when they had COM
pletc control of the State, they spent
sS72,0 more han we did. (Applause.)
In the second year they spent s411, 900
more than we did. (Applause.) In the
third year they spent 1922, 900 more than
we did. In 1897, the last year fer which
We AVE any official report, they spent
1921, 900 more than we did. and in this last
fiscal year. ending the thirty-first of this
month, i have been informed by State
Senators that the appropriation bill viii
be $soe, coo in excess of our appropriation
bill. (Applause.)
IF figures were convincing three years
ago., and if the figures alleged were sur
ficient to satisfy the voters Of the State
that we were using money extravagantly.
how much more justly can we now ac-
cuse them of extravaganza?
81 believe they nave misapplied our
monies. ! believe for the reason that
each appropriation bill introduced in the
Assembly or Senate, has always been
referred to a committee before being pre-
scented for final action before the Legisla-
ture. In the last Senate when the appro-
priation bills were presented, Mr.. Voor-
hees, the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, was President of the Senate, and
acting as such appointed the Senate COM
mittees. When he came to appoint the
Committee on Appropriations Which is
charged with preparing, to be presented
to the Senate, the appropriation of monies
to cover State expenses, he made it up
| entirely of Republicans. He broke the
custom that has existed in our State, Tor
the time unknown. Voorhees, did not
! consider the claim of the member Of the
Democratic delegation, and refused to
give representation to them on the COM
mittee.
.tIn the session Of 1898 the appropriation
bill was presented to the Senate; it was
already printed and laid on the Senators
desks. 1t was presented one evening late
inNthe session, a few days before the Leg
islature adjourned. In eighteen hours af-
ter 1t was presented, it was called up by
the Republican majority, after il had
been considered in a Republican secret
! caucus and was forced through the Sem
ate, Notwithstanding the fact that the
Democratic Senators protested that they
knew nothing about the bill, not having
had an opportunity to examine it. The
scheme, however. had been all arranged
by the Republican majority and the bill
was forced through the Senate though
the Democratic Senators knew no more of
it contents than any OF you at the time.
(Applause.) l am glad to say that the
Democratic Senator'S in the Senate re-
fused to consent to the passage of the bill.
They refused to vote either for or against
1t. because they knew nothing about it.
Applause.)
I'm view of these facts I can see no
reason why the conservative voters
should vote to retain the Republican
party in power in a Democratic State.
Put the Democratic party in power and
we will give you an economical admins
~tration, such as you had four years ago,
before the Republicans were elected,
when the State Comptroller. Mr.. Heppen-
heimer, a worthy citizen of Hoboken,
showedin his report $424.o coo fnthe Treasury.
II have been going about the State for
the past ten days, and I have visited
many large cities, small townships and
municipalities of all kinds. Notyith-
standing the false reports published III
Republican newspapers. l have been re-
ceived with enthusiasm everywhere
have been surprised on going to places III
which there were no sidewalks and the
streets were deep with mud, to find
halls packed 10 their utmost capacity.
showing that the people had arisen
against Republican misrule. (AppIause.)
II want to draw your attention to ar
other question in this campaign. The al
titude OF Mr.. Voorhees, toward the labor
ing classes of the State of New Jersey.
organized and unorganized has been ques-
toned. I believe that the laboring people
are sufficiently Interested in labor ques-
lions, to know what they talk about.
don't for that reason propose to go into
detail, but ! have no doubt when organ
lied labor points to Mr.. Voorhees, as il
enemy, organized labor is light. In 1857
zen bills in favor Of labor were up and /
voted for every one Of them, as my rec
9rd will show. As | stood by the work
,ng man III 1897. ! win stand by MIN now.
and IT elected Will approve every bill thai
j favorable to their interests.
II Il unnecessary to say that the aboge
sadress was receiyed with : great deal Of
enthusiasm.