Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-17
Was Issued at
South AmbOv
Meeting.
HAD NO BAND.
Owing to Failure Of Band TO Ap-
pear Meeting Was Not as Well
Attended as ExpeCted--FOr-
dyCe, Gibson, Record, Fa-
gan and Corey.

nNu uuu OOtOys
South Amboy heard about the
New Idea" last night. There were
about 100 men in X. of P. hall to
hear the speakers and hundreds of
others were disappointed and failed
to attend because the promised band
did not appear. AS it was, however,
the meeting was decided success.
Those present remained until 10: 30
O'Clock and heard Fordyce, John S.
Gibson, George L. Record, Mayor
Mark Pagan and George j. Corey. All
these men made excellent addresses
and pleased the audience greatly. The
seed was sown and within short
time another meeting will be held in
that borough and the hall will be
packed.
A feature of Mr.. Corey's speech
were the challenges he issued. He
challenged Senator Jackson to meet
Col. Fordyce in public debate on the
platform, and Mr.. Corey himself
challenged Dory Strong to meet him
in debate on any platform in the
county and as often as he desired.
The challenges were received with
enthusiasm.
1t had been widely advertised that
the band would form at Bordentown
avenue, march down Broadway to
First street and then to the hall.
There were crowds of men all along
Broadway all waiting for the band.
From remarks overheard 1t was evil
dent that because no band appeared
the impression was given that no
meeting would be held.
The band which had been engaged
was that led by Albert Bollschweiler,
of this city, but which is composed
of musicians from both Perth and
South Amboy.
When asked for an explanation,
this morning, Mr.. Bollschweiler said
that when he came to get his men to-
gether he found that the band had
been split up, some going on the For
esters' excursion yesterday, and 9th
ers were engaged elsewhere.
When he found he could not get
his own band together he telephoned
to New Brunswick and tried to get
musicians there, but they were like
wise split up.
Mr.. Bollschweiler was given only
short notice to get the band and he
was handicapped, he says.
While the band was missing, how
ever, there was plenty of other enthu-
siasm at the meeting. Col. Fordyces
arraignment of Boss Strong pleased
the audience immensely. He was
heartily applauded
John S. Gibson told about equal
taxation and unequal taxation, too.
Mr.. Gibson quoted the figures that
told the story of the cheat-of rail-
road property assessed at twelve per
cent. of its value by the lobbyist
board, and now increased many fold,
when honest men, not in the secret
hire of the railroads, got the chance
to assess the same property locally
Mr.. Gibson also pointed out the
scheme, where the gang has control,
to raise the individual property hold
er so as to lower the tax rate and give
the railroads q low average state rate.
To this he contrasted the real equali-
cation, for which the Colbyites stand,
and he made the contrast so clear
that nobody could fail to see the rea-
son for the resistance the profession
al politicians are giving the new
idea"
Mr.. Record pictured to his audi
ence a young man going into politics
and when he was aroused to do some
thing for the people he ran up against
the machine.
Mayor Pagan told what he found
in politics when he got behind the
scenes.
He declared that both republicans
and democrats are in league to serve
the corporations and he defied the
machine to deny it.