Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-30
WALKER, MOOSE,
QUESTIONS RIVALS
Asks Parker, Republican, and
Mccoy, Democrat, How
They Stand.
"IF ELECTED I'll VOTE TO
KILL SECRET CAUCUSES"
Invites Competing Congress
sionaI Aspirants to Put Them
selves on Record, Too.

Declaring his political faith, in {
letter addressed to his opponents
Herman b. Walker, Progressive can
didate for Congress from the Nintl
New Jersey District, has invited r
Wayne Parker, the Republican candi'
date, and Walter 1. Mccoy. the Dem.
ocratic candidate for Congress, Il
express themselves publicly or the
issues he discusses. Mr.. Walker de
clares himself for the principles OF
the Progressive party and pledges
himself to support such legislation as
interests and benefits the common
people.
The letter sent by Mr.. Walker to
Congressman Parker in part follows:
''Thc mere question of what man Is
honored by election to the office of Con
gresham from the Ninth District Is
probably Of little interest to most of the
voters In the district, as 1t is of little i'm
portance to them. The important ques-
ton at issue in the campaign in which
we are opponents is as to what principles
are represented by us in our own respec-
tive candidates., what policies we would
support in Congress and what methods we
would adopt that would affect legisla-
ton.
'If elected. I will work and vote for
government ownership Of railway mail
cars and reduction In the present rates
paid for the carriage of the mails.
II will work and vote for a public tele-
graph system, owned by the people and
operated at low rates by the postofice
department.
Because I believe with Abraham Lin
coin, that property rights are secondary
In importance to human rights and the
rights of labor, | Will work and vote, II
elected to Congress, for national laws
and better conditions of employment for
women: to enforce an eight-hour day In
all continuous Neutrality-suspicious. indus
tries; to enforce one day Of rest In seven
in all industries, and for a system of so
cial and industrial insurance to safeguard
workers against industrial accidents, occu-
p"ational diseases, unemployment and old
age dependency.
IF elected, how will you vote on these
big questions?
II am opposed to a head tax, or to any
other restrictive laws intended to DIS
courage honest and Industrious people OF
any country from lettering their condi-
ton by coming to THIS country. l con-
slider the present methods and conditions
at Ellis Island a national disgrace, md,
If elected, | will work and vote for laws
that will provide for protecting immigrants
against the sharp practises of labor
agents, procurers and swindlers, that VIII
operate to place these newly arrived peo-
pie onto the land and keep them out OF
the sweatshops and Sums of the cities,
and will consider the welfare Of the i'm
migrants, rather than the desire OF large
CORPORATIONS and contractors to secure
leap labor.
win you state exactly your attitude on
this question?
'If elected as a member of the House
of Representatives, ! will not be bound
by party caucus on any question affecting
legislation or freedom of speech and de-
bate in the House. | viii fight and vote,
at all times, to smash the present system
Of the control Of legislatlons In secert
party caucuses and secret committee ses-
sions, and will do all that is in the power
of one man to do, to force absolute pup
licity in the consideration of all public
business, with a public record OF the vote
and action in committee on every meas
ure introduced in the House