The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
RAYMOND BACKED
BY CORPORATIONS,
COLBY'S CHARGE
Opponent Under Obligations at
Start, Declares Senator, Open
ing denomination Campaign.
DEMAND FOR UTILITIES
LAW HEADS PLATFORM
New Ideaites Out in Large Num-
bers for Inaugural New.
ark Meeting.

"Judge.Raymond wouldn't have gone
into the contest for the senatorship
unless he had reason TO believe that
he would get financial support from the
people who are opposed to the Repub-
Iican county platform Of last year"
In these words Senator Everett Col
by last night launched his sharpest
bolts at First Assistant Prosecutor
Thomas l.. Raymond. who has come
out to fight him in his campaign for
denomination In his speech opening
his campaign at a big mass meeting
In the New A~udlbDEium, Mr.. Colby said
further:
II do not say Judge Raymond has
agreed to do anything. He has said
that he hasn't made promises. Never
theless, the fact remains. should he be
nominated, that he knows just one
thing did 1t. That Is the expenditure
of a vast sum Of money by those OPP
posed to fair legislation. Judge Ray
mond starts out under obligations. No
saint or devil was ever yet elected by
corporation money TO serve the people
im~partially."
Too Many Promises.
Referring to Judge Raymond's'state-
mant, that the Senator from Essex
was only one of twenty-one Senators,
and that too many promises hould not
be made by a candidate. Senator Col
by said:
1.-THE judge says that the twenty may
some time assert their rights re-
fuse to be dictated to by the me from
Essex. That's one for me. In plain
English that e he WORT fight.
Caucus decisions are going to control
Judge Raymond's actions, n If the
other twenty Senators are controlled by
David Baird and Dan Voorhees,; II they
violate their party pledges and sell out
the people, why he will acquiesce for
the snke OF party harmony and drift
along like a chip or the stream. I can
tell you hat If he takes that position
he will be the smallest frog that ever
splashed in the Senatorial pond"
Senator Colby announced that besides
the enactment of a public utilities law
the other planks of the New Idea plat
form next fall will be: Extension of
direct primaries to congressman, gov
ernor and delegates to national conven-
tions: taxation of franchises at local
rates; retention of the House rule for
relieving committees of bills: a lobby
measure: an employers liability law;
constitutional amendments for election
of assemblymen by districts and sepa-
ration of State and municipal elections.
and a home rule plank.
9Th first plank Of our platform calls
for a law creating a public utilities
commission aid the Senator. witt
power to fix a maximum rate upon COM
plant, to regulate traffic and capitalize
ton and secure safety and convenience
to the public. It Will be remembered
that of late the corporations and polit-
ical leaders have been strenuous In their
solicitude for the Independence of the
Judiciary. Their cry IS. Hands off the
court That Is sound. ! know Of no
one who disagrees with that sentiment,
but It is amusing TO see how little re-
spect- those same people have for the
courts whe they are quoted as taking
a rositlon which the corporations be-
leve to be against their interests.
Judge Raymond says he Is for Roose-
welt and Taft. President Roosevelt be-
lieves the railroads should pay their
fair share Of taxes. something your
'%straight-out Republicans didn't believe
In In New Jersey"
Sheriff Sommer, who presided at the
meeting, aid every candidate should
declare himself on issue before the d.
rect primaries are held. Assemblyman
William Fellowes Morgan said that
whether the Colby movement wins or
loses at the primaries the New Idea
fight will be kept up. Assemblyman
William Martin propounded these ques-
lions to Judge Raymond:
Questions for Raymond.
"Why are you giving up a $4,000 a
year office to accept one at $500 "A year
with lust q little more honor? Are
you In favor of a public utilities bill
with power vested in a commission &c
regulate rates? VIII you vote for a
public utilities bill like mine that died
In the Senate. with rate regulation
power providing for just and reason
able rates to be charged for utilities:
VIII you vote for a law that will pro-
vide for the valuation OF the property
of the Public Service Corporation oil
New Jersey. and the fixing of rates for
that corporation to insure a reasonable
return on the actual investment
Whose brain conceived the idea of your
running for his office? Was 1t at q
conference Of so-callcd Republicans
Who was present? What was sale?