Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-01

Congressman R Wayne Parker to-
day tn an open letter to Harold J. How.
land h1s Progressive rival for the con-
sresstona1 nomination In the Seventh
district. declines the iatters invitation
to 3oint debate and demands that
Mr.. Hcwland withdraw the statement
nade IN q public address that his action
Es Influenced ~ political bosses.
The congressman declares that he
WIN not pledge himself to vote for or
ngnfnst any Republican for speaker
nntn he enters the Republican caucus,
and then he viii support the choice OF
the majority. Mr. Parker sent his
before furnishing copies of 1t to the
press. He did not consider 1t necessary
to have II registered In order to secure
m acknowledgment Of Its receipt. Mr..
HOwiand did register his open letter to
Mr.. Psxlrer. The reply in fun follows:
Il have today received your letter,
before received 1t in our
Newark papers 1t 10 with real
regret. and after careful consideration,
that decline your courteous invitation
to meet you on the platform before the
primaries. should feel it pleasure
to meet a man who has made his mark
in patriotic work with the pen and on
the platform, and whose courteous ref
erence in that letter to my experience
am glad to acknowledge. After the pri-
maries we shall. hope. meet on the
same platform many times during the
campaign, in the defense of the Repub-
lican administration and Republican
policies. It is not right to have any
contest now that will impair the
strength of the nominee then.
"AIy stand Needs No Explanation"
"My own stand needs no explanation.
IT is embodied in a record of sixteen
years in Congress, sharing in the grand
march and progress of good govern
ment which has been made since 1897
under the Republican party. The coun-
try has gone from height to height un-
der Presidents Mckinley, Roosevelt and
Taft. Perhaps an equal amount of
work has never been effected as since
March. 1909 We have revised the tariff
and appointed tariff commission; we
have established a corporation tax.
1--WE have revised the interstate COM
merce act, py creating commerce
court. allowing the commission to
classify merchandise. allowing the
simmer to designate routes, allowing
the~ commission to initiate rate hear
jngs. and to suspend rate increases till
hearing: while an investigation was
ordered as to bond and stock issues,
and the long and short haul clause was
oda y,o,1ch striCter,
eve have established postal savings
banks.
eve have passed labor legislation,
created a bureau of mines to invest1-
gate the dangers Of mining and the
remedy. amended the safety appliance
acts as to railroads, amended the em-
Movers liability act, and ordered
commission to report a bill as to work.
mems compensation for accident.
eve have made conservation fact.
We have legalized the withdrawal of
water-power, forests, mines, oil ana
oas land, reserved coal from homestead
entries. speeded reclamation by bond
issue. hastened surveys in Alaska. ana
appropriated for waterways.
1--WE have admitted two new States.
1--WE have ordered investigation of
exnenses in the interest of economy.
calls G.. O. r. "Party of Progress"
"Ue have been, as always, the party
If progress, and hope and believe that
Won as q Progressive agree with me in
landing the progress made during the
administration of William HI. Taft.
"It has been my privilege to have a
share in framing two of the great
tariffs which have given protection and
Y,rosnerity to the workers of our coun-
trv and to the State and county in
,,b;ch we both live. The Payne tariff
,uos substantial reduction almost all
around. and 1t needed incessant atten-
tion and labor in order to prevent in
iurv 70 some industry in my district.
Al human works are imperfect. and
bevond question there may be some
IN, i,,nerfecticns in this tariff. 1t is good
&c whole. 1t gives protection and
raises revenue, and I feel sure that
h,siness interests and the good of our
country demand that further discussion
- onv details should wait until we
bave some, report from the tariff COM
mission which is looking into such de-
sails. In this campaign we shall have
N defend the great doctrine of protec-
tion against the Democratic doctrine