The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
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Katzenbnch Declaring Himself.
TFrom the Trenton True American, Dem.l
IT do not think it right for the State
government to interfere with the rights OF
the residents of the several communities
of the state. While | do not wish you
to construe my words into opposition TO
the Bishops act, still do MAINTAIN that
the residents of the separate communities
which in Jersey differ SO widely and are
composed of altogether different people,
have an undoubted right to say If they
shall enjoy the pleasures they desire or
shall be ruled by an arbitrary law passed
by the Legislature in disregard OF the
wishes of overwhelming majorities In some
counties. Fran S. Katzenbaeh, jr.
The foregoing paragraph is taken from
Mr.. K~atzenbach's speeches at camden
and Gloucester Saturday evening. 1t IS
a frank expression of a personal opinion
of the Democratic nominee.
South Jersey has more local option senti-
ment than any other section of the State.
The Democratic party numbers in its ranks
| quite as many local optionists as does the
Republican party, and it was very proper
that such an utterance should be made by
Mr.. Katzenbach under such auspices.
1t will be observed that Mr.. Katzenbach
has not outlined an excise policy for his
party. He has simply expressed his per-
sonal opinion. That is all that was asked
Of him. He cannot make laws. He can
not give to the people Of South Jersey
local option. He cannot assure the people
of South Jersey that the statutes that now
forbid their deciding whether or not liquor
shall be sold in their several communities
will be changed. That is beyord the power
Of a Governor to give. and beyond the
p%rerogative of an honest candidate for Gov
ernor to promise.
Mr.. Katzenbach was very careful to
guard against an assumption on the part
of his hearers that the principle he lays
down is applicable to North Jerseys de-
mand for Sunday saloons. The Bishops
laws reenact the Werts laws prohibition
of the sale of liquors on Sunday. The
granting of the privilege to do business on
Sunday to the liquor traffic would be an
invasion of the moral realm which, even
Judge Fort a week ago admitted, Mr..
Katzenbach would not approve.
Mr.. Katzenbach's declaration ought to
clear the atmosphere. He has spoken. His
words are probably not such as the Demo-
Gratis of Essex would have asked to be of
the greatest advantage in their local con-
test, but they should not affect the cam
paign in Essex. or in any other county
in the State. This issue in this
campaign is not what the gubernatorial
candidates think on the excise question,
but what each will do as Governor.
Mr.. Katzenbach has promised to clean
out the gang that has made the State
House a stencil in the nostrils of good
citizens, and to appoint in their stead
good administrative officers. ~
Judge Fort cannot turn this gang out.
For whom should right-thinking people
vote? ~
Understandable K~atzenbach in an inter
view denies that he used the words above
attributed to him by the True American,
out of whole cloth. The statement was
also printed in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. Mr.. Katzenbach was asked to
what he ascribed the original publication
OF the story. He replied:
Il cannot ascribe it to anything unless
1t was done from personal reasons BY some
one on the paper who has it in for me-