The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-11-04
Democratic Candidate for
Governor Expounds Equal
Taxation and Receives
Applause.
HILL ON THE PLATFORM
Ex-senator Denounces the
Administrations Policy
and Cortelyou's Methods

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Passaic County was invaded yesterday
by the Equal Taxation hosts, under the
leadership of Charles G. Black, Demo
cratic Candidate for Governor, and
champion of the great doctrine. A dele
cation of prominent Democrats met him
at Paterson and brought him to Apollo
Hall where four thousand enthusiastic
voters gave him great reception.
ton.
Mr.. Black discussed equal taxation,
applying il. to Passaic County and the
city of Paterson Leaving the Paterson
meeting MI Black was hurried to Pas
sale, where. at the Whitehead Opera
House, he vas greeted by another big
audience, Mr.. Black continued his APP
peal for voters on the strength of the
Democratic platforms utterances on the
doctrine of taxation.
After the Passaic meeting the candi-
date made hurried dash to Dundee to
make a speech there and later found HIM
self across the Bergen County line in the
borough of Garfield. In both places his
reception was enthusiastic and his
speeches were cheered.
Mr.. Black made reference in all his
speeches to letter received. by him yes
tcrday from Grover Cleveland. in which
the former President wrote:-
MY Democratic instinct leads me- to
wish success to all who champion the
cause Of equal taxation
At the Paterson meeting former Sena-
tor David B. Hill followed Mr.. Black.
He said in part
..The. platform of the Democratic party
has grown stronger in the public estima-
tion ever since it was promulgated and
we confidently predict that it will be sus-
tanned by the people in the approaching
contest Our watchword on the issue of
the tariff IS No public taxation for pri-
yate purposes The constitutional power
Of taxation can only be exercised for the
purnsse Of raising the necessary revenue
for The support Of the Government and not
for any private or other simiiar purpose.
however audable that purpose may be.
"lIhe Republican attitude at the pres
ent time seems to be the opposite of the
safe. logical and just position. That
party considers that the power to impose
tariff axes for purposes Of revenue may
be perverted so as TO prevent revenue;
that tariff duties may be used to build
up pssvate Industries by making the du-
ties sufficiently large g prevent importa-
tions wholly Or 3: part.
Protection is :siga-sonndns word,
but it GARNET n.isical airy Intelligent citi-
zen. Ii a sseent speech, Mr.. Shaw, Sec
retary Of ire Treasury, rather reDuked
the people fcs ,les;F;ag lower price, belit-
4 Ting and tiepracatiays tic rassTal demand
Of colisslisess for-che.lp things, forsetsing
or ignoring The fact that it Is through
moderate prices that tlle average rsan
can secure Tie remfor.s and needed con-
venienccs Of ljfe
Mr. Hill declared Tat the ts1i!f is ex-
orbitant, and added ts.at exorbitans tar
ms breed psoncns..;es and combinations.
He declared that tne labor interests Of
:ile country iaye fecn sacrificed under
tie Rcp-bliear ra-ty. Referring 10 Mr..
Corteiyou MI. Hill said:
From the date Of NJ Corteiyoa's S
transfer from Ire Department of Com
nlcrce ard LABOR u the c;sairsnapsii
of the Republican National Committee
he has been diligently soliciting cam
paiga funds from the very corporations
whose business operations ana secret af-
fairs be had recently beer investigating.
The motive fer th;s extraordinary action
Is scarcely disguised. - purpose is
evident. 4 partakes somewhat Of the
nature Of blacklnail. Il Is scheme 10
utilize Official information 4, compel po-
iIiica1 con. rihuf5ans Il "a . st., s,,.az