Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-29

vim which meant nothing but sincerity
and action.
Probably four minutes were on
sumed by this remarkable Interruption,
and when quiet had been finally re-
stored. Mr.. Wilson laughingly said:
You are evidently very partial, and
I thank you very much. Leaving IN
dividual personal merits entirely out
of the question, it does seem to me
this is an opportnne ,time in which to
turn for a new deal"
Progressive Legislation.
In speaking about tho lead the DEM
ocratie party has taken for progressive
legislation ana a new chapter in po-
IIticaI making he made these very eff
fective statements. which scored ire
~nlendonsly with the great audience:
''But something has happened during
the ummer. I did not notice anything
particular or unusual about the weather
last summer, but this au1umn looks
Ike another one In the politics OF
America, Now. l do not want to dis
| play any lack OF modesty as a Demo
| crat and ! want to call your attention
to the fact that most of the new men
have appeared on the Democratic side.
ana ITaL IlOSi III ~ ptC'4aaiohN HAfA'
in the Republican ranks are made over.
For example. fake the leading Insur-
gent. "a voice: George l.. Record.
Nothing Against Mr.. Record.
Il have nothing to say against Mr..
Record. lie did me q great service.
But take the leading Insurgents of the
Middle West. They are men who used
to follow the leadership OF Mr.. Aldrich
without question; but they have broken
away from that leadership and I sus-
pect--I won't speak with undue conf
dence--but ] suspect that they are fol-
lowing the people ratter than leading
them.
In asserting that the Republican
nominee had been forced into his pro-
gressive positions by the power OF
Democratic example and public opinion,
he said.
''They held a convention on the
twentieth day of September In the city
of Trenton, at which strenuous efforts
were made to apprise them of tie
change of climate. They were urged
to put into the platform and TO ex-
press in their nominations the new
spirit of the Republican party, and
thew refused to do so and heaped insult
upon those who suggested it. and since
that nomination their chief spokes-
man has been the spokesman for The
unreorganized Republican party. for I
want to say that the Republican party,
in most parts OF the country, has re-
newed itself, as the Democratic party
has renewed itself, except IN New Jer-
sey.
No G. O. r. symptoms.
There are 10 symptoms upon the
| surface of these changes I have been
speaking OF as far AS the organized
Republican party has been made in
this State. The symptoms are all on
the Democratic side.
well what does it mean? 1t means
that the Democratic party has seen
the handwriting on the wall; 1t means
That the Democratic party knows
enough to get in under cover Then
it ain But 7 don't believe that that
is all there Is to IL, because the Demo-
| cratic party has not sought a 'eader
whose habit is to get under cover.
T%hunderous applause greeted his
excoriation of boss politics when he
said:
There are symptoms that the
Democratic party wants new leaders
and actually wants to be led; led in a
different spirit from that which has
obtained hitherto; led in the spirit VI
a new age; led in the spirit Of new
processes, OF new politics altogether.
Esd of Bcss system.
Now, what does all this mean;
Why, 1t is a very happy Thing to state
what 1t means. II means the end OF
the boss system. BY the boss System
/ don't mean merely the system Of or
gained politics,A for parties. in order
to be cooperative. must be organized.
and we must not heap contempt upon
the men who do the hard work In
maintaining that organization. The
BOSS system means that the boss
IL used for private ends. That Is the
heart of the boss system. The boss
system does not mea The ~organiza-
ton, but that the organization de
termines tho policies, not from the
point Of view of the public. but from
the poin. of view of certaln private
interests.
What is it that is CALLING 10 a mem
Der of the Legislature to find that the
organization to which he belongs in his
home county has this Kind of a grill
upon him? II Is because that he Is tolo
that he must vote for a particular bill
He had not been told anything about
that bill when he was elected. lie
supposed he was elected as a repre-
sentative of the people, but II seems
not. The bosses have let him know
that he will sacrifice their friendship
that he will no longer enjoy their polit-
ical contributions II he does not ordel
his men to vote for them. His men
Why his men? Because he eanp prevent
their denomination If he chooses ant
they are In his grip. Because the,
have lone something in violation of thu
party? Not at all. Because they have
lone something which the boss doe
not like. There is where the pincf
comes. Not because 1t Is politics at all
but because it is private bfsiness. Tha'
is the boss system. "
No Politics I'm Bossism.
Have you not noticed how LITTLE
politics there is in the boss system fol
public policy, for the things we dis
cuss? Discussion, Why, that is thu
dress parade OH the platform.
1T does not follow that because gen
tlemen walk up and down the stag
and pledge you when they sc TO tn
State capitol they are going to vot'
as they talk, as much as they wish 4
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