Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-31
f|DOL|NG BOB AND
{. D OFFICIAL
DIFFER IN ADVICE
Senator Taylor Tells Young Men
to Keep Out Of Politics-Blake
Advises to Contrary.

United States Senator Bob" Taylor,
of Tennessee, spoke before a large au-
dience in the Mum Avenue Presbyte-
rian Church, East Orange, last night
and advised young men to keep out Of
politics. Advice to the contrary was
given by Frank e. Blake, of the East
Orange Board OF Education, at the an
nual dinner of the Mems Club of the
First Congregational Church, that city.
Mr.. Blake said It behooved every man
to interest himself In politics.
During Senator Taylor's talk in the
Mum avenue church on Happy Val
ley and 1.-THE Fiddle and the Bow"
ne sang some old Southern melodies.
He was introduced by Governor Fort.
They were classmates in Pennington
Seminary, and Governor Fort told how
In his room.
IT am proud of the remarks of your
baldheaded Governor declared the
Senator. 1.-THE best men in the world
are the baldheaded and fat men.
1.-THE lust for gold and love for
power" continued the speaker, "has
dug the graves for all nations" He
told how Americans especially were
always after gold. and said he was sat
isied if the territory of the United
States was extended abroad the Amer
leans would rave the gold dug up from
the streets of Jerusalem.
Young man keep out Of politics" he
declared. 1.-THE hardest part of all is
when you enter the political field you
leave happiness behind" The greatest
lesson in the world is c~ontentment. II
the Lord gave You one talent, what Is
the use of crying because you have not
f1ve?'
''The violin Is the poet laureate OF
music; the democrat of the unpreten-
tious home; admired by the cultured
for its powers OF creation and loved by
millions of people for it's wonderful
music.
when I was governor in Tennessee
often I was criticised by The public and
press for use of the pardon power. One
day an inmate Of the penitentiary, q
prisoner seeking pardon, sent me a
violin ne made with his ~penknife. 1t
was nearing Christmas time and he
asked thai when 1 gathered with my
family around the Preside to play a
tune on that violin to think of a cabin
far up in the mountains with children
crying for the return of their convict
father. 1 did so, and there was a free
man in the mountains that Christmas
night.
"They criticised me, but I saw sad
sights that led me to pardon many. ]
saw a little girl climb on the governors
knee and plead for mercy for her
father; I saw woe and trouble march
past the gubernatorial door. | said, let
the cruel. world say what it may, but
when saw the power of pardon
thought what might happen to those
who did not temper mercy with justice,
when the power was theirs at the judg-
ment seat of God"
The value of civic organization to
city was explained by Mr.. Blake at th'
dinner of the Mems Club of the FRS
| Congregational Church in English
banquet hall. East Orange.
1T behooves every man of YOU
said the speaker, ito interest hiinsel
in the politics of this city. The Of
| f1cials of the City Council and of thu
| other 'g%overning bodies of East Orang'
are always glad to know the desire!
of the citizens. Civic organizations arr
needed. We have such organizations II
some of the wards, but the city woult
be better off If we had n In ever,
| ward.
1--WE are going to have a new higf
school. When it is completed it vii
accommodate 1900 pupils, and will b.
adequate for many years, and it vii
be built economically. This is because
be built economically. This is be
cause the people became in
| terested in IT.. We have a strug'
gle. on now. In the coming cam
| paign a mayor is to be elected. Let u
find one who is upright, honest ant
free from suspicion. I am glad to sa,
that our former mayors have been So
The Rev. Ferdinand @. Blanchard
pastor Of the church, was POSTMASTER
There was but n other speaker, thu
Rev. Charles Richards, secretary of thu
church building department. The Rev
| Thomas Travis. who was to hav'
spoken, was unable to be present.
The committee in charge included
c. E. Crane, chairman; +. A. Coornbi
| and ]. ID. ward.