Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-11

led the assembly unanimously, only
to be amended by the corporations,
officers of the corporation interests
stated that the resolution could pass
only with their amendments. In its
amended form it received the vote
unanimously of those who had voted
against it the week before, with the
exception Of eight members, among
whom was Col. Fordyce.. Go home
and think that over"
Senator Colby explained the pri-
mary system and the new primary
law they succeeded in passing and he
told the voters to cross out the names
of the candidates for delegates not
opposite the name of Fordyce, The
primaries will be held at the polling
places on Tuesday, September rs.
He spoke of their unsuccessful eff
forts to pass a bin to compel lobby
lists to register at Trenton, and to
force the corporations to declare
what they spent for lobbying, as is
the law in New York, Massachusetts,
Wisconsin and other states. He re-
ferred at some length to the back
stairs method of legislation, that of
killing bills In committee and not
letting them be reported to the legis-
lature for a vote. Mr.. Record, in his
speech, had also denounced this prac-
tice which is the g~raveyardof many
a good bill for the peoples benefit.
''If you want to do your part in
this county to raise the standard of
the legislature and make it honest,
as I believe most of the legislatures
in this country are, elect Alexander
r. Fordyee, Jr., to the state senate
next year"
The usual applause then arose.
Several men rose to leave the hall,
thinking that the meeting was over,
but Chairman Eggert introduced
George ]. Corey, president of the In
dependent Republican League or
Middlesex County. AS soon as Mr..
Corey, who is of imposing presence,
started to speak the audience gave in
slant attention and those bound to-
ward the door halted and listened.
MI. Corey is unquestionably a
great orator, and, though he spoke
not more than fifteen minutes, he
made a profound impression. He
said he had had vast political expert
ence for many years and had been in
every state and legislature, but he
had never heard of a county with a
worse reputation politically than Mid
dlesex. He said that he had been
compelled by the leading men in the
county to accept the presidency of
the league and that he will do all in
his power to advance it's interests.
Referring to political bossism, he
told of the overthrow of Israel Dur
ham in Philadelphia, and he believed
Theodore Strong will be kicked out
of the back window next fall. He
told how the political death of Alex
ander Fordyce was threatened and
accomplished" "but," said the
speaker, "he isn't dead, is he?"
Shouts of NO! Mol" arose from the
audience.
Like the old horse in Mrs. Wigs
of the Cabbage Patch" said Mr.,
Corey, 81 have heard the fire bell of
duty and ] mean to respond with
Colonel Fordyce at the head in this
county"
Mr.. Corey is an orator of the first
magnitude and will be heard here at
further length before the campaign
is ended.
A significant fact about the meet
ing was that those few who left the
hall about 10 O'Clock, before Colby,
Fordyce and Corey arrived, cnme
back upon their arrival, almost to
a man, together with many others.
Altogether the occasion was one
never to be forgotten and it inspired
the fearless fighters with great con-
fidence in the success of their move
ment, and the voters with confidence
in the hope for good, true govern
ment for the people and by the peo-
pie.
MI. Fordyce's Record.
At the meeting in New Brunswick
the following open letter was read in
reply to a question from Boss
Strong's machine, asking what Col.
Fordyce done for Middlesex county
while in thelegislature:
1.-THE New Brunswick Home News,
in an editorial on June 2Sth, makes
the following request:
"'Will somebody call our atten-
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Fordyce's) credit on the statute
books of any benefit to Middlesex
county or any of it's c~itizens?'
Permit me respectfully to call at
tention of the Home News and its
readers to the following measures
which were introduced by Mr.. For
dyce and passed by the legislature:
HE introduced a bill by which the
Agricultural Experiment Station at
New Brunswick, received an appro-
priation of $4,000. This bill bene-
flied directly every farmer in this
county and in every county, and what
benefits the farmer is a benefit to all
the people. -,
"He introduced the Forestry Bill
which was passed, and which pre-
vents the demolition of the New Jer-
sey forests. This is n of the best
bills ever introduced and passed by
any legislature, because 1t secures
both timber and rainfall, and pro-
vides against water famine. This
bill benefits directly this county and
all the people in the state.
THE Home News gave Mr.. For
dyce the credit of killing the 20 per
cent. steel bill. in a long editorial.