New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-22
YOUNG MEN I'm POLITICS.
FAGAN AND COLBY SPEAK.
Jersey Mayor and Senator Address
Y. u. c. Il. Meeting.

An audience for the large part men in their
twenties, filed the Majestic Theatre yesterday
afternoon and heard Mayor Mark NJ Pagan OF
Jersey City and Senator Everett Colby. Of New
jersey, make ringing appeals to them, men,
bers OF the Young Mems Christian Association. at
once to get into active politics.
President William Feliowes Morgan OF the Young
Mems Christian Association for the City OF New
York, himself a member OF the New-Jersey Legfs-
lature. who presided said he in politics. and
would urge every member and director OF the
ISOLATION to get IN too
Don't misunderstood me-" he said. I don't
mean partisan politics, but clean politics
The meeting the regular Sunday afternoon
gathering in this theatre under the auspices Of tho
West Side Branch OF the Young Mems Christian
Association.
b Senator Colby introduced as the successful
foe Of the New-Jersey State bosses and corpora
lions seeking unjust privileges. Senator Colby gor
real oldtime political meeting sort OF
ception. He said:
I would give great deal to feel that I deserve
you are greeting a reformer. I am not reforTner.
OF citizens in New-Jersey whom Mayor Marx Pa
gan mas taught to think and to see; taught to
believe thai bsY0ra nor Us am one OK tnoss 9 we
ming ourselves.
There l. only one in New-Jersey who can
call himself a reformer. That's Mark Pagan Hes
tne one politician who rings absolutely trua He
three years. ago felt that had message 70 give
j NOT know
advice '--'--'' - went - -4''A : 1sAn i0E
he s aGn' buzz H o c sa8 s aat can sse
Essex County don't at the bottom OF your hearts
as well stay at home %
Now. when politician not talking TO the news
kn9w that he is giving the very nest advice that
ingTnen than any other man IN the United states-
We need a lot OF freah brains IN politics to take
the place Of the dred-up and overturned political
minds that never see the point OF this new
Change in the rules q football and so9l6 Ike &c
see the same changes made In the game Of poiittcs
do oT s vita so SR sG2 o ns
sl o nn t ny the corporations We want an open
Holmes Old sleutR sort hat we fRn sys ne S9% we
gan have look in potosl rng o1 n6 5Re s sssGs
close formation play that prevents the pubic
game and leaves the sesh. dishonest aed sorr1p
ers and the heads Of great financial Interests ons
second part in power TO deliver special pTsxes S
ana exemptions TO the party Of the hrst part such
! ca leaders can control tho party nominations.
n1aries. which attends but the ward healsrs,
oficeholders and those who have relations on the
with cash: those on little higher plane they buy
as Candidates Of intsy no SnS sdo b Sas such
chine TO catch the Independents vote, they some
| In my opinion the remedy lies in the direct FRI
mary and direct nominations in which the people
can take an interest Why. in my State only a 5ts
| out OF one hundred Of the registered voters par
| ticipate in the primaries.
| When Mayor Pagan. Of the few Roman Cath
| olics who have addressed Young Afeu-s Christian
Association meetings IN this city, was introduced
''the honest Mayor Of Jersey City" the audience
| rose If IL political gathering. pure and
| sinpIe, and not sa1ni-religious congregation It
was many seconds before the Mayor could begin
! He said:
The Young Mems Christian Association Is a
4 branch OF the Christian religion which advocates
It's fundamental principles OF religion the
service others I believe IL Is just sacred q
! duty for Christian get into politics. into
the thick Of the political fight it Is to Be- regular
! in his attendance at his church
| Too many Christian men stand aside and look
with horror and disgust on the existing conditions
| in our public life, Conditions for which they are
| responsible
| My experience IN New-JerSey oonvtnces rns that
| the people a whole, honest. They want
| their rights, but, unfortunately they viii not al
| ways fight for them