The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-31
the largest vote ever given Senatorial

In the Senate Mr.. DAILY had gained
reputation as a legislator that many OF
the old leaders might look upon with
| envy. During the first year Of his term
his efforts were directed towards the
organization of the Hoboken Fire aad
Police Departments, which were then
in most unsatisfactory condition; edu-
cational facilities also were increased by
the erection Of new school edifiees. For
these improvements Hoboken is indept-
| ed to Senator Daily Entering upon his
Senatorial career when all branches of
State Government were Democratic
Senator DAILY adopted course toward
| the minority of such consideration and
| conservatism as to win their respect,
and which later enabled him to exert
such a great influence upon legislation
when he led the handful of Democratic
Senators against an overwhelming ma
jority
| All the powers of the silver tongned
Senator from Hudson were needed 10
oppose the Republican majority whose
over-zealous enthusiasm conceived the
most pernicious partisan measures last
year. He was always in the foreground
of the fight from the time that the Re
n,blicans assumed control and by ex-
treme partisanship attempted to trampie
,non the rights of the people and per-
netuate themselves in power. Rank par
+isan measures and measures dictated
bv monopoly and aggravated capital met
at the hands Of Senator DAILY such WIN
ering reproof and biting sarcasm thae
they were often abandoned or materially
amended.
Notably. his opposition to Senate Bill
No. /. which sought to wipe out the
constitutional Courts of Common Pleas,
was applauded by the people irrespec-
tive Of party, and his stand was ap-
nroved by the Supreme Court, which de-
cared the law unconstitutional SO wen
did he portray it's defects that Senator
voorhees,. who championed the measure
admitted frankly that he did SO un"lil-
inelv His speech was one of the ablest
of the session.
Through his efforts the Board Of Arpi-
tration was saved the laboring people. IN
1891 he had led in the passage OF leglsialloh
in the interest of labor organizations ana
when. at the last session, the Repuoicah
majority sought to repeal the Board OF
| Arbitration act, Senator DAILY secured
DELAY Of ten days before final passage, IN
which time such protest came from la
bor that the Republicans abandoned thelf
scheme
In regard to riparian rights. Senator
Dalv has instituted fight which viii ulfi-
l.aately restore 10 tlie people many rights
which have been grasped by monopohes
Senator DAILY said before the Juolelary
committee:-'I believe that those lanas
,being held by the sovereign power, can
only he held for the benefit of the entire
people, and alienation of them eiuner os
Grant or lease. was an exercise of autn-
oritv that was not vested in the Riparian
Commission. The State illegally alienatea
and disposed of them, and no matter
what the cost may be it is the duty OF
the State to reclaim them, so that 1t 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 $15,O 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 Anti-Oleomargarine Trust bill. 1t
| was the night before the Legislature ad-
iourned. a fitting time for the lobbyist
and monopolst to get his grasp upon the
Legislature Around the Senate Chamber
could be seen the familiar faces of the
railroad lobbyists, headed by Lish Cad
dis and Dick Reading urging the passage
of the bill and setting the wires in motion
to spring it at the opportune moment.
Senator DAILY, ever alert in the interest
i 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 it's
final passage there ensued a parliament
tary battle, showing the genius and
skill of the Senator Of Hudson, never
eoualIed 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
1,fs- liran or fnd