Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-25
LEAGUE NOT TO
BOOM STOKES
Deny Charge Made Against
New Republican Organization

(From the NEWS CoT7espondent.)
Trenton, March 25:=Omcers of
the Republican Publicity League OF
Mercer county, in which former
Governor e. G. Stokes is actively
interested, deny that the league was
formed for the purpose of aiding the
personal advancement of former
| Governor Stokes or to help him in
his campaign for the United States
se~natorship. The denial ONE in
connection with the movement to ex-
tend the league into the other coun-
| ties of the state.
Hervey S. Moore, secretary of the
league, issued a formal denial today.
| He said:
sit has come to the attention OF
the officers Of the Republican Pub
licity League that the~ organization
| was formed for the sole purpose OF
the personal advancement of some
individual or individuals in the Re-
publican party. The founders of the
league wish to brand this as abso-
lutely and undenlab1y false and mis-
leading. The constitution of the
league shows that the Is false
because 1t provides that the objects
Of the organization are:
"To promote the policies and
principles of the Republican party
as an agency for the public good; to
take no part in the primary contests,
factionai or personal strife; to be a
| political league but. not a political
machine. {.
at will be seen, therefore, that
the purposes of the league is clear,
and that 1t will not be used to boom
any particular individual"
Secretary Moore reviewed briefly
the general principles of the organi-
~zation, which are, a protective tariff
with schedules adjusted to assure
proper wages to workmen and to
stimulate production without sitting
competition or enhancing prices;
preservation of constitutional safe
guards; preservation Of truly repre-
sentative government; an honest
dollar; the remedy of national ills
without the destruction of industry;
an honest ballot and a fair count;
ineligible laws, few in number and
fearlessly enforced; conservation of
national resources; development Of
our merchant marine and the extern
sion of education. Continuing, Sec
rotary Moore said:
"For years the Republican party
of New Jersey and of the United
States has needed publicity. The ar
guments of our friends, the Demo-
Gratis, have remainded unanswered in
the public press. The people have
heard one side of the story and have
come to the conclusion that the ar
guments were unanswerable.
"The weakness of the State cam
pafgn OF 1910 was due largely to the
fact that the Republicans had no
good method of disseminating Re
publican principles and standards.
In these days every campaign must,
of necessity, be a campaign of educa-
ton. To do this it is necessary to
to work every day in the year and
quarters six or seven weeks before
election.
Feeling the necessity of some or
~ganization to carry out this idea,
the founders of the Republican Pub
LEFTY League met and organized, and
have, from time to time, sent
throughout the state articles giving
arguments In favor of the Republic
can principles. InlS WOfK Will be
made still broader. 1t is the plan to
have noted tariff speakers address
mas meetings from time to time to
explain to the working men that
their welfare depends on the contin-
uation of this great bulwark of
American prosperity. The campaign
of publicity and education will be
carried on in other ways, as well.
This is the purpose of the organiza-
ton, and nothing more"