The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-20
HILLERY
VS.. COLBY
Senator Colby's Remarks Here
Taken Up in the Senate
by Senator Hillery.
MR.. HILLERY'S POSITION.

MR.. HnLERY'S POSITION.
On question of personal privilege,
Senator Hillery, on Tuesday, resented
in strong terms aspersions cast on
him by Senator Colby, of Essex, last
week when he came to MorristoWn to
spread the Colby movement here.
The Morris senator inquired as to the
verify Of reports in the Newark News
and New York Herald. In the first
Mr.. Colby is reported to have said
at Morristown that "he wanted to see
Morris county represented in the
Legislature by men who had the cour-
age Of their convictions and not rep
resentatives who bowed to the will
of political boss.
THAT is from the Newark News"
said Mr.. Hillery. II ask the senator
if the statement
mo; made no such statement, in
terrupted Mr.. Colby.
THAT is sufficient, senator" ac-
knowledged Mr.. HilIery.
Il should like to be heard,s said
Mr.. Colby.
Il have another article" said Mr..
Hillery. "The other is from the New
York Herald of the same date The
latter end of the article, the one
which refers to me, says this:
:" He spoke in high terms of Sena-
tor HilleTy, who. he said, was honest
in his actions, but lacked a strong
backbone | ask the senator if he is
correctly quoted in these newspaper
articles?'
4 don't know how to answer that, :"
said Colby. Il would be glad to re-
call anything that in the least way re-
fected upon the integrity of the sena-
tor from Morris; in fact, all through
my campaign last summer cited the
senator from Morris as one of the
men in this legislature of whom the
people should be honestly proud. l
have suggested, and repeat it. and
I shall say it whenever please that
| propose as far as possible in every
town in this State to have men repre-
sent their constituents who are abso-
lutely free in their intelligence. from
the dictation of the party boss"
81 desire to know" said Mr.. Hiilery,
whether or not he was correctly quo
ted when he said Morris county
should be represented by men-I am
one Of the representatives from Nor
ris county who would not bow to
the will of the political boss. II the
senator did not say it, that is all ]
ask"
Il did not say those words, but that
is practically what / meant
Il ask the senator If he had me in
mind when he said it?D
Yes; had you in mind"
"Then you affirm the truth Of the
statements here?"
Eyes, do-not the truth, but say
that it is my opinion-if the senator
from Morris wants my opinion.
made a statement that never fell
that you we're absolutely free in YOU
own intelligence and brains and
mind
Il desire to say word on the sub
ject," said Mr. Hillery. Il expected
of course, that the senator would deny
; the statements which were printed IL
the papers, and it was not for the pur
pose of attacking the senator from
Essex or having any feeling with hin
! in this matter that ! brought thii
question before this pody 1t was, o
course, with the hope that these pa
pers who had stated this we're wrong
| had that hope when asked for THU
, privilege this morning
ssThe senator does not deny tn,
truth. He may not be just quoted al
to the words, but he had stated be
fore this body what his true opinion
Q is. I, therefore, have the right, as
Y member Of the same body to defen.
j myself from his accusations. l be
I lieve that courtesy should have pre-
S vented the senator from Essex from
making this statement. / believ
that courtesy should have preventel
I him from making the statement i
the county In which / live. l SHOULD
: not have gone to his nome, among hi
q friends and neigbbors. and stated N,
q opinion Of the senator from Essex, be
J cause / believe that the courtesy du
: from one senator to another woul
have prevented me. have a high r.
gard for the senator from Essex. an
= have always expressed It
g eAs to the accusation that bow {
9 the win Of a political boss. Mr. Pres
N dent. that ID not true Tha afsk ps
q litical poeition which ever hAld Wa