Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-16
THE f MOVEMENT.


In two separate editorials, yester-
day, the New York Sun sized up the
new idea'' movement in politics in
an excellent and both edi-
torials are here reproduced.
Under the heading, Government
by the People," it said:
'.The independent judiciary nomi-
| nations are another challenge to the
! bosses and another appeal to the peo-
| ple.J Last year the campaign of Mr..
| Jenpme became the centre of nation
al political interest, because 1t was a,
fight against bossism in a city and
state additionally che prey of bosses,
because Of the overlooking energy
and courage with which Mr.. Jerome
foV0ghe and because the passion for
political independence was strongly
felt or beginning to be felt in most OF
the Northern States.
stThe triumphs already won by
! these independent and popular move
ments are fresh in every mind. Since
last fall this spirit has been growing.
Politics is in a blind and confused
state. The work of congress and the
policies of the administration are
not praised or condemned on partisan
grounds as a rule. Democrats unit
ed with republicans in congress. Var
ious republican public men and meas
ures and views of public questions
are asserted to be democratic. The
names of the two great parties are
no longer distinctive. Even the high
and sacred protective tariff has no
charms for the republicans of Massa-
chusetts and the Northwest.
"In local, state and national poll
tics the curious old idea that the
people should be the sole boss is be-
coming a fact and ceasing to be a
dream. A famous passage of Mil
toms springs to the mind as this
~marshal]ing of the forces OF good
citizenship goes IN. This noble ana
puissant nation is 'rousing herself
like a strong man after sleep, and
shaking her invincible locks These
states mean to be really free and in
dependent states, to rule themselves
and to put the bosses out of bust
ness.
1.-THE independent judiciary ticket
is watched eagerly in many states. 1t
is part of an almost national move
ment for the recovery and restoration
of self-government by the people.
The other editorial was entitled
New jersey and dwelt upon the
Colby movement in this state. 1t
was as follows;
Every annoying to the Hon. John
Fairfield Dryden are the activities OF
the anti-boss ca~mpaigners among the
Jew Jersey republicans. These med
dlesome persons travel about the
state, organize clubs, wake up the
voters. and set them to thinking. For
years the voters have been content TO
accept the tickets prepared Tor them
by Mr.. Dryden and his friends, vote
without question, and howl happily
over every victory won at the polls.
They never were impertinently curl
Gus as to their share in the fruits OF
success. Now, melted thereto by such
revolutionists as Colby and Pagan,
these hitherto quiet and orderly citi,
zens show signs of rebellion and mos
shocking inquisitiveness as to the
why's and wherefores of party man
agement.
'The machinists were slow 10 set
that conditions were changing. IneS
looked on Pagan as a joke. CoiD'
was to be taught his place. NoW th'
two, each powerful in his " terri
tory, head an Organization ina covers
the whole state, an organization
with a definite object, toWare
!