Newark post., 1912-06-05
WHAT OUR PEOPLES COLUMN
STANDS FOR

Hoss;uper in last weeks Peoples
Column, in answer to the one heaa-
ed "Criticis,n of Municipal Book
keeping" is addressed to the Editor
of this paper and by his 1ntroouc-
1;on remarks would lead our readers
TO believe we were responsible Tor
the article.
It is in these, that we wish to set
Mr.. Hossinger straight. He says;
The article in Your last issue head
oil "Criticism of Municipal Bookkeep-
Inn, seems to be aimed at me, and as IL
is more or less misleading, l Will atlellp'
to explain, although believe .ilat any
one having the best interests OF 'le towii
at heart will cease this aguation anu
trust vour policy of harmony OF year
atrn si;l1 holds GOOD, and that you Will
not see fit to publish anymore articles
critizinp either those in favor OF or
against the least
Now whether rhe article was
aimed at you or not, we can1lot say
the letter came to us through the
mail according to Our rules, signed
and we have the same on ME ,,
If what you do not like is the
sarcasm in the letter, we agree with
vou The same criticism could
have been made i'll more genteel
wav vet it provoked reply ana
secured your Interpretation Whlch
in all probability was what he was
after, We are not responsible tor
his English or yours.
You fail to see what is meant by
a Communicated article. Country
weeklies are usually run by some
man allied with one of the town
factions. A Peoples Column
would be fatal to that paper tor his
faction would be criticised and the
paper would be defeating its own
ends. Had the POST been such
paper and the official organ OF the
present Council or any one OF lt's $
members, it would have refused to
print the article criticizing your
bookkeeping. Nor would 1t have
questioned the wisdom of spending
1000 on the streets prior to an,
other Sewer Campaign. 1t "oulo
only praise you. But this IS no.
our case. We printed article:
written by your loyal supporter
criticizing the last Council. We
criticized them ourselves. And
is perhaps not anniss to say W.
shall continue to do so to the enc
of the Chapter. Every one Wh'
writes for our Peoples Column
must stand ready to back up HI
work when the test comes.
Our personal views, shall b
Dub1isLed in this column and W
Shall express them whenever W
see fit. We have tried not to cole
our news columns, as is the cas-
with many country Weeklies.
is our aim to print ther
or1v the facts. We reserve TIL
column for our Interpretation {
those facts. Nor do permit an
one else to use this column eve
though we agree with their view:
Our policy of harmony. BE it sal
to the credit of the members OF II
last Council, no suggestion or II
quest ever came to us as to WI;
we should or should not print. \
during the lease fight, they new
questioned our attitude yet we d
not side with them. This is mo
than can be said of some OF Il
anti lease faction who i'll their civ
cal so forgot themselves as
threathen the existence OF II
sheet. From the first we adVocs
ed harmony, a compromise, viii
bv the way, after big eXpen'
ture of taxpayers money was settl
bv compromise.
We did not agree with the
titude of either side, and reallzl
inst what it would probably me
70 us, said so. We give you resp'
and the right to your opinion a
re=srve the same right oursel'
AID shall continue to exercise II
The lease issue is dead and
sincerely regret that you Ill III
tioning it fell i'll the same error
YOUR questioner.
But the settlement OF the lie
must not preclude voice i'll
,reeent finances. Our harmt
does not go so far as that:
You refer to the best interes
of the town at heart y Just W
constitutes this interest is ma
Of opinion. We believe the pres
Council has the best interest OF
town in mind in their procee d'
but not any more so 'hah .
Councils or the ordinary clti'
We shall give unstinted prais
vou Council, or any CITIZEN