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| RCfCAC Nooi oNs
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| TRENTON, Sept. 2s, 1893 The platform
| as presented to the convention is as fol-
| lows
! We, the Representatives of the Demo-
| cratic party in State Convention as
| sembled, reaffirming our devotion e the
great and vital prineiples Of the Demo
cratic party on National issues. and be-
| lieying, however, that the coming state
| campaign should be fought out on state
| issues and for the redemption OF the State
! from Republican extravaganza corruption
| and misrule. declare the paramount issues
| in the coming campaign to be equal tax
4 ation home rule, honest State and MUM
| cpal government, the aboishment of use
/ liess and expensive State commissions. the
| reduction Of the large present expenses
| of the State government TO the economical
standard maintained for years under
| Democratic rule the reduction of official
| salaries. the abolishment OF the fee sys-
| tenn and the placing of all ofiicials on a
\ salary basis the enactment of laws III
| the interests of organized labor and Tor
the protection of the wageworker5 OF the
State the repeal of all laws that abridge
| the rights of juries TO fix the amount OIL
| damages in cases where the death of q
| person is caused by wrongful act. and
the release of the administration of State
| affairs from the control OF corporations
and their restoration to the authority Of
| the people.
| We demand that the tax laws Of this
] State be amended to provide Tor the tax
alton of all property, real and personal
not used for religious. charitable or edu-
/ cational purposes in accordance with the
| mandate of the Constitution, which says:
Property Shall be assessed for taxes uia-
der genesal laws, and by uniform rules,
| according to its true value. "
We charge the Republican party, which
| has had complete control of all branches
Of the State government during the past
three years, with having violated the
pledges it made to the people before be-.
ing entrusted with power.
NJ charge tine Republican party WITH
| having created useless and needless State
| Commissions at the expense Of thousands
of dollars to the people Of TINS state,
| and pledge the Democratic party to the
enactment of laws that will secure their
| abolishment
We charge that the Republican, party
| has been guilty of gross extravaganza in
the administration of State affairs, and
| that the expenses of the State govern
| ment, under Republican rule, have been
| Increased nearly half million dollars an,
| nually, and are now largely in excess of
! what they should be for an honest and
T economical administration OF the govern
ment beyond the annual revenues of the
| State by thousands of dollars. We pledge
the Democratic party TO reduction OF
expenses and an economical and business
| like administration of the affairs of state.
We charge that Ihe salaries Of public
| officials are far in excess of what they
should be, and pledge the Democratl,c,
| party to the enactment of laws that will
secure the reduction of the same. We
| pledge the Democratic party to the en-
actment of laws that will abolish the fee
| system in all State and county offices,
and place all such public officials on "a
salary basis, tnerepf SAVING 70 the Peppi,e
OF TINS state tnousands q ootiars' Wiee1 Whie1
| Will revert 10 the puDIic treasury insteau
| of to the pockets of the officeholder.
| We condemn the action of the recent
Republican Legislatures WHICH refused
almost every request mace Ior Ieglsla. g5a.
O.
! and repealed acts passed by Democrallc
LeglslatuTess Tor the prolectloh q lle
Wage-Wofkefss Of New Jersey. ana we
| pledge our party 10 give proper consider-
alton to the views ADOPTED py tne counciis
or organized labor
We charge roster n. yoorhees, sEs
Republican candidate Tor Governor, Win
| being ans enemy OF organized labor, ara
! that he has proved his hostility ~ lis
official acts while acting as Governor oi
the State.
We favor the repeal OF aIi laws aprldS-
| ing the right OF Jurles 70 ilx the amour
OF damages N cases Whefe me aea 2 q
a person is causcl py wrongful act and
condemn the brusai opinions liled Oy taS
Republican judges IN constructing sueh
laws
We favor the amendment to the laws ef
fhe Stare providing severe penalties 70
discrimination in The liking of rdses fer
transportation Of freight in any wise IN
iuriolis to the farmers or other people of
this State. We charge thai the Repub-
lican party is under the domination and
control Of the corporations and trusts Of
this State. and refer the voters to the
numerous acts passed by recent Republic
can Legislatures Tor the benefit Of corpor-
afions. foreign and domestic, at the ex-
,,siYs nense Of The people. and also to cali at
fention to the silence of the platform
adopted BY the recent Republican conven-
ing the interests Of trusts and corpora
tians
We declare that the thanks of the peo-
ri ~ !; T. -, - - ;1rs,.s ~ tha Ar-r,vT7snd.