The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-13

State of New Jersey for more than. ten
years, in the Legislature and in executive
departments, and my experience and
oberservation lead me to believe that the
pernicious influence of the money power.
properly checked, as 1t has been and will
continue to be, by free speech and free
press, is not increasing. The public mind
has become more sensitive, public Off
cials are more watchful and more close
ly watched, and the area over which in
furious influences may operate success
fully is constantly diminishing. Recent
legislation in your own State affords most
striking proof of the correctness Of this
statement.
I do not. however. as I have already in
dicated, profess to be able to foresee or
foretell the, outcome of the revolution in
industrial meDhds through which we are
passing, and the accumulation Of capital
under corporate control. My experience
and observation in New Jersey teach me
to be hopeful, indeed confident, that the
people of our country, who have overcome
ominous and enormous difficulties in the
past, will be able cope successfully and
wisely with all the great questions that
now exist or which may arise in the years
to come.
Evils which now in reality exist and
about which there can be no disagreement
will find a speedy remedy.
In what 1 have briefly said with refer
ence to these important questions. I have
given expression to views which are to be
considered as entertained by me person
ally. They are in no way to be considered
as those entertained by the party whose
principles we profess, or as advocated by
the leaders who would it's policies and
shape it's course Indeed, I know that by
some more radical views are entertained,
and are urged in dealing with the prob
lem. OF one thing I am certain. can
bring to you the assurance that in every
effort to wisely solve the problems that
confront us our State will lend its willing
aid, discarding all motives of selfishness
and keeping ever in view the attainment
of the greatest good to the greatest NUM-
Der and the glory and welfare of our COM
mon country.
The next speaker was W. M. Johnson,
president of the New Jersey Senate, who
said
The Republicans of New York, perhaps,
do not appreciate how much the polltica
conditions on this side of the river affect
Republican success in New Jersey. 1t Is
not merely because yours is a magnificent
State and you are leaders in all great in
dustrial. financial, and political move
ments but it is because tens of thousands
of our voters daily come to the metropolis,
where their personal and business occu-
pations and interests cal Them, and who
are more identified with your affairs than
they are with those of New Jersey. They
look to the metropolitan press for guild
ance and information as to political ques-
lions and policies. 50 that when the Re-
publican party of New York is united
lation of Tammany corruption arouses
popular indignation, the reflex in
fiuence of these things affects these thou
sands of Jersey voters who do business
in New York. and they come readily to
the polls and help by their votes to swell
the Republican ranks. On the other hand
when Republicans here are divided and
work at cross purposes, when unworthy
candidates are nominated for office, and
lukewarmness and apathy prevail in the
city, we in New Jersey feel the effect OF
the dissatisfaction existing here, and find
ii difficult to awaken the interest and OBJ
tain the support of many of those who
fail to discriminate between our merits
and your shortcomings. You will there
fore see that we watch your politics
with an interest scarcely second to that
which we have in our own affairs We
rejoice in your success and suffer in your
defeats.
B. F. Jones followed Senator johnson,
and spoke for the young men OF the Re-
publican party.
Judge Fort followed, with whitening
rebuke to all blatant and seditious anti
expansionists.
General J. w. Congdon, Inspector Gen
eral of the National Guard of New Jersey,
tol da number of amusing stories, and
paid tribute to Garret A. Hobart, and
praised the speech which Mr.. Depew
made in the Senate to the same effect.