The Lambertville record., 1906-09-12


created the tenement house commits
sion; it had enriched the state by three
quarters of Il million obtained ON old
and doubtful claims against the federal
government; ii had compelled the pay
ment of interest amounting TO over
$4,000 annually on state deposits; it
was distributing about 100000
among the municipalities; ii had in
creased the stste surplus to $2.9I0.-
9lS.9S despite liberal appropriations
To the state institutions for construc-
tion and betterments; ii had reformed
and syStematized the labor laws.
The legislature of 1901 provided for
state commission to examine inta
railroad taxation, with II view to the
enactment of an equal tax law. The
platform declared that equal taxation
is not only Just, but an obligation i'm.
posed upon the legislature by the con.
stitution." The platform declared en-
phatically for the taxation of all second
class railroad property at the full local
rate. As for changes to he made in
the taxation of the main stem, the plat
form pointed out the complex and far
reaching questions involved and re
fcrred the subject to state commission
inquiry with this solemn pledge:
Upon the presentation of this report
to the legislature we pledge the Re
publican party, its candidate for gov
ernor and its members of the legisla-
ture To Il fearless and thorough consid
Grafton of this subject. TO the end that
II any lack of uniformity or any in
CAPABILITIES are shown TO exist they will
be removed, so that all property, cor
porate or individual, except that used
for religious, educational and eharl
table purposes, shall bear its full. equal
and Just burden of taxation without
discrimination. and We pledge to the
people of the state the enactment of all
just laws TO that end"
FuIfiIment of Party Pledges.
How we'll that pledge to the people
has been fulfilled the naked facts of
the record of legislation for two years
prove. They also show that. through
recommendations In the annual mes
sage of Governor Stokes last January
and by the patient faithful and un-
wearNing work of the legislature In Il
prolonged session this year, the meas
IRE of benefits abundantly exceeded
the promise of the party platform
making nm extraordinary body of new
remedial laws without precedent In
this State and unequaled in the legis-
lHtiNe annals Of amy other state The
last two years of New Jerseys legisla
tive history constitute an era. The
legislation this year was cpocha
Twelve Years OF Progressive Govern
ment.
The effect Of Republican legislation
began 10 manifest itself in 1873 in am
increasing income and in expenditures
diverted from the useless Offices abol-
ishcd hX the legislature to the state
institutions In 1898 the states income
was 50, lT5,931.S3, and the treasury
balance $500, 747 SO. The public schools
received 100000 out of the riparian
fund. The state expenditures We're
$2,2G9 039.SG The income from the
taxes on miscellaneous corporations
was S69s, 29236, or $16l ,6s010 more
than the income in 1893, when the Dem
ocrats were in control of legislation.
State Income Increased by $2.422, 143. 90.
Last year the eomptrollers report
showed these comparative figures:
State treasury income. Sl59S, ,075. 70,
an increase of 81 I22, 1882. The state
treasury balance was S2SJS,3 ,39S. l3.
There was paid directly to the public
schools S1,215S02.31, while the princi-
pal of the riparian fund was increased
by S937 939.3J. although the annual ap-
propration out of the fund TO the
schools had been doubled The vastly
increased state revenue, which more
than doubled the income of 1898, justi-
fed and nccesSitatcd large eXpendi-
turcs for necessary state purposes
Last year they amounted in the gross
to S3,G6d 1920. of which SG9i 129.39
was extraordinary, the ordinary ex
penditures being 81 2970,OGG.90, or ST.
G2S, S,O0S.S5 less than the income for the
year The annual appropriation of ST.,
Oh, ,S0231 TO the counties to pay 81 per
cent of their school taxes is not an ex-
penditure and is not included in these
figures. The increase in the annual in
come of the state since 1899 is greater
by S26G,21209 than was the entire
state revenue in 1893. In ten years the
states income has been increased by
s., 422 1882 and the states expcndi-
lures by $780,, ,654.43, exclusive of the
school appropriation, difference OF
81 ,39J, ,G54. .43 on the credit side of the
state ledger. From 1893 to 1905 inclu
sive the miscellaneous corporations
paid Il total of $15,S17, ,0294t in fran
chise taxes and several millions In reg
istration fees. In the previous period
Of ten years the aggregate Of income
from these franchise taxes was $3,309,-
75097, and the fees were less than
half a million. The war debt has been
wholly wiped out.
Rich Benefits For the People.
TO public education the state has
been most provident. From 1893 to
1905 inclusive there was paid STATS,
40 l. TO public school objects in addi-
tion to the annual appropriation OF
about million toward the county
school taxes, making total to date
Of nearly $6000,000. The total paid in
1893, the last year OF Democratic rule,
to public school purposes was $1G1,-
S12Hi. The total last year was $3.50
400. The bounty of the state to the
dependent classes aggregated about
50. 9.JOO.O00 from 1891 to 1905 inclusive.
OF this amount about 1,1S10o0 was
special appropriations for construction
and enlargement
The Railway refornatory was built
at "A cost OF 81 l.0fS.2S up to the pres
ent year, when a large appropriation
was made for Il new wing. In the last
twelve years nearly million dollars
have been appropriated for new and
commodious state armories; the,Hation-
al guard has been completely equipped
with the regular army magazine rifle
the Sea Girt encampment grounds have