The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15

The speaker then told of the passage
of the direct primary Law by the Legis-
lature last Friday night and of its im-
p~ortance to his mind. 1t meant, he
said, that every man had something
like an even chance in seeking nominal
ton for office.
THAT came through the Republican par
ty." he went on. II believe 1t Is important
because the very moment that the corpora
lions cannot control the candidates of both
great political parties, the State will be
freed.
= What else has the Republican party
done? 1t has secured the passage Of a law
at Trenton for the expression of popular
choice for United States Senator's. Ali of
which goes to snow that the Republican
party Is going forward, that is so long as
the men in the party control it and 1t Ii
not controlled by the interests hat have
allied themselves with the party organiza-
ton.
"But we declared in our State platform
for an effective public utilities law. What
did that mean? I believe that to SO out of
every 100 men that plank in our platform
meant just ono thing. the enactment of Q
law like the Hughes bill OF New York
State. 1t did not mean a commission with
out power to make rates. 1t did not mean
- val OaA ~b-iiilliColOhs
"Wf en- l went to Trenton last week and
offered amendments to the public utilities
bill that was then IN the Senate that would
give the proposed commission the power
to make rates and provide not simply for
a commission that could investigate condi-
lions and make recommendations, but one
that could issue orders that must be
obeyed. those amendments were killed. L
believe that the president of the Public
Service CnTnnFQtinn e1annhfrnd fhnca
amendments. And the Republican party
up to the present time has that to account
for"
AS to Judge Fort, Mr.. Colby said he was
the best man with one exception, referring
to Sheriff Sommer. He then commended
all the other Republican candidates. He
then pitched into the Democratic party
and raked up the history of it.
THE Democratic party had its racetrack
legislation; its coal combine, and was and
is controlled by the same corporations that
allied themselves with the Republican
party. If the Democratic party had re-
formed it would be different. 1t has not
reformed.
There are in the Democratic party an
element mad up of young men as clean
and as fine as any men who are working
for the right in the Republican party, but
they are not organized n have not com-
bined to carry out their ideas. II Assem-
blymen Tumulty and Alexander, IL Sena-
tor Gebhardt or Congressman Hughes. all
Democrats. will tell you that the party
isn't controlled by the same interests
not the same kind of interests-but the
same interests that figured in the Repub-
lican party, then go out and vote for the
Democratic party. But they will not tell
you that their party is not so controlled.
They know tina it would not be true.
IF you are going to get out of the Re
publican party because Colonel Dickinson
is a member of the State Committee you
will make "a mistake. If you are going
to leave because there are men in the party
with whom you can't agree and VINO
haven't our ideals of life, you'll have to
get ont on an iceberg in the Atlantic
Ocean, and then in two weeks you would
have a fight as to who would be chief of
your fire department"
Mr.. Colby then urged the. New Idea men
and the Regulars to ''lockstep and march
on to victory"
Mr.. Martin, in his speech, said:
1--WE have got to start out with the, prop
osition that the Bishops law is going TO
stand on our statute books" After re-
viewing the laws provisions Mi. Martin
said:
Rather than have violation and bring
this law into d~isrepute, we Of the Repuo-
-lican Assembly ticket have pledged our
selves to work for home rule so that every
municipality can decide for itself on this
question"
In discussing city tax matters. Mr.. Mar
tin reviewed the fixing of the 1907 rate by
the Common Council finance committee. of
which he is a member. After telling OF
demands and the way they were met, M.
Martin held up a typewriter sheet and
said:
1--WE were furnished with his slip of
paper and told that Mr.. Nugent had de-
cided on that as the tax levy and that it
must stand"
Mr.. Martin said later:
1T is fair to say thai a low tax rate
does not reflect credit on the Democratic
city administrator and that credit for this
low tax rate is due to the Legislature or
1906 and the Republican administration OF
State and city affairs of the same year,
the saving of $l27,000 in the Board of Edu-
cation account and the fact that this year
the Board of Street and Water Commls,
SionerS have not Increased their annual
running expenses.
Nov whenever the assertion IS made
that the tax rate is low you ask the man
who makes the assertion a few questions:
Did the Republican Legislature and former
administration by the policies they pursued
make 1t possible for the Democratic al
ministration to spend $4,000 without TN IN
&LCdClIS IAC "a AotSa y - 49,
ocratic administration throw away $4,000,
or 81 points in the tax rate, which they
might have saved2 What will you do II
there is a great -confiagration, throwing a
large number. of people on the aims OF the
city?"
In concluding his discussion Of city af-
fairs the Alderman said:
Send men to the Common Council.
Don't send any more puppets. l know the
Republicans would not select puppets. Men
are needed. l tell you, look well to your
aldermen, look well to your school COM
missioners.
IF there is a public service corporation
that is giving or going to give any money
to elect me to the Assembly I'll tell them
right now they're throwing their money
away.
You'd think to read the papers that
the Republican party had caused typhoid
fever at TIE State Asylum or murdered
somebody up here at Morris Plains. These
institutions are bipartisan and the Repub-
lican party is not responsible for any care
~Iessness that may have been discovered. l
propose to study the testimony of the
Hahn investigating committee and if elect
ed l shall do all I can to correct any
wrong no matter where the responsibility
lies"
Mr.. Martin went back to county and
State issues for a parting shot. He said:
Our Democratic Assemblymen have not
done their duty. They have been leo
around by the boss or their bosses, for
there were two ut Trenton this year. II
you reflect them / feel sure Won will nut