Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Stokes Gets OUT
HIS OWN HAMMER
criticises His Critics and Says
Attacks Show Desperation
of His Foes.

HACKENsACK, Oct. 21-Address-
ing large meeting of Republicans
of Bergen county last night, former
Governor Stokes paid further atten-
ton to the continued attacks upon
him by his opponents, and said:
= THE attacks upon me in this cam
paign have all the earmarks of des-
peration and none of the semblance
of truth. 1t is new Republicanlsn
that appears before the voters OF TINS
State. Our platform is progressive
and constructive, and a new confess
sion of faith The old leaders nave
generally retired and their places
have been taken by new and younger
men.
some time ago I appealed to the
young men Of the State to participate
in this campaign, to help rejuvenate
the party, and | promised tnat tne
next administration should be
Young mans administration, respon-
sive to the popular will. The eXecu-
tive force of the State committee Is
entirely new, composed OF men Oh pro-
gressive character. In every county
we are forming committee OF young
men to advise with the State organl-
of discussing issues, are falsely as
sorting that l represent the same old
ideas. backed by the same old crowd.
I fling back that falsehood in their
teeth. At no time in my politlcal
career have l represented the So
called same old IDEAS nor have l de-
pended upon the support of the OLD
guard as they understand it.
1.-THE political history of this state
has been written. Everyone who ts
familiar with political events knows
that almost since my entrance into
public life have been opposed by the
so-called old leaders, and between
them and myself there has been a
constant contest. In my senatorial
campaign of 1910 I frankly told the
story. and in the last ten years the
newspapers have been filled with
notices of how the old leaders were
fighting Stokes and during all of this
time | have been laboring to lead the
party to a position where it would
attract the energies of the young men
and keep in touch with up-to-date
sentiment. That is the history of the
State. so far as [ am concerned, ana
all of the personalities INDUCED in by
my opponents cannot change it. In
this campaign Colonel Dickinson. of
one VI Inc Olu 10 sup
porting not me. but my opponent,
Governor Fielder.
It shall not attempt to mention all
Of the public acts with which I have
been associated in this State, but his
tory records this fact that not
single State policy which ] was in
strumental in placing upon the
statute books has ever been repealed. |
They still remain among the laws of
our commonwealth, and this fact is
better testimony as to the worth of
my service than the personal accu-
sations of my opponents, made in a
campaign for political purposes.
"I mention some of these policies: T
Annual appropriation bill, non-parti T
san management of our State insti- ,
tutions and of our public school sys-
tenn. a corrupt practises act. the (
direct primary act, as applied to /
counties; act for the payment OF
wages every two weeks in cash: con-
servation of our woodlands and for
ests; State control of potable water
supplies; act for the prevention of (
watered stock; Railroad Commission /
(afterward the public utilities act); /
increased railroad taxation; increased I
tax on public utility franchises; ap
of surplus for local school 7
purposes; change from fee system to
salary system in State and county I
offices, all of these are progressive I
and show the character Of /
legislation ] favored"