Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-31


the treasury of the municipality al
most $500, 900 in taxes and penalties,
which would 20 have been collected
If the administration had not had the
courage of It's convictions and levied
the assessment.
I'm 1911 and again in the present
year the same question came up, pre-
senting but one phase of difference.
The gentleman who Was then COM
missioner of banking and insurance
had seen fit to reverse a previous
practise and to transfer the contin-
gent liability reserve fund OF the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company from the
column Of assets to the column of
liabilities. Why this was done / do
not know. | do know, though, that 1t
was done without notice or hearing
to the city of Newark.
Change Distasteful to City.
while this change was distasteful
to the city we felt it III duty to
fight on in an effort to secure the
revenue that rightfully belonged to
us. But In order to clear up the
question beyond any possibility of
q doubt, and absolutely to prevent
this vast sum of money from escap-
ing taxation, we prepared a bill
which, If enacted into law, would
have cleared up all the doubtful
points of the previous statute. This
bill was presented to the Legislature,
wherein the partisans of Mr.. Aron-
son had a controlling majority. and
as is usual with measures drawn in
the interest of the city of Newark,
and particularly measures that are
opposed by powerful corporations, it
was thrown scornfully back in the
faces of those who presented it by
the men who misrepresented this
municipality and this county at Tren-
ton.
This is the proceeding that Mr..
Aronson describes as being absolutely
without a sembiance Of justification.
Yet anybody familiar with the case
knows that the decision turned upon
such a narrow point of law that the
Prudential Insurance Company, not
content with its own array of exceed
ingly brilliant and able counsel, went
TO work and engaged special counsel
to assist them in the person of a for
mer member of the State Tax Board,
which body alone in the original case
had ruled contrary to all other courts
and taxing bodies. This man now is
one of Mr.. Aronson's foremost sup
porters.
Forced to Reassess.
Gentlemen, I say to you that the
city of Newark was compelled to re-
assess after this change of front on
the part of the banking and insur-
ance commissioner. I say TO you that
II we had not carried this case to the
highest court and exhausted every
method to test the legality of the tax
we would have deserved the execra-
ton of every honest man in the city
of Newark. There is one main de-
duction to be made from the speech
of my opponent; that. is, that when
ever on public affairs a great corpo-
ration frowns we shall tremblc, and
whenever it shows its teeth we shall
fee.
God help the city Of Newark il an
administration with such ideas comes
into powerl"
At tho Kruger Association Mayor
Haussling was among the truest Oh
friends. He was paid a glowing
eSpnr IsuuJoJ 40 aluqIIl
Kruger and every other orator. For
mer Judge Kruger acted as cast
master Of the occasion, which was a
reception rendered to all Democratic
candidates in both the county and
city. Every one of the candidates
was present for at least a few min
and given a rousing reception.
Congressman kinkead, Townsend
and Mccoy were all present and gave
Mayor Haussling a recommendation
that was in exact contrast to the
of those working against him.
Congressman Kinkead was especially
eloquent in telling of what the Mayor
had accomplished and what condi-
tlons In Newark are today. Refrain
ing from talking of his own candi-
in any way, the Congressman
paid q tribute to Mayor Hausling and
exhorted his hearers not TO be salts
fled with Voting themselves for Mr..
ttauSllng, u TO get out ana WorK
among their friends, %neighbors and
business acquaintance.
City Counsel James r, Nugent
made q brief address, in which he
told of the necessity of every man
putting his shoulder to the wheel in
order to make Mayor Haussling's ma
jority greater than any he had ever
been elected by.
After participating in the Third
Ward parade Mayor Haussling made
q speech at Broome street and
Waverly avenue. This speech was
made from the tail of a truck and
listened 10 by a mass of people
which thronged the streets. When
the Mayor made the statement that
his request to Louis V.Aronson had
been greeted by a laugh, he added:
"He who laughs last laughs best" and
/ will laugh next Wednesday" The
people assured him he would.
Following the meeting at the
Kruger Associations rooms Mayor
Haussling visited a number Of other
meetings and did not cease his cam
paigning until long after midnight.