Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-04

- &&l&tCA otdtEc 1C4dtOT WDktu nE
will place in the hands of every
Democratic legislator.
Sirs-In 1882 my grandfather,
James Parker, was elected to Con-
gress from this State at large, as a
Democrat, He had already served
four years as Democratic collector of
the port OF Perth Amboy. He sup,
ported General Jackson's measures
until the end of that Presidents Sec
ond term. The President in several
OF his annual messages to Congress
earnestly recommended that a consti-
tutfonal amendment should be made
providing for the election of United
States senator's by popular vote. This.
therefore, is old Democratic doctrine.
Ny father was a prominent Democrat
in his adopted State of Ohio from
1880 to his death In 1851. / began
to sing Democratic songs as one OF a
Democratic Boys Glee Club in 1870,
and have voted that ticket ever since
/ came Of age except that / voted
twice for Mckinley against Bryan, In
E~.x1xrfr votes / had mueh good Demo-
cratic company. / served the country
~ m officer in the Navy in the Mexi-
can and Civil wars, in both with
~1 49, - cA0 cfA wal "t'a ua0t
tion.
) think that the above statement
win be sufficient warrant for me to
address you on any subject which af-
fectx the welfare and success OF our
party
On October rs, 1907, the Iegisla-
stHre Of New Jersey, with practical
unaniihIty Of it's members, without
distinction Of party, adopted an act
popularity known as the Primary
Injection Law which permitted the
voters of either party 20 express, at
a primary election, the preference OF
said voters for United States sena-
tar. and Section 4 OF the same act
provided that "In filing his accept
ance Of a nomination for senator or
member of the General Assembly, a
candidate may file with the county
clerk d declaration, as follows. IT
stefe I D the people OF
'counfy that during my term of Office
4 RiH vote for that candidate for
United States senator In Congress-
NTho has received the highest Enmber
of notes tn my party In the State, for
thn4 position, at the primary election
next preceding the election of q seaa-
tor In Congress, without regard to
my Individual preference
At the primary election held UNDER
this Law in September, 1910, James
nc. MARITIME, OF Union county, was
tor election SIS senator Of
thu United States BY 4s.449 Demoe
cratic voters. whichsnwas a large
majority .amo Ned Wheth-
6k cisrKof your
15sIi3S HM1ch a declaration ornsSk&
nHve no means OF knowing, but ths&I
would seem to be the fafrest thing
to have done. In order that these
voters who had voted for Mr.. MARITIME
might know what your purpose was
In case you should be elected. But,
whether you did file such a declara-
ton or not, in accepting your W
nomination by that primary Q I'M
pltesily bound yourself TO fulhi the
expressed will and wish OF those
-. 440 Democratic voters that Mr..
MARITIME should be elected United
States senator by the next legislature,
OF which you will he a member.
But it Is said that this primary
election law is In conflict with the
FedsrAl Constitution. I deny that
proposition, IT it were attempted TO
elect at the primary, q senator thai
objection might be we'll taken; Out,
generally, every election of a senator
Is preceded by a nomination by 9
caucus of his party, Such eaucus
has nc warrant Of law; no member i
legally bound by the action OF the
caucus, but those who take part IL
such eaucus, with rare exception
feel themselves morally bound &c
vote for the caucu nominees the
President Of the United States II
nominated by a convention, when II
q national caucus of his party, NC
voter votes for his election. TheS
vote TOR electors, who are not legally
bound to vote for him, but the mora
obligation to do so is SO strong tha'
Ii an eieetor should fail to do so the
word Infamous would be too weak
to express the scorn that every right
feeling man would have for him.
My memoir is that this primary
election Law was voted for by every
Democratic member OF the iegisla,
ture that adopted it. Can it be said
tr~uthfuIly that they provided only foi
q legal farce, which binds nobody
even morally Did the legislature
hut speak the word Of promise te
the ear, and break it to the hopper
in their honor. / deny 1t.
Hon. woodrow Wilson was elected
governor on November s last, aftel
having stated and promised, at greaf
party meetings held IN every count,
In The state, that III elected he woale
bs the leader OF the Democratic part,
in the state: and he coupled Sha'
scIarntion with the request that al
people who did not want him fol
such leader should vote against him
In obedtence TO the win of the vas
majority by whom he was elected
he has stepped to the front, In th'
open, to be such leader, a position
which he Is unaualLhedly and excep
tionaIiy competent to fill. and means
to fill without dietation from an,
.thosss i1r bosses
The Democratic party in New Jer
sey has not had q leader, until now
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