The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-21
COL UMbIA PARK
PACKED
Voters Fill the Bayonne
Hall to Listen to the Ez-
position Of Democratic
Principles.
BLACKS NAME AppLAUDED
ovations for Allan Benny
and James Minturn John
Sharp williams's
Speech.
BLACKS NAME ApPLAUDED

One of the biggest Democratic meet
ings thus far held in the county took
place at Colunsbia Park, Bayonne last
night. The commodious pavilion was
packed and hundreds crowded the aisles
and stood for hours listening to addresses
by candidate for Stare Senator James. f.
AIinturn. John Sharpe Williams. Demo-
cratic leader in Congress and who pre-
sided at the St. Louis Convention; Con-
gresham Allan Benny and others. 1t
was a great night for, Congressman Ben
ny, to have the Democratic leader in the
National House of Representatives tell
soAnany of his constituents how high he,
Mr. Benny stood in the estims ION of his
Congressional colleagues at Washington.
Thomas B. Mettam, chairman of the
Bayonne City Democratic Committee
presided Several Democratic organiza-
lions marched into the hall headed by fife
AMI drum corps and bands. One of the
associations was headed by Former
Mayor Egoert Seymour, who afterward
tosk a seat upon the platform Mr.. Min
Urn. the State Senatorial Candidate
H. n Hobolen MAS warmly greeted. lie
eaded attention to the fact that the last
liile lie had tae pleasure of addressing
al audience in the same hall was at a
l4eetiag he'd in the interest of freeing
ireland and in celebration Of an anniver-
saly of the destt of Robert Emmett.
sir NIinturn had scarcely started to
speak when Congressman Benny entered
the hall and was given such hearty
ovation that Mr.. NImturn was obliged
: to wait before proceeding with his
speech. Continuing. he said that what
ae advocated at that time in the interest
--uf freeing Ireland applied TO all nations
struggling for independence. He said
he assumed that the audience was main
~ composed of Democrats who would
vote the whole Democratic ticket be-
cause they realized that the Democratic
party was the party of the people ar
rayed against corporate Influences and
government run in the interests of a
select few instead of in the interest of
the masses. MIR. AIinturn then proceed
ed to show that in the State it was to
the interest of all to vote for Charles
G. Black for Governor on the Demo-
cratic platform for equal taxation. A
big wave of applause swept over the
audience at the mention of Mr. Black s
name The speaker analyzed both plat
forms and showed conclusiyely that if
equal taxation is to be secured at all it
could only be done through the efforts of
a Democratic administration. The ques-
tion of taxation affected every voter,
he said. 1t affected their hearts, their
wives and families and their homes. He
explained why 50 many people in foxeign
countries fed TO this country on account
of the burdensome taxation in support
of great armies, navies and missionaries
in their own lands. They came here,
he said, to find an army of $4,000 men
under Grover Clevelands administration
increased to do.ooo mep under the pres
ent Republican administration. And this
% deprive the hard. struggling people
in the, Philippines from securing the in
dependence for which our forefathers
fought.
ar. Minturn discussed the present
tariff bill and showed how. it worked
hardship on everybody who has to pay
for what he eats, wears and drinks, but
drifted back to the subject Of equal tax
alton in the state declaring that the Re-
publican parry had it in their power dur
ing its ten years Of administration to
tax individual property owners and cor
porations alike, bur igstead, he said we
still have one burdehsome system for
taxing the private property owner and
anotlA light one for taxing the property
of wealthy corporations. IIe called at
tention to olthe fact that it was the late
Loon Abbot who realized that the rail-
road infant who was projected while
young had grown 70 fun manhood and
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