The Penn's Grove record., 1913-10-31
Progressives Rally and Re-RaIIy

The Progressive rally in Odd Fellows
Hall last Saturday night was largely at
tended, a fair part OF the audience was
women who are awakening to a knowl-
edge Of civil government and desire to
know more about it,.
The meeting was called to order by
State Committeeman Fred. A. Gentieu.
Rev. E A. Miller was chairman. In
taking the chair he said we are on the
verge OF Il new era. By reading history
one will learn how wonIan gained many
legal rights. There was a time when if a
man died without children, the property
went to the husbands relatives and the
widow got nothing. The law in England
allows a nan to tiaunt his immortality
before his wife while a man can get a
divorce on her immortality. He spoke OF
the U. S. liabilities and how a similar
law had been %annulled by a Judge in
New York, showing the need OF recall OF
judges. The U. s. government should
regulate the fishing. Delawareans can
now catch rock fish in the Delaware river
while Jerseymen are prohibited to do SO
to accommodate sportsmen. Former
Gov. Stokes did not see that the law was
enforced in Atlantic county. Gov.
Fort threatened to call out the militia,
but nothing was done. Gov. Wilson ap-
pointed a supreme Judge and a County
Judge with backbones. Atlantic City
was closed on Sunday for the first the
past summer. K%eunlhe's hotel is now
decorated with Stokes banners.
Miss Mary Reed Cory, OF New York
City, spoke for about forty minutes on
the progressive movement i'll behalf Of
Colby for Governor. She said it meant Il
nobler America, a broader living and the
passing OF prosperity around. Gov. Sui
zer had been impeaclled because he had
refused to obey the bosses. Mr.. Colby
believes i'll evolution, establishing Justice
and helping the morals OF the people. He
believes in ii tax Oh land and not indus
try. Pure food laws, preservation OF
trees, Industrial Improvements, and the
conservation OF human energy by eight
hours recreation. The suffrage question
was one she considered needful to elevate
the attitude of officials and to bring
about that beautiful ideal which we hope
for.
The "Colby'' song by Jos. Ii. Gentieu,
was sung by a male qulntette, also other
songs,
The Progressives held another meeting
Wednesday evening in Odd Fellows Hall
WHICH was filled with an attentive audi
ence, including some women, for two and
a hall hours. State Con mitteeman Fred
A. Gentieu presided and the Bull Moose
Qnartette sang campaign songs. j. Clay
ton ZlegIer, candidate for Mayor, spoke
of tie need OF the new way of doing
things, the need of better street and side
walks and better sanitation.
Rev. c. l. Ramsey, candidate for As
sembly SAID he had learned much in
campaigning over the county. He
thought all things of the past and present
could be improved upon and that the
Progressive movement and principles
were Improvements that people should
accept just as much as they accept i'm
proved machinery and improved material
things.
Joel Borton, candinate for Senator.
sad that III going over the County he
had learned that where Colby had spoken
Progressive sentiment was gaining. After
ennmerating the Progressive principles
he declared they should be in operation
to save the republic. He strongly OPP
posed the County Tax Board.
I. 5. Senator Miles PolndeXter, from
Spokane, Washington. spoke Tor an hour
and a half on the origin, growth and
principles OF the Progressive party. He
spoke OF the influence the initiative, rel
erendum and recall has on Legislators and
the difficulty and long time it takes to
get reformed legislation thru Congress,
because it takes six wears TO change all
the Senator'S.
Senator Poindexter is the first U. S.
Senator who ever spoke in Penns Grove.
His speech was very interesting ana in
structive.