Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-31
HAUSSL|NG ASKS
ARONSON @WHY?"
Mayor Demands Reason for
Rivals Six Years Silence
on Vice.
UTTERED A WORD
UNTIL PUT IN NOMINATION."
Executive Tells Cheering Third
Warders G. o. p. Candidate
Had Especial Facilities.


Taking up the charge of Louis V
mayor, that the city is overrun with
vice and corruption, Mayor Jacob
Haussling at several meetings in the
Third ward last night declared that,
although for the past six years Mr..
Aronson has been a member of the
city government. as playground COM
missioner, he never once uttered a
word on this subject until nominated
for office. Everywhere the mayor
spoke he was greeted with large
crowds, who cheered every telling
point in his address.
With reference to MIR. Aronson's
statement. the mayor said he had blu.
one comment to make. He declared
that during the six year thai Mr..
Aronson has been connected with the
city government he has had excep-
tional facilities for access to the
mayors office, but during all that
time he said he has never heard a
word from Mr.. Aronson with refer
ence to the vice conditions that he
now speaks of. If the youth of the
city was being corrupted by the
vicious conditions, as he now charges.
then, the mayor said, Mr.. Aronson
has failed in his duty as a public Of
fetal in failing to seek a remedy.
Accompanied by Judge Simon Hahn.
DR.. Charles f. Kraemer, member of
the Board of Works, and DIR. William
Dimond, president of the Board
of Assessment Commissioners, the
mayor participated in a parade
through the principal streets of the
ward. He was also the guest of the
Gottfried Kruger Association at
headquarters in Belmont avenue.
Before the Kruger Association
Mayor Haussling delivered a clear
and concise Statement of his position
in reference to the vice question and
created u%nbounded enthusiasm when
he asked the question, why during
MFR. Aronson's connection with nv
administration did he never raise this
question? Why does he raise il Just
before a campaign in which he is a
candidate?"
Comments Upon Statement.
In reference 70 Mr.. A%ronson's state
ments of conditions Mayor Haussling
said:
You have noticed, doubtless, that
my opponent, from time to time, has
referred TO the vice question as
though this city was overrun with
evil. With respect to his u~tterrances
on this point / wish to make one
comment. For six years MI. Aron-
son hay occupied a position of honor
| in tho a1f4f nxapnnaaaf h.- ,;-t.,~ -
my appointment. During this whole
period he has had exceptional facili-
ties for access to and confidential
communication with me. The ma
ture of his position. which has to do
with the young people. would natur-
ally give him exceptional facilities
for noting whether or moi the youth
oil the city was being corrupted by
vicious conditions, rs has been
charged.
During this whole six years l have
not heard one word from Mr.. Aron-
son On this subject. Further COM
ment, | think, is unnecessary.
Just one more word and | am done.
About this time look out for the roor
back. The cunning Islander, which a
base and cowardly mind devises. is
never sprung until the closing days
of the campaign, when its REPUTATION
would be difficult, If not impossible.
/ warn you. and through you the peo-
pie of Newark, to be on guard against
these e~leventh-hour attacks and treat
them as they deserve"
Mayor Haussling also made HIM
self clear on the question of the at
tempt to tax the reserve fund of the
Prudential Life Insurance Company.
He said:<
Most Remarkable Performance.
1--WE have Witnessed in this, tho
closing week of the present campaign,
n of the most remarkable perform
ances that has ever occurred in
municipal politics in Newark. We
nave seen "A candidate for the highest
office in the gift of the municipality
openly exulting In the loss by the
city of a large sum of tax revenue to
which 1t was entitled by all the rules
of justice and equity. but on which,
unfortunately, the court has decided
that the law was not on it's side.
There is some times "a difference
between law and justice as everyone
| ~ aPPl1Nldtt ANOL iOlltIL Will
this, my opponent for the Mayoralty
attempts a description of the situa-
ton for which Misrepresentation
would be a very mild term. One
would suppose, from reading the
reports of his speech, that the Mayor.
the city's law department, the Board
OF Assessment and Revision of Taxes
and, perhaps, others, had deliberately
entered into a conspiracy to deceive
the people. Even the plea of ignor-
ance can not excuse this bearing of
false witness.
why is not the record searched
for the facts concerning this assess
ment upon a portion of the sci
Of the Prudential Insurance Com .
pany? 1t Is because the facts are the
things that my opponent and his
supporters desire most to avoid, for
simple recital of them exhibits the
city administration in the most ia
vorable light.
City Tax Boards Discovery.
I'm 1909 the city tax board discov-
cred that the Prudential Insurance
Company, having chosen to give up
what is rather broadly and loosely
known as investment insurance, set
aside a portion of it's reserves under
the law to meet contingent liabili-
ties on this class OF policies. The
company claimed that on accoun of
the peculiar wording of the law I'M
der which it a acting this large
silu of money was EXEMPT from tax