The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-09
| HAVE NO PLANS
SAYS COLGATE At
NEW IDEA RALLY
CONTINUED from FIRST page,

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he thought pretty well summarized the
situation.
He says he does not think l have
sense enough to run the county COM
mittee," said Colonel Colgate. He
wants to know my method. That re-
minds me Of q story. There was a
man travelling once upon a time. He
had an impeachment in his speech.
Along the road he met a man With IA
parrot. The traveller said to the man
with the parrot: Can, can. can the, the
parrot, parrot speak, And the reply
of the man with the parrot was. If he
could not speak better than you !
would cut off his head
Have these men who seek to regain
control of the party in this county
made good9 ~ Colonel Colgate said fur
Their in his speech: rs there any rea-
son to have men like those represented
here e%stranged from the Republican
party? Is there any sense in saying
the people here tonight are not good
Republicans? Personally, I am sick
and tired of this strife. l want to do
what Is best for the party. l haven't
any plans for running the county COM
mittee. l viii not attempt to dictate to
I II 10 6olttS 10 Dt IL Itpi
committee of all Republicans, a party
big enough to take all in. The leaders
of the old party must have been remiss
or they would not let this split occur"
In opening the meeting City Auditor
George Forinan announced that he
party hereafter Will be known as the
Progressive Republican League. He
said that the new organization will
stand for all that is progressive in
city. county, State and National poll
tics. and that it Is designed to bring
about the most advanced Republican
policies.
He introduced as the first speak
er Edmund B. Osborne, of Montclair, a
candidate for the nomination for AS
sembly.
Mr.. Osborne said in part:
do you think that the Republicans
of New Jersey were really represented
by Senator Briggs when he voted with
Aldrich 107 times and against him only
once?
do you think Senator Kean repre-
scented the actual sentiments Of New
Jersey for tariff revision when he voted
with Aldricl 1875 times and against him
never?
do you think Congressman r.
Wayne Parker, from Essex County,
represented the wishes of the Repub-
leans of New Jersey when he stood
with Joe cannon through thick and
thin; when he helped to prevent a
change in the House rules which would
have put the control of the House in
Inc hands of the members; when he
fought consistently with Cannon and
Aldrich n the other stand-patters
against the downward revision of the
tariff that New Jersey voted for?
mo, Briggs didn't represent the
sentiments of New Jersey, Kean didn't
represent the sentiments of New Jer-
sey, Wayne Parker didn't represent
the sentiments Of New Jersey-New
Jersey wasn't represented in the Sen
ate. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, cast the
vote of New Jersey, Essex County
wasn't represented. in Congress-Joe
Cannon, of Danville, Illinois. repre-
sented our district in the vote on the
tariff!
New Jersey and Kansas both voted
for Taft and honest revision. New Jer-
sey Republicans and Kansas Republi-
cans wanted the same thing. Kansas
Republicans were faithfully repre-
sented by Senator Bristow-he voted
against Aldrich a hundred and one
times. Senator Bristow did not mis-
represent the Republicans Of Kansas
he represented them. He fought con-
s~istently for a tariff law in keeping
with the pledges of the Republican
party and refused to vote for the
Aldrich and Cannon law because 1t
violated those pledges.
Senator Bristow represented the
veters of the Republican party of Kan
sas because he owed his election to
them and not to the bosses. He was
nominated by the people themselves
in open, direct. primary.
do YOU suppose hat if Senator
Kean and Senator Briggs had been
nominated in direct primaries by the
voters of the Republican party they
would have allowed Aldrich, of Rhode
Island, to cast their vote in the Senate?
Or do you suppose that II Congressman
Parker a been nominated in open
primary by the Republicans of Essex
County he would have let Joe Cannon,
of Danville, H., cast his vote on the
tariff?
What are you going to do about
It? Do you propose that New Jersey
shall continue to be represented In the
Senate by a man who lives in Rhode
Island, or that Essex County shall con-
tinue to be represented in Congress by
a man who lives In Danville, ILL.,? Here
Is what the progressive Republicans OF
Essex County propose to do about 1T
the same that the progressive Repuo-
licans of Kansas>did. We are going TO
choose a Senator next year by the di-
rect primary method, according TO .
law which was passed at Trenton
through the efforts of Mr.. Martin ano
Mr.. Colby, and other progressive Re-
publicans."
William p. Martin said in part:
The League for Limited Franchises ant
Equal Taxation is purely a voluntary OF
raniaation standing for principles. II i
not an official hody. 1t does not owe !,
duty of ~tlccting candidates after ,thei
nomination. II Is not recognized ~
statute. and its presiding officer has n
power to maine election officers. lf ~
candidates are defeated at the priimarie
or It's principles are not accepted ny IN
voters Of the party. 1t is not reqiiireI are
election. as an organization. puh'ielN, en-
Enthusiastically nor officially to eat its owl
words and accept principles which IL IA
previously denounced. :,
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