The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-05
M'DERMoTT WELCOME
Hudson City Has a Ring
ing Democratic Meet
ing.
POLLS OPEN TOMORROW. A. NJ.
POLLS CLOSE ToMoRRow......7 Up. M.

The Democracy of the Hudson City Sec,
ton practically closed it's campaign with
a rousing meeting at Central Hall on Sat
urday night. The auditorium and galleries
were crowded Great enthusiasm was
manifested. Allan l.. McDermott was the
principal speaker. He is intensely popu-
lar in that section of the city, having rep
resented it when it was known as the
Fourth Assembly district He was warm
ly received Saturday night.
Street and Water Commissioner James
S. Nolan presided, T. c.. Cagney was sec
retary. Mayor Hoos, John J. Weller, and
Captain Fuller were among the speakers.
The Mayor is also very popular man in
that section on account of the numerous
improvements which it has received. The
Mayor alluded to these Improvements, and
to the fight he had made to compel the
trolley line companies to pay for fran
chises. The Mayor dealt some sledgeham-
mer blows from national standpoint.
Mr.. McDermott's speech was about the
same as those he has been delivering
through the campaign. He dwelt especial
ly upon the fact that under the great
trust system if man is discharged from
a railroad company or other great cor
poration he cannot secure another job on
a railroad or such corporatin as may have
discharged him in any ther portion of the
United States. In other words he's black
listed for life. He also called attention to
the fact that silver had nothing to do in
this campaign as an issue, as even if Mr..
Brya and a Democratic Congress were
elected the Senate would be Republican
for the next four years, and the present
laws national finance could not possi-
bly, be changed. He declared that John
Kean's aunt had practically bought Mr.
Kean's seat in the United States Senate.
He reiterated his assertion that the pur-
chase of the Philippine Islands was a gold
brick. In cost this country, he declared
$40 100000 for their purchase and
5000, 100000 to KEEP them. Even from a
commercial standpoint they were of no
use.
Police Justice James J. Murphy also
spoke on the subject of imperialism and
declared that we as nation had no right
in the Philippines even under agreement
with Spain. To say nothing of the vio-
lation of the Constitution and national
law, we had no right there, as Spain had
no title to them. having been driven off
by the natives. The Republican party,
he declared, justified its action on the
ground that it was necessary to convert
the F,ilipinos to keep them from killing
each other, and in order to do so we had
found it necessary to kill him. 1t was
the first time in the history of the world
Mr. Murphy maintained, that one nation
had attempted to convert another with
cannon and musket ball.
Justice Murphy appealed to his auditors
not to scratch a single name on the
Democratic ticket. He especially pleaded
for support for the Congressional and
Senatorial candidates that they might up
hold the national principles of Democracy
He asked that the Assembly and Free
holder candidates receive the solid sup
port of the Democratic vote of the county
calling especial attention to the superiority
of the Democratic candidates over those
whose names were to be found on the
Republican tickets.
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