The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-02
G. O.P. LOOTED THE
. SCHOOL MONEYS,
DECLARES kenny
Hot Shot Hurled at Republicans
in Address Before the Jeffer-
sonian Club.
PRAISE FOR NEW IDEA
LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS
Majority in Trenton Tried to
Cripple Soldiers Home
He Asserts
SALIENT FEATURES OF
EDWARD KENNY'S TALK

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Hot shot for the Regular Republican
members Of the House and praise for
the Democratic and New Idea members
bristled ins the speech of Assemblyman
Edward Kenny before the Jeffersonian
Club last night. The footing of the
school money chat was his word for
IT. by the Republicans. and the efforts
of the party to force through 1egisla-
ton against the best interests of the
people furnished further texts for his
fifty-minute address. Assemblyman
Joseph p. Tumulty, of Hudson, and
James E. MARITIME, of Union, followed
hts line of thought and brought out
what the Democracy had stood for and
attempted to gain.
''The Republican majority in the
Legislature is controlled by the public
service corporations of this State" de-
clared Mr.. Kenny. 1.-THE Democratic
party could have no better slogan than
that the people should be given back
the rule of their State, and that 1t
should be wrested from the moneyed
corporations that now control It."
aschooI Moneys Looted.''
Mr.. Kenny said that the problems
that faced the Legislature at the be-
ginning of the last session were busi-
ness problems and should have been
met In business-1flxe way. He said
that there had been two remedies pro-
posed to set right the financial strin-
gency in the State treasury: the in
crease of State revenue or the decrease
of State expenses.
"Both remedies were attempted with
this result" he went on. THE school
appropriation was looted, the appro-
priation for the support Of the Sol
diers' Home and for the National
Guard were attempted to be reduced
the only economies attempted. Sal
aries were increased and new offices
were created"
He said that whole years income
was taken from the school fund and
appropriated for State expenses,
proposition against which the Demo-
Gratis voted to man, as they did
against the Republican plan to deduct
$50 200 from the fund belonging to the
local schools.
THE Republicans attempted to
cripple the National Guard Of the State
by cutting down the appropriation for
the support OF the guard. and although
the Gripping act had been passed in
the Senate, the Democrats fought 1t
and killed it In the House of Assembly
and saved the National Guard" he de-
clared.
The passage of the public utilities bill
by the House and it's subsequent death
in committee in the Senate was also
takcn up by the assemblyman.
"Ths killing Of the public utilities
bill shows that the public service cor
porations now rule the Republican
party and thereby rule the State.
"The Democrats of the State of New
Jersey ought to be pleased to note that
all the Democrats in the House Of AS
sembly voted for the public utilities
bill and all except three voted against
the trolley freight bill"
Talks of Taxation.
Mr.. Kenny also took up the subject
of the taxation of railroads.. explaining
how the individual property owner was
compelled to pay his taxes by Decem-
ber 20 of the year they were assessed,
while the railroads were allowed to
pay in quarterly installments the fol-
lowing year.
: 1.-THE bill to correct that inequality
was killed by the majority" he said
'If the majority have any reason to
give the people for killing that bill (and
1 can conceive Of no reason), they ought
to give it, otherwise they ought to be
condemned by the people"
He closed with q word Of praise for
the work done by Assemblyman Will
lam P. Martin and the other New Idea
members of the House.
Mr.. Tumulty spoke on primary legis-
lation.
..If we have corrupt and inefficient
officials you can trace 1t back to the
urinary ballot box he said. Cor
ruption in politics and in official life
begins at the primary. What we need
today is more reform In the primary
laws and an extension of the direct
urinary to include other elective Of
ficials.
"For years there has existed an al
lance between the special interests and
the political organizations Of both par
ties 1t Is for us to see that this al
l;anca Is not perpetuated. Such an al