The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-16
COLBYITES AVER
THAT EXCISE ISN'T
THE LEADING ISSUE
Candidates Say They Cannot
Honestly Promise to Work
for Change in Law.
SAY PARTY is PLEDGED
TO PRESERVE THE BILL
Aspirants for Assembly Declare
BOSS System Is Main 0ues-
ton of Campaign.

Sentiment among the nine Republican
League candidates for Assembly nomi-
nations ON the party ticket is divided
on the excise question. This Is shown In
a statement issued by them today. In
tie same paper they say that, as the
Republican party was pledged last year
in the State platform to the mainten-
ancc Of the excise law as it now stands.
and as Governor Fort has said lie would
do all In his power to prevent the re-
peal or amendment of it, 1t Is "eX-
treinely difficult, if not impossible, hon
estly to promise the people that a
change will be made" The platform
says other issues are. more important.
pMessrs. Bauerle, Colgate. Hines,
s~layback. Walsh and Martin" says the
statement, believe in and assert the
principles of majority rule and home
rule, and pledge themselves that, II
elected. they viii endeavor TO give TO
the voters of each municipality the
right to regulate and control the liquor
traffic, including selling On Sunday dur
ing limited hours, the method of such
regulation and control to be decided
by popular vote taken at Il special cleo
ton.
The Minority Opinion.
'Messrs. Fischer, Roeber and Ford
pledge themselves to the anne PROPOSE
ton as stated, but do not believe that
the principle applies to the extent OF
permitting a municipality to vote on
the discontinuance of the issuance of
licenses for the sale of liquor"
In connection with the probability of
action OH the excise question, the state
nent says:
Last fall the Republican State plat
form practically Endorsed the Bishops
bill The candidate for Governor was
elected ON that platform.
The State Senate is composed of the
majority of senators representing to a
very great extent the rural commune
Ties which are opposed TO the repeal of
the Bishops bin"
IA opening the statement the candl-
dates call themselves Progressive Re-
publicans."
The BOSS system"
Insistence Is made that the para
mount issue IS 'contro OF public affairs
Is special privilege through the
medium OF the boss system The can
didates SAL the New Idea mas accom-
plished many results. directly and in
directly"
'"1hp New Idea movement say the
candidates, was not organized for the
purpose Of solving the liquor problem
Tho Essen Assemblymen, it is
voted against the bill "as amended and
presented to the Assembly"
Nfhe law has been in operation. and
with respect TO some of its Il
a reasonable solution of some of the
social problems. involving, as it docs
The welfare and happiness of many me
ard the honor of Maynard girls and
young women says the statement
which later on proceeds as follows:
The law should be enforced. The
general violation of law is intoierable
and VII lead ultimately to anarchy and
Disaster. If there is to be opening of
saloons on Sundays it should be under
The law. md not by violation of official
oaths"
The paper is signed by Assembly1ncn
William l.. Martin. Austen Colgate and
Henry e. Hines. former Assembly me-
Gustav W. .Roeber and Philip c. Walsh
IT.. and Charles j. Bauerle. David II
Slayback. Eliot T.. Ford and Frederick
4. Fischer.