Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-27
ARONSON TO SIDE
WITH NO Faction
Candidate AIigns Himself With
Neither Progressives or
Regulars.
MAYORALTY NOMINEE ASKS
AID OF ALL SYMPATHIZERS
Declares He Is Not Going to
Play Politics if Elected
to Office.

In response to the inquiries of
many friends and followers who have
urged the Republican nominee for
Mayor, Louis ". Aronson, to put him
self on record as to his purpose and
plan for the public administration of
his duties, Mr.. Aronson replies in a
frank statement, made today.
In a polite manner he says sit is
not now a question of purely partisan
politics."
Mr.. Aronson makes a plea for unity
among the Republican ranks and asks
that they stand together for an
Economical administration, con-
Quoted in the interests of all citizens
and taxpayers"
Mr.. Aronson tactfully avoids a def
mite alignment with either the
lars or progressives, and pleads for a
business rather than a political"
administration.
Mr.. Aranson's statement.
His statement follows:
IA number of influential business
and professional men of Newark,
who did me the honor of calling upon
me yesterday, urged me-, as the Ru-
publican candidate for mayor, to
make them certain specific promises
as to how I would conduct my ad-
ministration, If elected, and to put
myself on record in the public prints.
] take it as evidence of their inter-
lest in the welfare of the city of
Newark, and also as evidence of
their trust in my integrity. tina
these promises they desire fpm me
are utterly foreign to any selfish mo-
tive on their part and absolutely In
accord with high ideals of municipal
government.
81 accept good ideas. come they
from where they may, but l also like
TO state them in my own
First of all, l am not going to
dodge any issues. l am going to take
the public frankly into my confidence.
! am not a politician, but a business
man, and If elected, / am not going
to conduct a political administration,
but a business administration. 1
shall respect the right of every citizen
to have political views and to belong
to a political party and to work 10y
ally for hat party at the proper time
and in the proper way. n in making
appointments 1 shall not hold 1t
against any man If he does not agree
with me in politics, so long as he
Is qualified to fill public office with
honesty, ability and fidelity. I do not
mean by this that I believe in being
a promise-a1l. I simply mean what I
say.
VIII Not Play Politics.
IF the citizens of Newark should
zee fit to entrust me with the re-
sponsibilities Of an office which is
created for no interest or faction, but
for the city as a whole, I should be
recreant to my duty If 1 permitted
the ever of that office to be used to
promote the interest of any political
party or organization. Nor would I
countenance any attempt on the part
of any of my appointees to use his
Office for any such purpose.
when | say that. if elected, I am
, going to be a business man In office
and am not going to play politics, /
I mean that | am not going to make
any attempt to use the patronage of
my office for the purpose of building
up a personal political machine. Nor
would I use that patronage for the
purpose of influencing my renomina-
ton or reelection. Then, as now, /
would stand solely upon my record
and trust my cause to the people.
IAN ideal business administration
is conducted in the interest of all the
citizens and taxpayers. 1t is con-
Quoted as efficiently and economical
ly as the business of a firm or cor
poration operated for profit. That Is
the kind of an administrator which,
II elected mayor of Newark, | shall
strive to conduct.
This campaign finds me in a posi-
ton in which / have always wanted
to be. 1t is not now a question of
purely partisan politics. This is not
n contest in which the Republican
party and the Democratic party are
lined up against each other as sole
contestants. as they have been for so
many years in the past. 1t is a much
involved situation, which to some may
have seemed hopelessly chaotic: but
order is coming out of the confusion.
at least so far as the election for
mayor is concerned.
81 am going to take my stand on
very broad grounds. / am going to
ask the people to get together for an
honest, efficient, economical admins
eration, an administration which shall
be liberal to the extent of denying no
n his innocent pleasure, but not
liberal to the extent of tolerating vice.
Such an administration. | believe.
would meet with the approval of
every honorable citizen, no matter
what his political affiliations might
he