The Jersey City news., 1898-11-05
PLENTY OF MONEY ON CRANE
Sheriff Heller win Accommodate
Republicans to the Tune
of $4,000.

Army of the Republic man and every
veteran will vigorously oppose the eiec-
tion of Foster NJ. Voorhees, next Tuesday.
1t is a rare thing for veterans to take
anything bordering on activity in pol1tics
but this time they are doing it because
they feel that they must to protect them
selves their homes and their families
The opposition of the veterans to the Re-
publican Gubernatorial candidate is based
on the fact that he left no stone ufi-
turned 10 defeat the Tenure of ONCE
act.v which is the only measure which
ENSURES honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors the protection they are justly en-
titled to.
The statement that Foster Voorhees,
opposed the veterans protective act is
not campaign canard by any means.
In 1889 Voorhees, represented the county
of Union in the Assembly. On the
eighteenth day of February, in the ses-
sion of 1889. the late Mr.. Donnelly,
Democratic member from this county, IN
tr0duced for passage the Tenure OF
ONCE bill. The appearance of the Dill
resulted in Foster voorhees, having II
held up He had it held in committee
and exercised all his influence to defeat
it. He made many promises TO members
Of the committee having the bill N
charge He pledged himself TO support
any measure they might desire if they
would pigeon hole the Donnelly plii.
Veterans from all parts of the State were
Interested in the measure and appealed
to their representatives in the Assembly
to support it, Foster VOORHEES, was APP
pealed to but he turned deaf ear to the
requests of the old soldiers and sailors
It has even been limited that he said many
unkind things to the veterans about the
protection they were seeking and We're
not entitled to. Assemblyman 2. H.
( O'Neill who is a veteran, was very much
interested in the measure. He went to
work with will and did not rest until
he had forced the committee to report
the Donnelly bill.
When the measure came up for final
passage forty members of the Assembly
voted for it and Foster M. voorhees, alone
opposed it. The records of the Assembly
show that Voorhees, was the only man
recorded against the bill. Voorhees, has
frequently been asked to explain his an
tagonism to the veterans but each time
he has refused an explanation and has
abused veterans who approached him.
On March IL a bill similar to Mr.. Dom
nelly's was introduced by Frederick G.
Marsh, of Union county. The Marsh
measure merely afforded veterans little
more protection than they were given
under the Donnelly act. This fact was
made perfectly clear to Foster Voorhees,
Once again he displayed his hatred of
veterans by doing his utmost to beat the
Marsh bill. There were fifty-three mem
bers in the House when the bill came up
for passage. Fifty-two Assemblymen
voted for the bill and one against. That
one was Foster NJ. Voorhees,, who is now
the Republican candidate for Governor.
In opposing the Dennelly bill Voorhees,
Hayed his Republican associates for be-
traying their party. He declared that the
opinion of the twenty Republican MEM
bers who voted for the measure was
wrong, while his was right.
Veterans and friends of veterans well
remember the crusade Voorhees, made
against the measure, and he will be made
to feel their dislike of him at the polls
next Tuesday. At the time the Donnelly
measure was pending Assemblyman P.
II. O'Neill read it before a State EN-
campment of Veterans, at Trenton. Gen
eral John Ramsay, Frank o. Cole and
Chief of Police Benjamin Murphy of this
city were at that encampment After
Mr.. O'Neill had read the measure the
encampment endorsed it and on the
strength of it Comrade ONeill was elect
ed delegate to the National Encamp-
ment That honor was bestowed upon
Mr. O'Neiil for his untiring efforts In be-
half Of the Donnelly bill, under which
so many veterans are enjoying protec-
ton at this time.
Frank o. Cole will vouch for the truth
fulness of all these statements, and Gem
eral John Ramsay and Chief of Police
Murphy will admit their correctness. al
though they are both warm political
friends of Foster Voorhees,. There are
a great many veterans in this county
and Interviews with them show that they
are against Voorhees,. Overtures have
been made to them by the Republican
leaders, but the veterans feel too keen
" the slurs Voorhees, has cast upon
them to give him their votes. The same
feeling against VOORHEES, prevails
throughout the State Many organiza-
lions of veterans have come out boldly
against the men who battled against the
protection that was proffered them by
the DonneIIy act. Veterans say they
cannot consistently support Voorhees,.
As a consequence they and their friends
are against him