The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-03

they gave him rousing welcome Mr..
DAILY said:-.I am not offended at the
advertising mistake. l knew 1t was !
you wanted, and I am here
saThe Democratic party has nominated
candidates that all Democrats should vote
Il for. never knew a time, when a Re-
publican was better than a Democratic,
or that a Democrat should vote for Re
publican A Democrat is all right all the
time and is better than a Republican at
any stage of the game" Mr.. DAILY then
proceeded to scorch' the Republican Leg
islature, much to the delight of his listen
ers He said, that In the past five years,
20 per cent. of the bills presented by
1 Democratic members had been killed in
| committee, a practice he said that de-
prived people of their just rights and
against which Democrats had fought.
1--WE must have the open door policy In
] the Assembly and Senate, and we will
| fight until it is accomplished. Then the
people will know what is being done and
! can block crooked legislation" Mr.. Daily
said that the Republicans had legislated
| directly against Hudson county, and
that the evil would not be remedied un-
| til an equal tax law was enacted.
Mr. Daily then discussed National poll
tics Mckinley. Mark Hanna and all the
| .isms" brought to life by the late war
with Spain were denounced in scathing
terms. He said that the Filipinos are
capable of governing themselves and
should be given the opportunity. Mr.
Daily closed his speech with request
that all Loyalty support the whole Demo-
cratic ticket.
| Mr. James Luby was next introduced.
He said that he brought cheering news.
Reports from all over the county show
| that the Democratic party is growing
stronger. There was even talk now OF
carrying the Eighth ward, and no
stronger Indication could be given of the
4 Democratic tidal wave that was rising
! Mr. Luby said:-"The Democratic cand1-
| dates come before you with record OF
| things done, while the Republican cam
didates appear on platform OF broken
PROMISES" He then spoke of the de-
| creased tax rate in Jersey City since the
beginning of Mayor Hoos administration;
verifying the pledges of the party. When
Mayor Hoos first assumed control, he
! said. the tax rate was $3.50 on the $1,000.
Last year the rate was s2s. 40. and next
year the rate will probably be still lower
He said
..In contrast to this state Of affairs the
expenses of the State under the admins
| tration of Governor Griggs ana eFoVe[nol rn,.
| Voorhees, have increased each year The
| expense of last year was 81 100, 9o0 more
| than the average for ten years OF Denlo-
cratic rule. The Republicans mad as
sunled credit for various State improve
ments. as Justification for their LAVISH
expenditures, but it should be remember
| ed that, when in power, the democratic
party had done as much or more IN Ine
way of public improvements. The ele-
CANT Capitol at Trenton, the reconstrQc-
| tion of the State Asylums the Armorles
| at Paterson and in Jersey City were
| samples of the work done during Demo-
cratic administrations"
AS a sample of Republican economy Mr..
Luby cited the case of the Commission
Clerk to the Secretary of State at Tren-
ton The salary, he said, in Democratic
days. was $40 a year, and the job was
even at that considered soft thing
For some unknown reason the salary has
been increased 0 LAO a year now that a
young Republican worker from Bergen
holds 1t. This gentleman spent his
time said Mr.. Luby, during last win
ter in the manufacture of a duplicate
whist set out of old book covers found
about the Capitol, and for this he stead
|
career of State extravaganza must be
checked and it will surely be so when
Democrats are placed in charge of the
States affairs"
Mr.. Luby scored John J. Erwin for his
record in the Sheriff's office, when he in
stituted three years ago spy system.
| taking young men out of the Sunday
schools to obtain evidence against saloon
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vent party spleen could be enforced. He
then spoke of Mr.. Erwins visit to the
Bayonne saloonkeepers to bid for their
votes, to whom he made the statement
that he liked his drink on Sunday as well
as on Monday and promised that if elect
ed the saloonkeeper would not be dis
| turbed Mr.. Luby said
"His previous actions and present state
ments are grossly inconsistent. He was
either right then or wrong now; but in
| either case he has placed himself in no
pleasant light before the people, by trying
to ride both horses and face both ways"
| Mr.. Luby then spoke of the mismanage-
ment of the County Clerks office during
the first eighteen months of Mr.. Fishers
administra tion when he said it was neces-
Sary for the lawyers of Hudson county
to threaten to petition the Governor to
investigate his mode of conducting bus-
ness. Mr.. Stack he said, a deserving
young Democrat, would give the same
| high class service that has chara e terized
all offices in Hudson county, administered
| by Democrats.
| Mr.. Luby closed by showing how the
Republican press had spread evil reports
concerning Hudson County and had call
ed it the home of the ballot box suffer
He aske If Democrats would rest under
such stigma or hurl 1t back in the teeth
of the caluminators of their homes
"The Republicans said Mr.. Luby, shave
been crying fraud. Now they have a Re-
publican Sheriff and a Republican Grand
Jury, which they have always claimed
were essential to honest elections The
coming election must of necessity be
| honest. He therefore appealed to citi-
zens to vindicate the good name of the
community by backing up majorities
already on record by a greater Democratic
| victory this year than was ever before
| won, even in Hudson.
| AsSemblyman James ]. Murphy made
| short speech. He advocated the equal tax
| law and told of Republican iniquity.
While Mr.. Murphy was speaking, Cam
didates Carl Ruempler, James C. Clarke
and Maurice Stack entered the room
They were recognized by the crowd and
| given a rousing welcome.
Mr.. Murphy closed by requesting all
| Democrats to hustle for the ticket and
to assist in electing the intelligent and
honest nominees of the Dernocrat tfc Marty