Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-02
MARTIN ATTACKS
WILSON'S VETO
Col. ROOseyeIt's Secretary,
Who Saved His Life,
Speaks Here.
DOCUMENT READS LIKE
r. R. ATTORNEYS LETTER
Progressive Says Governors
Action Shows Favoritism
Toward Railroads.

Questioning Governor Wilson's sim
cerity in vetoing the embarrassing
bill, Gilbert II. Martin, Colonel Roose-
Telt's secretary, who played such a
hsroic part at the Milwaukee shoot
ing, declared that the veto savored
strongly of the language used in a
letter written by an attorney for the
Pennsylvania railroad.
MI. Martin addressed a large Pro-
Hressive nsass-meeting last night in
the symphony Auditorium. He was
greeted most enthusiastically. for the
crowd had not forgotten his daring
leap at the would-be assassin.
schrank, thus preventing a second
shot being fired at the colonel.
Mr.. Martin intimated that Governor
wilson's action indicated a favorit-
tam toward the railroads rather than
toward the people of New Jersey.
He said he thought it strange if the
people could trust the governors
prediction promises in view of what
he pledged himself to do regarding
the embarrassing measure when a
candidate for governor.
Other Prominent Speakers.
other speakers were William Eel
loves Morgan, candidate for Con
Kress; Edmund b. Osborne and
Charles Sickle, candidates for the
Assembly, and C. P. Connolly. of
New York city. Other Progressive
meetings were held in the New Audi
torium in Orange street, where
Messrs. Morgan, Walker and Orborne
spoke to several hundred Progress
siyes, and in Columbia Hall. Broome
and Morton streets, where Samuel
Levin. r. L. Driver, Walter Simpson
and others spoke.
Mr.. Osborne said that Governor
Wilson contends that the tariff is the
great issue of this campaign and o n
tended that this was of a secondary
consideration and that the destruc-
ton of human slavery and the boss
system were the two paramount is
Eues involved and for which the Pro-
gressive party was fighting.
IF Wilson carris New York State"
said Mr.. Osborne. the stronghold OF
Tammany Hall in the government of
New York city and State will be
kightened and the power OF that
organization will be immensely in
creased.
ron the other hand, in every State
that Is carried by Mr.. Roosevelt the
power of the bosses will be broken.
their machines broken up and laws
passed similar to those now in force
IN Oregon and California. which will
make the revival of the BOSS system
"A any political party impossible.
Roosevelt, Enemy of Bosses.
"Colonel Roosevelt has waged a war
On all bosses and all of the bosses
have been fighting Roosevelt" con-
tinued Mr.. Osborne, simply becaus
they know that his victory spells their
Governor Wilson hates all bosses.
but he is not attacking any of them
in this campaign because he knows
that his election would be impossible
without the aid of the bosses, and all
Of the Democratic bosses are support
ing Governor Wilson BECAUSE they
know that his election the
material increase of their power"
Regarding Governor Wilson'S pro-
posal to have the different States
the trusts, Mr.. Osborne said
that such a thing would be ridicu-
sous and contended that the only
feasible remedy was through ma
tionai legislation.
Assembly Candidate Charles Stelzle
that he had no apology to make
for appealing to the church people
for votes. II have asked working
men, business men, church and all
clean, decent men and women. but
have not asked any boarding house
dive keepers" Mr.. Stelzle said
that a clergyman cannot expect to
accomplish good without his hands
getting in muck. IF your religion
doesn't equip you for that kind of a
night" said Mr.. Stelzle, then God
have mercy on your religion.