New-York tribune., 1910-08-14
STOKES OUT FOR SENATE
Makes Formal Announcement OF
intention to Oppose kean.
TO GO BEFORE PRIMARIES
Former New Jersey Governor
Outlines Policies to Voters
of That State.

Trenton. y J.. Aug. IS Especially For
mer Governor Edward c. Stokes made for
NAL announcement to-day OF his candidacy
for the United States Senate TO succeed
John Kean- In his statement 90 the people
of the state Mr. Stokes said that he would
avail himself of the provisions OF the act
of 1907. under which candidates for the
United States Senate may submit their can
didacy 10 the voters for popular approval
at the primaries. He expressed his will
ingness to abide by the result
As a candidate for this of.ce." says Nr.
Stokes. Il make no plea Of location l an
not the candidate Of any one section. bat
of the whole state man VINO is not
broad enough or who has not the capacity
20 oe the Senator of all the people iS not
eligible for consideration as a Senatorial
possibility A United States Senator should
not be sectional No one county should
make the selection or defeat the choice Of
the state. II I should be selected at ths
primaries. and that selection ratified by the
Legislature. l want the people OF all ths
sections 10 feel that am their Senator and
not merely the Senator Of a geographical
portion OF the commonwealth
II believe in a protective tariff that tos-
ters American industry and protects Amert-
can labor. SCHEDULES are not sacred BUT
the policy 0f protection has enabled our
people to Jve better and have more COM
forts and more blessings than those en-
joyed in any other land A permanent and
impartial tariff commission 70 investigate
and ascertain the facts in connection with
the complicated problem Of schedules is tbs
businesslike method Of handling tariff rates.
The development OF our Inland water
ways is becoming more and more OF a re-
cessity cur population multiplies- Each
year a greater commerce is transported
across Northern New Jersey. and as nature
will make TO more harbors or rivers FOR
docks and wharves the dev eloprnert OF the
Inland waterways and the deepening OF the
rivers and shallow bays in the vicinity os
Newark and Jersey City is al obvious ne
cessity.
The development of our merchant marine
to carry goods made in American factories
and workshops by American uorkren, -
not only a commercial necessity but q pa
trfotic DUTY American trade is more cer-
tain under the American flag than Under
foreign standards An American merchant
marine means increased trade fo- this coun-
trv and increa sed employment for our peo-
pie
The conservation OF our natural re-
sources is a policy TO which 7 already
pledged BY official decIara ton in my mes
sage as Governor 20 the Legislature Of this
state.
There is clear distinction between gov
ernnentaI partnership and governmental
SUPERVISION Reform OF corporate Ills can
be satisfactorily worked out without d.
strrIction of values Or ruin CT industry \
higher sense OF fdUcIary obligations on the
part CT those in the control Of quasi-public
enterprises would win the public conhdsnce
and assuage public Indignation The de-
str1Iction of the values of securities through
speculative manipulation BY those IN control
of corporate enterprises. or by those on the
( inside of corporate affairs, cannot be too
strongly condemned.
These men are the trustees Of the enter
prisss in their control for the bOndhOlders.
the stockholders and the public. and proper
legislation that will hold that trusteeship
10 a strict accountability will aid legitimate
business and protect the innocent investor
This is one of the great problems before
the American people, and it can and will
be solved with justice 70 all"