The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-12
Morgan Hits Back at an Auto EDITOR.

7SenatorT Wlnam j. MORGAN Is u with ome caustc comment OF he
lack o judgment shown by some o the American Automobile Association
officials in making inrmed speeches at the recent banquet Of the New Jr-
sy workers Tor odhhcat OF the present wv governing The use OF motor
car in this state have been greatly handicapped in their efforts by the
speech which Judge Hochkiss made Thursday night, and to which Governor
Fort took such pronounced exception.
Senator Morgan takes occasion to put himself or record a IS indorsing
the views taken by the Governor, and imphres the A. A. A. officials to keep
tneir hands III cav the work Of securing privileges for auto users in
New Jersey to its W citizens. His letter reads rs follows:
ITO the Editor Of Automobile Topics New York City: On page 1885 of
your February tissue you indulge in a little pleasantly at the expense of New
Jersey, my home State You refer to the protests Of the Newark press which
oans attention to the fact that al the stone that ave been thrown by the
A A. A. over the refusal of some States to recognize the license numbers have
been aimed at New Jersey, and New Jersey alone.
You pay New Jersey a compliment when you say that New Jersey is, or
was, supposed to be toe enlightened to pass sch a Draconian statute as the
Pennsylvania. 1t is amusing to see a Philadelphia paper quote Motor Age and
it's comments on the finding Of the young men that compose the LEGISLATIVE
New Jersey II submits to the demands of that state concerning motoring
regulations, does not deserve to har in hose liberties which montogo or
Philadelphia Item printed it without comment. evidently forgetting thu the
Keystone State is N with New Jersey in motorinr legislation raerred 't 70
by the brainy and bumpuous legal mar of the A. A. A.
Governor Fort made it plain last Thursday night at the banquet of the
New Jersey Automobile and MotorC Club that The wishes and work. or tho
A. A. A. in New Jersey must be considerably REVISED. especially their nan
ners df that 81 President HotchEss and Chairman Terry, of the logisDa-
tive committee, are fair sampcs), which is doubtful
THE speech Of President Hotchkiss and the quotation referred to above
have done more damage to possible revision OF the present New Jersey law
than IAN be undone by Jersey residen hol motorists In several years They
ave gone deep INTO the minds OF not only tn motorists in the State
but also which is of more importan &C. in thu minds Of the farmers and
that large element of anti-moorists.
IF the A. a. A. leading lights win please stay away from Jersey and
not inhct that State with their spee ch OF presence for. say, two years, 1
will undertake to say that Wilbur F. Sadbr, president of the Associated
Clubs will undo the damage done and secure easier laws for motorists in
the state 1t is no wonder that the ross of New Jersey backed 10 tn Gov
ernor and chided william H Hotchki@ SIS. 1t was IN amusing bfunder for the
banquet committee O the New Jersey club to invite an open assault on
the State, and in the presence of its lie giAatve head.
1T has been one OF the standing claims of the A. A. A. officers that they
did not wish to NEEDLE with purely tate affairs, and claimed that was the
reason why they only wrote a letter wi shing us good luck when we we're
fighting the Frelnghuysen Law; tooth and nall The A. A. A. allowed us
TO keep half II that which was our ow n the dues Of the Associated Clubs and
that was an it did to prevent what they IRE now bowling about Threats
Of boycott and Iidcue will not win in New Jersey. but hard work at
out Of the STATE tsigned) ". , MORGAN