Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14

Commenting upon the statement Is
sued today by Louis v. Aronson, an
~nouncing his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination of Mayor. Alfred
N. Dalrymple, chairman of the Re-
publican county committee, stated
that as yet there Is no party can
didate.
A meeting of the committee will be
held on Monday evening, when eight
or ten names. besides that of MI.
Aronson, will be considered by the
members. Whoever they decide upon
will receive the full strength of the
organization. Until that time Mr..
Dalrymple declared he was not pre-
pared to state just who would be
the organization candidate.
Mr.. Aronson could not be found
this afternoon. His statement fol-
lows:
81 am aware that 1t Is not a usual
thing for a candidate for the nomination
for Mayor of the city of Newark to
come out thus early with a statement of
principles. 1t was at the insistence of
my friends that I entered the field as a
candidate. Those friends are kind
enough to tell me that many of the
citizens of Newark have confidence In
me and that / ought to take an early
opportunity of telling the people what
1 stand for. Besides. misleading state
ments regarding my attitude on certain
public questions have gone abroad and
I desire to correct them.
"After an extended period of service
In the elective Office of trustee Of the
Newark Parental Home and also In the
appointive Office Of playground commits
sioner, I feel that | am not a stranger
to the citizens of Newark. As to how
well have performed my duties 1t is
for them to say. The fact that have
been retained in each of these Offices
for three successive terms would seem
to Justify me In the belief that, al
though serving without pay. l have at
least been rewarded with the confidence
OF nay fellow citizens.
Need Broad Policy"
"Newark has never been confronted
with greater problems than at the pres
ent time. The most important are not
political, except as politics may inter
fere with their proper solution. What
we need Is a policy which Will enable
us to get together on a broad plan OF
real municipal progress. forgetting all
small chickering's and petty jealousles.
"A matter which we all know to be
of the greatest Importance is the need
of extending our trolley facilities and
relieving the congestion which exists In
the central section. Extension of the
trolley lines would mean the develop
ment of new business centres. This In
turn would mean increase in property
valuations and more taxes for the city.
For the existing congestion there is one
remedy, and only one-action. Thus
far we nave failed In getting the proper
legislation. But the situation now is
intolerable and relief cannot longer be
denied. The city and the trolley in
terests should get together on a sane
basis for cooperation.
THE lack of trolley facilities at the
Park Mace terminal has been a source
of inconvenience and annoyance. Either
the station should be at the apex OF
the park, where the interests which con
troll the line own property, or there
should be trolley connection with the
present station. 1t would not be enough
to give direct access by way of the Null
berry street line alone.
would Abandon Canal.
1.-THE abandonment of the Morris canal
Is essential to q proper development OF
Newark's transit facilities. This would
involve the question of the removal OF
the present Centre Market-a proposition
which many favor. A rapid-transit line
along the bed of the canal. with q street
and DDSS1OiJ u tIOIt5 ilhc ~ thc
ground level, would yield immediate re-
lief to local traffic congestion and bring
Newark's business centre In direct touch
with a suburban territory capable of
large Development as a feeder for local
trade.
"For n considerable time the city of
Newark has been wrestling with the
problem of harbor improvement and wa
terway development, A ship canal has
been proposed, also municipal owner
shin of a large tract of-meadow land for
nurposes of reclamation. We have had
some interesting and instructive reports
from experts, but 1t seems to me we
have not vet got at the whole thing from
the right point of view.
'What the public wants to know is the
exact nature of the opportunities that
are offered. the means we possess TO take
advantage of them and the relative i'm
portance of the commercial and the In
dustrial advantages We shall be able to
rain. We must not burden our city with
a load of debt which 1t will be difficult
70 carry at the same time we must not
neglect any opportunity to make Newark
the great centre of industry and COM
merce. which its natural location and
other advantages qualify 1t TO be, The
questions involved are in a large measure
engineering questions, yet they require
for their correct solution a very broad
application of common sense.
"The success of our Industrial Ex-
position proved that Newark knows
how ! believe II Is the duty of our
public officials TO use every means in
their power to keep alive the spirit
Of enterprise which has produced
such results. There Is no city which
offers greater opportunities to the
manufacturer than Newark we want
new Industries to conle here. and in