The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-23
Boys Fail Suits

these gentlemen. Our personal relations
nave always been pleasant and are today.
path We tread ends there. they Oppose sae
and they are usually frank about 1t, every
bill looking for n further extension of the
direct primary, or n better expression on
the question Of whom the people wish for
United States Senator. They kill every bill
for the consolidation or abolition of useless
commissions or departments, or for the re-
duetion of such salaries. They oppose every
act Intended to confer power upon any one
10 investigate or remove Incompetent or
worse officials. They even killed the bill
lasl winter mat gave power to remove an
official guilty of crime: And when it is
suggested to pass a public utilities bill to
aeguiate the public service corporations, In
accordance with the platform of the party
they are unanimous against 1t.
Some phases of the election last week. M,
Inc constitutional amendments are interest
lns, Inc fourth amendment, which In
creased the salary of legislators. was given
Inv majority by Bob .Davis's orders In
me vote against judicial reform to crra
tne delays Of which President Taft snoke
no strongly at Chicago a few days ago. II
had In r. not o, tnat the Republican party
lIoh OF state and local elections and for
separate Assembly districts. With ono ~
tprd the whole boss fraternity was againsr
IN the legislative session of 1908 I tbo,y,+
- Nurse; u would be easy to pass n
pledge pH2, u' The nre eiii; IN view Of the party
ic.e corporation assured me at that time of
ms support both orally and in writinol
not nesv biil was the Robbins bill. 1t was
nothing. But 1t fell between the I'VE
houses, This year the Pierce bin met tbe
same tate, only in a little different wav,
that It was never Intended that eithnr
should pass. but that the leaders sborii
play with those bills and the Martin bill
teating them all. There were not owe,
iilteen. men in the whole House who conld
pc relled upon last winter to support the
the members did not wish to do If Int
that they were directed not to do II
The exhibition on the floor of the Housa
notwithstanding the efforts of the PnbIic
Service lobby. amounted almost 70 \
scandal and was n disgrace to the State.
m expense argument against the
truth. Direct primaries are less expensive
than the old delegate system. The judges
and place Of voting are all provided a
State expense. Take Senator Osborne's cass
In this county last year. He tells me, and
believe him. that his whole expense die
not exceed $500 for his nomination. II that
Is all II cost him, II was not dear. His
kind OF Democratic Senator is cheap at q
much larger sum.
Bossism is the serious political problem
of our time. Roosevelt tried to kill 1t II
l 'Ht Wv p'' - III thC to1ttVh
aries and bosses In the nomination of Mr.
Taft. Governor Hughes has a great fight
on against 1t In New York. 1t is in New
Jersey even worse than in New York. an
we must either overthrow 1t or 1t will us
Money! Money! oh, the curse Of 1t II
politics. 1t is the mainstay of the poltica
boss. 1t is absolutely unnecessary, in m,
opinion, to spend money as is done. Thu
corruption Of the ballot for political pur
poses must be curtailed In some way. How
is a serious problem. A public utilities bin
| tn a~A.,ah1A atI f,t x.-A..11 xA-- 1~.w r~u
toward 1t, because the corporations woult
feel they We're safe from attack under 1t
And they would be. in a large measure.
lie 'ndnfHsn iii pe, WITH "a auth reasSn1 70 ! r es1
late, on complaint. all public serving cor
porations; These corporations are crea
tyres OF the state. They haye not a singl
They all make their money by State favor
We must not let the creature be create
than its creator. II Is the power Of regu
permit even an extension OF the jurisdic
ton of the present Railroad Commission
of tie State to the public serving corpora
tions.
/ am not a factional Republican, and
object to bossism just as much in on
man as in another. What we need is fire,
Hughes put 1t, men without collars II l
in the air that this is to be, 1t must be
If Republican government is to live.
The Importance of ~electing proper mel
to the Legislature this year cannot b
o~verestimafed. No man should be sup
ported at the primary who does no
openly declare where he stands an,
whether he will stand for the fulfllmen
Of the party pledges. Any candidate whs
does not announce his position should b,
defeated for the nomination, The bosses
will not only oppose new avs next win
ter. but they will seek to repeal existing
laws This statement applies to the whoi,
State. Sleepless vigilance is essential n
For this speech-I reniize that all the dog
Of war Of the bosses and platform breaker
VIII be let loose upon me. But I rafhe'
enjoy that"