Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28
CRAY FILES HIS
PRIMARY PETITION
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OF oflicious interference by this coun-
try with the domestic affairs of for
eign nations | shall oppose an ideal
istic foreign policy when all the ideal
ism is on our side and all the ma
terial advantage is on the other side.
The first duty of those in charge of
our government is to their own peo-
pie. and while we should always be
governed in our dealings with for
eign nations by a sense of justice
and honor we should not, in those
dealings, allow idealism to outweigh
common sense.
81 shall favor the removal of UNI
necessary restrictions on business so
that capital may be confident, enter
prise may flourish and the great mass
of our people be happily and profit
ably employed. 1t is as sensible TO
dissolve a trust because Of its big
ness as it would be to break up one
Of our modern ocean steamships to
obtain material for a dozen smaller.
ones which might compete with one
another. Big business like the big
/ steamship. is demanded by modern
conditions and should not be stupidity
/ hampered i'm its possibilities Of serv-
| ice to society Moreover, if the Off
GERS of steamship engage in piracy
with their vessel the obvious thing to
! do is to arrest and punish them and
mot to sink the ship, If elected to
/ Congress | shall champion the cause
Of honest business to the fun extent
of my ability.
Against "a Low Tariff.
For practically the same reason
that [ am opposed to one-sided
philanthropical foreign policy | am
opposed to a Democratic low tariff
Both are beautiful in theory, but
both work to the disadvantage Of the
| United States. / am in favor of a
restoration of the protective tariff
principle and a restoration Of a
scientific tariff commission under
whose expert investigation the tariff
shall be considered schedule by sched-
ule and such revision made by Con-
gress by a gradual process as shall
give the American industries affected
ample time to adapt themselves to
the new conditions without loss of
capital to the employer and loss of
wages or employment to the employe.
"As one who has worked for d liv-
ing since early boyhood ! believe |
am in fun sympathy with the best
thoughts and aspirations of the great
army of American laboring men and
women In their hands rests to a
great extent the destiny Of our ma
ton. and my faith in our nation S
future finds much support In my faith
in their patriotism and love of coun-
try. With whatever will make for
their betterment they will find me in
full accord. | firmly believe that a
return of. the Republican party to
power viii put an end to the present
period of business depression and will
restore America as the land Of OPP
portunity to them and to their chill
dren.
This is brief. general expression
of my views on some important as.
poets of the present political situa,
ton. I offer my candidacy for tn,
Republican nomination for Congress,
E in the Eighth district in accordance
:; with the spirit of the direct primary
! law | have asked the consent of M
: political leader or leaders, though
. believe ! have the cordial support o
/ most Of the prominent Republicans il
/: my district, of many Progressives ant
= Of host of friends To them and t
: all other voters in the district VIII,
want representative who viii a
least conscientiously represent then
in Congress | cheerfully commit m,
political fortunes"