The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-27
DEMOCRATS AROUSED.
An Old Time Enthusiastic
Meeting il the Third
Ward.
RAIN COULDN'T DAMpEN ARDoR
Speeches by Charles Dana
Miller, Albeit, Benny, Hall,
Marks and Others.
RAIN COULDN'T DAMpEN ARDOR

Ward Democratic Club, at the clubhouse,
on Sixth street The drenching rain was
no barrier to the prompt assembling of
the hosts Of Democrats of that vicinity
and the building and street We're quickly
thronged The clubhouse. both outside
and within was profusely decorated with
American flags and japanese lanterns; an
excellent band rendered inspiring music,
and, to copious discharge of bombs, kept
time to the outbursts of enthusiastic
plaudits that greeted the stirring words
of the speakers.
The president of the club. Freeholder
Frank McNally, presided, and speeches
were made by Charles Dana Miller, ). j.
Fallon, ]. ]. Marnell, Leon Albeit, Jr.,
Allan Benny, Maurice Marks, James 2.
Hall and James Donelan.
Mr.. Miller said he had he acknowledge
ed, some time ago. strayed away from
the Democratic party. but had now re-
turned to the fold, finding that to be the
proper place for all who revere and de-
sire TO uphold good government He was
satisfied that if the weather on election
day is as it was last night, the Demo-
cratic ticket will win all over the country.
"9'he Democratic party, he continued,
Represents the principles of Thomas JEFF
ferseil and protects the interests of the
Individual while the Republican party is.
the exponent of the monarchical doc
trines of Alexander Hamilton, to whom
can be attributed the evil of having legis-
lative bodies not elected by the people;
such Lesisiatures as pass laws iiiiliieai
g the flshts Of the people sueh q tiis
iol,
Y aaseT isAtenslon iaN, Wnleh ths S0stie =
wiped olit. aEe hepuolican party, prlor
70 tiae last eieceloh, Wnlcn piaeeu u II
power, mace many promises ol Whset Il
would ao' put not one OF Them mas peeli
fulfilled. Ihey promised equal taxation,
adjustment of a personal tax, ana 70
stop race track betting The latter which
may or may not be beneficial they aid
succeed ii carrying through but whether
legally or not is still a questions but
neither OF the former most important
measures did they even attempt to se7
cure, and they defeated all efforts made
by the Democratic representatives to
make them laws Nothing was passed by
those legislators hut what was for the ex-
teasive benefit of the Republican party;
nothing Tor the welfare of the general
public. and not a single one of the rec-
concentrations contained in their platform
was ever carried out The Republican
candidate FOR Congress Major Pangborn,
,,ada ! sta+ar,a,,t n his sneecb at the
rT,,,,a.,,,a,s Monday nioht which was
,,,o..+ ra,,o,.l,al,ia The Major said that if
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r,a,,,oo,.atic. far Il case
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es "a ,,,a,7a
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s4eit ''.e . II, 4, ~
10y .i'S' 1870,
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ile spssksl =" sie ut'o9t eiis ~ 3
sui'lhs iroiii sne i'ieiiie.snSs s'A's' 10
Inahageitieh' q the ~ "l''si, 80
teral2le i'fror g sisfiis;s s'' 80 si',.
py Whleh oet soi,ieia s,.
SIAM leaving upon thls couillrs all ',ipsli-
bic STAIN. me Dehlocfaeie parry -
said @eannot pc hela fesponslols ioi o,'e
discreditable act u eonheelion WIN ~
war, as everything that coula pc terineu
disereditabie Is chargeaple upon .ne SO
publican party The DenoeIaplc parry
does not know what freslae1t s.elsiiiies ?
policy is in regard 70 the Phll'pplhes'
and, therefore, can, take no posislon -
that quespioh. pue = = oppossl 60.
ing those Islands 70 go pacK uhosf 7paa,7
ish rule. Mckinney poi3es nl''i
matters is formed accoreihg TO the stfoiis
est wind that blows. me hepupitcaii pa.
ty is pleased to call nsell ehe Party y
expansion, YET ior thlrey seais !. iiss
favored Chinese exeiusiVeness aiiu opposeu
an Increase OF the arteries OF eoiiiihsis.' g
while every acquisltlon mace 70 liils
country has been uhaer a peiiiocfatle -
ministration. The nvestlgatloh ol 'iiis
war will have to be made by a Denaoera'-
ic Congress, as nothing can pc eNpecleu
from the commission appointed by Presl-.
dent Mckinley but a wiliteWashing Oh
those who so basely and lnhumanly pc
trayed their trusts, Major Pangbofn pre-
tended in his speech to give the pohcy OF
the President when he well knows that
no man can tell what the policy Of Me-
Kinley is in regard to the maj setienent
with Spain, or will be, as Mckinney aoes
not at present know himself what poilcy
he WIN adopt. The Republicans tell us
there is no issue in this campaign except
those questions arising out Of the war
and if the Republican party Is willing u
meet the Democratic party on that issue
the Democratic party is ready to meet
them"
Mr.. Muller concluded by urging all 60
vote the entire Democratic ticket, the
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