The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11
KATZENBACH
QUESTIONED
ON EXCISE
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tNOhthnutu AFbIn EATAN EaEC"y
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and asked him point blank what hi
thought about excise.
oh" laughed Mr.. Katzenbach. evas.
lively, ut is my enemies, n not my
friends, who are urging me to commit
myself on that score" And he would
make no other answer. Scarcely had
the Trentonian begun speaking, how
ever, when Mr.. Miller interrupted with
the same question, and the speaker
somewhat embarrassed. was obliged Ia
say that he thought it prejudicial to
the interests of the campaign to make
full answer at present.
The candidate was catechised rather
more fully concerning his attitude on
a public utilities commission and what
he believed the functions of such a
body should be. While he is strongly
in favor of a commission, he is dis
posed, he said, to proceed conservative
ly and to be content with settling one
question at a time" by the appointment
of commissioners, rather than by revo-
I%lutionary methods, to make the COM
mission a panacea for many economic
evils now raising a popular cutlery.
THE common fault is to err on the pop.
ular side" the candidate said. Until
progress had been made by a commission
in correcting other grievances l would not
favor its regulating rates. II you viii
make a personal application OF what such
a suggestion would mean in your own bust
ness affairs its odiousness will be more
readily realized. It would be difficult in
deed for one body Of men with justice to-
ward all to say what prices men in bust
ness should charge for the product Of that
business AS a suggestion OF the functions
the commission might have l will say ] be-
lieve it could prevent a great many of ths
accidents to life and limb we are every day
hearing about"
That he is a great believer n the success
of an administration conducted by mel
whose qualifications are efficiency and in
tagrity was the text Mr.. Ka+zenbach took
for his address at Stirling. He pledged
the Democrats who had gathered there
that if elected ne would make appoint
ments mainly with these two attributes in
mind. II will get men" he said. who are
fit for their work. who will not look upon
il as political plumber. I promise also that,
IL elected. 1t will be my business to visit
with regularity every State institution in
such a manner that the abuses now being
shown to have existed in them will be i'm
possible. / will pledge myself to exercise
a supervision that is a personal. actual SUI
pervision Of every State department. and
that 1 will at all times faithfully admin
lister the high duties Of the Office"
Another Of the issues 10 which the can
didate referred constantly at almost every
where he went. was the direct primary
bill. Boss rule and corporate rule Of con-
vention delegates, he declared. had gone on
a dozen times under his W eyes. and he
declared his belief that conventions very
-,-o1- 11e-rata1x- -oDraea1s the mill - 4na
people. The speaker also repeatedly reite-
rated his advocacy of the election of
United States Senators by the people and
wherever he did so applause invariably fol-
lowed.
The tour yesterday was conducted in
three automobiles which reached Chatham.
the first stop scheduled, shortly before 10
O'Clock. The State Democratic Committee
at Jersey City had sent along Jack Burger,
a cornetist. He. with Robert A. Haggerfy
and Lloyd B. Treadwell. occupied the first
car preceding the other two to each stop
ping place that the speakers party might
do missionary work with the crowd the
music gathered. AT Chatham Irving Sal
mon, a Senatorial candidate, came over
from Morristown and Joined the tourists.
riding for the remainder Of the day with
Mr.. Katzenbach. whit was also acoompa-
MED by John F. Dullard, acting as tho
b~odygnard of the G~ubernatorial candidate.
Some Of the best campaign work Of the
day was done at the little hamlet Of Ger
man Valley. visited well along in the after
noon. The band" what there was of 1t.
had collected quite a squad of rustics.
Among these Mr.. K~atzenbach circulated,
grabbing all by the hand and making In
quiries OF their personal affairs in a man
ner so engaging that those who saw him
wondered II there could be a Republican
left In town. TIL candidate was intro
duced by Lyman Kice, an so-year-oid
voter. and he made such a rafting good
speech from the steps Of Augustus Cor
dez's general store that Cordez treated the
whole crowd TO cigars. AT this stop MI.
katzenbach made his grandstand play by
going out into the street and playing
catch" with a baseball, Ferman Adler do
ing the pitching.