The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-09
De MOCRATS FORM
NEW STATE UNION
E. w. Townsend and Committee
of Five from Essex Start
Democratic Body.

he project for the formation of
time ago, took permanent form las
night at a meeting of the organizer.
at the Montclair Hotel. On motion o
Edward w. Townsend, last years Dem,
oeratic candidate for Congress, d com
mittee of five was appointed for the
purpose of communicating with the
Democrats of the neighboring counties
with a view to adding to the scope ol
the union, which was formed primarily
to support national issues.
j. q. Sprigg, of Essex FEELS, presided
and appointed as the committee Otto
e. Weirum, State Senator Harry V.
Osborne, j. Blocker Miller, of Cald-
well, and William Schiiliber, jr.. OF
Essex FEELS, The chairman was also
made a member of the committee.
After the meeting had been called to
order, Mr.. Weirum offered the follow
ing resolution. which was unanimously
adopted:
Ahcreas, The Republican party,
elected to office in 1908 under economic
conditions i~mperatlvely calling for a
downward revision of the Dinglcy tariff
law, iiid III lut Iuitu VI Sultllli anu IN
pllcit promises by Its candidates that
sucn Il revision should be had, has ie-
pudiated its promises and proved false
70 its trust; and
Whereas, During the past eight years
the history OF our country under Re-
publican rule has been a constant sue
cesSiOn of federal encroachments by the
executive and by Congress under exec
utiVe domination upon the reserved
powers OF the States and OF the people,
of which encroacnnlents- II persisted in
anu permitted, the logical and inevitable
end Is the destruction of liberty and pop
uiar government and the substitution OF
tiat very executive tlespotlsin from
wh. ch our forefatners fought 10 free MS;
and
Whereas, The traditional attitude of
the Democratic party is opposed to the
protective tariff system ana To the policy
of Capitalization. OF which it is IA part:
how, therefore,, I've 1t
Resolved by the Democrats here as
senibled, That we reafirm our devotion
to the cause OF popular government as
defined and limited by the Constitution
of the United States; thai we assert our
opposition to the system of taxing the
MANY for the beneIit of the few, aud
our conviction that the rcveuue-Fuisiug
powers of the federal goVerumentslouid
DC employed neither Tor the enrichment
of favored individuals and combinations,
nor for the extension OF federal powers
over particular enterprises by indirec-
ton through the means of a federal
tbl pOIdiluu tdA anu the SS SISm Oh eSpl-
unage, which is its legitimate accom-
paninent, but should he confined to
their proper function of securing, by
strictly constitutional methods, the noe
cssary means for the economical admin
istration of the government; be 1t further
Resolved, That In pursuance of these
declarations a Dtmoclatic union be
formed In the State of New Jersey, to
consist of delegates from every county
In the State. which shall be charged with
the conducr Of a campaign for the
spread OF these IDEAS and the revival OF
the Democratic iaith, with immediate
reference to the Congressional campaign
of 1910 and the Presidential election OF
1872; that II copy of these resolutions
and an invitation &c send delegates to
such Democratic union be sent by the
secretary of this meeting to Democrats
In every county in the State, aud that
such union have power to add to its
numbers, and. further, to define its
scope and powers not inconsistency
with the principles hereby declared.
Among those present, besides thos'
named, were 4. Albeus Adams, Harolt
M. Anderson. Charles S. Cole ant
Thomas j.. Hughes.