Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-08
PEOPLES
L ROSTRUM
Appeals to Progressive Voters

To the Editor of the Evening star
Under the title What the Fusion
Ticket Really Means" the New York
Evening Mail, the leading Progress
sive newspaper, says editorially, Au-
gust g. 1918:
THE fusion ticket for mayor (of
New York; and other city offices Is
a distinct and unmistakable victory
for the Progressive elements in all
parties. 1t is the expression OF
movement greater than any party be-
cause it represents the irrepressible
aspirations of the people to be rid of
political conditions that have ceased
to be tolerable. Progressive
Republicans, Progressive Democrats
and Progressive party can now work
together for good government and re-
joice that mere craftsmanship has been
eliminated from the fight.
The men who are hanging back,
grumbling and embittered, represent
only the reactionary and discredited
State leadership that has brought de-
feat and disaster to the Republican
organization. They are slow to recog-
nize the plain fact that they are no
longer controlling force in politics.
1t must be plain to every
thinking citizen, palmer now than
ever, that the day of bosses and mere
convention manipulators Is over and
that the progressive men of the COM
munity, regardless of party means,
can and will strive shoulder to Shout
der for the common good 4
The fusion ticket is a triumph moi
solely for the Progressive party, but
for the progressive cause in the high
est. broadcast, best sense"
Every word of the above will be
said with equal force and truth of a
fusion ticket in the city of Newark
and county of Essex, provided thai
the ticket is made up of men of the
highest calibre and of unimpeach.
able integrity-men whom it will bt
an honor and a privilege to vote for
men who will put the welfare of the
people above the welfare of any
| political party or any individual
Such ticket will receive the over
whelming support of the rank anC
file of voters. who are too Intelligent
to believe that virtue is limited t
| the confines of one political part,
and who, hang grown tired of hear
! ing the pot .all the kettle black,
are crying out in disgust "A playa,
on both your houses"
The fusion movement in Newarl
and Essex county in making rapit
strides. and is bound to succeed, be
! cause ii is based upon common sens
and because it is right and just. I
| is opposed only by the interested
politician, who sees in it his doom
and by those partisans who confus
a fusion ticket with amalgamatiol
of parties, and who apparently d.
not appreciate that political organi
cations can agree upon candidate
and vet retain their individuality a
organizations and keep on fighting
for the principles they cherish. TIL
fusion movement is interested onl,
| in the welfare of the city of Newarl
and county of Essex, and Is not con
cerned in the amalgamation of an
political organizations.
With three political parties bat
Ting for supremacy the great Amer
| lean principle of majority rule is 1
| jeopardy and minority rule bids fai
| to become firmly entrenched.
strong, clean fusion ticket, GOVERN
every office in the city and county
will surely win, and such a tickle
will positively be placed in the flel
IL the voters demand it. To accom-
plish this all progressive citizens, re
gardless of party affiliations, are in
vited to join this movement for goo
government, and are requested {
| send their names and addresses [
the undersigned for enrolment. Re
spectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. ROSENWASSER
| 1874 Broad street.