Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-02

have protected the people from your client,
the Erie, and its associates. Because you
kicked that bill and scoffed at the big,
b~road-minded sincere men who were be-
hind it, because you took advantage of
your power, and with your ten Essex as
s~ociates stabbed that bill to death; Erie
Railroad, which helps support you, is
squeezing about a quarter OF a million dol
lars more out of the North Jersey COM
m,uters this year than last. North Jersey
commuters on five railroads have had their
railroad fares increased more than 5000, 900
a year since you and your riends de-
clared that you would not stand by the
people.
ITO Smother Legislation"
Shall we go on, Mr.. Minard? Shall we
tell of your vote in committee to smother
porate greed when You he'd to choose be-
tween the people and the corporations
that help support you?
How did you represent East Orange?
What did you do for Essex County? Point
to a single piece of constructive states
manship that makes you worthy of con-
sideration at the hands of any patriotic
citizenl No, Mr.. Minard, your record will
not stand the acid test. If you are NOM
mated it will be because the Republicans
of Essex County are not alive to the stu
alton at Trenton. 1t will be a negative,
not a positive, victory. Your record is not
one of manly endeaYor for the right. You
failed to Introduce bills desired by East
Orange. You stopped to trickery to defeat
n bill desired by Orange and introduced by
one OF your associates, MIR. Nissan. You
did not resent an open denunciation OF
yourself and your methods by George A.
Grover, of East Orange, because you knew
it was justified.
There is more, much more. Mr.. Minard.
You spoke for Essex County In the House,
and that is why you are thus singled out.
You were elected county leader n you
frequently served notice OF where Essex
would starld.
Newark by making the statement that
81 LOCO members of the Newark Board of
Trade ask for this legislation; - a state
ment that ,t Tas r%eP nmnasfiob by Nj Mls fsafa a are
possible and p~ardonable. but your record
all along is not one to lead any clear
headed man to believe that your course
was other than one of studied defiance
of public will.
If you win this year you intend to try
for the speakership. Yon VIII nave the
ice. You are politically perverted. Mr..
Minard. You apparently do not realize
fully what a bad record you made this
wear. The best thing for you Is retirement
10 private life, and the voters of Essex
County will probably see that you are
retired.
Harold J. Rowland, Congressman
Parker's Progressive rival In the
Seventh district. who was present at
the meeting, after reading Mr.. Par
ker's letter declining to meet him IN
Joint debate, said that W things
threatened the Republican party. One
was failure to understand h Issues;
the other was, having understood
them, to fail to line up on the right
side.
shall People or Bosses Ruies
at isn't a question:" he said, "what
one mans views of the issues are.
1.-THE issue is, shall we get to the
principle thai the people shall rule. not
the bosses or the special interests. That
issue exists in Essex County, as else
where in the country. Shall the voters
or the regular bosses run the Republic
can party? Shall the legislators or
Uncle joe and his machine do the
le~gislating?
1.-THE tariff itself is not the issue. We
are all agreed as to the virtues of a
protective tariff. But the question Is
shall we have a tariff so arranged that
it shall really benefit the workingman
and the nsume or one that will I'M
duly favor the special interests.
"This is not a personal issue and the
nominee who does not understand 1t Is
very much weakened. If he should put
himself on the wrong side of it he not
only is in danger of defeat, but de-
serves defeat"