The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
RAIN No DAMPER
Receptions to the Demo-
Gubernatorial Can
didate Black, Crowded
in Spiteof the Wet
Weather.
rMTgyIogaoas. gu oaIrns
ENTHUSIASM IN SALEM
Justice of Equal Tax Demon
strated by Figuras-se 1
tor Hudspeth's Speech
Especial to ''The Jersey city New.

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SALEM, Oct. 13, 04-Charles c..
Black and his party received their first
| dampening i'll South Jersey yesterday
when the whirl through Salem County
was begun in a driving rain storm. But
the dampening was one of rain only, and
had 20 effect on the enthusiasm of the
greeting accorded Athe candidate at the
towns visited
The rain caused the abandonment of
! the trip to PENIS Grove, and the can
! vassing at the cross roads and small set
Elements. An effective days work was
done, however, which included receptions
and speeches at Elmer, Woodstown and
this city. Mr.. Black has frequently Wis
tied Salem, and his appearance brought
| him many warm friends, Democratic and
Republican. From to O'Clock in the
evening a reception was held at the ho-
tel The parlors were thronged all the
hour. The mass meeting was held in the
Grand Opera House. Mr.. Blsfk was es-
corted to the theatre by band and
procession of Democrats. From the ho-
tel to the theatre the streets We're lined
with people and fireworks were exploded
Nearly 1000 voters were in the hall.
Former Prosecutor j. W. Acton presid-
ed, Mr.. Black was loudly applauded
when he appeared. His speech was one
of the best he has made in the campaign.
In ringing tones he thunderei out ar
gument after argument on the issue for
which he is fighting.
He said: TAX rates are the unerring
index of the condition of government. The
lower the tax rate the better the govern
ment. Salem county has the most equit-
| able assessment in the state and the tax
rate is but $14 on the the thousand /
represent living vital issue, the equality
of taxation between the corporate inter-
ests and the people. 1t is said this has
no bearing in South Jersey say the is
sue is vital to Salem county and to every
other county in the state.v
Here he. repeated the figures given at
Elmer, showing the tax paid by the rail-
roads. Continuing, he said
's.Is that fair to the farmers. of the
state, to the merchants or to the home
owners? Every private land owner in
your county pays full tax values while
the railroads are taxed but So on the
thousand. The Democrat is fighting for
the equalization Of this great discrepancy.
Our opposition rests on sound CONNER
eial principles and is backed by fairness
and justice.
"Let me illustrate what equal taxa
ton means to Salem County. The miles
of railroad assessment valuations and
tax paid instlfe taxing districts by the
railroads are as follows: Alloway town
shop, Smiles, assessments S16S, S,669, tax
paid S26.25; Elmer, is miles, assessment
$3S, S,935, tax $52.17; Manningten town
ship 40 miles, assessment $l04, 1896, tax
$76.1o; Old Mans township>aI miles, as
sessment 81 l,377, tax $3.50; PENIS
Grove 5 miles, assessment $14,313, tax
$3T.74; Piles Grove, miles, assessment
$114437, tax s7.5s; Pitts Grove SIS
smiles. assessment $110,524, tax 1921;
Quinton, 2 miles, assessment $43, ,0S6, tax
S27. 30; Salem City 1.5 miles, assessment
$32, ,57S, tax $1T5.oS; Upper Pitts Grove
miles, assessment $167 ,997, tax 1886;
Woodstown 10 miles, assessment $780,
900, tax s37.74; Upper PENIS Neck
mile, assessment $20,514, tax none.
"Of the AlIoway figures Mr.. Black
| said there was not farmer or a hler-
chant in the County but pays a higher
tax. Referring to the Pitts Grove fig
ures, Ne said that tax. was less than the
dog tax paid in the town, Mr.. Black
traced the history Of equal tax legislation
in the State, showed that every step in
advancement was made by the Demo-
cratic party and that the greatest credit
Was due to that superb leader T enn
Albeit =
His closing words were:-'I promise
you if you elect me shall stand by your
interests that these unjust special privi-
leges may be taken from the statute
books
Candidate Austin II. swackhamcr
spoke and was followed BY Senator Hud-
speth, who stirred bis audience. He said
equal taxation was moi question of pol