Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-28
SULzER MAN AS
CRITIC OF: WILSON
Hennessy Talks Before Mem
bers of the Newark Cham.
Der of Commerce.
SEES WIDE LATITUDE
TAKEN BY PRESIDENT
Refers to Selection of Wittpenn
for Federal Office and Atti-
rude of General Public.

John A. Henlnessy, "right-hand'
man for former Governor Sulzer, was
speaker at the regular monthly
dinner Of the Chamber of Commerce,
held in the old Telephone building,
last night. He had no assigned sub
ject. He spoke in criticism of Presi-
dent Wilson. He is a brother OF
senator Charles OConnor Hennessy,
of Bergen County
president Wilson can do things
and dabble in politics and get away
with it," he said. III any other poll
ticians attempted some of the things
the President has done they would
be criticised from one end or the
country to the other He breaks time
honored conventions and established
precedents; he pulls men out Of the
gives them other Jobs: and he even
tries to tell the New Jersey Legisla-
ture what laws 1t Is to pass.
"And nothing Is said in criticism.
Not one word Of censure is lodged
against him. Yet If James Nugent
or former Senator Smith, jr., attempt
ed anything like 1t they would be
criticised as criminals.
The President has introduced
new mentality. He does things that
are considered strange by all students
of civic events. Then the newspapers
and the periodicals applaud him. Take
a specific instance.
Nothing Is Said
HE takes Wittpenn out of a politi-
cal race and sets him up as captain
of the port of New York. Nothing is
said. It was all right. But let Mr..
Smith or Mr.. Nugent or any other
person attempt anything of this kind
and it would be characterized as a
perverted political deal. Yet the pub
lie has placed the placid hand of
peace on the party. Thus l say the
President has put New Jersey on the
map in a new thought"
Mr.. Hennessy then spoke in
lighter vein. He asked how the peo-
pie here could pay their taxes If II
were not for the commuters. He said
the last time he was here was dur
ing the Hancock presidential cam
paign. They gave him beer and sand
witches then, he said. He has always
remembered Newark by that beer
and those sandwiches.
Mr. Hennessy's address was i'm
promtu, he declared. He said he
hoped he was going to get off with
out saying anything. A large num-
Der of those present expected to hear
him tell of his Sulzer Investigations,
but were disappointed.
William Edwards, former street
commissioner of New York and now
with a local concern, preceded Mr..
Hennessy. He discussed the city's
welfare and its future.
Mr.. AItai Explains.
Henry S. Altai, president of the
Chamber of Commerce and toast
master of the evening, read a paper
explaining the origin of the chamber
and it's purpose. He said briefly:
I'VE have been asked many times
If we will not interfere with the Board
of Trade. Why should we? The
Board OF Trade, that old honorable
body, cannot do everything; she can
not have all the good ideas and New
ark long ceased to be a small town.
There are smaller cities than Newark
which have two or three commercial
organizations and they are doing a
splendid work for the community
We appreciate everything the Board
of Trade did for the city In the past
and we certainly shall be grateful to
that organization for every good they
will do in the future. 1t had in the
past and has at present splendid men,
who are untiringly working for the
welfare of this city. Is there more
publie-spirited citizen in this COM
munity than the honored president of
the Board of Trade, the well-known
and respected Augustus V. Hamburg?
Shouldn't we be proud of men like
r. C. Jenkinson. Curtis r. Burnett
and many others, who were working
for years unselfishly for the welfare
of our city? Now I ask you why
should we and how could we inter-
fere? There is enough room for them
and for us to work successfully for
the commercial, industrial and civic
uplift of our city.
Assistance to Newark.
mo unselfish, good citizens will ac-
cept privileges he will recognize his
duties. and if he has the welfare of
his city at heart he will do his share
in the great work of building up. We
are ready to fight side by side with
any organization in the interest of
Newark, but we feel that we can do
a great deal ourselves with our own
IDEAS. We have no competition, and
there cannot be a competition in the
work of common good. A church
might grow small and a few will go
together and build new one, and
instead Of one house there will be
worshiping in two edifices, but the
aim being the same, and the wor-
shippers always will remain brothers.
Morris R. Sherrerd, city engineer,
also referred to the attitude of the
Board of Trade towards the Chamber
of Commerce, remarl1ing that one of
the troubles of certain organization
was an inclination to criticize rather
than to cooperate in matters relating
to the city and cooperation. He
said boosts help rather than knocks
and that it seemed to him it was with
little grace to criticize and find fault
The work of developing the
meadows and constructing huge
docks for vessels, Mr. Sherrerd said
would necessitate the spending of a
lot of money and all of the aid pos
sible from the citizens was needed.
B. s. whitehead, of the firm OF
Whitehead & Hoag; Albert H. Bier
tuempfel, Board of Works commits