Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23

lection without regard to outside influences Indeed, they are expected under
THE Constitution so to do. s 3 >
"AIr. MARITIME is a rank free trader, is a present advocate IF bfmetaism
and a follower and personal believer in ali of the dangerousisms Of Bryan
ism. He has run for office time and time again only to be rejected by the
people. His choice for senator would be as much Of a farce a was the pt-
mary at which he submitted his NAME only to be ignored by threefourths of
the Democrats"
Pann-stricken by the STARS exposure of the Governor wilson Record
secret conference. the Republican editors who were present and who were
caught in the exposure are ow striking out wildly.
They cannot speak of the meeting, for that would emphasize their onense
in SO long keeping it from the public They must divert attention from he'll
embarrassment so they turn to weird fiction.
They arr shouting corruption in the senatorial fight They nave an in
dustious new agency, m through this channel they are displaying their
desperation. A corruption fund they say, Is available II will be used to
influence votes OF the choice OF a United States senator In flaming letters
they proclaim this, needless alike Of the truth. o their insult to the Legisia-
ture and of their dlshonor to the state.
Democrats arc not holding their heads high now A governor whom they
elected has deserted them. He has chosen as his friends and advisers enemies
of that party. He has taken George L. Record as his guide and has placed
himself in the keeping of a few favored Republican editors
The whole truth % comes out FOR some time the Governor as been
under this influence. 1t is said that they have all Joined hands in III con
mon purpose of el@ing James E.. MARITIME to te Senate OF wreckihs eo
emocrati marty nd WITH the aid of patronage to create a nw party.
In the pursuit If their MARITIME purpose the charge is made tina hey
have halted at nothing. Wild claims Of pledges have been made Legislator
names have been used without warrant Letters have been fabricated and
signatures invented. When men refused to be coerced efforts have been
made to b1acken their characters.
In Hudson county n reputation was SAT unless it assented to the Will
son-Record plan. Legislators residing here who have fearlesdy opposed this
their Judgment and conscience directed ave been placed In the Wilson-Rec-
ord papers under the title of the roll o. Dishonor"
This IS asserted to be criminal The me thus mahgned have been sworn
In as Legislators. They arc engaged in their public duty, ut ne are
other legislators have been importuned and threatened in turn. If they
appeared obdurate they were marked, labeled and remembered" They
wereth threatened. in the words of the Governor, as azardfng shame and IT.
ter dkcredit"
In his Jersey City speech Governor Wilson spoke of a reign of terror
prevailing in this State" Such reign has had Its full scope in Hudson
The Governor sought to put the blame away from him. He may haVe su-
ceeded then. He is widely charged with assisting in 1t now.
One of the Hudson men who had been harassed by the wfson-Rec0rd
editors spoke thus: