The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-27

elected, after which they left the hall
as they had several other meetings to
address. The crowd again cheered them.
| / Chairman Tenant then introduced
Congressional Candidate Benny. II
hardly think / need tell you who this
| gentleman is" said the chairman, indi-
eating Mr.. Benny, .sas he is well known
in Hudson county. / feel safe in pre-
dieting that he will be the next repre-
sentative of the Nintll Congressional dis
trict in the House Of Representatives"
After the applause which followed had
subsidized Mr.. Benny began his speech.
CAREY'S BACKDOWN.
Il had hoped" he said, in his intro
duetory remarks, ito have been able to
meet on this and other platforms during
this campaign my opponent, Mr.. Carey,
| in debate on the issues involved in this
campaign. That pleasure has been de-
MED me. / can truthfully say that /
have nothing personally against Mr..
Carey. He is one of my best friends,
both socially and professionally and on
November propose to take him by the
hand with the same friendly spirit that
! have always had for him and expect to
receive his hearty congratulations for my
election. The day after he was noml-
mated l wrote him letter suggesting a
meeting and debate on the campaign is
sues. He replied that the only open date
he had was the Saturday before election.
| A few days after the receipt of his
answer l was surprised with second
letter from him, which stated that he had
engaged Columbia Hall in Bayonne for
that evening, expecting would be there
to meet him. For the past twelve years
this hall has been engaged yearly for this
evening by the Bayonne City Demo-
cratic Committee, and / SO notified Mr..
| Carey, suggesting that he meet me at
some other time and place.
s'Mr Carey insisted on this place for
the debate and also provided that was
to guarantee that there be no inter
| ference or demonstration from the audi
ence. In other words, he wanted to
muzzle the public. He told me what he
thought were the campaign issues. My
idea is that issues are made by con-
ditions. not by candidates.
sShould he and I ever meet in debate
on campaign issues, have no doubt as
to the outcome, haven't yet given up
hope of meeting him this fall | asked
Mr.. Carey whether he intended, should
he succeed in getting to Congress, to in
troduce bills removing the tariff from
coal. cattle or anything else. | asked
him if he favored a voluntary or compul-
| - A,.ns sfrof ;op a
refused to commit himself. wrote him
letter to which he replied by attacking his
friend Allan McDermott, al meeting of
the Eighth Ward Republican Club Of
Jersey City.
CAREY IS AFRAID.
"There are no issues in the Democratic
campaign. The coal strike does not
figure he said, president Roosevelt's
attitude in the strike question would give
him another term in the White House.
| Mr. Carey does not want to meet me in
this campaign; he doesn't dare; he's
afraid"
At this point Mr.. Benny was interrupt
ed by prolonged applause.
:. l would almost rather talk to Re-
publican audience than to Democratic
ONE, he resumed, "for at a meeting
such as this, simply sprinkled with Re
publicans, there are few votes to be gain
ed. For this reason l was desirious of
meeting Carey. This would bring DEM
ocrats and Republicans together, and
they could hear both sides of the ques-
ton.
This is the most important election
we have had since or prior to the civil
war. Then we fought to liberate the
black man. This year we are in battle
to take the shackles from the limbs of
every man. Several years ago. when 1
| was in the Assembly with twelve other
gentlemen from this county, committee
Of railroad men same to us with bill
| asking that the railroad officials properly
man all trains. A committee Of five of
these men went before Vice President
Warren, of the Central Railroad and
laid the matter before him.
"I'll repeat to you just what Mr.. War
ren told his visitors. we have got you
suckers by the hair and where we intend
to keep you. In four years there will
be but two railroad systems, and in
ten years but one system in this coun-
try When / repeated this to my Re
publican fellow Assemblymen they
laughed. But it is no cause for mirth
Can you name more than two railroad
systems in the United States now? l
prophesy that in six years there will
be but one system owned and controlled
by only one man, forcing you and me to
pay whatever rates he may choose to
ask. That man. continued the speaker,
won't demand anything unfair, and he
won't have the suckers by the hair
for that man is the man we want to
seq in control. That man is Uncle Sam.
He's National control
FOR TARIFF REFORM.
IF 1 am elected to Congress, as 1
know shall be, | propose offering bills
taking the tariff off beef, coal and every
other monopolzed necessity BY reduc-
1 ing and taking off the tariff, American
made goods will sell cheaper in this
country than they do abroad, which is
the case under the high tariff laws.
The Republican Party has andeavored
to keep this from the public, but we all