Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21

THINK L can point out 10 you, WITHOUT
any personal reference to myself, treat
ing myself entirely i~mpersonally. what
the difference is in the method. The
Republican candidate has for a long
time been part of an active party or
ganization. The Democratic candidate
has never been part of a party or
ganization. The Republican candidate
has, in more than one speech. given
a sufficiently clear indication of how
he expected to act.
Anent the "Constitutional" Governor.
You will remember that when he
accepted his nomination he said that
he expected to be a constitutional gov-
ernor, by which he meant that he
would punctiliously conine himself to
those things that were intimated as
his privileges and duties by the con-
stitution of the State, that is to say,
he would send messages to the Legisla-
ture, make strong recommendations to
them, but that If they did not accept
his recommendations he would have
nothing more to say about it.
81, following about a week afterward,
said that if that was the standard 1
was going to be an unconstitutional
governor, because if it was unconstitu-
tional to urge upon the citizens of the
State, in order that opinion might guide
the Legislature, the things that it
seemed absolutely necessary the Legis-
lature should enact, then l was going
to take the liberty, the utmost liberty,
of speech hat belonged to me-not
merely as governor, but as an Ameri-
can citizen-to urge upon the people of
the State the necessary reforms in
legislation and administration. Then
Mr.. Lewis followed suit and said that
he also would do that. but Mr.. Lewis,
as | pointed u to you, is an intimate
part of an organization, and l am not
part of any organization at ALL
The contrast in the program, there
fore, is this. Will you have the things
that you wan attempted and carried
out by the organization methods, or
will you have them carried out by the
other method, which | have suggested
to several audiences in this state, by
the method of public discussion and
personal responsibility? That is what
4 propose to o as a serious question,
gentlemen. Are you or are you not
tired of the organization processes?
Are you or are you not disappointed
with what you lave got from party
organization, from party machines?
Men are losing confidence in organ
izations 10 accomplish things which
ought to be accomplished. And l want
to tell you that not only now, but al
ways, it has been proven that the only
way to get things done in a self-gov-
erned country is by that tremendous
power which resides in opinion.
Opinion Grows Slowly.
You nno make opinion over
night; o canno make opinion by
merely reading the wspap you
cannot make opinion by casual ON
versation on the street, but the way
opinion is made and compacted is by
parties of men getting together and
comparing their views and then to
unite in a common determination.
IF we really went to the polls on a
summons through the or
through posters n declared our opin-
ions or our several opinions upon any
public question, there would be the
greatest differences of opinion. 1t
would be Impossible to make up the
common Judgment out of a multiplicity
of opinions publicly expressed.
"Opinion must be based, built to-
gether; 1t must be made up of the ideas
OF, united men having a united purpose,
and, therefore, public questions, In or
der to be backed by public opinion.
must be discussed in public meetings.
must be discussed on the one side and
on the other, and then there. must be
personal responsibility, not organic re-
s~ponsibility, not the responsibility of
an organization.
IAN organization is exactly like a
corporation, of which it was said long
ago that it had no body to be kicked
and hat 1t hadn't a soul to be damned.
Therefore, you ann get at 1t. You
cannot find political organization and
punish 1t; it is spread all over the
State. Moreover, most political organ
i~zations do not consist, at any rate al
together, of the men who are in office.
If you want to find a real boss you
don't look for him among the men who
hold office; you look for him among
persons who sit quietly apart by them
selves and run the machine.
81 suggest that you, therefore, elect
a governor who will be responsible to
you In his duties as governor, re-
sponsible to you, and not to anybody
else. and who will rende his account
10 you, and to nobody else.
81 suggest hat you establish the
same direct personal relationship with
your senator and your representatives
in the Assembly. l suggest that you
call upon them to explain In public
meeting their votes, their me lives and
their ideas of the public interest, l
hope that they will tell you once in
a while that they do not agree with
you
wants n Personal Relationship.
"I do not want subservient men; l
| don't want men to represent me at any
rate who do not have minds of their
own and form independent opinions. l
want them to come out and say If they
don't agree with me. We want the re-
Iationshlp to be personal and not the
relationship of an organization. We
want something to say about the OBJ
jects to be kept in view. What are the