Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-02

David w. Conway,
OF WOODBURY..
1t is not necessary for us to refer at this
time to the personality Of the Dem cratic
candidates for legislative or county offices,
but it cannot be amiss to speak of what
they stand for and draw the line of de-
nees of the Loudenslager- Barber Ring.
First and foremost, they stand for a
rugged Americanism-a strict and full
construction of the Declaration of indie
pendence and the Constitution of the
United States. We quote the paragraph
Of the platform adopted by the Convention
which nominated them in exemplifcation
of this statement:
We declare
THAT among the cardinal principles OF
Democracy are Independence, Freedom
and the right of all peoples to self govern
ment, and in expressing our adherence of
of war of conquest and suhjugation assert
that the Democracy will never forget the
Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States.
Second. They stand for equality before
the law. The ZOO Trusts that have been
created in New Jersey during the past
year are the creatures of New jersey laws.
There is evidence on every hand that these
Trusts are not wholesome; that their object
is to monopolize business and Cypress the
people by increasing prices of necessaries
of life and business. On this issue the
Democratic party declares:
"Our opposition to aggregations of capital
known as Trusts whose objects are to con-
troll and monopolsze production and in
crease the cost of commodities to con-
sumers. destroy competition. impede prog
ress and individual enterprise and reduce
the rising generations to lives of servitude"
That as all, or nearly all, the Trusts OF
this country were organized under the lax
corporation laws of New jersey, discredit-
ing the patriotism of our State, we pledge
the nominees of this Convention. if elected
to a revision of our general corporation
laws to an extent to bring the corporations
present and future, under effective control.
II our readers subscribe to that senti-
ment they should vote for the candidates
who represent it, and the only ones in this
county are those named at the head of
this column.
Third. = is well known throughout this
county that large body of men who work
Tor wages have been Obliged to accept
payment in other than lawful money
After an investigation, just concluded, the
State Bureau of Labor and Statistics, in
circular issued last week. denounce this
system as oppressive. Everybody here
knew it before). 1t is local public mat
Ter that requires adjustment, and as an
evidence of determination to do so, the
County Democratic Convention declared:
That the Iaborer is worth the hire and
payment in current money, we therefore
pledge our nominees, if elected, to aid in
The enactment of laws requiring the pay
ment of all wages in cash, and at regular
intervals
Fourth. There is not rural community
that is not anxious to have trolley roads,
but passenger traffic is not sufficient to
maintain them. They are not permitted
to carry freight Of any character, and re-
q1esss to the legislature have heretofore
been refused. The Democratic Conven-
ton believed it would be proper to allow
trolley roads to carry farm produce, he7ce
this resolution was incorporated in the
county platform:
Resolred That whereas the farmers re.
quired additional facilities in reaching the
markets, We favor extending the right to
trolley roads to carry farm produce as an
encouragement to extend their roads into
the farming districts
Fifth.
"We favor the reduction in the interest
rate from six to FIVE per cent?
Does it require argument to convince
the people of this county that a reduction
Of the interest rate from six to five per
cent. would be beneficial to a great
majority of the people, and would it work
hardship to any?
lower interest rate would enhance the
value Of real estate, stimulate business
and encourage enterprise
Why were 1000 Trusts chartered in New
Jersey from July l, 1873, to June 30, 1873?
Il was because during the session of the
New jersey legislature of 1898 the cor
poration laws that had been sa isfactory to
legitimate corporate capital for twenty-five
years. were amended. II was the contest
of that session of the legislature The
evil was pointed out and the result of the
change depicted. The bill was first de-
feated, the following members of the
Senate voting for il: EngIe, Hand, Hoff-
man, Ketcham, Skirm, STANGER and
Stokes Z. See Senate journal 1898, page
BOA ] Eleven votes areIrequired to pass a
bill IN the Senate.
Defeated bat not discouraged, the Trust
lobby got the bill revived and finally
passed by one more than the necessary
majority. Mr.. Stanger again voted with
the Trusts. [See Senate Journal 1898,
page 5S3. The law went into effect July
/, '9s, and the food of Trusts Immediately
followed, until 1000 were chartered at the
expiration of the first year.
There is nothing in Senator Stangers
record to Offset this one vote. He has
voted against cheaper freight rates for
farmers and against reduction of salaries
We have complete record of his work
the last two years. and it shows only one
bill introduced, and that was an alleged
cash bill. The bill was of no value, be-
cause the SAGE condition it vas alleged
to meet and correct, still exists.
Hence We are warranted in the concIu.
sion that Mr.. Strangers candidacy stands
for Trusts, against cheaper freight rates
and in opposition TO lower salaries It
stands, too, for LoudensIagerism, Ring rule
and corrupt primaries We have stated
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