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statement, o, en- il had the time to prepare

statement, Q, en- IL had the time TO prepare
one.
Neither shall In the future devote any
time or labor to the preparation OF any
formal letter OF acceptance What ! have
TO say in this campaign will be where the
people and can look each other In the
eyes and know and understand each other
by personal contact and communication
If elected. my first duty will be to the
people and not to the party. The nest
service can render the party that has 30
highly, honored me Is to justify their act
by giving to the State an honest and efficient
administration OF Il, laws.
Il recently said that II elected Governor.
while ! will court and welcome the advice
Of public men, I viii be Governor myself
WON'T BE oovRRNoR-Boss.
80 say now that expect and will be en-
Of party leaders, and will gladly lister, 10
them; still, they must recognize the fact that
| will be- II elected, the Governor Of the peo-
pie and not OF a party, and they must not
expect to and will not control my official
actions for party purposes.
aOn the other hand, l shall not attempt
10 control the party or its actions, but shall
expect to be one Of its advisers. entitled 10
consideration and respect
ut Is fortunate for me, as 1t IA for you,
that this nor nation has come to me In
such way that l am under no honorary
obligation to any wing or interest in our
party, the only party obligation resting
uron me being TO act for the best interests
Of the whole party and treat all its members
fairly.
long In power to become extravagant and
corrupt; so, too, there is a natural tendency
for the leaders of long successful political
n achine to become arbitrary and Gicta-
torial, and 10 these commercial Gays to n AXE
y merchandise of the peoples rights and use
h.. nfx in u.t moi
has placed them to enric h themselves at
the expense OF the people.
"In such cases the greatest ser
vice that party man truly loyal 70 the
principles OF his party can render 1t is to
ring about it's tempora-v overthrow.
that such leaders may Re displaced and the
PARTY organization made better, purer and
stronger bv Christening OF its friends.
EXTRAvAGAECE, AND WORSE. IN THE STATE
GOVERNMENT VOW
To-day II is undoubtedly the fact that
there is a y idespread feeling in the State
to their trusts and that the leaders OF the
party in pow er treat the government OF the
State as a comm ercial asset and politics
as pursuit to e folio" ed for pri, ate rain
This feeling Of distr St carrot he dir
rclled and the tr, tn or falsity of the 81 argee:
SO inj' rio' s to the fair rame and fame OF
our State cannot be determined ,ntil the
boofs are opened and examined before the
pu bic. not by the men who have r AIDE and
kept them. but by new acco ntants APP
pointed by the peorle for that ~ rroee
THE testimony Of the WITH ess 81 n,moned
nv the Governor the learned Attorney =
General Of the State. indicates that there is
something graver than mere wanton waste
and extravaganza in the expenditures OF
the peoples money.
aPubiic officers must be taught the an
cient Democratic creed that public Office
IL public trust to be held for public ser
vice and not for private gain
THE power OF the State must not be used
troll Of party organizations. nor the n or eys
Of the people used to reward party loyalty
or partisan zeal
PROMISE TO RESTORE LEGISLATIVE AND
JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS.
MY election as Governor will mean the
restoration to their appropriate spheres OF
all the different powers of the government,
instead of all being centralized in the hands
of the Executive. The independence Of
the judiciary will be recognized and foe
tered; the Legislature will be, In fact as
well a. in theory. an independent and CO.
members not pawns to be moved and placed
at the Executive will or purchased by ad-
illustrative patronage.
Il shall advocate a reform Of tho ballot
laws Of the state 50 a. to promote, instead
o .. i%Se and i aS a Voting "
Il shall endeavor to bring about some
meas re OF reform by which. while cat ital
viii be fairly protected, the wage Garner
may sec,'re his Just demands without vest
ing the earnings Of his toll and 81 bjecting
his family to starvation and distress.
y shall use the legitimate power Of the
Executive Office to prevent further encToach-
ments uIon local self-RoveTment: that
school which fits the people for self-gov-
eminent and IL both the res'l 1t and most
oHpcinpt rroGerver NJ civil ibprty
y shall endeavor to conflne the officers
Of the State to their lawful salaries and
legitimate audited expenses. and not per-
NIT such salaries to be swelled by gross
incurred. and the amount OF which is never
audited
II shall endeavor to bring about sor>c
reform In those provisions OF the Excise Jaw
which both encourage the creation and
afterward protect immoral houses in the
larger cities OF the State
IF intrusted with power. the face Of my
administration will he set against the con-
slant endeavors to discover new sources OF
revenue. as well az new methods OF dissi-
pating 1t. and instead thereof our endeavor
will be to decrease the expenses OF the State
and remove the taxes placed upon the saw
ings OF the widow, the mechanic and the
farmer deposited in the savings banks OF
the State.
1T will also he our duty to guard with
VatcnIW, lca'Ous care 1nS
for canal improvements. so that there ill
be no repetition OF the waste OF the peoples
money, the corruption and scandal that
characterized the last attempt to improve
the waterways OF the State.
'To the end that these things may be
wrought In the administration OF State
affairs, 7 ask your most hearty assistance
and the support OF the people, and II at
the coming election your nomination is
ratified. will. with the help Of God to
the utr ost OF my ability, endeavor to Justify
"our choice.
When Francis Burton Harrison had been
introduced by Prof. Lee, there were no
bounds to the expressions OF qualification
Mr.. Harrison said:
FRANCIS BURTON HARR1soN's SPEECH.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
COMMITTEE: thank You for the honor you
have done me, and through you ] thank the
Democr attic state convention. My nomina-
tiOn il the result OF a harmonious conven-
lion. No gall and bitterness SURVIVE those