Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
COLBY Tells TRUTH.
How the Republican Party Iegislaies.

yer Record, Of Jersey City, addressed
meeting Of citizens in Camden last Friday
night, and in their speeches told how and
for whom the present bosses Of the Repub-
lioan party in New jersey manipulate pub
lie affairs.
Senator Colby opened by saying that he
had not come to Camden county to instruct
the people how to conduct affairs or to
cau.e .Iuubie. we are fighting for a
rep esentatfve government, and the time
has come for decent citizens to wake up
aud strike blow at what now is an intel
lectual tyranns
II WIS haad said the Senator, for the
ordinary citlzen to see the importance OF
Changing matters but that short stay
;,,nnng the people at Trenton would con-
vince any DISTINGUISHED man that what has
bean done by the New Jersey Legislature
for years has been entirely at the dictation
of the political machine. He said the COM
blne was composed OF men connected with
large corporations and politicians who con-
stltnfe the machine.
1.-THE porafions put up the a oney to
put the csowd IN Office and for a certain
consideration hold the crowd You will
find that men do not vote according TO the
dictation of their own brains or minds,
bus at the dictation Of the leaders Of the
party, Or their political career, the bosses
tell them, will come to an end.
"a fellow member Of the House whom
thought a great deal Of took money for his
vote. When / asked for an Investigation
be trembled and has meyer looked me IA the
face from that day. I went to these people
and asked that something be done to keep
crooks out of the Legislature. was told:
Nothing can be done, that's politics. -
MERE PUPPETS IN BOSSES HANDS.
The Senator told Of the introduction of
his resolution for limited franchise before
his fellow legislators had an opportunity of
consulting the bosses. The members were
unanimous in their support of the measure
at that Time, but when the resolution again
came up for consideration, nearly all were
opposed to it. In the meantime, the Sena-
tor said, the Legislators had received or
ders from the bosses and changed their
minds accordingly.
lit goes to show what body Of men
will do if they are left alone" continued
the speaker. I'VE will never in the world
work out the great problems of the country
until men Of intelligence and independence
and brains are elected to do the work.
There is no excuse for political party to
exist shat has no fundamental principles
FEAR MEN WHO THINK AND ACT.
1.-The reason why decent men don't get
Ia power is because the political boss
dosen't allow men who think to be nomln-
ated and elected. A political boss does not
fear the police as much as a man in NUM-
cipal body who thinks and acts as he thinks.
We are here to see if we cannot secure
representative government and send to
Trenton men who will be absolutely free. !"
Senator Colby told of the time that in
his own county Of Essex only one-eighth of
the voters turned out at the primaries. As
a consequence the political boss controlled
the nominations through Office holders and
their relatives. Shut when the people be-
come aroused, y he said, things are diff
erent and now is the time for you to or
ganize irrespective of the Machine organ
lzation and put up fight at the Republic
can primaries-and you will win
STATE CHEATED OF MILLIONS IN TAXES
Corporation Counsel George Z. Record, of
Jersey City, enlarged upon the description
given by Mr.. Colby Of the ways Of the
DoSSeS anu ltSiSidtoIs dc Ole Ortec cdpieni.
and his fight for equal taxation. II went
to Trenton he said, 'sand presented bill
to the Legislature to secure more equal
adjustment of taxes, SO the railroads would
bear their just portion of the burdens
You would have thought that the peoples
representatives would have been delighted
TO afford this remedy. But / couldn' t
make any impression on the members of
the Legislature. Instead Of getting the
bill passed, as you would expect, was con-
sidered a nuisance about the State House,
and summed whenever | put in appear
ance.
ssThis year the Governor writes mes
sage saying that if the railroads should pay
what they ought to pay New Jersey would
get So, 900, 600 more year than she does
now. Think, fellow-citizens, that for 20
years yonr Representatives have allowed
the railroads to escape the payment of 3d.
100000 year in taxes just think that if
yon had gotten this amount Of money each
year for she past Is years, what could have
been derived for schools, parks, good roads
aud other benefits"
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.