Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-06

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IN PHILADELPHIA: MR.. SMITH
HAS BEEN IN CONFERENCE WITH
Mr.. BAIRD IN NEW YORK: HIS
CONFERENCES HAVE ALL BEEN
CHIEFLY WITH THE GENTLEMEN
WHO ARE HIS ALLIES ON WHAT
WE REGARD AS THEIR SIDE, BE-
CAUSE THERE IS "A COMMUNION
OF INTERESTS WHICH NO BODY
WHO HAS ANY POWER OF VISION
AT Alb CAN OVERLOOK, FOR
THESE GENTLEMEN OPENLY SUP
PORT THE CANDIDACY OF MIR.
SMITH AND OPENLY OPPOSE
THOSE WHO OPPOSE MIR. SMITH;
THEY KNOW THAT MIR. SMITH
WILL SAFEGUARD THE INTER-
ESTS THEY ARE MOST CONCERN
ED WITH, IF HE SHOULD GO TO
THE UNITED STATES SENATE. !
AM NOT SUGGESTING IN THIS
ANY CORRUPT INFLUENCE; 1 AM
NOT SUGGESTING ANYTHING EX-
CEPT THE FACT THAT THOSE
ARE THE INTERESTS HE WOULD
REPRESENT.
There are no surmfses in this mat
ter; we know what Is going on; tits
no longer under ground; the whole
thing has been smoked out. These
gentlemen have a perfect right, as
American citizens, to support the
| candidacy of Mr.. James Smith, but
1t is very interesting to US that they
should be supporting 1t, and very
significant Of the things we are try
ing to do, and they are trying to
cheat us out of, for we supposed, on
that memorable evening of Novem-
| Der 8th. last, that we had crushed
that particular crowd. Well, we had
and they are going to stay crushed.
(ApplAuse) But I admire their COM
placency. There is something to be
said OF men who never know when
they are licked and they apparently
do not.
But there is a very serious side to
1t all. You know that there Is a rain
| Of terror in certain parts Of the state.
Some gentlemen seem to have sup
| posed before / was elected that ! was
| simply using words for the sake OF
| obtaining votes, and that / did not
mean what / said; they also seem to
have supposed that / studied politics
entirely out of books. (Applause and
a voice, s"They fooled themselves. }
Now, there is not any politics worth
talking about in books; In books
everything looks very obvious, very
| symettrical, very ! systematic, and
very complete; but it is the picture
| of life, and it is only in the picture OF
| life that all of US are interested.
Now, there has been going on be
fore my eyes for the last thirty years
just what may be going on before
your eyes. God gave me eyes and
do not use my eyelids except at night,
(Applause.) and l know that the
same thing has been going on these
last thirty years that is going on
right now.
You know very much to our dis"
credit. that we pay members OF as
sembly in New Jersey only $500 per
year. No man for $500 per year.
without some Independent means,
can afford to represent you and to
pay them but $500 a year is putting
them under a direct temptation. ]
do not mean the temptation to ac-
cept money, but a temptation to be
-acquiescent on the side where bust
ness interests are involved. Now,
some members of our legislature are
employees of large business concerns;
those business concerns put the
screws on those men whenever there
Is any danger of any impending legis.
lation being against their interests,
They go to these men for example,
and say. "Why don't you see thai
our direct interest is in the presenl
schedule Of the tarfr7" Don't you
see that it Is imperative that we have
the right man to represent as In the
UNITED States senate, to see that the
tariff ia not too freely tempered
with. Do you expect us to retain
you In our service or to pay you the
same salary If you act contrary td
our interests as Ii you act In accord
ance with our INTEREST,""
/ am not hazarding a guess, gen
tlemen: / am speaking whereof
/ know. and / tell you that | have very
high admiration for the splendid
fidelity and independence of some OF
those men whom this crusher ha,
been brought to bear; they will mol
submit to 1t; you must see to it thai
they are requitted for their fidelity
to you.
1t Is easy to pick these men out;
1t is easy to find out the men who In
recent years have grown reckless
there has been too little ~concea1ment
for their health. These things arr
common talk. 1t Is common talk IN
south Jersey that MIR Smith can have
as many Republican votes as he need,
to elect him senator. I DO not be
Ieve 1t. I do not believe that the
Republican members of the senate
and assembly would 30 disgrace
themselves and their party as to en-
ter into a contract Of that kind.
But the point that / call your at.
tention to lis that some leaders dc
believe it, some leaders do believe
that they can deliver the votes tic
Smith. There is a chance to single
out the right man and give them
your cooperation and support
There has come a time when this
reign OF terror is being carried tG
the very verge of desperation on the
part of the men engaged in it, but
don't concern yourselves; SIT serene
ty in your seats and only look on
and 1t will not happen. (Applause)
Ii alls ones lungs as II with a fresh
and revivifying air, to feel the winds
of opinion that are clarifying every
thing In our day. This irresistible
purifying operation that resides in
the human spirit.
Now, gentlemen, what is the eth
er side of the picture? Mere mega
tion don't count for anything in ac-
eomplishment. You a defeat at