West-Jersey pioneer., 1877-10-18
GREAT SPEECH BY DIR. NEWELL.

Would light such birthstone match.
GREAT SPEECH BY DR.. NEWELL.
A large multitude of people gathered at
DR.. Newells residence at short notice,
in order to congratulate him upon his
nomination for Governor. The meeting was
enthusiastic in the extreme, and the appear
ance of the Governor was hailed by vocifer-
GUS cheers. Everybody seemed pleased
that their fellow citizen had been again so
greatly honored. Being called upon, he
made an exhaustive speech, the following
portions of which we commeLd to the atten-
tion of the people of New Jersey.
Ny Friends: am much cheered by your
enthusiastic congratulations at my nomina-
ton for the distinguished position of Chief
Executive officer of New Jersey. 1t was
not my expectation ever again to be placed
so prominently before the public, and had
much hesitation in occupying position so
difficult in its duties and so uncertain in its
conclusion; but my friends the manner in
which that nomination was rendered to your
humble fellow citizen, the character of the
gentlemen who composed that convention of
patriotic men, the unanimity with which
the selection seemed to be received, all ten
ded to constrain me from my individual in
clinations to retirement and attention to the
more congenial duties of private life, and I
am once more before you as candidate for
election to the highest public position within
the bestowal of the intelligent and discrim-
mating people of the State.
1t is twenty one years since 1 was called
to assume similar responsibility by the
first Republican Convention ever assem-
bled in New Jersey, which did me that
honor because mine was the only vote cast
by Representative in Congress from our
State against the Compromise Measures in
1850; measures which received general
support from Northern members for the
reason that whilst it embodied the fugitive
slave law, it craftily provided for the admis-
sion of California as free State. The peo-
pie ratified the action of that Convention of
advanced and liberty loving -meu; and l
sought, in return, to serve them faithfully.
Should their choice again kindly fall upon
me, they need not be assured how urgently
l shall be impelled by every consideration
of duty and gratitude to discharge efficiently
all the obligations imposed by this high Of
flee.
Of all the evils generated by the late de-
moralizing war, there is none greater than
the extravaganza which it engendered in
private affairs; and it is observable that,
whilst necessity has compelled private re-
trenchment our public expenditures have
not abated, but, on the contrary have been
enormously increased. This is shown by a
comparison of State disbursements, which,
in 1860, amounted to taco hundred thousand
dollars, with those of last year, which are
given in the Governors message at three
millions, three hundred and eighty-sir thou
sand dottdrs-a sum greater than the entire
expenses of the general government for
similar period of time under the administra-
ton of John Quincy Adams.
1t may be interesting to the taxpayers of
New Jersey to know in what manner this
great increase of our expenditures has been
effected, and for what purposes the peoples
money has been so lavishly disbursed,
therefore venture to institute brief COM
parison between the official reports of the
period when l retired from the Executive
office in 1860 and those of the year of 1875.
not having at hand the data of later years,
which regret. Our system of State govern
ment has gradually assumed an imperial
grandeur which does not comport with sim
plicity of Republican institutions, the fru-
gal habits and friendly tastes Of our people
and the Strengthened circumstances which
afflict our entire community.
Notwithstanding an entire discharge of
the duties as Commanders chief, which by
the law required parade and review of
the State Militia once each year, in the four
different divisions, the entire cost of the
State Militia was but sirty dollars in the year
1859, and observe, that in 1864 it was but
$90 In 1875 the estate Militia" as an
puars Dy the "Report of Joint Committees on
tuc lIcdouICI o nCCOuAO III tuO yCol 4CSo3
was 1905, 70, and the same report shows
that the estate Military" for the same gear,
is set down at $21, ,47O.7O, making a total
for the single year of ninety eight thousand
five hundred and thirty seven dollars and
five cents 1893, 537.O5) At one encamp-
ment, at Cape May, the amount paid out
of the State Treasury was twenty-five thou
sand four hundred dollars and forty-one
cents ($22. .4OO.41.) If my friends, you could
examine the items of this expenditure, I
am sure that your astonishment would be
overwhelming in the extreme. And in this
connection, beg you carefully to consider,
in view of the fact that SO many branches Of
State government are already possessed by
military gentlemen, whether a fair balance
will be maintained between the civil and
military citizenship of the State, and if the
expenses of State administration will not be
necessarily and greatly increased by the
elevation to the position of Commander-in-
Chief my distinguished and honorable COM
petitor, late Major General in the o. S.
army, who has SO lately given to the world
his opinion and judgment on the wisdom
and necessity Of a large increase of the mil
itary arm of the service. The State Prison
l-also in possession Of distinguished soldier
has run into the same current Of extrava
gance which characterises other depart
ments as will be observed by comparison
In 1850 we find $18, ,601.95, against $751;,
954.25 for 1874. In 1860 the expenses O
the Legislature was $ss,0e1,2O, in 1871
$65, ,e57.9S.
In 1850 the Judiciary was paid $50, ,Oos, 80
J in 1874 $107, ,569.2e. And this does not in