The Penn's Grove record., 1913-10-10
Colby In Penns Grove

Evertt Colby, the Progressive candi-
date for Governor toured Salem county
on Wednesday, and reached Penns Grove
at 3.30.He was accompanied in automobiles
by Joel Borton, candidate for Senator,
a fife and drum corps, and others, in
Guiding some ladies.
County chairman Fred A. Gentieu in
troduced the candidates who spoke. The
first was Joel Borton, of WoodstoWn,
candidate for Senator. He said the
Progressive party was contending for
human rights the same as was the issue
i'll 1861. The legislatures in the. past had
refused to enact laws to give and restore
individual rights. Temperance laws
were badly needed. They had refused
to pass a law to allow a constitutional
amendment for equal suffrage. After it
was passed it failed Ito be advertised to
be legal. The only way to get what the
people want is to elect men who are fit
ted for tile position and who will vote
for laws for the peoples benefit. Mr..
Colby has been fighting for years against
special privilege. The minimum wage
and protection of the home is needed.
Rev. C. l. Ramsey, candidate for As
sembly, said he had been preaching and
play lug " JcdIS ~ Jdf0 peOpl6 H1duc
better and was thankful there is now
an organized movement to advance good
citizenship outside of the church. We
preach to make persons better for the
world hereafter, then why not endeavor
to make men better citizens on earth.
He honestly and sincerely supports every
measure for human rights.
Mr.. Colby said thatshe was glad to get
in touch with such men as has preceded
him. We need legislators who not only
have ability but courage to express them
selres and to do things for the peoples
welfare. Ii lawyers had half the cour-
age as ministers the government would
be better administered.
He then told how lawyers had re-
quested him to oppose the confirmation
OF a corporation lawyer as judge of the
Court of Errors and Appeals but feared to
express themselves because they might
have a case before that judge. He told
how the political boss worked for and
against the passage OF legislation and
how he got his power. He recited how
ordinances were passed and watered stock
issued on which people had to pay divi-
bends. For years the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company had its own way in
regards to taxation, thru the bosses who
made and unmade legislators.
Last year there were cast in the state
1913, 500 progressive votes, for Wilson us,
289, for Roosevelt 145, 40 votes and
1885 r%eactionary votes for Taft.
Both the Democratic and Republican
platforms nearly alike while the plat
form OF the Progressives contained adj
vanced principals on problems OF govern
ment. Therefore he was entitled to the
800, 900 votes while the other should have
the other $1,000 votes. Land should be
taxed, not enterprise. There should be
a minimum wage scale. A factory can
not be run for less than the cost of ma
chinery and maintenance. Then why EN-.
ploy men for less than the cost of living?
There were about fifty present to hear
the candidates.
Two s%uffragettes sang a solo extolling
Colby. The Colby party started at
Monroeville, went to Elmer, Alloway,
Salem, Woodstown, Auburn, and were in
Penns Grove half an hour. They went
to Pedricktown, Bridgeport and were in
Woodbury. in the evening.