Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-23
ARONSON PUTS
QUERY TO RIVAL
Asks Opposing MayoraIty As
pirant to Explain Method
of Endorsement.

With a sharp criticism of his oppos-
ing candidate, whom he styles the
"dodger candidate" Louis v. Aronson,
the Independent candidate on the Re-
publican ticket for mayor. again APP
pears in the limelight with a state
ment attacking the 'triumvirate."
which, he claims, "bossed' the con-
v~ention that nominated his opponent.
Every knock from the 'triumvirate'
against me is a boost" say the candi-
date. He sums up the argument in
the following manner:
Strenuous campaigning did not give
me time to make reply on Saturday to
the statement issued on the previous
day by my opponent in the contest for
the nomination for mayor on the Re-
publican ticket. ! desire to reply
through the same newspapers in which
his statement was published, and so |
had to wait until today.
When | glanced at the headlines
above his statement | thought at first
he had adopted my suggestion that
we discuss the only real issue be-
tween us in the campaign-the square
deal. But on reading the article I
found that he evaded hat issue, as he
did in his first published statement.
The people don't especially care to
know whether Mr.. Reid did or did not
seek the Endorsement of the Republic
can County Committee. What the
people do want to know is how. un-
der any law of right or justice, writ
ten or unwritten. absent members of
that committee could be voted, and
voted in a way opposite to the way
they would have voted If they had
been present. That is one thing, Mr..
Reid has not told the people.
How Does He Explain endorsements?
Another thing he has not told the
people of Newark is how he can hon
estly and squarely make an appeal
for their votes to elect him to the
highest office within their gift with
out repudiating, or at least explain
ing to their satisfaction, the unfair
methods by which his Endorsement
was accomplished.
MY opponent is a dodger-
whether artful or not. | leave 1t to
the public to decide,
II note that he dislikes to be drawn
into a controversy. I don't blame
him. I, myself. SHOULD dislike to be
drawn into a controversy if / had no
better argument thar he has.
ut plea ses me to hear him say Il
am trying to conduct my campaign
in a dignifed manner and | will not
indulge in personalities because that
is just what I am doing myself.
He also avs Mr.. Aronson has
been kind enough to say that he did
not think Il had a right to appeal to
the voters of the city of Newark for
support in this contest, leaving the
very plain inference that he considers
such right vested exclusively in him
self That is just the inference | do
mean to convey, considering the only
other candidate in the field represents
what he does represent.
Tells what Rival Has Right to Do.
MY opponent says that every man
who can get the signatures of fifty
voters to a petition has a right to be
a candidate. That is law. But If he
represents trickery in politics, which
my opponent represents. he has no
right under the law of the square
deal to go before the people and ask
for their votes.
my opponent asks when | became
the anti-boss candidates. became
the anti-boss candidate when boss
rule was used to defeat the will OF
the people.
Of my opponent says, tthe in
dorsement of the county committee
was a bad thing to have. why did
Mr.. Afonson seek it" He needs r
primer on logic, or else. he has not
read my public statements. On the
morning of the day upon which the
Endorsement was made / came out
with an interview saying that. in
mya opinion, Endorsements were all
right. provided everybody got a
square deal. l knew then that !
wasn't going TO ge- a square deal.
and that the cards were stacked foi
my opponent. but l thought the
bosses might become conscience
stricken at the eleventh hour. I said
this to put myself upon record. l
am very glad l did put myself upon
record. And I am very glad my
opponent has brought up this point
at this time.
II repeat what | said in my pre-
vious reply: My opponent is my
| friend. | only regret that 1t Is
necessary for me, in the interest of
fair play and as a champion of the
cause of the people, to say things to
him which are not in accord with his
liking or interest.
His stand on the Tax Question.
my opponent notes that the tax
rate Is high. | have noticed that