The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-08
FRANKLIN MURPHY'S
GAUNTLET TO GOVERNOR.

uAUNILEI III uUFEkNUk.
Following is the statement which was
given out yesterday by former Gov.
ernor Franklin Murphy:
The election 10 over and before some Of
its features are forgotten 1t Is well to In
quire what its lesson IS, that we may heed
1t. What I may think personally Is OF no
more importance than what anyone else
personal letter and no right TO ask the
public to read one. There Is, however. an
Important result Of the election which l
think 1t Is the privilege and perhaps the
duty OF the official leader OF the victorious
party 10 point out. | may not pc abe 70
make 1t clear, but 1 shall try and try hard.
1t is a lesson OF political courage.
1t was a curious Incident that when the
campaign speakers undertook to discuss
psoDiic utilities thai s,t Or eSs oa prl : sitb or q weat
to sleep or went home; but when the
speakers waved the fiag and talked the
grand old party" the enthusiasm was I'M
This indicates that the people are get
ting wise chow useful slang is) to the
have driven many, wis were sincere, to
the woods, and that the time has come
when those who in patience and In sorrow
open and speak, with a reasonable nssur-
mind.
VIA u - ~ a pCUu loi II w
erskite! From the highest official place
to the lowest their blatant noise has re-
sounded. accomplishing, let Us hope some
rich have been talked about 40 much that
the people look askance at all the rich and
men whose long lives Of industry and care;
fulness have brought a competence and
who have been honest to the uttermost
farthing now feel as IL their very success
was possibly so, q cause raSrd for ,, shame n. a,,,o,.
est, all corporations have been put on
the defensive and to utter n word in
favor Of corporations has been SUFFICIENT
to consign one to outer darkness. Mat
tiers have gone 80 far that membership in
the Ananias Club is regarded as an hon
Hla our best Csst'i roon and apq pointed in aip to With Il PRIDE.
Surely the world Is turned upside down;
It is 5000 years since israers beautiful
nna s ars lisrs. sin bo srse { I, 10 a too f fas' to SAY say
would make ON exceptions he might
David evidently had troubles OF his own,
to New Jersey. .
Those of us who have oeen camping out
for a while and have folded our tents and
returned to our homes should not be
afraid now to state our belief sauarely
for a few articles OF a creed that can be
IL believe in the immediate repeal Of
2. t do not believe in the election Of
United States Senators by the people be-
cansa think the great argnment pre- re-
present custom unansweratle.
g.. believe that every office holder that
q earth MS m posit, shou ID t eontr rne5 sha ann ne 3 y
to the support Of his party. And this ap-
plies to every office holder. including the
1 mascrs az ana 0t The h saeat nn nDast: e sf0y ssfaF'ed
employees who owe their living to their
party Identification.
Of the Civil Service law until It can be
shown that a position made permanent by
the law, instead OF by faithfulness and
liability. does not materially Increase the
cost and impair the efficiency OF the public
service.
That is a pretty fair starter for a sound
political creed.
Senator Kean. whose growing influence
In the great body OF which he Is n mem
Der is n source of satisfaction to his con-
stituents, once told me l was no politician.
l have tried hard. too. But I do not agree
with the Senator's reason. He said / spokL
too plainly. and IL he reads this letter he
will, l fear, think my progress has been
backward. But to some Of us with whom
politics Is more OF an incident or n relaxa-
ton than an exclusive vocation. the right
to talk plainly is one Of the rewards We
cannot give up, even IL 1t keeps from us
the blue ribbon of the politician. So 1 think
the time has come when n creed like mine
can be stated aud voted on without CON
| oiSHiuS cllHeT l1OSc WHO are LOT OF luOSc
who are against to the demnition bow
vows.
l have only time to discuss article Num-
Der /.
The direct primary law Is the most al.
Turing and insidious device ever invented
to take the power of nomination for Office
the most important foundation stone Of
our political structure-out Of the hands OF
a representative convention of the people
and place it in the hands Of n few men
VINO will use that great power as they sec
| wish those who do me the honor to read
this letter would commit that definition t.
memory.
And 1t is done under the cry that ''the
people must rule" That is why so muny
are reluctant to attack 1t. They do not
want to be misunderstood aud they stand
that really and truly the people must rule.
Yet they see that under the primary law
1t is not the people, but the few, who
rule.
The law provides that any man who can
get a few signatures to his petition may
become a candidate for any office and
without the interposition of. and in spite
Of, the opposition of the party leaders.
Ills na~me-nnybody's name, and any mum
pie for their dnsies accepian eS% or Pejeat me That eat
is simple and efficient, and the people bid
a long farewell to the bosses. Do they
the open primary has been more widely
exploited than Essex County. New Jersey,
After one years experience. on becoming
1tlilllldI WIN NE DOSSlbIlIlltb vi IL law
nominations were made IN Essex County
And this is the why the nominations were
left to the people.
On July % the advisory committee of thu
Republican Lea que for Limited Franchises
and Equal Taxation at a meeting held al
their Headquarters, 53-55 Bank street, com
pleted It's primary ticket. / quote from thu
| Evening News Of July %: "Only a single
hitch occur cd In the program mapped on
by the executive committee" One pro.
testing member thought the voters In Nil
district ought to have something to say
but after n nve-minute recess harmony
was obtain I'd and the slate went through
On August 10. the exc sutive committed
OF the county Democratic committee Sc
lected an organization candidate for sur
rogate and eleven Assembly candidates
The chairman explained how they hnt
agreed upon the list and the slate wen
through md the action wns confirmed bs
the full county Democratic committee or
On August 20 the Republican Count!
Committee met and agreed upon a ful
list Of candidates for the same oftlces
and in the same manner
There was one additional candidate ant
one only whose name appeared on m
ticket and who was. not chosen by IN.
Official committee. with this exception
the candidates were chosen by commit
tees In no case as large as the old con
vention would have been and withou
giving the dear people In whose interes
and by whose choice the nominations ar
supposed to be made the slightest voic
I in tbe salactiOn.