Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-22
OSBORNE SPEAKS
IN MILITARY PARK
Compares His Platform With
That of Colby in MONDAY
Meeting at Band Stand.

Edmund p Osborne's last formal
speech In his fight for the Progress
| sive nomination for Governor was
delivered from the bandstand in
Military Park at noon today. Mr..
Osborne sought to bring out the DIFF
ferences between his platform and
that of Everett Colby.
After declaring for municipal own
ership of trolleys. gas works, cleo
trio light plants and water service,
as well as the abolition of taxes on
buildings, personal property and all
improvements, Osborne said that the
real difference between Colby and
him is that he demands the passage
of law giving the majority the
right to approve or disapprove his
plan, while Mr.. Colby is opposed to
the passage of such a law. Osborne
declared that Colby's attitude was
not the attitude Of a man who fav-
ored home rule
The Montclair man also said that
Colby's plan Of taxation could not
be made a law without change in
the State constitution. This, he said,
would take many years and In the
relief.
Osborne began speaking at ten
minutes past II to crowd of about
200, and in a few minutes the crowd
sweIled to about 800. Among the in
terested persons In the audience was
Uzal II. McCarter, president of the
Fidelity Trust Company. Many real
estate men, from the neighboring Of
fees listened intently to Osborne's ex-
PLANTATION of his plan to abolish taxes
on buildings and personal property.
About 1000 booklets, How to Re-
duce the Cost Of Living" written by
Osborne, were distributed. Mr.. Os-
borne said in part:
THE broad difference between Mr..
Colby and me is on the two issues of
privilege and popular government. We
agree that the trusts and monopolies
should be subjected to regulation.
but he would go non further tina
regulation. while / would completely
ablish their monopolistic powers by
taking away their special privileges.
'T favor the municipal ownership
and operation of gas, electric light.
trolley and water service, because 1t
will save the people Of New Jersey
millions of dollars annually In the
cost ofthese services.
Mr. Colby opposes public owner
ship-says he is not convinced 1t Is a
good thing.
But the big difference between US Is
not that l favor public ownership and
he opposes 1.-THE big difference Is In
our views about popular government.
say the majority should have either
public ownership or private owner
ship. as they desire: but he is not
willing TO permit them to have public
ownership, even II the majority want
II. / demand law that will give the
people of any municipality the power.
by majority vote. to take over ana
operate their utilities. Although his
platform declares for home rule" Mr..
Colby opposes this law.
my platform declares for tax re-
form that will definitely reduce the
cost of living In every city adopting IL
Mr., Colby in the latest edition of his
amended platform declares for lower
rents and more work" That means
nothing until he tells how he proposes
to lower rents and increase work. He
would do 1t by plan of tax reform,
which the lawyers agree is absolutely
unconstitutional and, mind you, Mr..
! Colby Is a lawyer. And now what is
Mr.. Colby's plan? Why. to reduce
taxes on buildings 10 per cent. a year
TIL the rate is half the rate on land,
1
an to make up for this reduction by
increasing the taxes on both land and
personal property. Mr.. Colby's plan,
| IL all the hurdles Of amendments and
referenduns are cleared, would start
after eight years to reduce the rent OF
O. tenant $3.50 per year, and at the end
of five years more would reduce II
S6.40 a year.
"My plan would reduce the rent OF
a tenant in a extraordinarily house In
Clayton street SIG per year.
| "Sunmed up the difference be-
tween Mr.. Colby and me is that
would make the Progressive party a
radical party, with definite radical
program for abolishing privilege and
reducing the cost Of living, while Mr.
Colby would make it conservative
party, with an indefinite program foI
regulating privilege that will not give
any offense to the benefciaries OF
privilege or any hope to the victims
of privilege"