The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-25

mi tee had selected as permanent chair
man. had arrived When the formal vote
had been taken, Congressman Pratt made
an address. in which he predicted a full
Democratic victory. In part he said:
The selection of one year ago cannot be
regarded otherwise. than a turning point
in the history OF the. Democratic party Of
this State. The opportunity which was
presented for a successful campaign was
taken aava9dage qLi our victory has be-
ocrnt In the county of Essex and Demo-
Gratis throughout the State have much
that the men put forward by the party
and who claimed the franchises of the
people have. TO employ a common ex-
preston, made good. Their records have
been most credifabIe. That this is so is
perhaps as strong a Claim we can make to
the voters for continued support at the
polls on next election day. and we conf
dentiallv expect not only as signal a vic
tory as was won last year. but the decisive
one, which must be won this year II the
Democratic party expects to resume once
this commonwealth
The issues of this campaign, aside from
the election of q Democratic Governor are
momentous. and our success or failure
must determine whether or not the victory
OF last year is to be a permanent one or
not The paramount issue af tins cam cam
ernor. is, are we going to have n new and
improved order of State government. or
|snall the relDS OF government ltiutln IL
the hands of the party. which has for go
many years ridden h~igh-handed through
ont the State? Legislating not in the In
t ter trS Of tie sfst many N RHs q Jer ses f hSs not
for the past decade or more demonstrated
what can be done by n coterie OF I'M
s%crupulous politicians. then no State In the
Union can claim the right TO make an
'@yVhat the Democratic party has strug-
gled for. and is now struggling 10 oo, y
lions, and which, employing the miiaest
kind OF a term, are lamentable ana GER
tainly have not been either IN the o intere of
of the public at large or TO the eiory "a
our commonwealth"
Congressman Hamlll was then introduced
by Mr.. Pratt.
In his preamble he said that in Hudson
| County. Essex County and Newark were
looked upon as storm centres OF the cam
paign. The large gathering and the en-
| thusiasm Of the audience were evidences
for the Hudson Congressman OF now the
city and county would go election day.
He went into the Republican record for
the last twelve years and dealt with the
work Of the Hahn committee.
'"rhat committee found corruption from
! petty graft to crimes Of the most I'M
speakable nature in the State institutions
He then attacked the Republican party
for It's past stand on equal taxation.
IT know whereof l speak when say
that the Republican leader In the House
of Assembly when I was a member Of
that body in his place on the floor said
that II he had his way he would not allow
even the title of the bill to be read"
The speaker then told of Republican
attitude on the ''quo warranto'' bill. While
Congressman Hamill was speaking on the
Republican stand on the corrupt practises
| Mt Rr,.a. - G..4kI- - =.
plause greeted him and interrupted Mr.
Hamill
Mr.. Hamill continued by attacking Johr
Franklin Fort, who, he said. declared him.
self on the excise question in every 10,
cality Just as those localities stood on tn,
question.
There you are! That is the Republican
candidate, > he concluded.
In the legislative nails" Mr.. Hamil
proceeded, "behind the executive chair
every place where a alton may OBJ
tain a favor thrugh Republicsa politica
preferment you will find the corporations
Such a state of affairs the Democrats
party has been fighting, and we beliey'
that after years of torpor and defeat Til
Democratic party is going to register
notable victory on November s."
Mr. Hamill's oratorlcal effort evoke,
a great volume of applause.
Congressman Eugene Leake, of Hudson
followed his colleague.
The people of New Jersey are not en-
titled to any better government than the
vote for" he began. 'They have th
power to say Just what kind of governmer
they would have
He said that the evils in New Jerse
are reflections of the evils In the country
There is too little honesty in public life
not too little brains" he remarked.
He spoke also OF corporation attorney
holding State positions as being one of tn
potent reasons Of bad government.
Concluding his speech he said that "hom
rule" government for, by and of the pee
Pile, was what the people should nave a
a remedy for all those evils. At this poin
Mr.. Katzenbach was introduced.