Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-10-27
Senator Poindsxter at Pro-
gressive Mass Meeting Sat-
urday Night Lauds Wilson
OSBORNE ALSO SPEAKS
Predicts There Will be No
Republican Party in 1916
Stokes Claim Ridiculed

plo5IeSSlNe ana LnaL ne INTENDS TO
support him as long as he continues
to serve the people, Miles Poindexter,
Progressive United States senator
from the state of Washington, held
the attention of crowd of voters at
a rally of the local Progressive party
in the former First National Bank
building in Smith street Saturday
night. The senator "a. predicted the
total disintegration of the Republican
party, that in 1914 there would be
but few congressional candidates on
that ticket and that In 1915 there
would probably be none and that the
party would have no candidate for
President In that year. Edmund B.
Osborne, defeated candidate for the
Progressive nomination for governor,
spoke following Senator Poindexter.
Mr.. Osborne first spoke In South Am
boy at $3.50 O'Clock while Senator
Poindexter was speaking here For
mer Judge Adrian Lyon presided at
the meeting here.
Diametrically contrasting other
campaign rallies, there was no blare
of brass band or the persuasive influ-
ence of orchestra to attract a crowd
to hear the speakers. Except for a
few notes on a bugle by John F.
Reilly, there was nothing to coax the
voter to attend save a desire to hear
the principles Of the party expended.
Local candidates of the party sat
upon the improvised platform, but it
had grown so late, following the
speeches of Mr.. Poindexter and Mr..
Osborne, that none of the party's
city aspirants to office were heard.
To Overthrow Bosses.
Senator Poindexter declared that
the Progressive movement today is
the same as the insurgency in the
House Of Representatives when
Speaker "Joe" Cannon was over
thrown. He declared that the move
ment today represents the same
fundamental principle in it's effort to
overthrow bossism and special privi-
lege. when l went to the lower
house OF congress there was a ring, !"
he said "The highest virtue among
the two big parties was to be consid-
cred regular. You were not supposed
to think for yourself, and the legis-
lation was enacted by the party ring"
He compared such a government as
giving to Its constituents not as
much power as held by the subjects
Of the German monarchy.
"But times have changed, they are
changing rapidly" continued the
speaker. He spoke OF the growth OF
the country and the wonderful
wealth accumulated during the past
century, and how during all this time
the constitution has remained the
same, and how today 1t has become
antiquated. I'VE have accumulated
in that time crop OF economic prob
lens that confront much older coun-
tr1es," he said. He called attention
to the European countries that have
taken means to supply their poverty
stricken subjects with national aid.
The speaker decried such a condi-
ton in which nation found itself
SO populated with paupers that ma
tional aid was found necessary. He
pointed to the old European malady
existing In this country even In the
country's youthfulness. 1--WE find, as
young as we are, that we have some
100000 people that are paupers
that require either city, state or ma
tional aid,' he said Eve find three
or four million children whose lives
are ground out to make dividends
for our avaricious commercialism.
He declared that every man Is his
brothers keeper, and such conditions
should be Of vital interest to every
voter. "The Progressive party is the
first big political party that has de-
voted itself to relieving these condi-
tions," he declared. The senator
spoke of the use of the word pro
gressive" by candidates of the Demo-
cratic party, but declared that it re-
Quires more than the name to make
a party progressive.
Attack Special Privilege.
The senator vigorously attacked
special privilege and showed how un-
der our laws millionaires and bill
lionaires, famous for their wealth
throus hout Europe, had been Great
ed. Il have no objection to the
he said, "but l do object to
the methods used In attaining it. 1
do object to the exploitation of the
people by special privilege to get It."
The senator declared that the first |
work of the Progressive party Is to |
destroy the old stand-pat Republican |
party. First we have got to exter-
inmate the corrupt stand-pat Repub- |
lican organization, then we can at |
tend to the Democratic party" he
said. "The Democratic party has |
some of the most tra-conservatives, |
though believe President Wilson is
! progressive, and ! shall support |
him when he does what Is right. |
Even the Republican party has some
good men, and you will find some OF
he most hard shell, encrusted con-
;ervat1ves In the Democratic party
who are out of harmony with the
will OF the people,"
Senator Poindexter referred to q
'ecent election in Maine when a Re-
publican was replaced in congress by
/ Progressive, after which grand Il
popular celebration was held for the
went. at just shows the passing of Il
he Republican party" he said. II
predict that in 1916 the Republican
,arty will not have a candidate for
and that there will be only
wo great parties, the Democratic and
parties" The speaker
,redicted that the Republican party
would have but few candidates for
congress In 1914 and probably none
n 1915.
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