Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-07
RECORD WANTS
TO Be SENATOR
Would Make Triangular Race
With Gov. Edge and
Col. Colgate.
JERSEY CITY March s:-Geo

| JERSEY CITY, March S:-George
L. Record today announced his can
States senatorial nomination at the
September primaries, at which Gov
ernor Edge and Colonial Austen Col
gate will also be candidates. Records
announcement insures a triangular
| contest for this nomination.
He becomes the candidate of the
Progressive and the Home Rule
wings of the Republican party. 9
In his statement today Record
condemns the control of the Repub-
lican party by reactionary leaders
and refers to the domination of the
party by men like David Baird In
! New Jersey and Penrose in Pennsyl-
vania.
Record makes government owner
ship by railroads and the payment of
the war bill by the rich the big fea-
| lures of his platform in the United
States senatorial struggle.
His statement follows:
In response to the urgent request
of large number of Republicans
who have been identified with the
Progressive and Home Rule Republi-
can League movements in the poll
tics of this state, have consented to
become a candidate for tho Republi-
can nomination for United States
senator at the Republican primaries
to be held on September "a.
The most important subject be-
fore the American people at this
time II the prosecution of the war to
an early and successful conclusion.
Under our form Of eovernm emit tn q
administration Of President Wilson is
charged with the management of the
war. It is the duty of every patri-
otto senator to support the admins
traton In Its war measures, regard
less of politics. II I am elected SEN
ator shall loyalty support the Presi-
dent IN every reasonable way, SO that
| the country may present a united
front to its enemies.
But there are additional and
vital duties that belong to the sena-
torship besides supporting the Presi.
dents war measures.
How Is the war to be paid for :?
Are the rich corporations and mill
iiona1res to pay for the war, or Is
| this expense to be saddled upon the
plain people of the country?
What is to be done about prof.
teering, and the huge fortunes that
are now being made out of the war
What Is to be, done about govern
ment ownership of railroads?
''On all such questions / take a
position directly opposed to the lead
ership In our party Of the standpat-
| ters. like Penrose of PENNSYLVANIA
and David Baird of this state. They
represent the corporate monopolies
and trusts. They seek to impose the
burden of the war upon the poor, and
70 tax the rich as lightly as possible
l would make the rich pay for the
war, and would destroy the power Of
monopoly. Governor Edge justified
his appointment of David Baird as
senator on the ground that he is a
patriot. l do not question Mr.. Baird's
patriotism, but I directly oppose his
point OF view in reference to corpor-
ate monopoly and privilege. For forty
years he has represented in our state
politics the great railroad and public
utility interests. and opposed every
measure designed to make them dis.
charge their obligations to the pub
lie. When he gets to the United
States senate he will represent these
interests there. He will vote with
Penrose and the standpatters against
the efforts of Senator Johnson. KEN
yon, Borah, Poindexter and other
progressive senators to make the
great corporations and rich men paw
larger share of the expenses of the
war.
while we fight to make the world
safe for political democracy, we must
also light to establish and extend in
oustrlal democracy and equality of
opportunity in this country.
In formal statement to be is
sued in a few days will set forth a
oennite and constructive program, by
whlch the expenses of the war can
n a naf aud
the country, and the cost of living
greatly and permanently reduced.