The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10
ANTI-B0SS men
in BURLINCT
Followers of State Senator
Everett Colby Explain the
New Idea" In Politics
FAGAN AND RECORD ATTEND
GENERAL E. BURD GRUBB PRE-
SIDES AND INTRODUCES THE
SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS
George L. Record, who is ambitious to
become a United States Senator, Mayor
Mark NJ. Fagan, of this city, along
with State Senator Everett Colby, of
Essex, journeyed to Burlington yester-
day and last night made speeches in fa-
yor of the overthrow of bossism and the
''new (politicaD idea" The Burlington
Auditorium Theatre, in which the meet
ing was held, was crowded with an au-
6ience who wished to hear the "nNy
idea sexpounded by the leading champi-
ons of the cause. General E. Burd
Grubb presided, and introduced the
speakers. Of these Senator Colby was
the first. He said he had been a ma
chine man, but that he had seen what
the machine methods were by actual ex-
perience and he had decided to make an
attempt to rescue the people from the
grasp of the corporations.
"I come" said Mr.. Colby, with
message to you as a Republican. Not
SO much as a regular Republican as
Republican In sympathy with all that the
new idea represents. / will talk to you
about the condition, Mr.. Record will give
you the remedy. We want to restore
representative government, something
that does not exist at the present time.
Attacking individuals will not accomplish
much, but if we substitute sound for un-
sound doctrines the old methods will dis
appear at once. The muck rake alone
accomplishes nothing, but attack the
conditions and not individuals. then you
will accomplish something. i know the
thing from the ground up. The leaders
get together behind closed doors and
nominate puppets. I'VE been with them
and I know. Our purpose is to take
these things into the trolley car, into the
shops, the public places, and let them be
discussed. We must ask the people for
support. The people have got out of
The habit of going to the primaries, and
the machines have been naming candi-
dates for them. As soon as the corpora
tons saw the power these men had they
began to buy the power. Until now that
machine, composed of directors of cor
porations and political leaders. controls
all the offices in the State. They have
vast sums of money deposited in trust
companies, which they do not hesitate to
use in buying legislation. 1 know a
member of the Legislature who was call
ed by corporation and told to go to a
trust company. where he was paid $10.-
COO Another man who was against
them was killed politically by them be-
cause he would not be corrupted. Your
Legislature is nothing but a chess board,
your legislators are used as putty men,
and l was one of them.'
George L. Record said in part
.sWe have to call a spade a spade
when We have to do with your welfare.
The legislation is sold to corporations.
They distribute on the eve of every cleo
ton to theT party they expect to win
$4,000. Why is this distribution of
money made? Where does it come from? !?
Who is. interested in paying the cam
paign expenses of the machine? 1t comes
from the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
other railroad corporations and the Pru-
Dental Life Insurance Company crowd
IN Newark. All they ask is to be lei
alone and all they wish to have done for
them is the death Of bills amicd at iheir
prosperity.
'J1ntil Senator Colby began his fight
they paid no attention to our demand for
reform. They promised you tLey had
passed bill that would bring you So.
100000 annually. Why has it not been
paid this year and last and the year be
fore by the railroad corporation, uho.
they said, We're to pay this $4,000 900?
What excuse have they given y6u fnr
not paying this money? None. -ne..
upward Of s5o.ooo,oo0 coming to the
people Of New Jersey from the railroad
corporations. You have not received it.
Who has? We did not see the money
paid to anybody, but we have seen the