Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-05

him that it would not operate for the
advantage and progress of govern
ment. If he could be shown how an
officer could be immune from re-
moval within a year and a half or
two years he would withdraw his OBJ
lection to the issue. He announced
himself as ardently opposed to the
recall of the judiciary. inasmuch as
1t provided for the removal of judges
without the presentation of legal evil
dence to warrant such action. He
also reiterated his views for remedy
ing the tax system of the State to
the advantage of residents whose
labors enhance the value of real es-
tate while the owners reap the I'M
earned increment.
The Prohibition candidate. Mr.. Ma
son, summed up the evils of the day
as the result of the saloon and brew
cry. Not until these were removed
could true reform be instituted. and
until this root of all evil was elimi-
mated the work of reform in other
directions Is futile. he asserted.
Osborne Favors Suffrage.
One of the strongest points made
in the address by Edmund B. Os-
borne was his advocacy of a consti
tutional convention, with the result
that delegates would be elected ac-
cording to the population of each
section instead of the unequal distri-
button of representation as exists in
the Legislature at present.
I'VE will not have actual rule of
the majority in New Jersey" said
Mr.. Osborne "as long as we retain
our present rotten borough system
of senatorial representation whereby
county with 10000 population like
Cape May, has the same power in
the Senate as Essex county with over
100000.
81 favor giving the ballot to wom-
en- the same as to men,
"I'm No Fool, Says Colby.
Judge Carey declared that the meet
ing of candidates on one stage at the
same time was the finest vindication
or the direct primary law, while under
the old regime the candidates would
probably be playing the same part in
which Mr.. Stokes is engaged, that OF
the lightning rod" candidate. He
announced that if elected Governor he
would call together body of able
men and seek out just tax law. Ger
tainly he would not attempt to jam
the single tax theory down the Threats
of the public, as he did not believe
this system would effect the cure 1t
was advertised to make. He asserted
that he was a Progressive Republican
and that true home rule would be re-
allied only when commissions govern
ment was in force He told of his
fight for this government in Jersey
City and of the satisfaction obtained
from the encounter with its enemies
He provoked considerable laughter
when he asserted, It am Republic
can, but no fool"
Fowler Hits Election Law.
Candidate Fowler advocated that
the State constitution be changed to
meet the requirements of the times.
In his opinion the constitution should
be changed at least every twenty
years He declared that no man
should be allowed to vote at the gem
eral election who did not vote at the
primaries. 1t would be better If 30 per
cent. of the voters select their candi-
dates and 10 per cent. elect them, In
stead of the opposite rule, Which ex-
lists at present, he asserted A labor
law on strikes, modelled after the Ca
madam theory, eugenic marriage
laws, true citizenship, concentration
of government and other beliefs were
detailed by Mr.. Fowler.
The audience gave the candidates O
rising vote of thanks for appearing at
the meeting. Each speaker received
a generous amount of applause and
the audience appeared to play no Ia
vorites 1t was a non-partisan meet
ins in auAry aansa Of thu word