Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-01

The present railroad commission was
opposed when created. No one
would now abolish it. 1t has done,
and is doing, splendid work. The
commission now in Office can be
continued for their unexpired terms
as the commissioners under the new
bill. Practically no additional e1
pense would be involved. Forty
thousand dollars would cover the
cost of this commission, and JUS
tice between the people and
the public-serving corporations
would be assured. This is a small
cost for a consummation SO greatly
to be, desired.
There is no subject that Is to
come before the present Legislature
which casts so great an obligation
upon us as the creation of a public
utilities commission with ample
powers. 1t is an obligation as
sacred as the good faith of a politi-
cal pledge car make 1t. 1t is as
binding as should be the loyalty or
a representative to the people who
elected him."
Yours truly,
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
and ASSEMBLYMEN OF NEW
JERSEY.
Telegraph t o Governor.
Governor Fort received a telegram
TODAY from the Columbian Club, of
East Orange, composed largely OF COM
muters living In the Ampere section.
The telegram was forwarded last night,
following a meeting of the luz at
which Howard Marshall, president of
the Commuters League Of New Jersey,
and Thomas R. Creole and Edward
McKeown, vice-president and secretary,
respectively, were the principal speak
ers. A copy of the telegram follows:
sThe Columbian Club, of East Or
ssembIe In meeting june 80,
1910, passed a resolution urging your
exceIIency to call "a special session of
the state Legislature for the purpose
of enacting such legislation as Will
procure relief from the proposed ad-
vance in the passenger rates by the
railroads In this State"
The telegram was signed Columbian
Club, East Orange"
I'VE have been administered tenn
porary relief" said Mr.. MARSHALL. but
we wan a permanent cure. We be-
lieye this question is one for the State
to solve, and hat Is why we want
called a special session of the Legis-
lature. Our hope in Washington is
indeed very slim, SO we must procure
our remedy In an efficient railway bill.
l had expected to bring you an answer
from Governor Fort, who a few days
ago promised an answer as to whether
he would call a special session. He
has not done so. l, however, am con-
hdent that the Governor has some good
reason, and l think it Is because the
Public Utilities Commission does not
go into effect until July A, and that the
Governor realizes thai it would be
much better to take action when the
commission has officially entered upon
its duties than before"
Fort Under Strain.
Thomas r. Creole also was confident
in his remarks that the Governor
would not fail to call a special session.
Governor Fort has always been I'M
der a tremendous strain" said Mr..
Creole, and he has risen to his pres
ent high office ever an extremely rough
road. 1 consider Governor Fort not to
be merely a local and a State char
acter, but a national character Of
whom we win neal more from within
a few years"
William G.. Wallace, a member of the
club, said that in the event of failure
in calling a special session of the Legis-
lature and an adverse decision from
the Interstate Commerce Commission
there was one remedy left, and that
was to take the control of the rail-
roads from corporations and let the
government own them.
Mr.. Wallace's remarks were vigor-
ously applauded.
Louis Gelies, a member of the Repub-
1ican City Committee, strongly urged
the selection of representative men for
the State Legislature In the future.
IF the county committee insists in
placing before US a man to represent
Jul district such as we have row we
should let the committee know that we
won't tolerate it." he said.
Then Mr.. Gelles continued: 1.-THE
committee full we'll knows that East
Orange is the pivot and car swing, as
they havo before proven. an election.