The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-18

the Democrats now have in that body.
In introducing Mr.. Holzinger Mr..
O'Rourke referred to the Board Of
Works as the backbone of the Republi-
cans and the Public Service Corpora
ton" They are allied, he said.
Last year you elected two Demo-
Gratis, and if you elect Mr.. Holzinger
this year the board will be controlled
by Democracy.
Mr.. Holzinger reiterated his promise
to resign his present position to devote
himself to the Board of Works, If
elected. He was roundly cheered.
Before the meeting a brass band took
up it's station in front of the building.
superintendent of Buildings William
p. O'Rourke, as chairman, predicted
that victory would surely result this
year on account of Democratic effort.
Alderman Wright, the first speaker Of
the evening, said:
Last year you sent me to the Com
mon Council and | have done my best to
watch your interests there. l have done
my best to give people Sunday music In
leave the city to spend their money away
from home. l a to go back to the
Common Council to continue my warfare
against indecent pictures and posters.
OIdllu NY AAC al IiAo hho L WAAA oNdsh0 ~
you as l have done this year. L ask your
support because today l have learned that
my opponents are going about the ward
telling people that | should not be returned
because L am too young. | feel honored
that such a charge is the only one that
can be made against me-
Messrs. Kraemer, Hahn and Holzinger
had not arrived yet, so MI. o'Rourke call
ed upon John Casale, the well-known
Italian-American, to hold the crowd until
their arrival. Mr.. Casale went into the
'The issue before the people
today is not the excise question; IL is an
honest administration in city, county ana
State. l have great respect TOT JUDGE
that the Republican party mas been spot
less is untrue.
Where the German stands and the Irish
are found said he, 1.-THE Italian IS stand
/ ing today. Where every liberal-minded
American st~ands-fairly and s.quarely on
home ruIe-is where we stand
Mr., Casale took a fling at the pub
cans for invoking the name Of Theodore
Roosevelt in the hope of getting votes.
s'They ought to be ashamed OF them
selves. mixing m national tn ISSUES reaso WIZ new uo-
Gratis are seeking the separation OF local
elections from State and national elec-
tons, !" he said. Ale went wefh,1 On to to say aS VIA sads
our present campaign, and that, If the
point be p~ressed-that Roosevelt must pc
invoked to aid Republicans-it must not
DE 1OrRQIlen Tia OOt ~
Senators the Roosevelt policies would
never have been followed out.
Taking up the excise question, Mr..
Casale Continued: THE Democratic party
is on record as to where 1t stands on per-
sonal liberty on the excise question.
"The party Is OF men VINO
labor. They are not opposed to the clause
that abolishes the back room, where young
men and women are debauched, but 1t is
opposed to having It's members put on the
level of these yagabonds, simply because
they want a drink. The laboring man has
a right to drink on Sunday just what he
drinks every other day in the week.
AT this point MIR. Hahn and DR.. Kraemer
arrived, accompanied by William Cor,
coran. the singer, who had an .armtul
of the first report of the Hahn investl-
eating committee.
Mr.. Corcoran sung a political pari-
phrase to the tune of EVERY Little Bit
Helps" Here is a sample:
EVERY little vote handed to katzenbach
helps just a little bit more.
Every Democrat and some Republicans
made his Mayor before.
He's our next Governor, bet your last
cent,
And a couple of years later we'll elect him
President"
For every vote added to what he's got
Makes just a little bit more"