The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-09-04

aged affairs and freedom from SC lndal.
Our county government Is among the
best in the State The model county
clerk, Daniel S. Voorhees,, surrogate
David Young, sheriff George Shaw,
former sheriff Abraham Ryerson,
Judge Alfred Elmer Mills and prosecu-
Tor Charles A. Rathbun, with county
chairman James H. McGraw, were all
efficient and above reproach. He de-
clared that three former representa-
tiyes of the Assembly we're in the new
movement and asked il they were
there because they we're not pushed
up higher.
Senator Colby then took the floor re-
affirmed his promise of the night be-
fore and placed Senator Hillery in the
third class Of his legislators or as one
who for supposed help of the Republi-
can party assisted in the passage of or
killing of bills.
He brought up anumber Of instances
OF what he declared TO be corporate
control, asking the Morris man TO ex-
plain in each instance. The latter de-
clined to express an opinion on the
ground that he was not responsible
and did not have the knowledge.
Assemblyman w. p. Martin was
drawn into the discussion again on the
promoters liability law as he had been
earlier in the evening on the Morris
Canal question. A young man named
Ransom also took hand in the water
question. asking why Senator Hillery
had not voted for the Jersey City bill
to permit the city to sell water to
neighboring municipalities, but as he
hailed from Jersey City Mr.. Hillery
said he would explain later
In the course OF his speech Mr.. C0l-
by referred to the temptation which
comes to representative with a fam
| lily dependent on him and possible IN
debt, by the offer OF money for his
vote. He expressed the thought that
he had often felt that under such cir
cumstances he might fall into the
temptation, but declared that one OBJ
ject of his movement is to keep the
man with the fat roll OF money from
! tempting.
The matter of the insurance inves-
tigation was thrashed out at length.
/ Senator HiAery claiming that there
was no demand and the whole affair
was an effort to discredit u. S. Sena-
tor Dryden, that the New York COM
mittee had thoroughly investigated
4 the whole matter except the indus.
4 the features. Mr. Colby declared that
they we're not trying TO diScredit the
Senator, there was demand which
was voiced in the Burlington plat
form, the New York Investigators dis
tiuctly said that they had not gone
fully into the companies outside Of
| New York and then he read the cove
nant made with the Massachusetts
commissioners as to relations with the
4 Fidelity Trust Co., and remarks made
1 by r. v. Lindabury before the court
on the merger propOfitl0n. The latter
MIR. Hillery denounced as simply a
s lawyer s. argument.
Senator Colby said he believed that
4 the Republican party has a greater
and more useful work to accomplish
| than has been attempted, but had act
i ed in a selfish and petty manner at
Trenton OF late, and urged his hearers
to 60 to the primaries and send only
! honest men to represent them.
i Senator Hillery said he believed his
colleague sincere. but denounced 9th.
ers connected with the movement as
insincere, and told what good friends
Then he stated that Mr.. Record had
demanded proof of his assertion that
lthe former had been to the Pennsylva
Il MA Railroad, as referred to the night
before. He declared that Thomas
4 Hume, of the Company had told him
n that ia effect,
VI Mr.. Colby was up In a minute and
said IL was the first time In two nights
4 that Mr. Hillery had used his thoughts
then when it was to hit Mr. Record.
\ Senator IlillerF retOrted chat tins
new idea movement Is mostly ru
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