Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-11
Defcnds AssembIyman McCabe.


To the Editor Of the Evening Star;
Sir-In writing this letter | DO SO
prompted by a principle Of justice.
Last evening Mayor Gregory, OF our
city, very unjustly attacked Assem-
blyman Laurence McCabe. The entire
charges, if they can be called such,
are so wantonly absurd that an intel
| ligent mind might readily pass the en-
tire discussion by, but, as the mayor
publicly declares, for purposes of po-
| ltical injury, that Mr.. McCabe, by his
actions in the Legislature, has shown
his unftness for the office, am ask
ing space in your valuable medium to
nail this malicious lie.
Among the great many important
and useful laws that Mr. McCabe has
caused to be enacted, / will cite only
a few Of the local measures he has
successfully carried through, and they
alone are sufficient for sane people to
Judge as to Mr.. McCabe's fitness. The
very first laws signed this year by
Governor Wilson were three measures
affecting South Orange which Mr..
McCabe fathered. Also, the labor bill,
which passed both houses, then re-
called from the Governor by the ap-
preparation committee, was again
passed by both houses and signed by
Governor Fielder last week. Also. his
bill amending Senate bill No. 43 of
"the seven sisters" measure passed.
also, the bill appropriating $4,000 to
East Orange for the coming celebra-
ton of the tiftieth anniversary OF that
tcity. This latter measure was signed
by Governor Fielder yesterday, and so
told BY the newspapers of this eve
ming. Yet, in face of this news, Mayor
Gregory openly and publicly declares
Assem- blyman McCabe did not pass a
single bill for East Oranges benefit.
Among the few bills are also the
buffers and polishers' bill and the
bill legalizing the South Orange fire
department. In addition to this, Mr..
McCabe rendered very valuable aid
and assistance in many labor and
other measures. and especially with a
measure fostered by the Firemen's
Mutual Benefit Association. These
citations are only few. Do they not
bespeak for the assemblyman a real
HtneSS Tor the ONCE
With Mayor Gregory's questionable
and unjust criticism, there is also in
Guided a strike at the Assemblyman
by a Mr.. Anderson, of the Excise
Board, for failure to report a bill
which Gregory, Anderson. ct al, had
drafted, and which would prevent all
bottled beer dealers in the State
from selling beer in East Orange.
| This bill If ii became a law would
allow only East Orange bottlers to
dispose of their product in that city.
| 1t was not only an aim at the bottlers
in the other large cities, but an in
| territorial scheme to eliminate the
sale of bottled beer to families in
| East Orange later on by ordinance
regulation. Even if the measure
passed and became effective, the
mayor and his Excise Board were
| ignored and no doubt are still
! ignorant of the fact that New York
grocery and department stores could
still deliver beer in East Orange
without license, being protected by
the Interstate Commerce laws. Great,
| brainy men!
| In the judgment of rational men,
the criticisms of Mayor Gregory are
made for a purpose.-a personal pur-
pose. He wants to be Governor of
New Jersey! God save the mark. }
He no doubt is trying to get in the
limelight. even if he has to resort
to unmanly tactics to do so. He
attacks a good Assemblyman, not be-
! cause he believes, as he has publicly
declared. that the man is unfit, but
because this Assemblyman was moi
willing to be tool in the hands OF