Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-04

baths. and the reclamation of the
meadows, declaring that unless. this
was done there would not be room for
the companies daily seeking to estab-
fish factories there.
Newark is a manufacturing city
primarily, and it has been well said
that what you can't buy in Newark
you are not likely to find anywhere. 1t
is our duty to DO all in our power to
make it pleasant for those with us.
We must not stop, but must find ac-
commodation for all
The Mayor aroused enthusiastic APP
plause when he asserted thai upon the
one day in the week when the en-
ployees of 1000 shops and factories are
turned loose to find recreation they
, should be allowed to enjoy themselves.
Judge Simon Hahn paid elaborate
and well received tribute TO The La
dies while responding to that toast.
Next to Cod he said during his adj
/ dress. we are indebted 10 woman for
life itself and all that makes it worth
living
The auditorium rang, with cheers
when Mr.. Kruger rose to speak. on
"Our Association" He spoke briefly
but during his address took occasion
to pay a warm tribute of respect to
the memory of the late Beda Noigt,
who was president of the organization
He congratulated the present president
William A. Weber. upon following close
fy in the footsteps of his predecessor,
who was spoken of as the best head the
association ever had. Mr.. Kruger said
he was proud of the association mem.
bership, which is still increasing in
strength, although Republicans are in
power in many places.
Senator Osborne said:
The matters now receiving the atten-
ton of the Legislature are local and
national in scope. There Is the great
question Of the conservation of our
water supply, a question which as time
goes on and the population increases
about congestive centres. and as the
lands available for potable water grow
scarce and costly, becomes more and
Newark is a magnificent illustration of
what can be done on a larger scale by
the State.
With the development of the great
public serving corporations. enjoying
franchises of the greatest value derived
from the people, has come the realiza-
ton that these companies owe a recip-
rocal duty to the State-that Is, to the
peop1e-and a. further realization that
these reciprocal relations can only be
equitably maintained by the super
tuted authority wShie.i will do.
absolute justice to both. The
consensus Of opinion seems to be
that the only. or, at least. TIE
necessity is by a fairly constituted pub
lie utilities commission.
Turing to the administration of our
civic affairs we are confronted with.
many evils that have grown up under
our system of government. Constant
efforts are being made to correct these
ment of this end will be the evolution
OF some system of ballot reform which
will prevent fraud.
There is probably no subject that
comes closer 10 the average citizen thar
taxation. and there IS none which is
more difficult or requires more careful
%later., With its ranniffcation of property
interests. corporate franchises and
what not. the subject presents ever in
creasing difficulties of solution. which
factorily, but which we should strive
to work out so that every interest shall
bear its proper and equal share of the
burden of maintaining the State.
You, of course. have observed that
there is a growing tendency toward a
Capitalization of power and authority
In the Federal government, a paternal-
ism which has been manifesting itself
more and more within the last decade,
1t suggests that the old. state rights"
controversy may again become acute.
We see the Federal government
reaching out and attempting to extend
its power, first under Roosevelt and
now under Taft, and zach time it
means a limitation of the rights of the
State. The right to license and tax
corporations, heretofore exercised solely
by the states, it is proposed 10 give to
the national government; the taxation
of incomes by a proposed amendment TO
the constitution, 1t IS suggested, shall
he the pr~erogative of the national gov
eminent. IF this sort of thing con-
tinues from whence will the state. de-
rive its income unless by a direct State
tax?
This question of state rights MAS
been a perpetual one since the adoption
of the constitution. To-day the Repub-
liean party stands committed TO a policy
of denying. to the State the rights and
powers which 1t has possessed since the
formation of the Union.
Can we, as Democrats and Jersey
men. afford TO surrender these rights?
Since 1887 the State of New Jersey has
consistently maintained it's position for
the integrity of the State, a position
which had its greatest advocate in
Thomas Jefferson.
In his first inaugural address Jeffer-
son asserted one of the essential prin-
ciDles of our government to be 'the
support of the State governments in all
their rights as the most competent ad-
m~inistrations for our domestic concerns
and the surest ulwark against anti
Republican tendencies" Shall we sur
render that for which Thomas Jefferson
stood and for which this State has so
long contended?
The committee of ARRANGEMENTS was
composed of Charles F. Herr. chair
man; John G.. Schweikhardt, secretary:
Frank S. Hand, treasurer; Adolph
Holzner. Anthony G.. KroehI, in. Johr
NJ. Lederer, Frank r.. Kelly, Johr
Desch, William Graah. Adolph Fisch
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Koerber and William A. Weber, eX-
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