The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27

candidate running for anything and then
put 1t up to the people. Leave the saloon
question entirely in the peoples hands.
If you under such a scheme should place
make any other changes l should still en-
force it as I am enforcing it now. Well
| can see that 1t Is not my attitude toward
the saloons that made some one say that |
couldn't come down here. What vas 1t
then?
| have found many of these saloons
mere houses of assignation and derby
houses. Why were some Of them per-
mitted to exist and others not. allowed to
cause various police officials considered
these places their legitimate prey. Thank
God there are not many OF these granting
police officials. We found the system so
far advanced that they had liked amounts
for various kinds of houses. The prices
ranged from $25, $40, $50 md 500 u month.
This wasn't for the policeman who walked
the street protecting your property. and
mine, but for the superior, the man higher
up. Did the Tenth Ward expect me to
stand for that? II you did you were mis-
ComstocSed and collected PICTURES of
women In various stages of urdress. II
you had seen some of the pictures | foUnd
you would be Disguised. Most of them and
the worst of them were on volnG boys.
Did the Tenth Ward eXpec- mo to stand
for that?
Then / found dozens of young boys from
IA to young manhood on the road to the In
sane asylum in our streets from cocaine. l
found gangs of them spread out over the
city poisoning themselves and others with
the deadly drug. l made up my mind to
break them up. A doctor came to me and
said that there was a man addicted to the
use OF cocaine and he wanted someone TO
do something for him so that he would nor
take his own life. l told him to send him
to me, and he came. We had a talk. and
he disclosed the source of his supply. l
ere selling the stuff. The man said he
wanted to get on the right road IL there
was only someone back of him. | said |
would stand back of him as ] would stand
back or every boy who world let me.
Down this way you had some OF the
sporting fraternity; policy men mean.
The meanest man in the world, I think, IS
the one that sells policy to the poor people.
There were also some bookmakers. and /
passed the word along the line that they
must stop their business. Some took the
him and closed up. but others paid no at
tention. and these are the ones that | have
raided and put away. One man who was
d boOkmaker and is besides a pretty good
fellow. met me one doy on Market street.
| knew he was still doing business, and /
asked him II he did not get my note say
ing that while we were not in possession of
sufficient evidence to convict him, we were
morally sure that he was violating the
law. He said that he had received such a
note, but that he didn't think meant 1t.
I haven't discovered yet that l had any
thing to fear In coming into the Tenth
Ward, and II there is any reason. / want
I stand firmly on the platform that I an
nounced when was a candidate for
Sheriff. If 1t should be my lot that I
should be, the candidate for Governor and
should win at the polls. l give fair warn
Ing that | should administer the office
just exactly as I do now.
We stand for direct nominations. We
want a government founded by the people
as nearly as possible to represent the peo-
pies will. You are capable of selecting
your candidates directly. You are capable
of choosing your United States Senator.
for you.
So far as the Governorship is concerned,
| am not over-anxious to be your Governor.
What l want is some one In the office
who will stand and enforce the principles
for which we stand, that is all. 1t doesn't
make any difference to me II you find an
other man who will stand for these prln-
ciples as I stand for them and give him
your votes. What l want is a government
| by the people.