The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-30

In any case the judge did we'll to face the accusation fairly
and squarely, as he did the excise question. There is nothing
to be gained by lodging. And he chose Perth Amboy, most
appropriately, as the place to make his answer.
Tonight the Judge is to make several speeches in Newark.
Time and place form the ideal conjunction for him to speak up
in connection with the attempts to disbar and indict him
generation ago.
On Thursday, Sept. 5h, Judge Fort returned from Europe
and he was asked on that day about the published stories rela-
tive to the attempt to dsbar him twenty-one years ago. He
Immediately promised that if nominated for Governor he would
resign as Supreme Court Judge and publicly answer this and
all other attacks.
One of the manifest things that Judge Fort has done in
this campaign was his advocacy of Mayor Fagau's reelection.
OF course it won't influence any of the Dickinson men to vote
for Pagan, but it might tempt some of them to cut Fort.
Dickinson and his leutenants have always been great sticklers
for regularly" when they arranged the slate. Two years ago
they were just as much against Pagan a they are now, but
they worked in the dark. 'Tis better as it is. Having them
in the open IS avowed enemies, the average citizen can readily
see what Mayor Pagan has been up against and why he is
being opposed with so much rancor. He interfered with their
business-thats all.
That Atlantic City story about Judge Fort assuring the Re-
publican bosses down there that he had no intention or desire
to interfere with the hotel liquor traffic n Sunday has a hshy
appearance. 1t is being circulated to keep the hotel men in
line for the Republican ticket, but fairness suggests that this is
being done without Judge Forts knowledge or consent. He has
publicly pledged himself to the maintenance and enforcement of
'N -NOP" 'p 80 ~
other people say to the contrary.
Let us suppose for a moment that Candidate Katzenbach
will be our next Governor: How is he going to get rid of
Colonel Sam Dickinson, against whom the Democratic newspapers
are laundering every day.
Both the political machines seem to be a tnHe out of joint
this year.
The interests that blocked the enactment of a Public Utilities
Act this year may be sorry a little later on. Possibly the
Commission which is likely to be created and appointed along
about next February may be less to their liking than one that
they could get now.
Judge Fort is not doing justice to himself in pretending in
ability to learn the facts revealed by the Assembly Investigating
Committee. The developments at every session of the Com
mitee were fairly and very fully reported in the daily news
papers, and nobody need be in ignorance unless he wants to be.
"
Pity the sorrows of the Hudson County Grand Jury 1t is
terribly distressed because a lawyer has "chucked odium' at it
He said mean things about that august body, even limiting
that it was unfit and incompetent to do equal and impartial
Justice. OF course, he had no provocation or justification. That
noble and dignifed Grand Inquest was selected by Sheriff
Kaiser, the right bower of Colonel Sam Dickinson, and it is
possible that he had the benefit of Sans advice in making his
choice. Anyway. once impaneed, it proceeded courageousy to
escape became the wachword, and a large collection of deep
dyed villains were promptly indicted. And now a mere lawyer
criticHes and assails the Grand Jury. 1t is intolerable and
not to be borne. Why not indict the lawyer And like
wise everybody who looks crooked at the sanity aggregation
called together by Sheriff Kaiser in the interest of pure gov
ernment and purer politics
Candidate Katzenbach's declaration that on the excise ques-
ton he will bow to the popular will, as expressed through the
Legislature, was not received with much enthusiasm at first
Indeed, the immediate feeling was one of disappointment. Since
then thoughtful people have been deliberately turning the mat
ter over in their minds and in most cases they run up against
this query
"Why isn't that sound doctrine2
Those who are familiar with the history of legislation in
Trenton know that in most cases the Governor has been both
the Legislative and executive branches of the State government
Some of the most vicious measures ever presented to the Legis
lature have come straight from the Executive chamber. From
thence. issued the famous Coal Combine bill. Later on, from