The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-18
Mr.. FoRDYCE ON THEISSUES
He Is Against the Injection of National
Politics Into Our State Fight.

To tho Editor of the Evening Star:
In the editorial of the 18th inst. you
Sc m to open a field for discussion on the
idea projected into the political arena by
a Republican candidate In one of his
stump speeches: Defeat for the Republic
can party in New Jersey this year means
reflection on the. President"
The expression coming from a candidate
for office Is in bad taste, and favors of
the political demagogue rather than OF
the statesman; the argument is a~ntiquated
as it was in common use last year, and
those who used it got left. Every tub
should stand on It's own bottom"
The Issues and the duties of the hour
are paramount, and to vote for honest
and capable men to office. irrespective of
party, is the essential to good and efficient
government.
The campaign In support of the Roose-
veltian policies comes on the next year.
and Roosevelt followers, whose name is
legion. may be depended upon to vindicate
and perpetuate the name of the Presi-
Dental Nimrod. Sufficient to the day is
the evil thereof" Present issues are to be
solved at the POLLS In November. Ex-
Judge Fort has made thousands of votes
because he came out boldly on the liquor
question, and Katzenbach is loosing thou
sands because he is dumb on that sub
ject. There are two things the people dis
like, the one is q hedger, and the other a
fellow who hides behind another fellows
coat tail. There are two other things the
people don't like, the CRATER" and the
men who support the CRATER because they
know they are both thieves. The latter
give away a penny to get back a pound
The public purse or Its equivalent is the
object TO be exploited.
* Republican candidate should not use
the name of Roosevelt either to increase
his popularity or to catch votes. The is
sues before the people IS graft and rot
t~enness' in county and State Institutions,
and every county In the State has its oWr
particular evils that should be corrected
at the polls In the November election.
Middlesex County, for instance, Is pos
sessed of evil spirits operating in anc
through a discredited boss. and the tools
he placed In Office. They held a convention
and the chairman, who is a Rahwa,
Reformatory Commissioner. at the instiga'
ton of the boss, ~repudiated the Republic
can State platform on which Judge For
stands.
The chairman said they needed no plat,
form, and the independent Republicans
when they protested, were ruled out o.
order, hence the only platform in Middle
sex County Is the boss and his pack mules
a Strong body.
rotten oficeholder clique here In Middle
sex County may mean Republican defeat
for every office except the Governorship
and that because of the stand taken b,
Fort on the popular issues advanced by
the Colbyites and the independent Repub
licans.
The boss's word is good for nothing, an
the cai.dida nominated in the CONVEX
ton were his tools, and can they If electe'
be anything else? These are the question
the voters are asking each other. Is !
the dirty of the people, irrespective o
party. to perpetuate the reign of graft an
political rottenness, or clean the roost2
ALEXANDER r. FORDYCE. SIR