The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-27

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William Mckinley was commissioned by
the American people to restore confidence;
to establish tariff system under which
American labor and capital might recover
from the blighting effects of the Wilson
bill; save our financial system from the
dangers of Organism, that American en-
terprise might go boldly forward to the
development of our resources.
Under his administration business has
revived, labor has found employment and
prosperity is returning. These things
have been accomplished notwithstanding
the fact that in his efforts to execute the
| peoples mandate the President has been
hampered with a hostile Senate. How
much more can be accomplished if for the
remainder of his term the President and
his administration have the support and
sympathy of Congress friendly in both
| branches
During the present Congress this State
has enjoyed commanding influence by
having Republican Senator and dele
CATION in the lower house unanimously of
the same faith. They have been most dill
gent and successful in their labors for the
best interests of our State and nation, and
we cordially endorse their work and thank
| them in the name of the people of New
Jersey.
We take special pride as Jerseymen
that the eminent citizen whom this State
| gave to the National Administration cleo
ted in 1896, has been so singularly capable
and potential in the office of Vice Presi-
| dent and has invested that station with
dignity and influence Jsse
We heartily endorse the conduct of our
State affairs by Governor John w. Griggs
during his incumbency, which illustrated
the highest ideal of an executive, and full
ly met the expectations of purified adj
ministration which his election raised in
the people of New Jersey And we hold
it to be subject of pride to our State that
he has been summoned by the President
to assume as a patriotic duty the charge
Of one of the most important and respon-
sible departments of the National Gov
eminent. The brilliant record he has
made as Attorney General of the United
States during an unexpected and most try
ing emergency has given our State re-
newed occasion for qualification.
We heartily endorse and approve the
brief but brilliant administration of Act
ing Governor Foster M. Voorhees,. Com
ing to the Executive chair from long ex-
perience in the legislative branch of the
government he was peculiarly fitted to
discharge the civil duties thus unexpect-
edly thrust upon him; and it is known of
all men that diligence, fidelity and SIN
cere desire for the public welfare have
characterized his every executive act.
We especially commend him for his un-
firing devotion to- the interests of our
soldiers and sailors Whether encamped
IN this or in other States they never were
beyond the Acting Governors watchful
eye nor outside the zone of his efficient
care.
We tender our thanks to the citizens of
this and other States who inspired by a
patriotic impulse, have left their homes
and occupations to sustain the arms of the
State and the nation. We recognize their
devotion to duty, whether in camp or on
the field of combat, and we pledge our
selves to the full and liberal recognition
of all the proper claims of our patriotic
heroes
We recognize the special revenue law
as necessary war measure and recon-
mend its repeal as soon as will be justified
by the reduced expenses of all the govern
ment.
We approve the annexation of the Ha-
waiian islands and view this act as an i'm
portant step in the advance of American
civilization and we favor the construct
ion OF the Nicaraguan canal under the
control of the government.
Three years ago we appealed to the vot-
ers of New Jersey to unite in rescuing the
State from the grasp of a political oligarchy
which had brought every department and
institution of the State, the internal affairs
of our cities and towns and even the NOR
ais of this Commonwealth into subser-
viency to their ends.
They had squandered the State revenue
by the creation of useless offices and by
classifying bills of supply, and had sought
to prostitute every branch of the State
government to partisan and personal pur-
poses. With splendid majorities the peo-
pie of almost every county in the State
responded to our appeal and committed
the legislative and executive branches of
the government to the care of the Repub-
liean party. We promised them clean,
honest and economical administration of
State government, in the interest and for
the welfare of the whole people This
promise has been faithfully kept. Hav
ing blotted from the statute books the
laws under which the most infamous form
OF race-track gambling had brought ig
nominy and disgrace upon the State, we
have embodied in the constitution an
amendment forever prohibiting re- enact
ment of such laws we have banished par
tisanship from statutes and delivered the
several State institutions, boards and com
missions from political control In offices
Of the State, and the larger counties we
have substituted reasonable salaries for
the fee system and thus covered into the
public treasury, for the benefit of the peo-
pie, large sums which were formerly used
for political purposes.
We have doubled the annual appropria-
ton for the support of our free school sys-
TEN. We have relieved the taxpayers of
the several counties by distributing
amongst them annually more than $780,
600 Of the tax received by the State from
railroad corporations.
We have increased the appropriation for
good roads We have made liberal appro-
priations for the support and proper care
of the insane, the feeble minded and other
unfortunate detectives of the State. We
have paid off over half million of the
public debt We have expended in the
necessary construction and extension of
State institutions over 81 900, 900, and not
withstanding these disbursements for the
public benefit, we are able, through
rigid and judicious economy, to show an
increase in the balance in the State Treas
ury OF 5000, 600, as compared with 1898,
the year in which the voters of New Jer-
sey set the seal of condemnation upon
Democratic misrule.
We have codiied and condensed many
of the cumbersome and complex State
statutes, and this important and necessary
work will be continued to completion
The full list of the beneficent legislative
acts since the State passed under Repub-
lican control is too long to be recited here,
but the statute books and public records
of the State are filled with evidences of
the faithfulness with which we have re-
deemed the pledges made three years ago.
We here and now renew these pledges
We promise continuance of the policy of
rigid economy in every department of the
State government, liberal appropriations
for purposes of public necessity and wei
fare, continued opposition to extravagant
and wasteful use of the public money, leg
islation for the benefit and other elevation
of the laboring people, for the promotion
of the agricultural and industrial interests
of the State and the general good and well
being of all
The time has again come for the people
of the State to rally around the standard
of good government, and we appeal to all
the patriotic voters of New Jersey to give
their voices and votes to avert dire calam-
ity which would result from RELOCATING
the State again to the hands of the politi-
cal jobbers and INSCRIPTIONS ringsters
who are seeking to regain their lost con-
troll.
The nominating speech was made by
Congressman Fowler, who said: