The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24
ATTACKS KEAN
AND VOORHEES,
Fowler Accuses Senator and
State Treasurer Of Conspiring
to Defeat His denomination.
CALLS IT A CORRUPT DEAL

Under the caption, 1.-TWO Political
Bosses, (" Congressman Charles N. Fow-
ler. in an open letter addressed to the
republicans of the fifth district, at
tacks United States Senator John
Kean and State Treasurer Daniel S.
Voorhees,. He writes of the INSULT
ing and contemptuous proprietorship
assumed by each, and charges that
they have entered into a corrupt deal
to defeat his denomination.
Mr.. Fowler minces no words in de-
claring Mr. Kean could never capture
senatorship were it not for his money
and that he and Mr.. Voorhees, are
"place mongers, office brokers and po-
litical merchants" who call them
selves leaders. Support of their lead
ership, says Mr.. Fowler, is an endorse
ment of "Aldricbism and Cannon
ism"
The Fowler letter is not only form
al announcement of the writer's ambi-
tion to be returned to congress from
the fifth district, but is an argument
against the reelection of Mr.. Kean by
the next legislature, which, Mr.. Fow-
ler says is impossible I" If the people of
the state have any say about it," If
Mr.. Kean is defeated the congressman
states the good name of the state
will be saved from the degration of be-
ing called rotten borough and a
cesspool of political corruption.
Imputing that Mr.. Kean has made
his strength by contributing largely to
the campaign expenses of legislators,
and referring to this procedure as
purchasing votes,'' Mr.. Fowler asks
Elf Mr.. Kean should content himself
with going about the state and trying
to tell the people why he should be re-
turned to the senate, is there one
single person in the whole state who
honestly believes Senator Kean would
be reelected" incidentally Mr.. Fow-
ler challenges Mr.. Keantto "quote a
single sentence that he has ever ut
tered or a single paragraph that he
will swear he ever wrote that will be
worth the paper upon which he makes
it public"
AS for Senator Kean and Mr.. Voor-
hees together, Mr.. Fowler says, they
speak of delivering delegates as so
many sheep or cattle or hogs or any
thing else that they would buy" add
ing that if they do deliver any dele
gates against him (Fowler), "you may
assume with assurance that they have
been bought" 4"
In behalf of his own candidacy, Mr..
Fowler cites his platform. which con-
tains seven planks, in which he says
he is in favor of limiting the power OF
the speaker of the house of representa-
tives to the single duty of presiding
over it's deliberations. In favor of
pure food, pure drugs and honest
weights. Against national waste and
profligacy and opposed to special privi-
leges, which of necessity invariably
work injustice to the people. In favor
of the conservation Of our greatest as
set and chief resource, the American
citizen--hiS morals, his health. his in
telligence, his Just rights and equal
opportunities under the operation of
righteous laws. In favor of broad
tariff commission, to the end that pro-
lection may be guaranteed to the con-
sumer as we'll as to the producer. /
am in favor of tariff based upon as
certained facts and not based upon
corrupt agreements. / am in favor of
tariff measuring the difference of the
cost of production at home and abroad.
Believes that every grant Of power by
any state or the general government
to any corporation carries with it the
implied obligation that the power so
granted will be exercised with reason,
justice and equity. Therefore, the
power to compel all corporations doing
an interstate business of a commercial
character to do justice and equity to
and between all the citizens Of the
United States, resides in the general
government of the United States. Op-
posed to a central bank and in favor
of financial and banking system in
harmony with our political institu-
tions one that will completely eman-
cipate the United States treasury from
its present perils, that will base all of
our bank credits upon gold reserves,
and one that will give US currency
directly related to trade and commerce
and convertible into gold coin.
In this connection also Mr.. Fowler
asserts he is "a partizan republican"
and declares that as sense OF my
party obligation | have not in sixteen
years appointed a single postmaster
who has not been the choice of the
local republican organization He
challenges Senator Kean TO say the
same thing, and avows that Mr.. Kean,
in indorsing appointments, has never
asked for or even recognized the rec
ommendation OF any nyrepublican organ
iZatiOn.
In closing. Mr.. Fowler cites list of
republicans, heading it with the name
of Governor Fort, who, he says, are far
more eligible for the senatorship than
Mr.. Kean.
Honorable ] Franklin Fort,
Honorable J0hnsW GriggS,
Honorable Franklin Murphy,
Honorable Edward @. Stokes,
Honorable w. p. Martin,
Honorable David Baird,
Honorable John r. DRYDEN