Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-20

BY MARITIME
Will Go Before the People
for Endorsement as DEM
ocratlc Candidate.
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Follows Lead of Stokes,
Fowler and MURPHY of
the Republicans.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Trenton, August 20:-James E. Mar
tine, the farmer orator" and candi
date for United States Senator is the
first Democrat to follow the example Of
former Governor Edward c. Stokes and
Franklin Murphy in deciding to file a
petition and give the voters of the State
an opportunity to express their choice
on the United States Senatorship at the
premaries to be held on Septemb 10
next.
Mr.. MARITIME, like former Governor
Stokes has issued formal statement
setting out the principals for which he
stands for In discussing his candidacy
Mr. MARITIME said;
60 was never more in earnest In any
political contest In my life than l am
as a candidate for United States Sena-
tor" said Mr.. MARITIME today. FUntil
my friends induced me to submit my
name as candidate to succeed John
Kean to direct vote of the Democrats
of the State, 1t looked as though the
New Jersey Democrats were going into
the campaign open to charges Of in
sincerity and Inconsistency in having
1OA ycdih sum u ldW no hON
have In New Jersey and then making
no attempt to avail themselves of it..
Aside from the question Of whether or
not I am elected to the United States
Senate as a result Of my position, /
know that my stand will vitalize great
Democratic principalthe popular cleo
tion Of United States Senators. -
Mr.. Marines statement is as fol-
lows:
To the voters of the State of New
Jersey:
Having announced myself as a candi-
date for the dignifed position of Uni
ted States Senator for New Jersey, and
desiring to avail myself of the recently
enacted laws permitting voters to ex-
press their preference as to candidates
for that important position, feel that
it Is but just and fair to the people of
this State that they should know what
I stand for
First. / insist upon an honest and
economical administration of govern
.ment, not mean but not prohigate.
/ favor a tariff for revenue only, and
oppose the scheme of present Republi-
can Protection as un-American, unfair
anu HuJuSt Lbs buAhShF' ddV pdlh Ny
the consumer and bread winner to en-.
hance the wealth of special few. In
its workings the present tariff has built
up great combinations and trusts that
are conniving ag fnst the cardinal prin-
ciple of free <vernment, though de-
priving the citizens of our land of equal
opportunity. The cost of living has en-
hanced through its operation from so
to so per cent. while wages have in
creased but from Is to 1S per cent.
It's enforcement is robbery for the
masses; hence 1 oppose it.
I hold that the blessings of govern
ment should, like the dews of Heaven,
fall on all equally and alike.
l am deeply impressed with the wis
dom and necessity of conservation Of
the nation g great resourc es-fOrests,
coal lands and waterways.
In the interests Of the people, l in
sist the government should not sell in
fee water sites, but the same should be
leased for stated periods.
l favor the most liberal development
of our eountry's waterways, as means
of cheap transportation for the people.
All events of recent years have dem
onstrated the wisdom and necessity Of
the regulation and control of the great
railroad interests of our country.
l shall demand a physical valuation
of railroad property.
Through Republican legislation our
merchant marine has faded from the
seas. If elected it shall be my aim to
favor such legislation as shall again
establish our flag as the merchant mis-
tress of the deep.
! earnestly favor all efforts to speed
lily complete the Panama Canal the COM
pletion of which will multiply our trade
and commerce.
Over stimulation has crowded our
great cities, until the quest of living
Is hard and bitter Back to the farm is
not on.y popular, but In my judgment
wise, and hence l shall favor most
liberal consideration of "The Bureau
of Agriculture. -
I stand for the direct election of
United States Senators by the people
A permanent Director of Posts, is,
to my mind, step in the right direc-
tion. An enlargement of postal facjli-
ties, 'parcel post and post saving
bank will advance the welfare of the
people and advance the cause of civil
zation.
In conclusion, I pledge myself, If
elected to diligently attend to the du-
ties of the responsible Office of United
States Senator without thought Of
self interest.
JAMES E. MARITIME.