Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
SOCIALISTS PUT
MANY QUESTIONS
UP TO RAYMOND
Their County Committee Scores
Campaign Methods of May
orally Candidate.

A letter containing number OF
pertinent queries was addressed to
Thomas l.. Raymond, Republican can
didate for mayor, by the Socialist
County Committee last night. The
letter demands a reply to a number
or questions on municipal government
which were addressed to the candi-
dates at the beginning of the cam
paign and which have been ignored by
him. The letter is as follows.
Newark, N. J., Oct. IS, 1914.
Mr.. Thomas l.. Raymond:
Early in the campaign we addressed
to you series of questions bearing
on the high cost of living, the grow
ing problems of unemployment, the
abolition of contract labor and graft,
adequate school accommodation for
working class children. and the shame
less exploitation of this community by
the Public Service Corporation and its
allied interests.
AS yet we have not even the reply
that common courtesy would demand,
saying nothing of the right that every
citizen has to know the views of those
who desire office. Why have you not
answered? Because you know we
have no newspaper to give publicity
to the questions? Or because we are
of the working class, and you are too
busy making sure of the ''men of
influence? Or that you are relying
not on any real claim or merit you
yourself possess, but rather In enough
mud being thrown at Mr.. Haussling
to cause enough citizens in their dis
gust voting for you to insure your
election? If that is your method of
winning, you are welcome to mon
opoly of II. Or is 1t that you are
waiting until the last moment, so
there is not time to weigh and
analyze what you may say or dis
close?
More Questions Asked.
II 1t not he iese majestic, we would
ask some more foolish questions for
wise answers:
First--Ts 1t true that both the Anti
Saloon League members and the
brewing interests are being assured
by you or your friends that you will
favor their respective positions IL you
be elected. TO us the question is not
q vital one, as we know that whether
Sunday be wet or dry, beefsteak will
still cost as much on Monday, and
job as difficult to get any or every
day of the week. But Socialists de-
spise hypocrisy, and detest those who
try to work both ends against the
middle"
Second-You assail the high taxes
and wasteful expenditures of the
Haussling administration. We chal-
lenge you to show how you will re-
duce taxes or cut down the running
expenses of government without stop
ping public improvements. thus add
ing to the great number Of unemploy-
ed, or without further crippling the
already Inadequate and starved lower
grade public schools. In fact, In
your speeches you are already con-
ceding that all you hope to do is
keep taxes where they are" If
you can but co what the present In
cumbent is doing, wherein Is "the
change you say the people are de-
manding, and why should we dis
place a man at least familiar with
the Office for one who must learn at
our expense? And who, when he has
learned, will try mot to permit
things to get any worse" Name the
employees you will discharge or whose
salary won will reduce. We will
wager you have no intention of re-
ducing the $4,000 salary of the
Mayor, but rather, II there be any
reduction II will be at the expense
of tho overworked clerks and cuspi-
dor cleaners, who at all times do the
real work, while the over-paid higher
officials look wise and attend clam
bakes.
Thirds 1t true that you or your
friends have given assurances that In
the event of your election. the Penn
sylvania Railroad is to receive "its
share of the good things" lat the ex-
pense of Newark as the Public Ser
vice. Prudential, Fidelity Trust allies
have under this and past administra-
tons?
ESSEX COUNTY SOCI LIST
PARTY,
Milo c. Jones, County Secretary.