Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-01
CUMBERLAND
GETS IN LINE.
Home County Of Governor Stokes
Finds Its Leading Newspaper
Supporting Colby Movement.

Supporting Colby Movement.
fhe Colby movement is spreading
through the state like wildfire. The
latest outbreak of Importance is in
Cumberland county, the home of Gov.
ernor Stokes. The Bridgeton Eve
ming News, which is the leading pa
per in the state south of Camden ard
which is staunch republican sheet,
in two-column editorial has come
out for the new idea" The Bridge
ton News editorial is as follows:
Any fair review of political condi-
tions in New Jersey must admit that
the "Colby Idea" has seized upon
this state in way that has astonish-
ed the politicians and caused alarm
and dismay among the machine men
and the gangsters and tricksters.
And it is constantly spreading.
With great rapidity it has covered
the entire northern part of the state
and is spreading over the lower coun-
\ ties. Here in Cumberland it's infiu-
ence has already been felt and the
gangsters are beginning to sit up and
take frightened notice. But it is not
to be believed that slurs and innuen-
does and attempts at belittling will
kill the Colby Idea. 1t seems far too
healthy plant for that; it appeals
too directly to the hearts of the peo-
pie and to their best interests. This
must be admitted.
Tho ttNn1lxx OF dc for
esty in politics, for pure government,
for the overthrow of machine meth
DDS and for anti-graft and for equal
and just taxation.
1t is, therefore, no wonder that 1t
suits the people, who have become
heartily tired of corrupt politics and
ring domination, with all their at
tendant evils. Right down here in
| Cumberland county, as elsewhere
throughout the state, they have be-
come sick of these things and they
are inclined to believe, in common
with people elsewhere, that Senator
Colby, the fearless and jealous young
champion of the people from Essex
county, is the coming man in New
Jersey and with this feeling 1t Is not
to be wondered at that so many are
! flocking to his standard.
AS we understand 1t the "Colby
Idea" is republican-republican to
the backbone. 1t stands for every
thing that true republicanism i'm
plies; it stands for reform and purity
within the party, not outside of 1t.
1t stands for the same lofty ideals as
have characterized the campaigns
and purposes of La Toilette in Wis
consin, Folk in Missouri, and Weaver
in Philadelphia. 1t stands for oppo-
sition to machine rule, to machine
dictation, and to machine corruption
/. 1t stands for more patriotism and less
politics; for the people as against
the politicians.
Naturally the people like it and
turn to 1t as the parched plant to the
raindrops.
1t is not yet forgotten, nor soon
will be, how young Everett Colby,
practically novice in politics, routed
the strongly entrenched machine in
Essex county, causing dismay among
the gangsters, by his direct appeals to
the people and their interests, by his
exposure of machine methods and
machine corruption" and by the
confidence of the people in him.
No one who knows Senator Everett
Colby doubts his personal upright
ness nor his honesty of purpose.
Where he was best known, there,
among his fellow republicans, was
his triumph achieved.
There can be no question but that
principles of equal taxation, anti
graft, freedom from corporate infiu-
ences, honesty in Office, the over
1 throw of corrupt ring rule and purity
in all political measures are princi-
pies which appeal to the people, and
never more than now. With these as
| his slogan, with startling disclosures,
Mr.. Colby made his fight And he
won.
The seed thus sown has germinat-
ed and spread. 1t has spread over
the whole state. No man can tell
where It will stop.
Governor Stokes shrewdly forecast
i the popular feeling as well as voiced
| his own sentiment when he recon-
mended many reforms to the legis-
/ lature. He saw the trend of the
times and the popular drift all over
the country. But while much has
been done, much remains to be done,
matters which, largely, are not sus-
ceptible to legislative control. The
4 people all over New Jersey, in all the
counties, are beginning to demand a
publication of party control; they
are tired of boss domination here, Of
dishonest practices there, and of in
solent dictation in that place. The
"Colby Idea" is opposed to all these;
hence the "Colby Idea" is very popu-