Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-06

ures for the relief of some conditions
which have turned out to be intole1
able. and therefore 1 profoundly be-
lieve that the Democratic party Is the
most suitable instrument for the reali-
zation of the policies 1 hold to be in
dispensable.
Critical Time for Country.
1--WE are coming to turning point in
the affairs of the United States. and
we are here tonight not merely for the
purpose of discussing the affairs Of our
beloved commonwealth, but also for
the purpose of discussing the. affairs
which concern the whole country, our
choices with respect OF which will con-
cern the whole cou~ try. l covet our
new party a leadership in affairs which
for great many years 1t has declined,
yet which is as fitted as any in the
commonwealth in the country to exer-
else leadership.
There is one definite promise that
the Republican platform makes, and
that is for a public utility commission
that will have some power; and that
is exactly what the Republican plat
form promised three years ago. Have
you got 1t? This thing that they call
promise In this platform Is regarded
as an apology. 1t says: We promised
it once and relied upon your credulity.
Now we are going to promise it again
and see if you will be credulous sec
ond time. or else it means: We PROM
ised it once when we did not mean it;
now we beg your pardon for not hav-
ing meant it, and this time we mean
it,
lone or the other of these two mean
ings must be the significance of that
promise, which was the only promise
that they did not dare omit-becanse
that was not a promising convention
think, from all the indications that
/ can gather that 1t was not even a
hopeful convention. And that, ladies
and gentlemen, because it did not rep
resent the rank and file of the Repub-
| lican party
! Now, what encouragement has the
insurgent movement received in New
Jersey None whatever, so far as those
who are governing the councils of the
party are concerned. The voters are
another matter / am now speaking
entirely of those who are governing
| Republican conventions and Republi-
| can councils In this State. There was
one Insurgent Republican Congressman
in New Jersey. What happened TO
him? He was not renominated.
They have nominated another In
surgent for Congress in another dis
! trict, very able man whom 1 respect
greatly; l mean George l., Record.
But what happened to George l..
Record in the convention which nomi-
| mated Mr. Lewis? He was jeered at,
the calls were Put him out He was
not listened to with any degree OF
patience even, much less with respect,
and Immediately after that convention
Mr.. Record himself condemned 1t as a
convention which was a disgrace to the
Republican party; but they have had
the very good sense in Mr. Record s
Congressional district to nominate him
for Congress, as he richly deserved to
be nominated, and Mr.. Record is say
ing that certain person called Wood
row Wilson is disappointing the 'Inde-
pendents' of this State because he Is
not talking more plainly about the is
sues of the State campaign.
Wing Controlled G. o. p. Convention.
Whom is Mr.. Record disappointing?
Mr.. Record, who was almost cast out
of the Republican convention, now
gives it as his opinion that you are to
reject the candidate of the persons
they represented in the Democratic
convention. Who controlled the Repub-
lican convention?
I'M represent some of the men who
are said to have controlled. but did not
control, the Democratic convention
whom, / should like to know, does Mr.
Record represent?
Look at the efforts-the very credit
able efforts-that Mr.. Lewis himself
made in that convention to get some
liberal planks into that platform.
have the pleasure of knowing Mr.
Lewis, and l esteem and respect him
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