Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-17
INvADES
STOKES'S FORTRESS
Goes Into Cumberland and Calls
His Opponent Trimmer"
and "WobbIer.'

BRIDGETON, Oct. IL. - Actlng
Governor James F. Fielder completed
a swing through Stokes's home coun-
~ of Cumberland last night, making
a speech at a largely attended mass
meeting at the Hippodrome building
here. The acting governor reached
Bridgeton shortly after ) o'clock by
automobile from Millville, where he
had visited the immense glass plants
and held receptions. Governor F1elder
devoted much of his speech to the
single issue of good government, de-
claring that our system of govern
ment was the best of the nations of
the earth. but that it was necessary
TO have to administer the govern
ment men who are honest, sincere
and in sympathy with the interests
of the people, and that under the
old system of politics this did not
prevail. for in both the principal
parties the nominations were always
made by the small coterie of men
who assumed the management of the
parties for the special interests.
In reviewing the development of
progressive legislation under the
leadership of Woodrow Wilson, Gov
ernor Fielder pointed out that the
conditions in the Republican party
had become so intolerable that a
large number of that party had with
drawn and were now in the Pro-
gressive party. and the candidate of
the Republican party today repre-
scented the same old spirit of politics
as a reactionary and standpatter.
stokes Back as Standpatter.
Mr.. Fielder asked the people to look
over the record of the last fifteen
years of former Governor e. c.
stokes and he challenged anyone to
find ANYTHING in that record which
is in sympathy with any of the
things that the people want. "A
year ago." said the speaker. Mr..
Stokes said he was for Roosevelt.
Now he is back where he belongs and
has always belonged. He was one
of the old Board of Guardians, along
with David Baird 'Dory' Strong, Ed
mund Wakelee and Hamilton Kean,
many of whom are now his cam
paign managers
The governor spoke of Senator Col
by, to whom he paid high tribute,
and said that Colby had declared
Stokes is and always had been
trimmer and a reactionary and never
in sympathy with the people.
Governor Stokes said Fielder,
lis a trimmer wobbler and a man
who is not honest in his political
principles"
Three Years of progress.
1T is rejuvenated and militant
Democratic party that stands before
you for judgment today said the
candidate. Every pledge that it
made three years ago when you
placed your trust in it, has been car
ried out strictly in accordance with
the letter of the spirit of the prom
Use.
"And the first and most important
duty that confronts us is to guard
and maintain unimpaired the rights
which we have secured. l say. that
this is the first and most important
duty before us, because 1t is already
apparent that the forces of special
privilege are preparing for another
attack in the hope of regaining the
advantages they formerly possessed
What else does the proposal in the
Republican platform to APPOINT rail-
road men to advise with the public
commissioners mean? Or it's PROPOSE
ton to amend the Geran and corrupt
practises acts? Or it's criticisms of
the Seven Sisters laws? The Public
Utility Commissioners now have the
power to appoint and do appoint ex-
perts in railroad and public service
matters to assist them. 1t is not
necessary to pass a law for that
purpose The proposal in the Re-
publican platform, therefore, must
mean something else. What does it
mean-but the platform makers
hadn't the courage to express it so
that everyone would understand
is that some people who are not sat
isfied with that lazy want it changed
so that the advice of practical rail-
road men friendly to them shall be
followed on matters affecting their
interests. OF course, that would take
the teeth out of the law and put us
back where we were before it was
passed. You know who the people
are who are not satisfied with the
law. They are the people who didn't
want it passed.
why" asked Mr. Fielder, IF all
this legislation had thus been inaug-
urated by the Republicans, had not
Governor Stokes, as a member of the
Legislature and as governor enacted
some of the measures into laws?"
Governor Fielder paid a high tri-
butte to Senator Nichols. of Cumber-
land, who, he said, while Repub-
lican, always supported Democratic
measures when they were right, and
no matter what the demands of his
own party, stood for all measures
that were clean. fair and decent
Such men, he declared, We're the
stamp of men demanded in the Leg
iSlature.
In closing, the governor said that
the people should not pay any atten-
ton to the scare that State tax is
imminent. There is no danger OF
State tax, he said, as the finances OF
the State are in excellent condition
and next year would be better and
as the State increased in population
so would the income of the Stat
be increased, and thus there would
be more money to meet increasinl
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