The Penn's Grove record., 1889-09-21

Essex named Hon. Geo. A. massey
Gen. las. +. Rushing named Frank Ma
0ovsn. of Trenton land Foster M. Voor'
| hees named John kean, Jr., OF Union.
On the first ballot GIubb received
a64 votes; Kean, 162; Halsey, 81; Ma
| gowan, 10; Brewer, 1. On second pa''
lot Grubb was nominated by receiving
353 votes; Kean, l39; Mcgowan, W
Halsey, I; GIiggs, Z.
salem county rast her 16 votes FOL
| Grulib each time. Gloucester county
voted ON first ballot Grubh, ID; Ma
rowan. 5; Kcan, 4; Brewer, l. vi
second ballot, Grub, Is; Mcgowan, i
Kean l..
After some wild and enthusiastic
cheering the platform Vas read
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The platform begins with an unquai''
| fed endorsement Of u - Chicago nation
| al platform of 1883 aud a pledge OF con
Gdepce in President Ilarrison's admin
istration. Tire platform then contln'
ues:
I'VE declare ourselves pledged "a
| local elf.goyemment in townships, city
and county. We are in harmony with
that proyisions of the State Constitn-
ton which declares 1.-THE Legislature
shall not pass local or special laws re-
pulating the internal affairs of towns
and couutieJ," the spirit of which pro-
vision was not only ignored, but flag
rantly violated by the last Legislature.
The Legislature Of 1889 stands without
a laralled in the history OF the state In
the character Of its majority.
1t was partisan, it was arrogant, IL
was p~rofigate. 1t passed its ubiquitous
partisan ~lepealers, its ~enactnlents Tor
the redistricting of the state, Its new
charters for munich alities, and It's acts
for the creation of new offices only after
deals and promises of appointment
made between the Iegisl tive and exc
cutive branches of the state gov M
ment. 1t is opeu and lwt riouS history,
since fulfilled, thai municipal charters
were passed and foisted upon the peo-
pie upon twenty-four hours publica-
ton through the efforts and votes OF
those who were to and did take Office
under them. 1t entered into munich
palities and counties against public
protest. and absolutely annihilated tex
isting methods of local government,
destroyed ward boundaries and over
threw all Just basis of local represents
ton in local boards, in defiance OF the
bill OF rights in the constitution OF the
state, which aflirms that all political
power is Inherent in the people. 1t
not only repndrated all attempts at bal
lot reform rendered it by the voice OF
united labor aud a universal public
sent mrnt. hut ii tramplpd upon every
mblance of far 'l-eiionS by the re.
peal of all the protective provisions OF
existing laws for the registration and
honest return Of the result of elections
in the several municipalities Of the
state. Its record is a blot upon the
history of the state"
The platform declares for the Austria
liam ballot system, reform in legal pro-
cedure and for a strieler enforcement
of the Compulsory Education and Of
the Anti-Child labor laws.
1.-The present system of taxation OF
corporate property and franchises for
state purposes has become the settled
policy of the state by the enactments
passed in 1884, devislng the method for
the taxation Of such property, which
acts have since been sustained and up
held as constitutional by the highest
courts of the state. The plan thus
adopted meets public approval.
These laws were formulated and EN-
grated upon the statute. books Ut the
state by the wisdom of the Republican
party is committed TO these measures,
and to the Strengthening and uphold
ing of the same.
We recognize the fact that there is a
pressing demand for greater economy
liz all departments of the state govern
ment. The expenditures Of the state
under twenty-one years of Democratic
executive control have increased the
public burthens beyond that made nee
essary by the increasing population,
and we promise, if given power, to
Intimate all unnecessary expenses in
every department.
With the National Republican Con-
vention of 1888, we declare that the
Republican party of the nation stands
for purity, for temperance and the pre-
seryation of the home. a-aE Il
The Republican party of New Jersey
stands committed by its platforms and
legislative attachments to the most
thorough measures that will he sustai :
ed by the people, aud pledges itself to
such legislation as will most speedily
and thoroughly eradicate the evil Of in
temperance.
We resent the intrusion of the liquor
power, as an organized force, into the
politics of the state. The attitude of
the two parties oil this question is 81
clearly marked that no intelligent voter
can he deceived by any omission Of
either to make a declaration on this
subject.
We heartily commend and unquali-
liedly endorse the action of the Repub-
a minority In the Legislature OF
1889 upon all questions of morality and
state and party policy"
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