The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-05
EDITORS MEET
CHAIR M A NJ
HUDSPETH
Guests Of Democratic State
Committee at Headquar-
ters in Jersey City.
Especial to the evening start

JERSEY CITY, Oct. 5.-Prominent
editors of Democratic newspapers from
all over the State. of New Jersey were
at the State headquarters in the Fuller
building here this afternoon as guests
of the State Committee.
After a social session that lasted an
hour luncheon was served to the Wis
itors. The feature vas the address of
former Judge Robert S. Hudspeth.
chairman of the State Committee, who
said:
"No campaign, in the history of the
State is being fought under such re-
markable conditions as the present one
The attitude of the Republican party is
simply amazingN Honest citizens CANNOT
understand its consplacent attitude in the
face Of disclosures of the past year. Man
ayers of institutions founded and con-
trolled by the State for humanitarian pur-
poses, nave been exposed as permitting the
grossest abuses and neglect that calls for
swift and immediate punishment.
yet the Republican leaders and men IN
responsible positions have taken no step
to cause the removal or punishment. oil
these offenders. For some mysterious rea-
SON. they seem unable to appreciate the
enormIy of the dereliction committed, but
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administration of State institutions In their
platform. The only indication they give
of any knowledge of the abuses which nave
amazed the people of the State from Sus-
sex to Cape May, is q weak assurance in
their platform. that If there are abuses IN
any State institution, the Republican party
can be depended upon to wipe them out,
and this in face of the opening paragraph
of the platform which says that the Re-
publican party offers its record OF faithful
execution of pledges as a guarantee OF
future performances.
Il say that conditions are remarkable
and amazing when a great political party
has the e~ffrontery to complacently go be-
fore the people with a practical indorse-
ment of all the sins of omission and com
mission that "A been exposed by the
Hahn investigating committee of the
House of Assembly. The situation is adj
d~itionally more remarkable and amazing
because not a Republican prosecutor or
other official has even limited that the
officials exposed, are being considered as
subjects for prosecution. or even investi-
cation.
'.Go over the railroad legislation of the
present year. The Republican party, stand
ing in the breach for the corporations. at
every point, and finally enacting a railroad
commission act, which is utterly ineffec-
tive. Consider the public utilities act.
Passed by the Senate, 1t was only a half
way measure. AS amended, by the House
1t is an effective measure, and we shall
see now IL the Republican Senate has The
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Democrats have placed it. AS amended
the bill is now effective; it abolishes the
useless and powerless railroad commits
sion, places all proper public utilities under
one commission at a aving of about $4,000
per year and gives life and being to the
remedies so generally required by. our peo-
pie.
The Republican record on water, tunnel
and quo warranto bills enacted by the
House for the interests of the people and
in the line Of relief for the people were all
consistently smothered in the Senate. and
these and other good bills are sleeping the
sleep that will know no Weakening until a
Democratic House and a Democratic Gov
ernor raise over the Republican majority
in the Senate next year the lash of the
peoples indignation and political revolt.
1T the Republican party has a scintiIla
of sincerity In any of its pledges, why has
not the Senate passed the House bill, the
first one In the House, abolish
ing voting machines? 1t is now attempt
ing to throw sand in the eyes of the
people by passing the act aboishing the
Voting Machine Commission, but this
merely transfers the handling of the ma
chimes from a commission to the Secretary
of State. The machines we still have with
us. and the bill abolishing them still sleeps
with the Republican Senate. Why have
they not passed the child labor bill sent
over to them by the Democratic House?
Why do they show a~ntagonism to every
popular measure demanded by the people?
"Why, we ask, does the Republican
party stand silent and in an attitude OF
approval of these intolerable conditions,
lately exposed by the Hahn committee.
The answer can be given in but one way,
and that is, that the men exposed are men
of influence in the Republican party, md
that their influence is so strong with the
powers higher up, that not n State official
dares to move a finger against any of
them.
''Bu the Republican party is consistent.
1t protects these men and condones their
faults. In the Legislature it's ear has been
deaf to the voice of the people. Look at
the record. Equal taxation such as de-
manded by the people passed by the House
and killed by the Senate. Despite the
promises made by them in their platform
and by their leaders, the Republican SEN
ate, this week, killed the Brady bill for
the election of Uniteds States Senators by
direct vote of the people, and In the House
the Republican leaders work with all their
might against the direct primary act, in
PRODUCED by the-Democrats
Note their hypocrisy regarding the
separation of State and municipal cleo
tions. Governor Murphy, during his term,
advocated the repeal of M act.
Republican platforms, as we'll as Demo-
cratic platforms, have called for its repeal.
The Republican platform of this year calls
for It's repeal, yet at the very time OF
the adoption of that platform, and at
the present time, there is in possession of
the Republican Senate. sleeping the sleeI
of death in committee. the two bills passed
by the Democratic House, repeating the
| Meeker act and restoring spring elections
Gentlemen, we can only sufmise the an
swers to the questions | have asked. Al
intelligent men you understand the issues
| Upon us Is the duty of informing the peo'
pie more fully Of these things during thu
campaign. We owe 1t to the people as citi
zens and Democrats. Ii matters not wha'
a mans politics may be this year.s H
owes 1t to himself and to his State to d.
\ his utmost to remove from office the mer
who have been responsible for the abuses
and misgovernment / have alluded to, ant
the only way of accomplishing that end IL
| the election of Mr., Katzenbach and thu
nominees of the Democratic party.
1.-The Democratic party In New Jersey
today is a rehabilltated and r~ejuvenateo
party. Young men, Disguised with tht
methods and abuses of the Republican
party In this State are flocking to oul
standard. All citizens appreciate the fac
that Democratic. victory this year means
the turning out of office of all those who
now ~impudently bid defiance to al that II
most desirable and best In our State.
''That we may accomplish victory for
the people of the State and secure the
reforms demanded by the people, we in
vite to our ank all good citizens, ano
upon you gentlemen, as chairman OF tht
State committee. / place the burden Of
laying before the voters the facts at issut
and proving the no political party car
Office. and still remain in power in this
State.
II can see in tie political horizon moth
ing but Democratic victory as a result o.
this campaign, and / say without thu
slightest fear that every promise made by
our party will be fulfilled by us after cleo
ton and a clean, able and vigorous ad
ministration of our States affairs will bI
the result of the election rs Governor o
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