Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-02

nomination OF state senator's and as
semblymen.
viii any so-called organization Re-
publican or Democrat say that after
three candidates for State senator in
any county had submitted their names
to a popular nomination he had a right,
not having submitted his name, to
come in afterward and run independ-
emily, simply because, forsooth. he
claimed that only 60 per cent. of his
party had voted at the primary?
But is this not precisely what. Mr..
Kean and Mr.. Baird are doing now?
Is this not precisely the attitude
adopted by Mr.. Smith2 All these men
are splitting upon their party platforms
of 1907 and CONTEMPORARY di~sobeying
and defying the law, which has the ap-
proval Of both parties, and yet they
boast of their regularity, which, in
fact. consists only in seeking their own
selfish ends, law OF no law.
THAT Hon. Edward c.. Stokes should
be elected United States senator II a
majority of the Legislature should be
Republican, no fair-minded, upright,
law-abiding Republican of the State
will deny.
htAN 1s 4Ao& IA 6AAoAA0 10
elected United States senator IL the
Legislature should be Democratic, all
fair-minded, law-abiding men must ad-
nit.
Vote for Senator.
"If the people had preferred Mr.. Kean
as senator on September 13 why did
they not paste his name over the name
of the other candidates? Speaking
for the people generally. did any one
want him then? Does anybody want
him now?
Twill it be argued that Mr.. Stokes
only had 40. 900 out of 118, 900 votes cast
for United States senator? If $1,000 Is
40, 900 more than no vote at all, then, by
every rule of fair play, justice and
obedience to law, Mr.. Stokes is entitled
to the support of the Republican party.
If the people lad preferred Mr..
Smith to Mr.. MARITIME, why did they
not indicate their choice by pasting
in Mr.. Smiths name and selecting him
instead OF Mr.. MARITIME?
Did not Mr.. Kean, Mr.. Baird and
Mr.. Smith know then, September Is,
and do they not know now, that IL the
people could express themselves with
AC6oia ~ tftCk idLtA lii AttiiObos GA
would know the result long in ad-
vance? VIII anyone in this State
undertake to demonstrate that there
Is the slightest difference between
A1drichism, ~Cannonism, Sommerism
and Keanism?
'"The public would like to know now
whether you and Mr.. Wilson arc In
favor of obeying this law or arc In
favor of breaking it.
THE public would like to know
whether you and Mr.. Wilson are as
much against corruption before cleo
ton this year as you are both protest
ing you are to be against corruption
after election.
Certainly If you are as much against
corruption as o profess to be. you
will both demand obedience to this Law
in order thai the greatest OF all causes
of corruption at this coming election
may be removed.
rs New Jersey to go on and on
until a political earthquake engulfs
the good name of the State as 1t did
In 1898, and az II is now doing in New
York? Are we to have a Lorimer scam
dal right here before we stop this rot
ten regime?
A Moral Question.
This, then, is a distinctly moral
question, as indeed arc all the para
mount and absolutely controlling ques-
lions of this election. All moral pur-
poses claim the support of all men IT.
respective of party affiliations. It is a
question of personal honor and civic
duty, and not of party service. Party
loyalty and party service should begin
only with differences upon political and
economic questions. Ethical and moral
considerations should always claim the
right of way where there may be a
conflict with political considerations.
Among honest and upright men there
can be no possible division upon strict
ly moral questions.
These observations bring me to the
real crux Of this letter from a party
point of view. Mr.. Wilson has ex-
plicitly, unequivocally and categorical
ly stated his position in bravely an
swering the questions put to him by
Mr.. Record. If the Republican party
hopes to win on the 9Th day of No
vember It must convince the Peep.
that II Is acting in absolute good faith,
not only by knowing that you are
unequivocally committed to these great
reforms, but hat you will have the
Legislature with you beyond the per-
adventure of a doubt.
81 sincerely hope that you will an
swer the following questions without
delay, specifically and categorically, as
a matter of great moral import to the
State and vital significance to the fate
/ Of the party on election day:
Series Of Queries.
"First-Are you in favor of giving to
the Public Utilities Commission full
power to fix just and reasonable rates
to be charged by all public service cor
porations, and will you do all In your
power to pass such a law?
"Second-Are you in favor of valuing
the physical property of each public
utility corporation by the State, and
will you do all in your power TO pass
such a law?
"Third-Are you in favor of taking
such physical valuation as the basis
upon which such corporation shall
pay local taxes, and will you do all IN
your power to pass such a law?
"Fourth-Are o in favor of ak
ing such valuation as a basis for fix
ing rates to be charged, and of so lin
iting such rates as to limit the earn
ing capacity to 6 per cent, and will
you do all in your power to pass such
a law?