Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-24

TO THE PEOPLE
Assembly Delegation, All Colby
Men, Ask for denomination
and State Their Platform.

NEWARK, July 24.-With a de-
mand for the adoption of radical re
forms in the laws of New Jersey re-
lating to the. regulation of corporate
Interests and for control of great ag-
gregations of capital, the Colby dele
Lgation of Essex county in the last
house of assembly made a public APP
peal yesterday for reelection this
year, so that they may continue the
good work they have begun"
The delegation put an end to all
speculation as to what their attitude
will be on the question of the election
OLA United States senator to succeed
John f. Dryden, in the event of the
success this year of the Colby move
ment. They declare their intention,
if elected, to support George L. Rec
ord, of Jersey City, the avowed
choice of a large element of the Col
byites. 1t was though by some that
the Essex men would espouse the Sc
selection of Chandler w. Riker of
Newark. for Dryden's seat.
The platform upon which the Col
by assemblymen have decided to
stand advocates the overthrow of the
control of the party organizations
by corporations through the medium
of the bosses; the nomination of can
didates for public offices by direct pri-
maries without the Intervention of
delegates or conventions; the taxa
ton of local rates of the value of the
franchises of public utility companies
using the streets; the enactment of a
law permitting the voters to indicate
upon their official ballots their choice
for Unitad St3des senator; the ASSESS
Fment and taxation of all railroad
property locaif9lexcept the personal
ty without a situs and franchises,
which are3to beltaXed by the state;
any anti itfbhppo1y law providing that
any CONTRACT, COORDINATION in the form
of trust OF otherwise, or conspiracy
in restraint, Of trade or for the pur-
pose of maintaining a monopoly, or
| fixing prices,u Tor limiting quantities OF
articlesi ofo commodities, in general
use. shall bGfunlawful; vesting in the
courts the power Of summary review
! of the results Of primary and general
elections, including the power to Or
der a recount of the ballots cast; a
thorough legislative investigation OF
life insurance companies and the re-
lations existing between such COM
panies and allied and subsidiary n
nancial institutions; in order to pre-
vent the suppression of popular leg
islation by killing bills in committee,
the adoption of a rule whereby each
house of the Legislature Will be re-
! uuired to vote upon the request or
80 per cent. ofuthe members; legisla-
tion empowering municipalities to
own and operate electric light or gas
plants.
go The Colby assemblymen pledge
themselves to Legislation separating
municipal from general elections; TO
an amendment Providing that no
act. unless it affects the health or
safety of the people, shall take effect
until ninety days after the adjourn
ment of a session of the legislature,
and approval by the governor, and II
within such ninety days, five per CEN
tum of the voters file a petition with
the secretary of state, requiring that
any act shall 4bPv referred to the peo-
pie, that h9ESipon an election shall
be held, and If the act is sustained
by the people, it,.shall become effect
i've, but II not sustained, it shall be
void" asI NittIsr
The C~olhyites also say that they
will suppaftafsAnt amendment provid-
ing that 5 per centum of. the voters
may file aIeopy of any proposed stat
ute in the office of the secretary OF
state requested that the same may be
| submitted 10 ythe people, and that
thereupon the same may be submit
ted, and If sustained by the people,
! shall become a law"
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