Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-28
ATTACKS WILSON
ADMINISTRATION
w. |. |, Adams Tells G. o. p.
Meeting the President Has
Broken Party Pledge.

president wi son, Governor Fielder
and the administration in general
Were roundly scored by speakers at
the monthly meeting Of the Republic
can County Committee last night.
he President however, received the
brunt of the criticism. He was
charged by W l. Lincoln Adams, of
Montelair, With s'hoodwinl1ing' the
people of the county and forgetting
his party pledges after election.
Mr.. Adams was a candidate for
Congress in 1919 from the Ninth dis
trict, but was defeated. He said last
night that he had no ill-feesing, for
anyone on account of his defeat. In
his address he said many things that
struck a responsive chord with his
auditors. ana was repeatedly APP
plauded
He told MS hearers that he based
his statements ON careful obserVa-
tons while on trip through the
West. III particular through Califor-
MA In the latter state. Mr.. Adams
said, he at once found confirmation
for what he called the fallacies Of
the Wilson administration and had
the glad tidings TO bring home that
fheN, Progressive party was a dead
body whose members were fast re
turning 10 the Republican fold.
He evoked much applause when he
predicted that California would re-
turn a solid Republican delegation to
Congress with at least 100000, and
possibly 100000 majority.
Like Mr.. Wilson, Governor Fielder
game in for his share of criticism by
f,,F la.s ri IF g
semblyman Thomas J. Smith, who
held the administration in Trenton
responsible for what he termed the
present bank tax muddle."
The tariff. the Mexican policy and
the Panama Canal toll question were
the points on which Mr.. Adams based
his attack.
leading off with the question upper
,st in the minds of the county COM
fttee members of bringing the Pro-
gressives back into the G. o. p. fold,
Mr.. Adams told his hearers that a
Statewide registration had shown
that the so-ea He'd Progressive strong
hold had $1,000 Progressives as against
10000 Republicans.
In my travels / found the same
conditions prevailing all over the far
west. namely that the ProgressiVes
were fast returning to our fold.
Il Furthermore found that the ser
fiment among the western Democrats
is strong against Wilson policies, es-
pecially on the Panama Canal toll
question and Mexican diplomacy.
This factor / reckon with when !
prophecy for California large Re
publican victory.
From my inquiries ! learned that
the people of California feel that
they were hoodwinked with the
promises of Wilson that the new
tariff would reduce the high cost of
living. Instead Of q cheaper cost of
living I am informed Californians
found that the cost OF their daily
existence had increased from between
and 9 per cent
"ln spite Of the repeated state
ments sent out from Washington to
the effect that there was no such
thing as a general business depres-
sion. ] found sure signs to the con-
trary in the many freight cars stand
.fe idle on sidings of the railroads. .
In conclusion Mr.. Adams said that
he feit no bitterness in his heart
against the ProgressiVes. all the less
since he once was one of them, and
although they were responsible for
MS defeat. lie expressed the hope
that they would follow his example
and return to the kepuDllcan party,
and he would ask that party to open
The doors wide to receive them.
Assemblyman Smith told his audi
ence that he "just came from turbu-
lent sea voyage from Trenton" and
If he and those of his opinion had had
their way "the muddle about the
bank tax would never have hap
pened.
81 suggested a conference of all the
leaders, irrespective of party, and also
that they should agree ON what would
be fair to all concerned. This sug-
gestion, however, was rejected, and
now they have their trouble. Never
tneress. my two Republican col
leagues and myself stand ready to
vote for any measure which conserves
the interests of the citizens of Essex
County"
Pursuant to the resolution passed
last month. Chairman Herbert w.
TAYLOR. OF the county committee an
nounced his committee of seven to
draft a statement to the Independent
voters of the county to Join hands
with the Republicans.
The committee appointed is as fol-
lows. State Senator Austen Colgate,
chairman; William Tries. Ulysses S.
Brewster. Albert Guenther the last
three from Newark: Howard Mar
shall. of East Orange; William Beard,
from Glen Ridge, and August Stude".
of Montclair