Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-01
our N rHE orEN, sENAron.

you declare yourself on the United
States s%enatorship. other senators
have expressed their views in no mis-
taken terms. We are anxious to see
Middlesex in line.
AS you know, the election of the
United States senator o~yershadows
all other issues for the coming legis-
~lature. One of the greatest fights
for progressive government since
you have been in the legislature has
been to secure for the people the
right to express their choice for
United States senator. You have
taken an active part in this fight, al
ways insisting that-the people should
be heard and hat their. representa-
tives should obey their commands.
We believe that you are still of the
same mind and that when the time
comes to fight you will be found on
the side of the people where you
have always stood.
But just now there is a bitter
fight on as to whether or not a man
selected by the voters at the last
primary shall be the choice of his
party. 1t has been rumored that an
effort is being made to line up Mid
dlesex county against the popular
choice and in favor of ~whomsoever
James Smith, Jr., shall prefer. We
do not believe that this is possible.
At the same time, no denials are
forthcoming. Realizing the despe-
rate fight that has been going on to
free both parties of the bosses and
machine rule, it is necessary to have
every assistance possible to carry the
struggle to a successful finish. While
we believe that you intend to vote
right, yet your support at this time
is of great value and we do not be-
lieve you can afford to remain silent.
You must realize that the bosses
have absolutely no hold on you.
You were first nominated for the
senate four years ago, when it was
thought that an election of a Dem
ocratic candidate was impossible.
Had the ring at that time thought
that they had a chance to elect their
man you must know that you would
not have been their choice. You won
in spite of them.
How well we remember that cleo
ton night, when all the returns were
in with the exception of the sixth
ward in Perth Amboy. 1t was early
in the morning and 1t was undecided
whether you " Mr.. Jackson had been
elected. 'Dory" Strong was so sure
of the victory that he had the band
ready to serenade Jackson as the
next senator as soon as the final fig
ures were received.
But "Dory's'' band did not play.
The sixth ward of Perth Amboy gave
you a big majority and you won out
by a small margin. You were then
new in politics and were yet to be
tried out by the people.
You went to Trenton and started
in to make a record for yourself.
You have done it. You have fought
a noble battle on the side of the peo-
pie and you received unstinted
praise. Your reputation as a fear
less and independent legislator ex-
tends from one end of the state to
the other. In fact, so favorable has
been the impression made that you
| were a prominent candidate for the
nomination for governor last fall.
Your first term was beyond reproach
and the people reelected you by an
overwhelming majority.
You are under no obligations to
the bosses, They did nothing to have
you elected. You were the peoples
choice. The people elected you and
they have stood back of you ball
through your legislative career,
They now look to YOU to stand by
them. We do not believe they will
be disappointed.
But there is nothing to be gained
by remaining silent. The fight is on
whether or not the popular choice
for United States senator lis ito be
elected. There is no reason why
you should not come-out in the open
at once, declare where you stand and
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