Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-20

the equal brotherhood of menF"
In plain, uumlncing terms Paul out
lined the political history Of the state.
In It the forces Of piutocrscy were
most strongly intrenched. For a gen.
GRAFTON, until the time when John
Dunmeade had dared to set his face
against the powers Of corruption, 1t
had lain PROSTATE, unprotestlng, under
the heel Of a great railway monopoly.
This monopoly, abetted by the steel In
terests Of the city, had robbed the
greatest state Of the Union Of its virtue
and Independence. One man, by grace
Of his control Of the railway system,
had dictated the choice of officers and
their official policy. Bosses might
come and bosses might go, but n and
all they owed allegiance to the one
master 400 miles away, whose wrath
was more to be feared by the political
ly ambitious than the anger Of God.
In return for their allegiance the bosses
had been permitted to pillage the city
at will.
But" cried Paul ~passiouatcly, there
was a man In our midst, bred In their
school, who saw their power and de-
termined to break it."
Simply, without exaggeration, Paul
sketched the local political history,
beginning with Bob's open break with
MACPHERSON and leading up to his VIC
tory in the recent primaries, when
Hcmenvay had been nominated. $50
this man of steel, standing alone
against the corporate wealth Of a
whole state, has put your enemy to
rout. To William Hemenway he gave
the opportunity to do a great work In
the cause of the people. That oppor-
tunity William Hemenway declines
for obvious reasons! What are you
going to do about 1t? Whom will you
choose In his stead?
My friends" Paul cried, with a
sweeping gesture that included the
galleries IN his question, Il ask you
who of ell our city is the one man ft-
ted to stand at your bead and lead
your fghtf'
He paused an instant as a murmur
Of unbelieving wonderment passed
over the audience. Eleanor. following
the eyes of a thousand others, looked
toward the opposite box. But Bob
was gone.
In a voice sunk almost to a whisper
and tremulous with suppressed feeling
Paul spoke again.
an your faces I read the answer.
There can be but one answer. You
may think that 1 perhaps exaggerate
his strength because he is my friend.
He is my friend, and therefore l, who
have sounded the depths of his heart,
know the mans mighty mold. To be
q friend-what is II? The finest thing
given to man. when the Christ came
to earth he chose to be called The
Friend. Friendship is the mirror nf
the soul. In II appear the SlTenGlh
and weakness of a man, This man
has been to me the perfect friend
God do SO to me if l forget. He who
is capable Of such a friendship can be
with the peoples cause.
"Mr. Chairman" be concluded, ~
have the honor TO nominate my frteRd,
Robert McAdoo."
He walked off the stage into the
wings amid a perfect silence. For a
ull minute the audience under his
pell, sat mute and m~otionless; there
yas no thonght Of applause. Finally
1e chairman started, as If from a
saru-snA-eEeses-MJth-an audible
from the wings and fearing
o hear applause, breathed deeply in
elief. Bis moment had indeed come.
And goneg" he muttered complain
ngIy. He turned awey-to meet a
faced man. who looked at him
"You did we'll. Paul" said the stern
faced man. you've cut out a big job
for me-"
phat was all. But Paul had received
a finer tribute even then than the ST.
lence of the audience. Bob's voice was
huskv