New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-07
HUDSON COUNTY RECORD.
John ". Gr1ggs Speaks Of the Demo
cratic Corruption There.

John ". Griggs ex-United States Attorney Gen
eral and Ex-Governor of New-Jersey, has been de-
-livering address the State issues that has
been making the Democrats of the machine stripe
vince and has been causing voters affected by the
equal taxation cry TO pause and ponder The
Democratic slogan emanated from Hudson County.
the Democratic stronghold, and the county
supplied the candidate for Governor. Mr.. Griggs.
recognizing the pronirencs assumed by the Hud-
son County Democ.'tic organization in the cam
faign, has recalisa facts concerning the or
eanization, which it's members hoped had been for
gotten 10 show the Venalty and insncerity of the
Democratic machine. These excerpts from Mr..
Griggs's speech:
If hf s6s ANY bsy psce II the RsPub
per-. i is IN Hudson County II there is any
place The Democrats should have as their watch
Nine years ago the Democrats Of this county
gnr pGbe e a D y pub eoRenee for
corruption il high places and crimes numerous
pca3 platform tor Of 1874 the array r Of crimes sT Justly
alleged against The Democratic g party and proXyed
at any political convention.
When since the Declaration of Independence has
such q catalogue Of political crimes been so justly
charged against government; All that horrible
hs matter was submitted Id to TIE people who BY
Office Give way" they vanished 10 outer political
darkness. where they have since remained, with
Have you Forgotten those days. Have you for
s o h9T IA se IF TIC soTs ballots from
lies? Have you forgotten the ffty-fve conVicts
stuflng? Have you forgotten the coal combine
legislation? Have you forgotten the debauching Of
public institutions for partisan ends?
Have you forgotten how il one year under Demo
cratic coEtrcl OF the legislature sixtyve acts were
passed 20 provide salaries ana places for Demo
The State cormittee or Governoe? Have you for
Cotton now district court terms abbreviated
forgotten now the State House was looted three
times running? All these things exposed after
f9nd OFT al about them. ana with but one ex
cestion. where the money was put
come OF the Stale was about s20oooo6 That didn't
Suffice 10 pay salaries of hundreds Of Democratic
which they borrowed from the States sacred school
;una The income OF the State has increased to
much said that Republicans are not in favor of
taxing corporations. OF the income S. 700 600
Of all the States income comes from private citi-
zens or tax on private property. New-Jersey is
Union gets almost its whole income from corpora
lions. and IN no State does citizen or business
man an escape escape state; state taH as as IN ms State
power? I have heard Of but one which they caII
equal taxation. Mr.. BLACK goes around. and frst
ship Your taxes are too much Elect me Gov
erncr and ! will make them so much less. and
was such a br:1e offered since Satan took One to
high mountain and offered Him all the Kingdoms
when he cid not own one foot OF the landi would
Ike 70 know how Mr.. Black is going to keep this
through the Legislature? When was Governor I
torld not do IL. The best could do was TO veto
making il alive is the difference between the Gov
rnor and the legislature.
question right DID you ever know the Republican rs
e make g promise they didn't keep? The only
@ e h barg sns that hs aeE 69
s@~s what ne can't do whether IL can be done or
19s: TIE ~ Ee5 ,.a say, We viii find out
right and with justice to all"