Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-14
MARITIME WANTS
To DEBATE ON The
j. s. wSENATORSH|P
Continued from First Page.)

primary contest as a matter of princi-
pie and l shall fight for the success of
that principle. My personal defeat or
victory means little. but the success
of the vital principle of keeping faith
with the people means much more to
our party.
you had ample time to present your
name to the voters after my petitions
had been prepared and my platform of
principles made public. Now you come
forward and publicly declare How
little the vote in the primary meant
was shown by the fact that there were
only two candidates, and one of them
Frank NJ. McDermit.' Until now l
have beer reluctant to credit h re-
port so widely circulated at the time
hat you had, directly Dr. indirectly,
influenced Mr.. McDermit to enter the
contest against me. for the express
purpose of placing yourself in the posi-
ton of belittling the entire primary
vote by being able to sneer at Mr.. Nc
Dermit's candidacy. If o were guilty
of that act, you seem to have accom-
plished your purpose.
Party Leadership.
Again you say that during the last
fifteen years of Democratic losses and
struggles in this State L have worked
constantly sometimes quite alone
among the leaders, to maintain the party
organization and keep it in condition
to grasp the opportunity when it came
Without taking up at this time the
work you did among the leaders to
elect James, NJ. Seymour as governor,
nor your repeated declarations that
you had retired from politics, permit
me to say that for forty years 1 have
been working, in season and out, for
the success of the Democratic party
in New Jersey. That service has been
given for the love of a great cause, and
1 am proud of it.
You say hat if your friends think
you should enter the race against me
for the Senate, you will do so, and if
you do decide to enter it, the majority
of the ucu will give you the noni-
nation. l dispute your right to speak
for the Legislature. l challenge you,
either in person or through any of your
friends, to meet me in public debate to
consider the reasons why the voice of
the people, as expressed at the pri-
maries, should be ignored. [ will meet
you either at Newark, or anywhere
else in the State; or before a joint
meeting of the Legislator, and in the
presence of the new lader of our party,
Governor-elect Wilson.
II stand squarely committed and
pledged to vote for and support meas
ures intended to give the people their
rights and against any further en-
~croachments by privilege or the special
interests at Washington. Your public
record as a member of the United
states Senate is, of course, your plat
form and your claim to recognition. We
can debate our relative positions either
on the rostrum, or, If you prefer. we
can do it through the newspapers, as
DR.. Wilson and George l.. Record sc
successfully did in the late campaign.
But l shall insist that we meet in the
open. DR.. Wilson has well said insist
upon it that there is nothing conceiv-
able about the government that is
private;' and so / insist.
ANY manner that al be devised tc
permit you to present your claims to
the people ! will not oppose, despite the
fact that the people have already de-
eided upon me as their choice.
Awaiting your reply ! am, yours
very truly, (Sogned)
JAMES E. MARITIME"