Passaic City record., 1893-03-22

tc the garbled statements which
have been circulated, the RECORD
publishes the following affidavit:
STATE OF New JERsEY.
Cry AND COUNTY OF PAssAIc,
Ozias S. Freeman, being duly sworn,
deposes and says: That he is editor and
proprietor of the PAssAIc CITY RECORD, a
weekly newspaper published in the City
Of Passaic
Deponent further says-That in view
ing circulated about town by friends of
Mayor Brown. and which are be
ing given vent through the columns of
and others. / make and declare the fol-
lowing statements to be as stated.
On Friday, March 10. upon returning
from trip to New York, at 1877 p. m.
my Office boy informed me that Postmas-
an order for printing on hand for him
Immediately vert to the post-ofice. Mr..
McGrew made an appointment to see me
at o'clock AT four o'clock called at
the post-ofiice and found Mr.. McGrew
requested me TO accompany him, and in
reply to my questions as to whom we
were going to ee he stated he did not
know that card had been sent to him
asking that he request Mr. Freeman to
call at Room IS News Building. at q
o'clock. Arriving at room IS News
Building, the doo- Of which bore the in
scription Board of Health" Mr.. Nc
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locked and opened by Mr.. W. R. Brown.
No one else was present. Mr.. McGrew
Immediately bowed himself out and Mr.
Brown and myself were alone Mr..
Brown began by stating he understood
the RECORD intended to oppose his re-
election by publishing an article on arti-
cles d1screditable to him, and as he had
done personal favors for me, naming two
notes for small amounts which he had
endorsed, besides furnishing the adver-
tisement of the Passaic Electric Light
Co., and stating if there was anything
he could do for me all | had to do was
to ask him, he thought / should omit the
favorable mention of Mr.. Slater. /
stated that as a large number OF citizens
desired to support Mr.. Slater, and as
Mr.. Slater could not expect any support
from Mr.. Browns own paper the NeaOs.
/ considered it proper to take his side ir-
respective of personal obligations. Mr.
Brown said there were few :. sore
heads who were opposed to his re-elec-
ton, and that 9 if any mud finglng is to
be indulged in, the Nezvs would have to
take hand at it, and thereby make
matters very unpleasant. | assured
him it was not the RECORDS policy to
enter into unpleasant personalities. Mr..
Brown further stated that his friends
Campbell, Morrell & Co.. the Anderson
Lumber Co. and the Electric Light Co.
were advertising and doing business
with me, and he gave me to understand
that if the friendship remained all on one
Chis) side l would be the loser | said
:. would you have me omit everything
favoring Mr.. Slater ?" He said the Nezvs
is not gong to take any part in this con-
test, and you need not. I mil pay y0at
for 7OAatevev space they haze taken or
desire to take. will pay you to have
1T left out. and something else (non poll
tical1 inserted" I made no reply to
this, and Mr.. Brown Went into discus
sion an explanation of his administration,
of his appointments, and of possible fu-
ture improvements. Upon his referring
again to favors, actual or imaginary,
done me I stated to him that the assign
ment of the mortgage on my lot had
been and was likely to be hardship to
me, because at the time the mortgage
was made Mr.. Brown promised me he
would renew it when it expired II SO
desired, whereon he stated IT would re-
main his friend now when he needed me
he would see that the mortgage did not
trouble me. Our conversation was IN
terrupted by Mr.. Mahoney opening the
door once, and by DR.. Sullivan coming
into the room few seconds. Mr. Brown
renewed his offer to pay me for whatever
space Mr. Slater's friends wanted.
made no reply, and left him In what ap-
peareG to me to be displeased mood.
From the conversation had between MIN
and myself / came to the conclusion,
which was the only one could arrive at,
that the piuport of his conversat1en IN
tended to convey the idea that in case
refused to comply with his request finan-
cial distress would be the result as tar as
his assistance or the assistance OF his
friends was concerned. And consider
ing the welfare of my home and two lit
tie ones was undecided what to do; but
on Saturday afternoon / sent Mr.. Brown
a letter from which the following IS an
extract, and to which he made no reply
up to the time of my reconsideration
thereof, nor afteyWa,as.
March III, 1895.
At the time Of our interview last
evening 5000 copies of the RECORD had
been run off on one side. and the Local
forms had been made up upon
considering the matter. and in view Of
personal obligations to you, ofwhich you
reminded me. and the other matters Of
which you talked. have cancelled the
matter in favor of Mr.. Slater. and conse-
quently the issue of to-day is thrown ovel
till Monday on account OF the additional
work necessary.
Shortly afterwards ! reconsidered this
and notified him as follows.
= withdraw my letter of this after.
noon. This to be final
Meantime the RECORD form was
changed and necessary delay of day
Sunday occurred Monday morning the
papers were run off and distributed.
Deponent further states that there is
neither a first nor second mortgage on
his office or plant, nor any lien OF claim
whatever.
Sworn & subscribed)
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