Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-24

ton, Point Pleasant; Loving Service
Club. Haddonfield, and the Woman
Club, of Paterson.
The clubs were presented for mem
bership by Mrs. Thomas b. Still
man, vice. president-at- large, the re-
port of the credentials committee 10
be read during the afternoon session
by Mrs. b. b. Wells.
and order observances some years
ago." Mr.. Nugent reminded his hear
ers, land under that regime we had
men who were angels in Newark and
devils in New York You, my friends
have aided largely In the overthrow
of this false democracy.
"Our friends on the other side will
do anything this time to get into
office. They go to the liquor dealers
| and they want the saloons elevated
to higher plane, and then go to q
church and talk TO the Christian
Endeavor Society.
Now. my friends, / want to have
short heart-to--heart talk with
you. You have in this section
most estimable gentleman who would
make fine sheriff if he were
Democrat. But he isn't; he is
Republican. He probably thinks
now he could be untrammeled when
he gets into office, but, my friends,
| tell you he will not be. Mark my
word; l saw men under the influence
prevailing at the Court House COM
pletely reverse themselves from the
libera1-minded men they were be-
fore they got in.
I'VE have nominated candidate
who. stands for liberty coupled with
decency. l guarantee that his ad-
ministration will be the same as
that of the man you down here are
particularly proud Of John Il.
Monohan. / therefore appeal to you
to vote for John j. Bracken."
Speaking of offices. MIR. Nugent
told his hearers that, personally
office to him was getting little
monotonous. He then reviewed the
history of Newarks famous water
supply and how the project was
started. He related how the project
had started with an initial outlay of
$6,000,000 and how, with the many
additions, the watershed could to-
day be capitalized for $30,000000 at
6 per cent. He also spoke of the
present project Of further extension
of the watershed. He told how the
city counsel of Philadelphia had
come here and marveled how the
city could get lighting of such high
efficiency and at so comparatively
small cost He pointed out that the
Improvement in the fire protection
had brought about a decrease of fire
insurance rates amounting to % per
cent.
In conclusion he prophesied that
the present meadow improvement
and similar revenue producing in
vestments, with the final refunding
of the water bonds, would tighten
the tax burden to the extent of 90
rer cent. of the present figure.
Congressman Townsend, who was
introduced by Board of Works Com
missioner Patrick II. Ryan, acting as
chairman OF the meeting, was given
a rousing ovation when he arose.
Mr. Townsend said in part:
II arrived from Washington an
hour ago, remaining in my place on
the floor of the House of Representa-
tives until the last roll call of the
session had been ordered and taken.
| make no boast of this; it was my
duty to stick on the job and ] stuck.
voting to pass good bills and to defeat
bad bills. ] mention the fact only
because 1t tells you why | have not
been here explaining to voters the de-
tails of what President Wilson,
Speaker Clark and Leader Underwood
have each declared to be the greatest
amount of valuable legislation passed
by any Congress since the first.
II learn that my distinguished Re-
publican opponent has been trying
to find some fault with the laws
we have made in the past year and a
half. the laws which give statutory
expression to Democratic principles
so ably advocated by Woodrow Will
son.
81 gladly accept the implied chal-
lenge and in order that my Republic
can opponent and I may give to the
voters of the Tenth district precise
information upon which they can de-
eide whom they will vote for. l will
ask him some plain questions and
ask you to see that he gives just as
plain answers.
sir, which of the laws passed by
Congress since Mr.. Wilson has been
President would you, IL elected, vote
to repeal9
would you repeal the income tax
and relieve the rich from paying
just proportion of the cost of gov
ernment2
Would you repeal the law extend
ing and perfeeting the parcels post
system?
Would you restore the infamous
schedule X of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff; repeal the Underwood schedule
which admits raw wool free and re-
duces by two-t thirds the tariff tax on
the wooden and cotton clothing Of the
poor?
Would you repeal the Federal re-
serve act and restore the panic-breed-
ing laws which made possible the in
dustrial and financial disaster of
1907?
ssxxro,,ta -, ,.o,.a,1 49, T o,,o, a ~
designed to increase agricultural pro-
duction, and decrease the cost of
food?
"Would you repeal the antitrust
law, Strengthening the Sherman law,
for which forty-one Republican Rep
resenatives and six Republican Sena-
tors voted?
would you repeal the law to make
the Standard oil trust and the sugar
trust and all users pay a just por-
tion of the cost Of operatiog the
Panama Canal when they enjoy the
convenience and profit of sending
their ships through the canal instead
of around Cape Horn; or would you
let them enjoy that profit without
tolls and assess their share of the
operating expense against the people
who have already been taxed $780,
600, 900 to build the canal?
"Sir, these are things the voters
are entitled to know, and an early
and plain response to each question
is ernestly requested"
Professor Monaghan spoke of the
! untold wealth of this country which
the legislative program at Washing
ton under Democratic administration
was now opening up for the benefit
of all He also called attention about
the rumors of impending war, and
asserted that there will be no war
and that there VIII be no ..YelloM