Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
MIS|NTERPRETS
DR. WILSON At
|. c. 0. P. MEETING
AssembIyman Minard Makes
Speech on State Water
b Board Defending Body.

of Assemblyman Thomas Goldingay
that if he were in France he woulC
challenge state Senator Harry Y. Os-
borne to a duel. and the absence ol
William p. Martin FROM the Eleventh
ward gathering, enlivened an ordinarily
prosaic series of five Republican meet
ings last evening.
Evidently under the missapprehension
that WOODROW Wilson hadtdeclared fol
the abolition of the State Board oi
Water Commissioners thing when
Mr.. Wilson did not eay-Assemblyman
Minard made the Democratic candidate
for Governor the subject of attack.
It was at Bridgeton that Mr.. Wilson
referred to the water board. The point
was made that the president of the
board was also president of a water
a condition, Mr.. Wilson said
that should not exist. He did criticise
the cost of the commission.
The water Conservation Question.
Mr.. Minard reviewed the acts passed
by the last Legislature in the interests
of water conservation, He referred %
the McCran water bill, which prohib-
tied the diversion OF s~ub-surface water
into any ether State. He cited the
law empowering the Water Coinmls'
sion to supply municipalities which
have not their own water supply, pota-
BILE water under contract. h law he
L- L.. F. .,,, rtaAra fAA thu
Water Commission and invested it with
the rights of the State concerning
water sheds and made it responsible for
the conservation of tire water supply of
the State.
He pointed TO the law which pre-
vents any municipal or private cor
poration from further condemnation OF
water rights or supplies without the
approval of the commission
After discussing the duties of the
commission I've continued:
"Dr. Wilson in one of his speeches
stated that he would abolish the state
Water Supply Commission, as in his
Judgment IL was one of the useless
commissions of the State.
The Importance Of this
commission in New Jersey forces the
conclusion that DR.. Wilson has been
misinformed as to its functions. NO
more unfortunate move could be made
than 10 abolish a commission which IS
the only protection our people have
aCainst the East Jersey Water Trust,
which for so many years preyed upon
the taxpayers of municipalities ana
which for so many years was permit
ted to acquire valuable watersheds and
water sources without any recompense
the State"
The Republican Policy.
"The water conservation policy Of
New Jersey was established in 19O5.' ne
continued, when a Republican Senator
from Essex County, j. Henry Batch
elor, introduced and procured the pas
sage by the Republican Legislature and
the signature of the Republican Gov
crnor to the bill which prohibited the
diversion of the waters of any fresh
water lake, pond, brook, creek. river
or stream of this State into any other
State for use therein
Immediately upon its passage and
the adoption of this POLICY in New
Jersey the private water companies,
with their millions of dollars in back
ing, contested this law in the courts
decision after decision against them
finally brought the question before the
United States Supreme Court, where
the law was ultimately sustained. That
decision has permanently established
the principle of a states right to con-
serve its own resources. That decision
also clinched this policy, which is now
as unalterable as the laws of The
Modes and Persians.
Both Assemblymen Minard and Ter
hume reviewed at the Lincoln Club acts
of the last Legislature to demonstrate
that the Essex delegation We're not
under control of the corporations. They
maintained hat the public utilities bill
passed was in accordance with the
platform pledges of 1907.
More About the Tariff.
Congressman r. Wayne Parker said
that there was a feeling thai the nation
was threatened-he l.oped ~falsely-witf
a Democratic Hous of Representatives
Conditions here seemed to be all right
he said, but they We're not so good in
other States, according to all reports.
He urged upon his hearers the i'm
p~ortance of electing a Republican dele
R6IlOn TO Ine iItBlSlhlult, So DIS W III
sure the election of a United States
Senator. There We're many good mel
in the Republican party, he said, whC
were candidates for the Senate.
The maintenance of a protective
tariff, he said. was most important tC
New Jersey. especially to the 80, 00I
men employed in the industries in ant
about Newark, The platform of tht
Seventh District Democrats was s
menace to their prosperity. TIL
special interests" It criticised wer,
the army of w~orkingmen of this ant
other cities.
The best meeting OF the night was
that under the auspices of the Boart
of Works Association at the IndiaI
League Hall in Washington street
The place was crowded. Edward f
Gnichtel, candidate for Mayor. wa.
given a ~rousing reception. Augustus +
Eggers, William M. Mungle, Arthur r
Denman, Thomas P, Alworth. Fred L
Baldwin and Congressman Parker wer
speakers there.
The other meetings We're at the Fiftl
Ward Hall, Monroe and Downing
streets; at Heuser's Hall. 1879 Ferr,