New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-23
fidelity and a sincere desire for the public welfare

votion to the interests Of our soldiers Whether
beyond the Aciing 81 G SNs Satch{u eye We
Snder our thanks TO the citizens Of his and othet
enelf homes and occupations 70 sustain the arms
We recognize their devotion 10 du'y whether in
camp or On the field Of combat, and pledge our
| Tho misconduct or the Incompetence II any OF
surcd tha. the Presider. and bis consti,utona adj
visers will make such invest igat tons will bring
| the offenders. regardless of past present pot-
ca al Affiliations. 70 punishment .os-
sary wor measure. and recommend its Fepeal as
| Of the Governm6n it''''' 'S inc
REFORMS ACCOMPLISHED.
Three years appealed 20 the voters OF
NewJersey to unite In their efforts IN rescung the
State from the grasp OF political oligarchy which
had brought every department and institution OF
! the State the internal affairs Of our cities and
towns and even the morals Of this commonwealth
! into suhserviency 10 their ends. They had squan-
dered the State revenues by the creation OF useless
Offices. and by falshed bills Of supplies. and had
! sought 20 prostitute every branch OF the state
| government to partisan and personal purposes
| With splendid majority the people Of almost
every county In the State responded to our appeal.
and committed the legislative and executive branch
| OF government 10 the care Of the Republican
| party. We promised them clean. honest and
| economical administration OF said government N
| the interest and for the welfare Of the people
| This promise has been faithfully kept
Having blotted from the statute books the laws
by which the most Infamous form OF racetra rack
the state, We have embodied IN the constitution
men9 Of SUCH law We have bahiyhcd partisan
| ship from our statutes and delivered the several
Soca conrC IN Doa oscs a ~ Re STATE and the
larger counties We have substituted reasonable
int@ the 0ubc tresses FOR the benea Of the
people large sums which were formerly uSed 10Y
political purposes.
MONEY WELL SPENT
We have doubled The annual appropriation for
the support OF our free-schoo system. We have
relieved the taxpayers OF the several counties by
distributing among them annually moro than $500
Oco OF the tax received by the state from railroad
corporations. We have increased the appropr-
alton for good roads We have made liberal APP
propriations for the support and proper OF
the insane the feeble minded and other unfortu-
detectives Of the State. We have paid on
over 100000 Of the public debt. We have expended
in the necessary construction and extension OF
| State institutions s. 0OOoOO and notwithstanding
these disbursements FOR the public benefit we are
Snow an meas in The baa1ce in the state Treas
ury OF S2OOpO compared win ls" the
year in which the voters OF New-Jersey set the
seal OF condemnation upon Democratic misrulo.
We have codhed and condensed many Of The cum
bersome ana complex State sta tutes and ms I'M
portant and necessary work will he continued TO
PLEDGES RENEWED.
The full list Of the benencent legislative acts
since the state parscd under Republican control Is
TOO long to recite here hut the statute books and
public records Of the State filed with evidence
OF the faithfuness with which have redeemed
the pledges 81 three years ago We hero and
now these pledges. We promise contnu-
ance OF Tho policy OF rigid economy IN cyery De,
parment. liberal APPROPRIATIONS ior PurlosgS ~,
public necessity ana welfare continued opi'Sl w
| 10 extravagant and wasteful use OF the public
ton OF the lahoring people Tor the promotion Of
the agricultural and industrial Interests OF the
The tine has again come for the people Of the
State to rally around the standard II good gov
jersey 10 give Their voices and votes TO aver,
ore ,, w nc nv lands - the rolticai lob
s o Tee eaf q lRsT p Conro
ONE SENTENCE CUT OFT.
Mr. Murphy took the floor and said that, with
some difhdencc. he wished to propose az an
amendment the omission Of the sentence be-
ginning And II ny the misconduct or incom-
potency Of any official" He thought II was not
proper for a Republican convention to seem 70
, intimate that II any one had been negligent the
| Government would bring him 70 justice
, and then. o. II seemed to him 10 be born oi
the hostile criticism OF kind NJ journalism
which the chairman of the convention had
classed with yellow fever. This was unanimous
, " agreed TO- and The platform. which had beer
= received with most liberal indications Of APP
provaI was adopted by the Convention.
MR. MURPHY REMAINS CHAIRMAN.
A resolution adopted by the Burlington County
: delegation. thanking Franklin Murphy Tor with
. drawing his resignation as chairman and recit
= ing his services in that office, read and
placed ale
q on motion Of Judge Buchanan the Same rec"
= luton was adopted The sense Of the Cocven
; ton with much cheering and calls for Muir
: ply"
Mr. Murphy said the resolution was not en-
trely correct II reminded him Of the sayini
, that II was better not to know 90 many thing
: | that amt So" He told how ne had determined
!, IN resign 70 secure a bit % rest and ease: nov
he had done go: how the State Committee haC
| prevailed upon him 10 withdraw his resignation
: | until this morning and how then. in momen
| Of weakness he had yielded 70 the plea tina
| he withdraw Il until the next regular meeting %
the State Committee. In n week or ten DAYS
: He said he had felt that he owed II 10 himsel
% | and 10 his party 70 insist on the acceptance o
I ! his resignation. but that he did not intend .
be lukewarm. He had written last Monday .
Mr. Voorhees, saying that ne would serve VIII
all his might as one Of the four members al
large Of the State Committee. II ne desired min
90 10 do so
0 But" continued Mr. Murphy after tn
Z | snlendd demonstration Of confidence, want L
h saw that the question is settled"
At this time there was tremendous outours
n 81 enthusiasm. When II Fubsided Mr. Murph
a | said that II under his stewardship the part
Z had been led 20 victory. II was because OF IN
. splendd support given the party from Cap
8 Nav TO Sussex. and he said he accepted the re
{ enonsibilities OF this campaign with the pledg
l. that he would have the same support vgor an
enthusiasm from all Republicans as IN the las
Il six years. -
g What is the matter with Murphy was u
J. question.