Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17

party is heading straight for the
rock on which the Republican party
split; we believe It is inevitable.
I'VE don't propose here in New
Jersey to fight by any glittering gen
eralities; we have got to propose def
mite means for improving conditions
of happiness. reducing the cost of liv-
ing and have platform that will
propose not merely a few changes in
the law, but will go to the root Of the
matter in affecting the welfare of the
people
In opening his remarks Mr.. Allen
spoke a good word for woman suf-
frage, saying Kansas had adopted an
amendment providing it and that
there was mo good reason under
heagen why woman should not
vote" His address was received with
especial favor, and when he had fin
ished his audience not only cheered
him roundly, but, led by Mr. Osborne,
declared Hes all right"
Speaking of the beginning of the
progressive movement Mr.. Allen de-
clared it had not begun when four
millions of voters went to the polls
to vote the Progressive ticket last
November you might as we'll go
back to the plains of Judea, think, :"
he said "and the first great progress
sive was the Prince OF Peace. He
began the fight for the rights of
man."
Then the speaker traced the de-
velopment of this fight down through
the ages, showing that one man had
always been in the forefront opposed
to those who wanted to let well
enough alone and those single figures
had always been regarded as the
fanatics of their day.
Referring to Senator Bailey's Swan
song" in the United States Senate
not long ago, Mr.. Allen declared that
the Senator from Texas had said in
effect that the initiative. referendum
and recall and the minimum wage
scale should not be tried now because
Madison and Hamilton hadn't
thought of them.
1--WE wonder" said Mr. Allen,
what Madison and Hamilton would
have thought of the Standard Oil
| Trust, of the Tobacco Trust, of the
Steel Trust beg your pardon. 1
believe those are local institutions
and of what those men would have
thought of Senators who accept re-
tanners from such companies.
This isn't mere playfulness that is
going on in the disclosures of the
Money Trust at Washington. Ten
years ago Mr.. Morgan wouldn't have
consented to go to Washington and
sit before committee; he would
have sent to Washington for a few
Senators to come to. New York and
see him.
six years ago the Archibald trial
wouldn't have happened. 1t was the
response of Congress to the awakened
sense of the people for cleaner things.
That was a Progressive victory, a
victory for publicity For a year the
charges against Archibald and the
evidence on which he was impeached
had been lying in the files of the De-
partment Of Justice, and then a news
paper found them and wanted to
know why they weren't used"
In closing Mr.. Allen declared the
tariff investigation was not being
conducted in the way 1t should be.
He declared it was being studied
| from a political point of view, and
| that it would have been handled by
| Progressives from a business point
| of view by tariff experts.
| The appeal for funds was made by
| Mr.. Perrin, who first ELECTED e,sthusi-
astic replies from his audience thai
they were not going to shut up shor
and go out of business" that they
believed in the cause" and that they
were going ahead with it. 1t wa!
announced that Irving K. Taylor
president of the county committee
had given $1,000 before leaving fol
Europe Then followed subscriptions
! to be paid i: monthly instruments OF
| from 81 to 1919. The latter amount
Mr. Colby announced, would be giver
| by a friend of his, who guaranteed
| one dollar for every five raised.
When the ushers had taken up all
| the pledges it was announced that
$3.50 more would be given on the con-
dition that another $3.50 was raised
Mrs. Everett Colby Immediately sub
scribed $50 and her husband raised II
| to 500. Mr.. Osborne followed with
$50 and the remainder was quickly
pledged. The total subscribed was
about $4,950.
The two last speakers were Mr..
Robinson. who emphasized the need
of funds and told how they were be.
ing collected in New York State, and
Mr.. Carr, who brought the greetings
of Pennsylvania Progressives. and
who declared he was against fusion
with anybody.
| 1t was announced that the Progress.
sive City Committee is planning 6
| Municipal Affairs" dinner, to be held
| some time in the latter part of Feb
| ruary or early in March, at which
such problems as health. recreation
and home rule will be discussed. Jant
| Adams is expected to be one of the
| speakers. The dinner will be for mer
| and women and Mrs. Everett Colby
is chairman of the auxiliary commit.