Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10
QU|zzES
SENATOR COLGATE
Colby Campaign Manager
Wants to Know a Lot of
Things.

In an open letter to Senator Austen
Colgate, of Essex county, Axel V.
Beeken, one of the foremost Progress
sives in New Jersey, and who con-
Quoted the Everett Colby campaign
for Governor, takes exceptions to
events now transporting and in which
Senator Colgate figures conspicu-
ously.
The Beeken letter has been given
to the press.
Mr.. Beeken puts it in this way:
Dear Sir-The issuance of a letter,
hanging out the latch-string, by a
committee of which you are men,
Der. following so closely upon your
attendance at the Progressive din
ner in honor of Irving X. Taylor, will
be considered by many persons more
than a mere coincidence. While your
letter is not addressed to the Progress
sive party as such, it is quite evident
that it is intended to apply more par
ticularly to members of that party.
In any event, I suppose any citizen,
not a member of the Republican
party, who reads the letter may con-
slider it as being addressed to him, no
matter how humble mis- position may
be.
LAS a citizen who is not MEM
Der of the Republican party l sup
pose | may consider that the invita-
ton extended applies, among others,
TO me, and l therefore take the
liberty of addressing this communl-
cation to you for the purpose of as
certaining your views on various SUD-
jects that may be of interest in con-
nection with this matter.
Queries as to G. o. P. Platform.
Does the Republican party of New
Jersey have the following planks IN
its platform; A demand 1or tne
Initiative. the referendum and the re-
call, including the recall of judicial
decisions; a demand for a state con-
stitlitional convention and gateway
amendment to the State constitution;
woman suffrage; home rule in municl-
pal affairs, including matters of tax
alton; the right of a municipality TO
take over public utilities upon JUST
compensa ton, or the establishment
by the Public Utility Commission OF
rates affording a reasonable return
upon the physical valuation of the
properties only; the gradual reduc-
ton of tax on Improvements and the
gradual increase of tax on land; the
recognition of the right to strike ana
the right to use all lawful means 10
render the strike effective; the ex-
emption of labor organizations from
statutes forbidding combinations IN
restraint of trade; prohibiting the IS
suance of injunctions in trade ols-
putes without a hearing on notice
and only upon the certificate of the
chief magistrate of the municipality
that he is unable to protect property;
the prohibition of child labor, ana
other blanks of social and Industrial
Justice; the strengthening of the trust
laws commonly known as the seven
Sisters;' the enactment of 'blue-sky
law; the classification of grade cross
ings in order of their danger ana
the continuous elimination of the
same in the order of their classlfi-
cation; a uniform elSnt-houf Ia"
and the short ballot?
Another Set of Questions.
"If there are any of the ABOVE
nlanks which are not contained IN the
Renublican platform, but in Whlch
YOU personally beneVe' kihuiy
cate such planks? it,.
"Do YOU approve of the action or
tho Republican national convention
of 1912 In nominating Mr.. Taft?
"Do YOU approve of the candidacy
NJ Poles Penrose, Joseph H. Foraker
and Mr.. Gallinger?
fare you proud of the record OF the
Republican freeholders of ESSEX
county? If so, why?
"Do YOU think the appointment OF
Mr.. Dalrymple as county attorney Is
good one? Ar, MT,
oil as secretary of the Republican
County Committee is good policy?
"Do you think David Baird, Dan
Voorhees,. Dory' Strong, etc, are
eliminated from the Republican
party?
turning down of Louis V. Aronson
bv. the Republican machine When he
was running for mayor two years
ago?
.'Do you think the Republican ma
chine would loyalty support a reform
candidate for mayor. for sheriff, Tor
SURROGATE? If so. why2
'The National Progressive platform
of 1912 is called a contract with the
peopIe. Do YOU think that the Pro-
gressive leaders, as honorable men,
can turn their back on this platform
and re-enter the Republican party?
"Do you think that If Colonel
Roosevelt should get majority OF
the Republican Delegates in 1916 the
Republican National Committee
would permit these delegates to be
seated? If So why?"
Mr.. Beeken concludes his letter by
an expression of faith in Senator
Colgate giving frank answers to his
questions.