Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-31
ARONSON MEN AT
RALLY WITH BAND
Factory Employees Attend
Meeting in Springfield Aye-
nue. Colosseum.
CANDIDATE PLEADS
FOR REPUBLICAN PARTY
Asks That Haussling Be Swept
Out and He Swept Into
Office.

Office.
One of the most enthusiastic Aron-
son meetings of the campaign was
held last night in the Colosseum, at
4S7 Springfield avenue, where q large
crowd of Aronson supporters assem-
bled to hear addresses by the Repub-
Iican mayoralty candidate and his
chief lieutenant, Major Carl Lentz.
1t seemed to be strictly an Aronson
night. The employees of Mr.. Aron-
sons factory hired a band and were
present in a body. The name of
Aronson was invaribly greeted with
spontaneous applause.
The candidate was the first speaker
and he said in part:
MY opponents evidently believe
that If they can make the mud fly
thick enough they can succeed in
obseuring the one great issue in this
campaign.
81 am going TO tell you what that
issue Is. and l am going 20 give you
a man-to-n1an and he~art-ro-heart
talk IN that one issue. 1t is the is
sue of good government.
Oficials Servants, Not Masters.
by good government I mean the
kind of government the people want,
and / don't say that simply to get
votes. | say it because | am firmly
convinced that in any republic the
best kind OF government in city,
State and nation Is the kind of gov
eminent the people want. In a re-
public such as this the people are
the bosses. They select for public
office the men who in their opinion
will best interpret and carry out
their will. Therefore, the men IN Of
flee are the of the people
and must give their masters-the
people-the kind OF government the
people want. 1t is the best kind of
government 10 give because it is the
kind of government that Is necessary
to give and it is the kind of govern
ment the people will obey because 1t
Is the kind of government they Sc
lect themselves.
Let us taf<e one essential Of good
government-liberality-and apply II
specifically. By % liberal intcrpreta-
ton of the laws we shall be able to
give the people good government. the
KIND of government they want, even
though laws they don't like and don't
want still remain on the statute
OF no eop-ar.fa. - -
ality goes hand in hand with good
government.
Attacks City Conditions.
Now suppose that under the cloak
of l~iberality there has crept into our
community an element which no
decent citizen will tolerate. Suppose
that we appeal vainly to our duly
constituted authorities for relief from
these intolerable conditions. What is
then u duty as honest supporters
of the cause of good government? Is
there any a here who will hesitate
for a moment in his answer to that
question? ] tell you, my friends, such
q condition of affairs now exists in
our community. Vice has usurped the
P'dNt VI iADCIdlityt dilu IL We are
friends of l~iberality and want liber-
ality to resume it's true place, and
not to be wiped out utterly by an
avalanche of public protest against
vice, we must get rid OF vice.
"How can this be done? In one
way only-by sweeping into political
oblivion the men who are responsible
for the maintenance of vice. Those
men are not friends of l~iberality; they
r enemies of l~iberality. For just as
sure as you keep them in Office you
are going to develop a public senti-
ment which will fall WITH crushing
force on vice and liberality alike and
you will be deprived of the innocent
pleasures and privileges you now
enjoy. That is why / appeal to you
now in behalf of genuine l~iberality,
for ] want you to get 1t when you
can have it. Think we'll on the future.
If you want to cast a vote against
liberality asst a vote for vice"
The Aronson employees SEN a let
ter to Edward Il. Gnichtel, chairman
OF the meeting, protesting against
campaign lies" and saying that she
(Aronson) has always paid us good
wages" The letter defends the candi-
date. bearing. testimony to his great
heart and TO the consideration which
he has shown o IN every possible occa-
sion.'
Major Lentz was another prominent
speaker last night. He made a bitter
arraignment of the present admins
tration. declaring that Mayor Hauss-
ling possessed a fine personality, but
his great fault was In the selec-
ton of his associates"