The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-23
CALDWELL.
VERONA AND
ESSEX FELLS
OPTIMISTIC DINNER
NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY IN
ANNUAL FEAST.
GOV. Elect Fort and others Laud Puri-
tan Spirit in Dealing with Pres
ent-day Problems.

distinguished the Puritan fatnerS OF 'oia
New England were sounded by orators
of prominence at the annual Forefatners
Day dinner of the New England Society
of Orange Saturday night in the Womans
Clubhouse, East Orange. There was a
notable gathering of prominent men OF
the Oranges, and several women from the
balcony enjoyed the speeches and sazed
on their husbands on the floor below. The
excellent menu given the diners included
some dishes peculiar to New England, and
the substantial items were relished by the
members of the society and their guests.
The addresses of the evening were as a
rule of unusual interest and timely.
President Wilson Farrand, OF the society,
gave a thoughtful and scholarly talk on
sThe Pilgrim Fathers" and the need for
eturdness, clear-slghtedness and rugged
honesty and intelligence in the treatment
of the problems OF To-Day, cnleny 1ne,.sa tne rr
above the remarkable progress acnieved
by combinations of capital and threatened
great damage to the politics OF the couh-
try because of the danger OIL debaucnins
influences to be exerted upon the govern
ing bodies. rne speaker, however, was
confident of the men at hand 10 meee
present-day necessities anu yensufed oloSae Sne
of the modern citizen were as sturdy hearls
and good manhood as under the jackets
of the old Puritans."
"And the real leaders today, he con-
tinued. ARE those who have independence
of thought and action that sense OF duty
and unyielding devotion to duty, that firm
faith In God that characterized the Puri-
tan fathers of DID,"
The speaker declared there was still evil
dent to-day the mental attitude of curiosity,
Pngrimc Of old dds and this he, he considered the
principal source of nope for the 1uture.
He mentioned that he had heard discus
sions at societies. of East Side Russian
Jews in New York, where the arguments
compared very fayorably with such as
would be heard on the commuters trains
| to New York daily. 10 think clearly aud
solving commercial problems, and the
speaker reused his auditors to a high
pitch of enthusiasm when he said. evi-
! IDENTIFY referring TO President Roosevelt:
Nor should we denounce those who
point out wrong. There Is something rot
ton in Denmark, and the man who puts
his finger on the mark does real service
to the people,
Governor-elect Fort was late In arriving.
owing to previous appointments, and his
entrance was greeted with cheers from the
while the orchestra pnye1 tiou fhs
Fort" Among the guests at the dinner
We're Charles A. Bloomfield Of Metuchen,
and Alden Freeman, of East orange, who
opposed the East orange JurIst's candi-
dacy. Several of the speakers used the
name of President Roosevelt during their I.
talk, and his~name was received with an
outburst of applause. A toast was offered
for the President, and the assemblage
cheered him and sang "America'' as
tribute.
The Governor-elect declared for a strict
and vigorous enforcement Vi rhe a,ss, as
serting that in New Jersey were good
laws, and good government depended upon
honest administration and the enfJrcelhenc
of law" Good legislation was essential, 9ls
declared, provided we We're ~ko-h haye any
legislation at all, and he said he beiiesszd
semeumes we would be better off # we
bad no legislation at all. lie spoke of
cases where legislation was at variance
Win the common law, and urged that the
people were to blame for bad legislation
where they failed to send the proper kind
| Of men to represent them.
Mr.. Fort stated in his Introductory re-
marks that he was proud of the magn!h-
/. cent support given him in the last cam
paign by the people of the Oranges, and
ne felt proud of New Jersey. its people,
history and all that goes 10 make up the
temporal welfare of the States.
| 1T is great State,'' he continued, "ai.6
! IL you had canvassed II yoa would have
reached conclusion far beyond what YOU
think tonight. He was splendid fellow
VINO ran against me, and we found more
about the State and its industries than we
ever knew. We have coast of 1870 miles Of
ocean front with no rocks to obstruct, fas
more than New England can show and a
fine place where the residents can buii.l
homes and bathe. There are but two bayS
nDd six inlets all along the front NVe
favo perfect railroad system with 1l5
cooperative railroads, ESQ miles of track
| ussessed at two millions of dollars Our
prblic roads cost us two millions in the
last thirteen years, and II the people con-
t.nue to work for good roaLS through
| their legislators we will spend from three
| to five millions and if these ronds are
honestly built we will have he most par
feet system of rords known 10 mankind
Ycu do not find any State tax on your
sllls and moneys have been returned 10
| the people, all save the tax imposed on
the main stem of the railroads, and over
one million has peen idlnrst -4,r NJ. ~.
school fund No other Staie ms i.
back money to the people for relief
"a few years ago New Jersey decided
to conserve the oyster beds and lease land
under water to oyster growers; 5000 acres
were leased and a revenue Of $4,000 was
received. The industry is only IN its in
fancy, and IL the State holds 1t as its
own its future and revenue will be grsat
indeed" Mr.. Fort recalled that the Safe
has 20lS distinct industries and s21 FIR rs,
or industries are controlled by 400 men,
and the Others are corporations with 6S 50j
stockholders. There is a capitalization of
$sSSS SS OOO SOSOUO OO and there was an output Of
be quite an Item for small. State Terri
torially. What does it mean to us about
those stockhoders?' he continued The
interest under the corporation laws, and
should see that that no bond bears its
name ns that isn't issued for a dollars worth
After referring to the great agricultural
interests Of New Jersey, despite the COM
petition OF the West, idr Fort decialeu
Any combination which has for its ;l;ii-
pose the restraint Of trade, and which will
result In an injury to the people, Is a
wrong combination. We have had some
good laws and fair Legislatures, and IL the
people do their duty we will always have
them. You are responsible for bad Legis-
latures. Ii You do not exercise indie
pendence, men, you don't do your duty.
This may be political heresy, but | am
standing for that kind of heresy, and /
believe in 1t. We have heard some Ncrifi->-
clsm OF the judiciary, their Judgment be-
ing criticised, but the judiciary has been
abiding by the constitution, and I do not
believe 1t is wrong. We have gone on
prospecting under it, and we have loyaI
people today. If you bring a real ques-
tlon to them, moral and just they will
meet II. We have just as loyal patriots
as the men who gave their lives TO save
the republic, and the republic will live so
long as the people remain true TO them-
selves and the constitution Of 'T6"
me Hon. John Barrett, director OF the
international Bureau OF American Re-
puDics, made brilliant address which
was frequently punctuated with applause.
especially warmly received was his refer
ence to President Roosevelt whea hs
stated that no man had so well sustained
| the honor and advancement OF the United
states as the present occupant OF the
White Horse
Our growing responsibilities as
World Power" was the theme n
Mr.. Barrett He said that in on.
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