Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-15
REPUBLICANS
FIRED THEIR
FIRST BIG GUN
Congressman Julius Kahn, of
California, Assails the Ma
tional Administration,
SAYS PRESIDENT
NEARLY CAUSED WAR
R. Wayne Parker Stands on the
Protective PoIicy-Mayoralty
Candidate Raymond Speaks.

The first big gun of the Republican
fall campaign in this county was fired
last night at Kruger Auditorium,
where a mass meeting was held under
the auspices of the Republican
County Committee Candidates for
city and county offices who spoke
were limited to short talks in defer
ence to Congressman julius Kahn. of
California, the principal speaker of
the evening.
The tariff bill enacted by the pres
ent administration was severely criti-
cised by Congressman Kahn, who de-
clared that two years of Democratic
rule at Washington had proved
snare and a delusion. He read from
the Democratic platform of 1912, and
ridiculed the cost-of-living platform
in which the administration promised
To bring down the cost of most COM
modities through the tariff.
The speaker declared that Senator
John Sharp Williams, a Democrat,
had said that the Democrats were in
capable of holding power without
bnngling the administration of the
country and that he agreed with him
perfectly. The congressman asserted
that since the duty was lowered on
sugar Is per cent OF the lands devoted
to the sugar beet industry in the
South had been giN en- over to the pro-
duction of other commodities.
RidicuIes the President.
President Wilson was ridiculed by
the speaker for his reputation as
breaker OF precedents in reading his
messages to Congress in person. Con-
gresham Kahn took issue with Presi-
Il an, hn "a a N
that the tariff was responsible for
trusts and monopolies. He said that
monopolies originated IN England,
which is a free trade country. In
England there are more than 1913, 900
pauDers, he said, which Is due to the
extremely low wages paid to the
workingmen there.
THE administration has now de-
clared war tax of 100000" con-
tinued the speaker, "and this in time
of peace. We knew this tax had to
come, war or no war. for the .dmin-
istration was having n heavy monthly
deficit, and something had to be done
to bolster up the dwindling revenues.
They say that President Wilson
saved us from q war with Mexico,
Why, he almost plunged us into a
war with that country. What right
have we to dictate to any country
who it shall elect as president? Have
we grown to be the worlds police
man? Let us sweep our own doors
clean before we attempt to clean
house for others. There is trouble
enough for us right at home to set
tie without trying to settle the diff
fculties OF Others"
The Tampico Incident.
Congressman Kahn rehearsed the
Tampico incident which resulted in
this government demanding n salute
of twenty-one guns as reparation.
He deplored the killing of seven
teen American soldiers at Vera
Cruz for the purpose Of preventing
Huerta from receiving 100000 900
rounds of ammunition, and pointed
out that 1t was a useless sacrifice.
as the ammunition was later landed
at a port further south on the Mexi-
can shore.
The speaker also criticized the ad-
ministration for spending 81 ,000, 900
in Investigations which did not I'M
earth thing. He characterized the
payment of 100000 to Colombia
as a piece of blackmail and rebuked
the administration for its stand on
the Panama canal tolls proposition
The congressman concluded with
advocating the election of r. Wayne
Parker to Congress, and urged the
support of all the other candidates
for city and county offices.
BungIing. Says Parker.
The meeting was opened by Her
bert W. Taylor, chairman of the
Republican County Committee. He
introduced William o. Kuebler al
chairman of the evening. r, Wayne
Parker, Congress candidate in the
Ninth district, was the first speaker
T. IL, 1xat II
times were due to the bungling of
the present national administration,
and pledged himself, IL elected, to
work for the return of the protective
policies of the Republican party,
which, he said, would mean a re-
turn OF prosperity.
State Senator Austen Colgate. can
fidate for reelection, made a brief
address. in which he charged the
Democrats in the Legislature with
failing to live up to their platform
pledges. He urged the election of
more business men to political Of
fees, and declared the trouble with
the national administration was that
Congress did not know what business
needs. He also spoke for the cleo
ton of Republican freeholders. as
well as other county and city can
didates for Office.
Schmidt, candidate for sheriff He
pointed to his record as a member
OF the Legislature for three terms,
and declared that his actions in
Trenton had never been assailed.
Mr.. Schmidt promised that If
elected, he would conduct the Office
in a straightforward business man
ner, and would see that his subor-
dinates carried out their duties as
they should.
Thomas l.. Raymond, candidate for
mayor, announced that he was the
candidate of all parties opposed to the
present administration. Besides Sc
curing the Republican nomination, he
declared that he was the choice of the
Progressive county committee and
the committee on fusion.
Raymond a Speaker.
"They have asked us to point out
extravagances. In 1907 the salary list
Of officials was S296000 and in 1918,
y45S000. The salaries of employees in