The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-17
CUTLER ON TAXES.
The Changers Candidate for
Governor Talks at the
Farmers Picnic.
WANTS WOMEN TO VOTE.
Never Was a Candidate When
There Was a Chance OF Election,
and Was Never Beaten.
WANTS WOMEN TO VOTE.

Aug. IL, o5o.-ToHlicidiiS
day at the Changers picnic at Turtles
Grove today brought between 5000 and
1900 persons to Swinefield Bridge.
The total abstinence features of the
picnic We're rigidly enforced again to-
day. and the grounds kept clear OF gam
blers by Detective Robert Haggerty, Of
Newark. The bottled beer peddlers were
on hand early this morning and attempt
ed several clever ruses to get near enough
to the grove to do business. One large
wagon stood by the entrance TO the
grounds with immense signs labelled
snuff on each side, and the proprietor
did a rushing trade until Detective Hag-
gerty discovered that the snuff was
sold in beer bottles.
MR.. CUTLER TALKS.
The speakers in the afternoon were
Augustus w. Cutler of Morristown. who
is advocated as the Democratic candidate
for Governor. and Farmer Van Ripper,
a Republican stump orator from Irving
ton. Both talked politics in an abstract
way and kept the audience Interested.
Mr.. Cutler said in substance: u am not
going to ak politics, but I intend as a
farmer to address some plain facts to
farmers One of the most important
matters that claim the of
farmers at the present time is that of
taxes. For many years and at the
present time the and owners and house
holders, no matter how small their in
comes. have been compelled to pay the
majority of the taxes There is a cry
ing. need for reform and economy in
State expenditures. and it matters not
which of the two great political parties
takes up this reform, they should be
given the unanimous support of the
farmers of New Jersey. This reform
must be accomplished and the farmers
must insist upon it.
FAvORS TAX FOR BICYCLES.
GAS regards the taxation of church
property, l do not believe that there is a
church congregation or a church member
of the State that would want to shirk
any of their responsibilities or duties to
the State or Government. Church mem
bers do not object to paying taxes on
church property. Why should they? By
SO doing they lessen the amount Of
taxes paid on their homes and farms,
| while others who would under exist
| ing circumstances pay no taxes, but who
are interested in churches, would bear
| their proper share of the cost of pro-
| lection given them by The law"
In speaking of good roads Mr.. Cutler
| announced homself as an enthusiastic
| bicycler, and declared his belief that the
bicycle was a good thing and had come
| to stay. AS a means of recreation and
| enjoyment, he said the bicycle was bound
| to supersede the horse within a few
years.
A few weeks ago, Mr.. Cutler said he
| had been approached by a farmer, VINO,
| after praising the efforts of cyclers to
| secure good roads. suggested that the
| cyclers ought to bear II part OF the
| expense, as they at the present time
| enjoyed all the privileges Of a horse
| man on the road. but were compelled
to pay no tax on their wheels Mr..
| Cutler had reported the conversation to
the Sahcdelica Bicycle Club, of which
| he is a member. and that organization
had adopted resolutions favoring the
| passage of a law placing a tax of 5o
| cents a year on bicycles. This, Mr.. Cut
Ter declared. would add over 100000 per
| veal to the amount of money raised for
roads.
STATE ECONOMY NEEDED.
| In the matter of economy in state
| Government Mr.. Cutler declared that a
| great reform was necessary. The rail-
| roads and corporations all over the
State, he said, paid big amounts OF taxes
| into the State treasury, that instead OF
| tightening the burdens of the farmers
went to pay high salaries TO useless
| officers. 1t was an injustice and an en-
| ormity, he declared, to pay the Governor
| $40. 900 a year for the comparatively slight
| duties demanded of him., while the big
| State of New York only paid the same
| amount to her Chief Executive. rms
| could not have beer done by one party
| alone. and so could not be made into
| political capital.
WANTS WOMEN SCHOOL OFFICERS,
MIR. Cutler aid that the friends OF
| free schools should favor and vote for
| an amendment to the Constitution grant
| ing to women the right to hold office
| as school trustees. This had been al
| ready Endorsed at numerous State ana
| National meetings of the Grange Asso-
| citation. hi ex-Congressman retired
| amid loud and long-contSnued applause.
Farmer Van Ripper agreed with Mr..
| Cutler that nothing could be more bene-
| fetal to a community than good roads,
but suggested that he cost of building
| the roads should be SO arranged that
| part of the burden would fall ON fu-
ture generations. As women already
ruled the world, he said, he saw no rea-
| son why they should not vote at school
| elections. He declared that he was,
however, a woman's rights man sciear
through and would not stop ait school
| elections, but wanted women to be given
all the rights and privileges of the other
sex in matters appertaining to govern
ment.
IS IN THE GUBERNAToRIAL COACH,
Mr.. Cutler was interviewed on the
picnic grounds regarding his candidacy
| for Governor. He said:-sI am simply a
passenger in this coach. Other people
are doing the driving, and where they
are going l don't know. I have made
no attempt to make capital for myself,
and shall not do so-shall not try to
influence anyone. The bosses l under