The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-11-02
REPUBLICAN CARE
OF PUBLIC FUNDS
Ii Has Resulted In Giving the
State Splendid System
of Public Institutions.
HOLLOW CRY OF "EXTRAYAGANCE."
Democrats, Who Did Nothing but Fill
Their Own Purses, Shut Their Eyes
to Republican Record.
HOLLOW CRY OF "EXTRAYAGANCE.'

The only other issue besides equal
taxation that the Democratic party of
the state puts forward in its platform
is Republican extravaganza. AT the
same time little Is heard from Mr..
Black. the one idea statesman, on that
subject. 1t is hard to tell whether this
is due to the fact that Mr.. Black does
not feel qualified to discuss state af-
fairs intelligently or whether the Dem
oerats have decided that their cry of
extravaganza is hollow one that
would better be let alone.
That the Republican party has moth
ing TO evade or excuse In disbursing
the public funds is shown by the com
plete tables of expenditures printed in
the Republican campaign text book.
These tables show that the money
spent undcr the different Republican
administrations during the last ten
years, or since the Democrats went out
of power, is represented, over and
above the regular running expenses of
the state. In valuable tangible assets
The same text book contains record
of Democratic prohigacy. showing the
riot of graft that marked the last few
years of Democratic administration. II
is vivid contrast to the showing made
by the Republican party.
| In 1892 the Democratic legislature
sadded a number of unnecessary off,
ctals ut high salaries upon both the
state and various municipalities Re
| tw zen 1889 and 1898 they spent $l23,-
300 on furniture for the statehouse
at prices so high that 1t was easy to
ace who WAS reaping the profit The
state printing. the running expenses
Of the statehouse. the rebuilding of
the assembly chamber, were all glar-
| Ing Instances of the dishonest han
ding Of the peoples money.
On the other hand here are some of
the things the people of the state now
have-s0nle of the tangible assets, in
fact. of Republican expenditure: The
/, Railway reformatory, the Epileptic
village the new senate chamber, the
Palisades park improvements, the Tu-
berculosis sanitarium. a home for SOL
diers and sailors and their wives, ex-
tensions and engagements of the Nor
| ris Plains and the Trenton Insane hos
| pitfalls, the state prison and the Sol
diers' home at Kearny and one third
interest in about / 200 miles OF splen-
did roads
The Republicans have also given to
the state during Governor Murphys
administration the board OF tenement
house supervision, most effective fac
tory and workshop department, and
new state normal school is about to be
erected. If 1t is extravaganza to give
the state the institutions demanded by
the welfare of the people and to MAIN
tain those institutions in a dignihed
and businesslike manner for the bene-
fit of the people and not for the en-
richment of party heelers and bosses,
then the Republicans have been ex-
trayagant. But we think the voters of
the state are likely to take a different
view Of the question on election day.
/ 10 you rnink a doctor ought to toll
a patient exactly what is the mattsr
with him p
Yes" answered tie physician. .But
ne should use such terms as 10 nra-
vent the possibility of the patient nm.
Outstanding a word of what he saws y
Exchange.