The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-25

with j. Frank Burke MT. rTeehioh
makes some coments, as Martinesque
as those of Mr.. Martin himself. Incl
dentally, he dicloses some inside facts
about the Colby New Idea movement
Mr.. Freeman's letter is as follows:
'I9i Mum Ave-,
East Orange, y. - OcpoDer "a 1876
"Hon. William +. Martin,
s120 Broadway, New York City.
Dear Slr-1 read this afternoon IN .ne
columns of the Newark EVENING STAR
your personal attack upon myself with
Considerable amusement, SO wildly did IL
call to mind a similar exploit Oh our
mutual friend. Major Lentz, when ne, Ivy
years ago, singled me out as the speciaf
object upon which to empty the Was ol
his wrath. / trust that IN your case the
results Of the outburst may not prove 10
be equally disastrous. =,
IA COPY of your letter of October 3
reached me by man this evening, ana 1
find. in addition to personal CRITICISM VI
myself. It contains also your refusal 10
discuss the question Of the Sunday open
ing of saloons with Mr.. j. Frank Burke
as proposed to you in my letter or Octo-
Der p. a,n,;,o,.
to that used by you toward me after the
primaries two years ago. Dur1ne tls
summer of 1905 | worked to the l,mlt OF
my strength and ability to secure for
Everett Colby and yourself the Repubil-
can nominations for Senator and Assert
biyInan from this county. but on tHe very
day after the primaries 10000 copies OF the
circulars prepared by me and known as
The Trail of the Serpent, which snow the
political control by corporations IN TINS
State, were burned. and a series OF love
feasts began with the corporation-con-
troll Regulars Of the Republican party with
whom we had been so recently engaged IN
the bitterest strife. / vigorously protested,
as you will recall, for 1t is fundamental
with me not to support after the primaries
candidates whom L oppose on principle
before the primaries.
aYou at that time privately, as you
have now publicly, denounced me as a
'mugwump' and q kicker, ana expressed
the opinion that the worst Republican was
better than the best Democrat. Notwith-
standing your poor opinion OF me pohti-
cally, | was nevertheless made chairman
of the literature committee OF the New
Idea movement In the succeeding campaign
If 1906. and my efforts in behalf Of the
independent movement which followed your
defeat in the primaries n year ago We're
aided and abetted by the president OF the
Republican League for Equal Taxatlon
and Limited Franchises, and the same
gentleman last month urged me to con-
finue to expose Judge Forts record a1ter
his organization had gone through the
form OF 'repudiating' my activity IN that
Possibly It is the knowledge of such
acts upon the part of those IN authorlly
Ia the New Idea movement that causes
you to question the sincerity OF the pur-
pose OF the invitation OF our organiza-
ion. / hive never questioned your sin
certify, though l doubt the wisdom OF your
lpetho9s. Nix associates gave a mosa re-
dorsement of the Independent Cltizens on
account Of your ~well-known views upon
the excise question, although they cneer-
fully acceded to my request that we IN
dorse Messrs. Morgan, Hines. and Colgate
on account OF the views they nave per
sonally expressed upon local option as ao-
vocated in our platform. -.
Tg,,pfNn L A GgnfnhlW ticket
I urged vour good record in the Legislature
in 1906, and that you had been the lenaer
in the anti-corporation light in the AS
sembly. IT was therefore solely on account
az vonr stand upon the paramount issue
OF corporation domination in our niue
pendent platform that the Endorsement was
offered. o,,a
decline a tribute paid to services in the
Legislature and which was offered TO you
in the most kindly and generous spirit oy
men, most of whom differed with you on
a very vital point. No conditions were at
tached 10 our offer, and 1t was preclsely
the same Endorsement which. was rendered
to As~semblyman Edward II. Wrlgnt, it,
on precisely the same ground Of good serV-
ice for the people in the Legislature.
Unlike yourself Mr.. Wright graciously
and promptly accepted our Endorsement
with lie same sense Of public spirit In
which Ii was offered TO him. l was grey,
ously disappointed in you when you tol1
me that you would rather be defeateu
sncentinp the Endorsement of the independ-
ent Citizens.
There are several statements IN your
letter that seem to show that 1t is impos.
sible for you to perceive an honest mOuVe
ia the acts OF any man outside the He
publican fold.
wick and Mr.. Wright, take the trouble u
prepare, get signatures to, and ME nom
mating petitions in the name. OF the IN
dependent Citizens, the logical conclusion
oflany reasoning being is that these gen
flemen have given their Endorsement TO th'
new party, rather than that the new party
has Endorsed them.
ssThe new idea of the Independents il
to pride themselves on ~persuading more
men to run for public office rather than tt
scheme TO keep candidates names on I'M
ballots and to prevent citizens from voting
for any of their neighbors that theA
choose to.
''When my friends in East Orange eircu
lated a petition a year ago nominating m'
on an independent Citizens ticket FOL
Mayor / did not egard that fact as al
Endorsement Of myselt by the lhuepehuel
Citizens party, which had its birth las
year IN your own ward in Newark, bu
rather as an Endorsement by citizens o.
East Orange of the stand taken by citl
Gems Of Rosevilie.
7All this depends upon the way a mai
looks at things. and | would suggest ina
a little more charity in judging OF the mo
lives Of those who do not agree with yo'
politically would make you more just AM
~ IOOEN VI 0AhA&AAN1 -
Il freely acknowledge that l am not per
sonally greatly interested In nor special!
well informed regarding the excise cues
ton. II elected to the Assembly on tn
Independent Citizens ticket l should con
slider myself pledged to vote against tn
repeal of the Bishops law and In favor o
a local option law. such as our platform
calls for. My attitude is largely the re
suit of living in a community where tn
excise question Is not a live issue. .
M view on this question is stated 1
our platform, as follows: Spacious debat
Of the excise question is the favortte de
Vice OF the corporations for diyerting at
tention from the fact that their agent
have seized the reins Of power and that tn
corporation chiefs are the actual rulers o
the State
"It is not true that Mr.. j. Frank Burk
was permitted to prepare the excise plan
of the Independent Citizens. The activ
workers of our movement applied to MI
Burke as an authority on this subjeci
and as best representing the views of tn
IO.OOO citizens of Essex County who vote
tie Independent Citizens ticket a yea
ago. and we requested a very busy mar
as a great favor, to aid us in work !
which he Is an expert.
account of my slight personal IL
ferest in the excise question ! believe ths
shall be acquitted Of the charge of orie
mating the idea OF the proposed publ
discussion Of the question of Sunday opef
ing. ] have simply acted as the mouth
piece for citizens OF all shades OF politics
opinion, who desire to hear this questio
debated, by those men best qualified TO di'
cuss 1t. :
II was even more surprised at your II
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