Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-10
ASKS DR.. WILSON
If He STANDS FOR
MARITIME THEORIES
Essex Assemblyman- Elect Reaf-
firms Loyalty to Former u. S.
Senator James Smith, Jr.
ADDRESSES OPEN LETTER
TO GOVERNOR-ELECT
Power of Executive to Interfere
in Legislatures Rights Is
Sharply Challenged.

Sharply challenged.
Assemblyman-elec M. J.. MCGOWAN
IT,. In an open letter to DR.. Wilson
which the latter received today, set:
forth his views as a member of thu
Essex Assembly delegation on the sen
atorial situation, and challenges thu
right of the Governor-elect to ,dictat,
to the legislators. He takes issue will
Or. Wilson in declaring for James E
MARITIME, pointing out that Mr.. Martin'
Is a free trader, a free silver apostle
a believer in government ownership o
railroads. and asks the doctor If hi'
declaration for MARITIME carried with /
approval of his political beliefs also.
Emphasizing the attitude he tool
several days ago in addressing, will
his newly-elected colleagues from Els
sex County, an invitation to formel
United States Senator James Smith, jr.
to become a candidate for the nationa
upper house, Mr.. MCGOWAN reaff1rm.
his preference for Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. McGowan's Letter.
The letter in full follows:
Newark, N. j., Dec. 10.
Hon. Woodrow Wilson,
Princeton, N. j..
Dear Sir-As a member of the in
coming Legislature I am much in
terested in your open letter on the
United States Senatorial question
published in The Star this morning.
1 had repeatedly read that o
would take a position on that ques-
tlon, but I had regarded such stor-
les as mere gossip. l did not take
them seriously for a number OF
reasons, chiefly because / did not
believe thai you would permit your
self TO become the servant of an OPP
position party, and because I firmly
believed you were the kind of man
who would take a defendable POSI-
ton on this question. II you should
decide to take any.
1t seems that I vas mistaken. AS
one who declared my determination
several weeks ago to support James
Smith, jr., for the United States
Senate I feel that your letter is
peculiarly an argument to discredit
my position.
A. the outset I must tell you that
1 em opposed to James e. MARITIME
for the-United States Senate. It is
absurd TO contend that MARITIME
represents New Jersey sentiment,
New Jersey voters. or Is capable of
voicing New Jerseys views in the
Senate Of the United States.
There are many men in New Jer7
sey who admire some Of the quail
tiles Of tho Farmer Orator." but /
doubt II he could muster two, per
cent of the voters of this State
from the two great parties who will
subscribe to his views.
what MARITIME stands For.
Mr.. MARITIME stands for free and
unlimited coinage OF silver at the
ratio of sixteen to one.
He believes In government own
ership Of railroads.
He is an out and out free trader.
He will lead q fight TO abolish the
tariff on all articles imported.
He wants all duties dropped.
He would have no barriers to the
competition of Europe, Asia n
Afrtca's pauper labor with the labor
Of tits country.
He says any tariff is piracy and
that he will devote himself while at
Washington to the task of placing
this country on a free trade basis.
Mr.. Marines tariff views have
been before the country for over
twenty years. and they nave been
rejected for a longer time than
q remember.
Does your support of MARITIME in
volve acquiescence in his views
also?
He has never been elected to
Office, although he has been run
ming for public positions for a score
of years.
He is to be admired for his per-
sistency in seeking to make the
voters of this State accept a free
trader, but not for his success. Isn't
II absurd to a that this man in
any way represents the choice OF
this great manufacturing State for
United States Senator?
I believe in the revision of he
tariff downward, schedule by sehe-
dule. I believe a vast majority OF
the people subscribe to the same
view, but I do not believe in free
trade, my constituents do not be-
lieve In free trade, and / do not
TO betray my constituents.
act q lie and work for the election
Of q r trader to the Senate.
You say that the people Of New
Jersey do not want James Smith.
ir., to go to the Senate. How do
you know? In what have
the people spoken to give you the
right to so state? Tho primary vote
was a farce, but assuming that 1t