Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-02
FOWLER FOLLOWS
RECORDS SCHEM
QU|zZNG LEWIS
lnsurgent Congressman De-
mands Categorical Answers to
Long Series of Queries.

ernor:
ELIZABETH, y. j., Oct. 81, 1910.
My Dear Mr.. Lewis;
Il think that any impartial observer
of the trend of affairs political IN TINS
state must now be convinced that a
great majority of the people have de-
termined to cast their ballots for that
candidate for governor who, in his per-
son and legislative support, Will be
most certain to secure those great
moral reforms which both candidates
have espoused. either because they re-
gard them as right, or because they
found 1t necessary to ommit tnem-
selves to these great reforms IL they
hoped for political success.
THE people see just as clearly as
YOU and Mr.. Wilson must thai all your
protestations will amount to nothing
if the Legislature should be under the
control of these sinister influences
which are diametrically opposed to al
of these reforms which alone are be-
ing discussed. and are Of controlling
Importance in this campaign.
'The board of guardians who were
in control of the Republican CONVENE
ton, and prepared its platform, woulo
have excluded every n of the planRe
now admitted to be essential to sue
cess had you not personally, backed
no by the Progressive wing of the Re-
publican party, obtained the single dec
~laration in favor of rate regulation.
Had this board of guardians had
their way. and you had gone out stand
ing upon their platform, opposing these
reforms, do you now doubt that the
vote against you would have been al
most unanimous?
TIL Progressive Movement.
THE progressive movement through
out the United States has been ex-
cIusively Republican. as in Callfor-
MIA. oregon and Washington on the
Pacific; in Kansas, Iowa, the Dakotas'
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan In
the Mississippi Valley; in New Hamp-
shire. in New England, and a brave
fight in New Jersey.
you had the foresight, character
and courage to take your stand OH
the firing line of this advance move
ment and may yet lead us to a he-
publican victory on November ., ii
onlv Won can convince the people OF one
fact. and that is, that they are not
going to be buncoed. deceived, defraud-
ed and disa ppointed because the Legls-
lature Is going to be squarely against
Vol, in your endeavor to secure the
reforms for which you stand. Inc
Members of the Legislature are not
bound by your pledges and tnere Is
nothing In the platform that commlts
them to these reforms.
What the people now demand above
all. else is good faith in matters po-
,itical. as well as in business matters
should Quiz ,Legislators.
"You say. If elected, tina o will .ap-
neal to the Legislature and to the
people; but let it be clearly understooo
once for all that whatever influence
either vo, or Mr.. Wilson would have
witt. the Legislature after election, 1t
would be and is ten-fold greater now
with the candidates for the State SEN
ate and Assembly II you saw fit to OK
ercise it. The question is: Have you
and Mr.. Wilson the independence, the
courage and patriotism to exercise
your power nov rather than to take
your doubtful chances with the Leg1s-
lature after election?
"a gentleman remarked the otner
day: The Legislature elected this fall
will be the most corrupt ever elected
in this State I asked why, ana he
answered.: In the fret place. the Re
publican and Democratic candidates
for the United States Senate who are
out to get 1t at any cost Will deDaucn
IL, and. in the second place, the speciai
interests will have to own 1t to pro-
tect themselves, since both the can
didates for the governorship are abso-
lutely committed to all the progressive
reforms. The result will be that q
majority of the Legislature Will be the
political tools of some senatorial can
didate who is paying their campaign
expenses, or the political crooks OF
some special interests In whose employ
they will be found
IF this statement depicts a true con-
dition, then certainly there Is an OPP
portunity for both you and Mr. wilson
to make good before election by taxing
an independent, courageous and pa
triotic position at once upon the duty
of every candidate for the Senate and
Assembly in this State.
Republican PIanks.
THE convention that the Republican
party held 1t Trenton September 10,
1907, adopted a platform containing the
blowing"
1.-THE Legislature has passed resolu-
tons favoring an amendment to the
Federal constitution providing for the
election of United States senators by
popular vote, and until such amend
ment has been adopted we favor the
enactment of a law for expression in
such authoritative way by the voter of
his choice for United States senator
"The Democratic platform in the
same fall Of 1907. contained the follow
ing:
"'In recognition of the constitutional
doctrine that all political power is in
herent in the people, we favor the
enactment of laws and where neces-
sary constitutional amendments pro-
viding for the selection of United States
senators by popular suffrage
almost Immediately after, in Octo-
Der of 1907. in conformity with these
two declarations. the State Senate,
which was Republican, by a unanimous
vote. and the Assembly, which was
Democratic, by a unanimous vote,
passed a law which received the APP
proval of the Republican governor, oc-
tober %, 1907, which took effect imme-
diately, providing a method by which
the voter could in an authoritative
way express his choice for a United
States senator.