Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-02
WAKE[EE TALKS
FOR REPUBLICANS
Says Party Is Only One That
Appeals to Conserva-
five Element.

Defining the Republican, party as
one which appeals to the c~onserva-
tive people and predicting victory at
the coming election, former State
Senator Edmund w. Wakelee, the new
chairman of the State committee. yes
terday gave out his first public state
ment since his election a week ago.
Mr.. Wakelee will not limit his work
to the headquarters In this city, but
will tour the State in the interests of
the party during the campaign. An
advisory committee under the chair.
manship of Arthur B. Leach, of South
Orange, will aid the chairman. The
members of the executive and finance,
committees will be appointed by Mr..
Wakelee during the week.
Mr.. Wakelee says in part:
The Republican party has been and is,
in my opinion, the greatest lnstrument
for progress and good government in both
nation and State. The criticism has been
made, however, that there has not been
a wide enough participation in the coun-
ellis Of the Party. TO some s, entent f. 'n all
candid people whether the responsibility
for such a fault rests entirely upon those
holding official party positions. Have the
voters, engrossed in their daily affalrs,
taken as deep an interest in the ma
chinery Of politics as they should nave
taken? Under the more complicated
methods which the new election laws pro
vide are the voters ready and Wiling 10
perform their full duty?
The Progressive party today is avow-
edly a radical, If not a socialistic, party,
with a platform of promises
devised TO catch the thoughtiess Voter;
The Democratic party Is neither. a radical
nor a conservative party, nor Is its an
cient skeleton of free trade concealed by
the thin tissue of generaities with when
its Nyersatile standard-bearer seeks to sur
round IT. The Republican party Is and
should be a conservative party in the best
sense of that word, a party that appeals
to the rooted instincts of a conservative
people who know they can cure their
evils and accomplish needed reforms
without recklessly destroying a form of
government which 1t has taken genera
lions to build. a party that believes in
taking step one before step two is at
tempted, a party that has faith enough
in the people TO admit to them that 1t
cannot remedy all social injustice in a
day, a party that has faith enough IN IT.
self to formulate its principles and TO
battle for them manfully.
There is a place for such a party II,
this country. There is a place for such
a party In New Jersey. There are thou
sands and thousands of men In the State
of New Jersey who believe in the prin
ciples of such a party ana VINO can hno
no opportunity for service In the ranks
of the Democratic or Progressive party.
These we invite to actively participate
and cooperate with us In the conduct and
management of this campaign to the end
that the Inherent ability and genius Oh
the Republican party to respond to the
popular will through lawfully constituted
agencies may continue to assert Itself.
At the close of this campaign men are
going to vote largely upon their convic-
lions. 1t is our duty to see that those
convictions are based upon reason. 1t
Is our duty to see that those convictions
are reached after a full and free dis
cussion of the issues, the fuller and
freer the better.
If the voters of the State Of New Jer-
sey will study the issues and live up to
their individual responsibilities as citi-
zens, which we shall hope to induce them
TO do, then i am confident that President
Taft and the entire Republican ticket
will be successful in New Jersey.