Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-03

either of them would perpetuate a con-
dition hat is tragical In . civilized gov
eminent, for during the reign Of their
methods, which reaches back at least a
quarter of & century, no man however dis
tinguished or however important to the
public welfare, could have reached the
United States Senate except through meth
DDS that were discreditable and dishonor-
able. Neither Washington, nor Hamilton,
nor Jefferson, nor Webster, nor Clay, nor
Seward, nor Abraham Lincoln could have
successfully commended for a seat in the
United States Senate against John Kean.
Think Of 1t, and ask yourselves whether
you want to continue such a deplorable
state of affairs In New Jersey any longer
Is New Jersey TO be governed of. by
and for money? Or shall we now wipe
out the stigma of rotten borough the State
has been compelled to bear; make 1t a
State worthy of It's prouo traditions, and
reestablish here a government OF, by ana
for lien?
This redemption. this renovation, this
restoration depends more upon the people
of Essex County thar upon any other
civic force in this state.
Let US hope that 1t may be the proud
boast of the Republicans Of Essex and
Union counties that they proved worthy
of the best traditions, The most exalted
purpose of the party of Abraham Lincoln.
Machine Enforces serfdom.
The political machine Of today, from the
smallest TO the largest, enforces q serfdom
as abject and far more corrupting than
any other feudalism known TO history;
because while wealth and greed as usual
lie at the foundation OF this power, the
forms of wealth today are intangible and
the advantages to be gained are not OBJ
vious, but reside In opportunities remote
and almost past finding out. The very
subtleties of the organization and the
notifications of business interests make
our problem OF complete liberation far
more difficult to solve than that confront
ing any other nation In the history or
the human race.
Fortunately, all the power resides in the
people, and 1t has only been by the as
sumption of all political power on the
part of political machines, made ,posslDie
by the delegation of authority. that TINS
feudalism has grown Up. To destroy II,
therefore,, the people need only to destroy
the method by which the machines have
abrogated to themselves the power OF the
people, namely, delegated authority, M
substitute for it popular nomination. or
direct grants of power from the people TO
the public official. This done, all graft
tude and all obligation will be to the peo-
Pile themselves and not to the political ma
chimes.
II we ha e the intelligence, foresight and
courage to meet this tragic situation OF
graft, debauchery, corruption and poiitl-
cal blackmail now and bravely eliminate
its methods and its evils by the process Of
evolution, we may count ourselves happy
indeed. For, allowed to continue, we will
only find rescue in a revolution precisely
as England ola III 1880 France III 1907
Germany In 1S4S and Japan In 1870.
The nation needs a great moral awaken
ing with regard to civic duties and poiti-
cal honor. Our sense of political obli-
cations has become dulled, and at times
It would seem almost obliterated n de-
stroyed. And this has come about through
the traffic IN official public place by. the
bosses, big and little. Destroy merchan-
dising in offices and o new conception of
public service will take possession of the
people. There will be a ~reawakening OF
the national conscience.