The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-17
HIS SALUTATORY.
Governor Werts's First
Words to the People as
Chief Executive Of
the State.
TRUSTS SEVERELY CONDEMNED.
Especially When They Aim to
Control Water, Coal and
the Cereals.
POLITICAL PURIFICATION.
Party Operations by Primary Cau-
Gus and Convention S hould Be
Regulated by Law.
POLITICAL PURIFICATION
TRUE DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE
The Earnest Words of a Man Who
Will Rule For All the People
and Not For a Party.


and Not For Party.
The following is the full text of Gov
ernor Werts' inaugural address, de-
livered at Trenton today
Gentlemen. of the Senate and General
Assembly and FelloaD Citizens:
lenter upon my dut 5 Governor OF
New Jersey with deep, and l trust.
realizing sense OF the responsibilities and
obligations thereby assumed. Those
responsibilities and obligations l
shall endeavor to meet and dis
charge, In such manner. under Divine
guidance, as will merit your appreciation
and promote the welfare of rhe Common
wealth. TO that end it is essential, that
SO far as depends upon executive action,
there be prudent and economical admin
istration, with taxation proportional
thereto; that eXtravagant expenditures
be avoided and all expenses curtailed
where properly permissible; that unneces-
sary new offices be not created; that
sinecures in existing offices and depart
ments be abolished; that different offices.
relating to the same or kindred subjects,
be consolidated. aud salaries and OF her
charges correspondingly reduced; that
upright and capable public officials be
appointed and held to rigid accountable
ity; that honest elections be held and
acquiescence in their honest results in
sured; that monopolizing ordinations.
in restraint of legitimate commercial
competition, be prevented, and the right
Of municipalities to local self govern
ment, in the choice of their governing
bodies and the management Of their local
affairs, asserted aud upheld.
I5 is likewise important that the con-
stitutional limitations of The legislative.
executive and judicial departments be
observed and respected that each be con-
dned to its appropriate sphere. within
which it shall be unrestrained and free
from dictation or unauthorized interf err
ence from any source whatever. Time
and experience. it is truthfully said, have
demonstrated the wisdom Of the triple
division of the powers of governme Mt.
Equally have they demonstrated The
necessity to the dignity and efficiency of
all, that each department be independent
aud untrammelled in the exercise of its
constitutional prerogatives.
PEOPLE, NOT PARTY.
I cannot, although the chosen repra-
sentative of q party. regard the high
Office committed to my keeping otherwise
<I,o n IL ho n mi 1icfo rsA
| for the public good. That obligation is
| imposed, IRE -pective Of the political con-
| ditions which vested its possession. As
citizens, and as BELTS the character of our
government, we arc divided into oppos-
| ing but not necessarily hostile parties.
Political differencesdo not imply person al
enimosities or political i'll will. Differing
in our ideas Of Federal policy and State
| administration, We submitted our differ
ences to the established tribunal, and to
It's decree we all are bound to yield loyal,
| If not cheerful, obedience. While it is
| the right and duty of the successful party
| in such contest to assume tho direction
| and control of affairs, it Is, nevertheless,
elso incumbent upon it Gin the language
| of Jefferson) that it do SO. Bearing in
mind this sacred principle--Ihat though
| the will of the majority is In all cases to
prevail. that will to be right must be
| reasonable; that the minority possess their
| equal rights, which equal laws must pro-
| tecr, the violation Of which would be
| oppression"
| Having thus generally remarked upon
the nature and character Of the executive
| office and the discharge Of the duties
| deyoIved uponit, proceed to such mat
ters as seem to justify particular mention.
| Under that provision of our State Con-
stitulion, which provides that the retir-
| ing Governor shall transmit his annual
message, showing the condition of the
| State, TO the legislative bodies in advance
OF the Installation Of his successor, that
duty has been performed by my distin-
| guished predecessor, in the thorough and
| exhaustive manner for which he is noted.
| That fact enables me in great degree TO
| avoid details and contine myself more
| closely within the limits of the conven-
tional inaugural address.
The financial condition of the State, as
| presented by the Comptroller. is of the
| most gratifying character. Its revenues
are ample Tor all ordinary purposes and
/ contingencies, aud are more than keeping
pace with the increase of population and
| the heavier outlays thereby necessitated.
The imposition Of any governmental
State tax, for the last few years omitted.
is therefore, still unnecessary. This hap
| py situation is the direct result of Cover
nor Abbett's labors In the cause of tax
reform and his able management Of our
financial affairs.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
In view of this prosperous condition.
/ the penal and charitable institutions of
| the State may properly claim attehtion.