Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-05
MIDDLESEX HOLDS KEY
TO UNLOCK THE
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Continued from page ~

ber the candidacy of United States
senator was, for the first time in the
history of the State, submitted to the
votes of those who compose the par
| ty organization. The result of those
primaries was an Endorsement of my
candidacy. At the election which
followed in November republican
majority was chosen. That majority
in its caucus approved my candidacy.
BY these successive steps the authen-
tic public opinion of the republican
voters of this state was ascertained.
when the decision of the party
caucus came to be expressed in leg
islative election eight members re-
fused to abide by the decision.
do not understand that any one OF
them has made any specific criticism
of any private or public act of mine
or has assailed either my personal
integrity or my political fidelity. |
understand these gentlemen TO feel
that the public opinion of the various
counties which they represent is OPP
posed to my reelection, and that they
believe themselves to be rejecting
such public opinion. l understand
further that that opinion is supposed
to be based not on any fact in my rec
ord as a senator, but on impressions
as to my business relations.
On His Record.
up to this point | have solicited
suffrage solely on my public record.
have not been oblivious of the con-
tinued Misrepresentation, abuse and
SANDER directed against me, but 1
have made no reply because / be-
lieved my public and private life to
be a sufficient refutation of those
charges and because / did not be-
| lieve such charges could make a
lasting impression on the minds of
any considerable number of, my fell
| low citizens.
| Much of the adverse criticism ap-
pears to be suggested by the fact
that am president of the Prudential
Insurance Company and that in that
capacity am intrusted with the man
agement of large financial interests.
do not believe that it is thought that
the management of the Prudential
Insurance Company has earned Or
has received the disapproval either
of the policy holders or of the people
of the state. In the investigation of
the last two years the closest scrutiny
has been brought to bear upon the
transactions of the principal iuSUr-
ance companies of the country.
Throughout this time nothing has
been disclosed which would even tend
to show that those who have admin
istered the affairs of the Prudential
company have been unfaithful to
their trust or have disappointed the
just expectations of the humblest
policy holders.
Work of Lifetime.
But it may be said that after
recognizing such q moral obligation
l have still largely benefited as
stockholder and officer of the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company. This is
true and in that connection ask only
that it be remembered that I have
devoted my life to building up and
fortifying the company, as one of the
great financial institutions of the
country. There is no reason those
who by the devotion of a lifetime
have permanently established such
an institution should not participate
largely in the profits.
Il do not know that it has been
suggested that manager of a great
flduciary institution is disqualified to
discharge a trust of a. different char
acter, although not of more peremp-
tory obligation, in the Senate. 1t
does, however, appear to have been
suggested that personal associations
in the management of such great
financial institution have tended to
deprive me of knowledge of the
conditions surrounding the great mass
of my fellow citizens; that such as
sociatic1s have robbed me of sympa-
thy and interest in the struggles and
ambitions of those who are wage
earners and recipients of moderate
incomes. If l were convinced that
this were true I should regret it far
more deeply than the loss of seat
Ill ilIt bGudlS. Ii L lldu utttI huOWA
in personal experience the anxieties
and struggles of persons in those sta
tions in life I might be unable to re-
fute such charge even to my own
satisfaction.
Struggled I'm Youth.
AS those who are familiar with
my life know, in my boyhood and
youth l struggled with conditions
identical with those with which l am
now charged to be out of sympathy.
The experiences of youth are not for
gotten, and they recur with greater
force with increasing years. But If
those youthful recollections could be
dulled or obliterated there would still
be more in my daily life to bring me