Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-21
MORRISTOWN
IS WARM TO
Sen. SILZER

MOrr1stOWn, April 21--Democrats
! OF Morris county to the number OF
$50 enjoyed a Jeffersonian dinner at
the Mansion House here last night.
Judge Walter w. Cutler was the
toastmaster.
James r. Nugent. Of Newark,
democratic state committee chair
man, made an earnest appeal for the
local democrats to organize for the
fall campaign. Mr.. Thomas and MIR.
Orborne, of Auburn, N. Y, told the
diners what New York democrats
We're doing, State issues were dis
eussed by State Senators George s.
| Silzer, OF Metuchen, and Harry Os~
borne, of Newark.
Among the other prominent men
present were Judge Hahn and Job
bippincott, Of Newark, and Robert
| d. Foote, of this town
Senator Silzer's Remarks.
Senator Silzer said:
"0ne of the speakers has told us
that the democratic party in New
York Is partly controlled by republic
cans. | know a county where the
leader. to save himself, has sold out
the democrats for the last ten years.
think everyone knows what ] mean.
Then we wonder why we can't win.
We got to show that we deserve to
win. We can't fool the people. We
/ are not SO fortunate in this state to
get them with the goods. They don't
take checks, they take cash.
"The present United States sena-
tor from New Jersey wants to go
back to Washington He is veal
thy man. Former Governor Murphy
also wants to be candidate. He Is
also wealthy. They will fight, but
not with their brains. In Camden
county last night some one stated
openly that repeating is going on and
votes are bought. Absolute proof
has been presented to the grand
jury, but they can't get any relief.
What is your condition in Morris
county? What are you going to do
to meet tt? You have got to meet 1t.
IF the democrats get square
deal they can win. You can't inter-
est clean, decent young men unless
you give them clean things to do.
Have strong democrats on your cleo
tion board and have young men to
see that votes are not bought, then
you will have different result.
Conditions in Trenton are not better
than In Albany. Our own governor
has said SO. A great trolley company
wanted to pass the Lee bill in Tren-
ton. When it was first on the floor
it was beaten. Two days later
thirty-five men had changed their
minds and voted for it, There were
no checks passed, however; that's
sure. Yet that is the party that is
to reform conditions in the state. A
man in Camden said last night, You
might as we'll go to hell for ice as to
the republican party for reform. "
Nugemt for Harmony.
Chairman James r. Nugent said:
Il have been appealing to the DEM
ocrats in all parts of New Jersey
during the last few weeks in what l
consider the beginning OF our great
est campaign that viii bring New
Jersey back to where 1t used to be
We had hard times to. keep state and
democratic party together, but we
Arc sticking to the old ship after
meeting defeat after defeat.
/ am glad to see SO many young
men who are standing on democratic
principles MY appeal to you Is prac-
teal You saw what we did In New
ark during the last few years, and
we did that through organization,
by starting clubs.
Previous to 1890 this. county was
q great democratic battle-ground. To-
day we have in Newark democratic
mayor, democratic surrogate,
democratic sheriff and democratic
senator in Trenton. We only want
to revive the fires of democracy. Let
us all get to work; let us start at the
bottom and let us bring the demo-
cratic party back to where it was in
this state.
When took the craftsmanship Of
the state committee ] knew it was
losing game. would not have taken
1t if though we could not elect
democratic governor | don't want
to lead a losing army ] want to lead
a winning army. Come, now. let us
bring this county back to where it
was"