Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
RAILROAD CONTROL
BY STATE, GEORGE
s. S|LzERS ISSUE
In Stating His Views He De-
clares Commuters Should
Be Protected.

TRENTON, Aug. 1.-THE Trenton
Evening Times today publishes a letter
from State Senator George s.. Stlzer, in
which he a series Of questions
propounded by that paper, and sets
out his position on the main Issues
thai are before the people at the COM
ing elections. The full tex of Senator
Silzer's answers to the questions fol-
lows:
"To the Editor of the Times:
"Sir-I haye your letter Of recent
late asking my views on certain pub
lie questions. l would have responded
earlier but have been away from my
views, for 1 believe that the people of
the State desire a mans frank views
II he wants their support.
81. Ny views on the Public Utilities
Commission, with rate-making powers,
are too we'll known to need repetition.
In the Senate during the last several
sessions 1 have introduced measures
which had for their purpose exactly
what is now demanded by the people,
namely, absolute control over the rail-
roads and their rates so h a they could
not exact ~exorbitant fares from COM
muters and others.
For Direct Primaries.
q. I have always favored direct
primaries for governor and congress-
men; while 1 did SO on principle, now
as a candidate for the nomination / can
from a practical standpoint appreciate
the necessity for such a law.
80. l also favor a proper employers
liability law. It is difficult In this brief
space to outline 1t, but l will do so later.
IL It becomes necessary to do SO. I
have always voted to give the laboring
mar his just due and yet not be un-
Just to the employer. l can ia what
we do not want, that is employers
liability laws like the absurd Alderman
law. Neither would 1 favor such a bill
as was introduced by MI. Scharff, OF
Bergen, last year.
"a. l favor the election of United
States senators by the people. I do
not, however, see that the people have
taken very much interest in the first
opportunity they have had to express
their choice, under a law which l had
the pleasure to vote for. Perhaps they
will be more wide awake after try
ing 1t.
Against Contradictions.
SO. I favor most stringent legislation
against campaign contributions. II
you have taken an Interest in my cam
paigns you must have observed that It
was only by the suppression of bribery
In the county OF Middlesex that I was
elected. / have fought this most
strenuously, and have introduced meas
ures to assist in Strengthening cleo
ton laws. I believe that II the use of
money was suppressed, not only would
the Democratic party be successful
but that we would have better govern
ment In the State Whenever any man
In Office finds himself under obligations
to those who contributed money to his
campaign fund, which money was used
to corrupt voters, that man feels more
or less grateful. He shows his graft
tude by voting for legislation which
otherwise he would not favor.
1T is gratifying to md a public In
terest in these subjects n their dis
cussion by the newspapers.
.'It is absolutely essential that these
public questions be mooted
and discussed in order that the people
become and remain more watchful Of
their own interests. Yours very truly,
GEORGE S. SILzER.
New Brunswick, August 1S, 1910