Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-25
GEORGE \. AUSTIN
GIVES VIEWS on
CONGRESS- FIGHT
Progressive Candidate Favors
Tariff Revision and Popular
Election of U. S. Senators.

George H. Austin, of Hast Orange,
choice of the Progressive Republican
League for, the congressional nomina-
tion in the Eighth district. declares
for tariff revision, election of United
States senators and the conservation
bf all natural In the follow
ing declaration Of his views issued to-
day;
Having been Endorsed by the Pro-
gressive Republican League as their
candidate for member of Congress from
the Eighth congressional district, I
think 1t but right and proper that I
should at this time. in advance of the
primary election. give expression to my
views on some of the issues that are
at present of vital importance to every
citizen of our State and nation. :
81 heartily indorse the 1910 platform
of the Progressive Republican League
of New Jersey and the 1908 national
Republican platform.
st am unalterably opposed to Cannon
and Cannonism. I believe the functions
of the speaker should be solely those
of an impartial presiding officer and
that no other powers should inhere in
the office.
There are two kinds of Republican
congressmen-the cannon kind, who
take their orders from the bosses rep
resenting special privilege, and the
other kind, who take their orders from
the people and fight special privilege in
all its forms. If elected I shall be found
among those who are endeavoring to
represent their constituents, and shall
stand with Norris. Murdoch, Lenroot
and the other Progressive Republicans
fighting in their great battle for the
people against the unjust aggression
of corporate wealth.
while l am at present and always
have been a firm believer in the prin-
ciple of protection for American In
dustries, l do not consider that the
tariff bill, which was recently enacted
into law, is a fulflment of the pledges
of the last Republican platform. l have
tor many years favored a commission
to which shall .be referred all matters
pertaining to the tariff. such commisl
sion to be composed of men who by
their experience and knowledge are
fittest to recommend to Congress from
time to time such legislation as chang
ing conditions shah require. In view
of the fact that such a commission has
now been appointed, / favor an inn
mediate revision of the tariff, and 1t is
my opinion that in UGH a revision but
one schedule should be aiken up at a
time. BY proceeding in that manner
we should avoid all possibility of dan
ger of the combination of special in
terests whereby the will of the people
would be thwarted.
I'm the matter of conservation of
natural our / stand squarely with
Theodore Roosevelt and clifford Pin
chot and all others who are really CON
cerned for the future welfare of the
American people.
IT favor the election of United States
senators by the direct vote OF the
people, in order that we may no longer
be called upon to witness the spectacle
of this great Office being put up at
auction to be knocked down to he
highest bidder. Ability to legislate
wisely in the interest OF the people
should be the only qualification for this
high office"