The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
SENATOR DRYDEN'S RECORD.

The conspicuous part taken by Sena-
tor Dryden on the floor of the Senate
during the closing days of the session,
in support of President RooseYelt's
policy for lock canal. furnishes an
other evidence that the business man
in politics may be an effective public
speaker as well as a worker. It furta-
er shows that he has passed the period
of probation, allowed by tradition to
new senators and observed by all the
leading senators during their first
term, and that he will hereafter be an
active participant in important public
debates, as he has been in committee
and conference work where the real
| foundation Of important legislation is
i laid. If not as ObtruSive. in the past
in his public utteIances as some other
new senators, who have regulations as
orators, a brief review of his senatorial
career is sufficient to show that he
does things; that in public affairs as
in business he has accomplished re-
suits that speak for themselves. For
a first and ShOrt-term senator there is
much to his credit and to the benefit
of the country and state he represents.
In addition to the national measures
| in which he has had voice in framing
and bringing to successful issue, he
| has been active and influential in Sc
curing for his own state appropriations
aggregating at least five million dol
lars during the four years he has served
in the upper house of Congress-.
These were in the way OF appropria-
lions for river and harbor improve
ments; the payment to the state Of
| its old war claim, pending many years,
aggregating over 5000, 900; for the con-
SUructiOn Of a large var vessel which,
until Mr.. Dryden's busineSs-like argu-
ment with the President, was, slated
to go to a Philadelphia firm; and APP
preparations for public buildings, in
Guiding new post office building for
Jersey City and PaSsaic, both of which
he succeeded in passing through the
senate without mourning single word
of opposition.
| Besides the assistance given the
members of the Newt Jersey delegation,
directly interested, in securing action
by the senate on appropriations for
important improvement for the Pas
sale River, Delaware River, Raritan
Bay, Keyport Harbor, Shrewsbury
River and other valuable channels of
commerce, he either took the initia-
tive or became active in the matter of
obtaining surveys for additional river
and harbOr projects, which will mean
farther large appropriations and con-
Sequent benetcent results to New Jer-i
Sey'S commerce.. These include Cold
Spring Inlet, Cape May; Kill Won Kull,
north of Shooters Island; Newark
Bay and PaSsaic River from Staten
Island Sound to the MOntclair and
Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge; Old
South River; Perriwig Bay and Allan
tic Highlands. In addition promise
has been secured for a survey with a
view to an appropriation for cOntinu-
ing the Improvement of the Passaic
River from the Greenwood Lake bridge
10 the city of Passaic.
The demonstration which occurred
at Red Bank on June 2lst, when the
monument dedicated to the memory
OF those heroes who participated in
the famous revolutionary battle at
that point was unveiled, is the direct
result f legislation secured by Senator
Dryden. Through his efforts he pre-
vented the sale of this memorial spot
by the Federal Government and Sc
cured its preservation for all time as a
tribute to the revolutionary heroes.
Another measure of vast Importance
to the state, especially along the coast,
is the bill he introduced delegating to
this state authorization improving its
own inlets and waterways in cases
where the policy of the national gov
eminent will not permit of Federal
appropriations. Every SeaShore NUM-
cipality is interested in this project
and will be benefited as a result.
As a member of the Committee on
Library and of the Senate Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds he
has secured action upon number of
important measures contributing to
the improvement of the National
Capital and from the former commit
tee reported the bill for the Princeton
monument.
Senator Dryden has been particular
ly attentive to the cases OF old soldiers
and their widows as is shown by the
large number of special bills and claims
before the Pension Office which he has
brought to a successful issue. AL
though naturally a very busy man.
he has given personal attention to
every case showing extreme want and
otherwise meritOri0uS. He has also
successfully fathered number of
other private relief measures of praise
worthy character.
AS member of the immigration
Committee he became deeply interest
ed in the subject of immigration and
supported the Dillingham; bill. The
! free alcohol bill Is another of the inn
portant measures to which he gave
considerable personal attention, by inn
pressing upon senators individually,
the demand from all sections OF New
Jersey for such legislation.
Although not on the committee hav-
| ms the measure in charge, he was fire.
IQuently IN close conference with the
managers of the rate bill and rendered
valuable assistance sperfecting its
details. His amendment, liking a
time for divOrcing the control OF min
ing properties from railroad manages
ment prevailed and he has been con-
! graduated from many quarters for his
! buSinesSlike attitude in this matter.
His remarks on this subject clearly
showed, Notwithstanding some criti-
cism from partisan sources, that his
action was in the interested the, pub
| lie at large and not the railroads.
The subject OF the Federal super
| vision Of life Insurance. has received
special attention by Senator Dryden,
and although little actual progress has
4 yet been made in the way OF legisla-
tioni 1t Is having serious thought by