Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-26
PRICE OF BEEF IS
MADE AN ISSUE IN
LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Cong. Wiley's London Porter
house Argument Is RiddIed
by Democratic Candidate.

Ridiculing his opponents statement
that the new tariff is not responsible
for the increasing cost of beef, Walter
l. Mccoy, Democratic candidate for
Congress. in his speech last night,
pointed out the iniquities of the tariff
Congressman William H. Wiley, Re-
publican candidate for reelection, has
attempted to defend. Major Wiley has
said that the tariff cannot be blamed
for the high price of meat, because
porterhouse steak costs more in Lon
don than it does in this country"
Replying to this statement, Mr.. Nc
Coy declared at the meeting held by
the Huron Democratic Club and the
James A. Bray Association in Shusters
Hall last night:
"Of course, that would make an
awful difference" he said, ito those
people who only can afford to buy a
chuck steak. TO say the least, Major
Wiley has not taken the trouble to in
form himself sufficiently on the sub
ject, otherwise he would not have
made this statement. England has no
tariff on meat and American meat is
sold there at the same prices as Aus
tralian meat, at from 20 to 100 per cent.
cheaper than in this country The
claim that the scarcity of cattle in this
country is responsible for the high
meat prices is another reason why the
tax Of SIS per steer should be taken
off and competition allowed. 1 would
like to ask Mr.. Wiley whether he
would vote to place beef on the free
list if he should be reelected. l cer-
tainly will"
Mayor Haussling Checred.
Mayor Haussling was enthusiastically
received at both meetings He ex-
planned his views on the meadow re-
clamation proposition and on home
rule and Illustrated the disastrous
results of having to go to Trenton
to receive sanction Tor enterprises
which concern this city alone and
which should be left to the city
TO take care of. He compared the
meadow proposition with the water
shed proposition under former Mayor
Joseph E. Haynes, who was much con-
demned for the acquisition of Newarl1's
water plant
six millions of dollars were expended
for that purpose at that time" the
Mayor continued. "and now the city
would not sell the watershed for many
more millions of dollars"
The Mayor told his hearers that for
the first time one German American
had been nominated against another
one and that this was only done to
split the German American vote.
Assembly Candidates Speak.
The Assembly candidates, Frank A.
Boettner, John j. Braclen, Frank p.
Shalvoy and Charles w. Brown, re-
Viewed the former and present promises
of the Republican, Assembly candidates,
how the former had been kept and
what could be expected Of the present.
Edward Schickhaus. candidate for
county supervisor. was well received
at the Huron Club, which is in his home
ward. He promised strict business
administration and also that no grand
juries would have cause for investi-
cations IL he were elected
Patrick II. Ryan, candidate for the
Board of Works. pleaded for minority
representation in this body and J..
Harry Hull, candidate for county
register, predicted a sweeping Demo-
cratic victory.
At both meetings there were many
references to the Democratic standard
bearer, Woodrow Wilson, and to his
answer to the letter Of George l..
Record, the Progressive Republican
leader of Hudson County. Fred L..
Johnson presided at the meeting of the
Huron Club and George Hubschmidt
at the Bray Association gathering.