Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-10-03
Mr.. kATIENBAUCH ACCEPTS.
Notification Committee meets at
Trenton.


by prominent Democratic leaders fgom
every county in the state.
The notification address was made by
former State Chairman Wi liam B. GouTley,
who presided over the convention which
nominated Mr.. Katzenbauch.
The speech was brief and to the point.
He declared that it will be his purpose, as
the campaign progresses, to meet the people
face to face, and discuss with them, openly
and fairly, every issue.
In his speech of notification Mr.. Gourley
said:
GOURLEY's ADDRESS.
ssMr. Katzenbauch, we haye been COM
missioned by the Democracy Of this state
TO say to you that you haYe been chosen as
their candidate for the high Office of govern
or of New Jersey. This choice was not
lightly made. Others there were whose
claims for this great distinction were earn
estly pressed upon the consideration of the
convention, but after due deliberation all
turned to you with entire unanimity as the
man to lead the party forward to victory.
1.-THE choice Of the convention was not
only unanimous, but it was also enthusiast
tic. Ii was most representative body,
and the most numerous that had gathered
together in many years. They gave voice
in the platform to the pressing demands OF
the day that must commend itself to the
good judgement of all. We need not now
point out how low the state has fallen in
public esteem. Is is enough to say that
people look to the Democracy to redeem it.
They look upon this redemption not so
much OF party victory, but as a question
of the purest patriotism They demand
for this task young man, an able man,
resolute man, one who can champion their
cause upon the public platform and give
voice to the profound sentiments stirring
within them
''We have the cause and we believe we
have found the man. 1t is to you, Mr..
Katzenbauch, that the people turn to purge
the state from the control of those faithless
public servants. To you we hand the
banner of our cause. We know that you
will keep it flying in the forefront of the
fight for good government, and we believe
that at its close it will be found floating
over triumphant Democracy.
ADDRESS OF ACCEPTANCE BY MR. KATzEN
BACH.
GENTLEMEN: | deeply appreciate the
honor paid me by the Democratic party, of
which you have now formally notified me.
/ would be insincere if l did not admit
thai had sought this honor, hut in the
seeking have made no pledge or promise
OF political preferment. If elected, 1 will
be unfettered, free to discharge the duties
of the Office as my conscience prompts.
The platform Of principles adopted as the
State Convention meets with my unQual-
fled appoyal. 1t will be my purpose, if
elected, to further the enactment of the
legislation it favors and the correction OF
those abuses in our state government to
which it directs attention. The issue to be
determined is good state government
Nationalrissues can find no legitimate place
in this campaign. Their presentment
would be but decoy to divert the voters
minds. To the issue of good state govern
ment it is the duty of every citizen to give
his best thought, free from prejudice, IN
cited by the discussion of foreign issues 1t
is a sad day for any state when its citizens
refrain from stepping over the line of party
alignment to place their seal of disapproYal
upon the misconduct of state officials when
they conscientiously believe that there are
derelictions which justly merit rebuke We
have but to glance over the boundary Of
our own state to see in sister state she
baneful effect of the failure of the people to
condemn graft and official corruption under
the specious plea of strict adhearance to
party lines
full y realize that the next executive
will have to deal with many perplexing
problems affecting corporate interests under
laws present and future. In the complex
business life of to-day / believe the corpora
ton to be necessary. The magnificent de-
velopment Of our state could not have been
maintained by individual initiative The
corporation is as essential to the welfare of
the individual as the individual is to the
prosperity Of the corporation. Each is de-
pendent upon the other. To secure the
highest developments and the fullest meas
ure of prosperity for our state the rights of
each must be protected. The corporate
abuses of to-day are many. They must be
corrected by legislation just in character
and effectively and impartially enforced, so
as not to disturb that balance of our indus
trial life which brings to the wage-earner
profit upon which he likewise may be in
dependent. 1t is my belief that corporate
abuses are principally due to the advent of
the corporation in politics in search for
legislation selfish in character. To this
more than to any other cause is to be as
signed the present hostility OF the people
toward corporations. Corporations ont of
politics will be better both for politics and
the corporations Except in the exercise
of those functions peculiar to the purposes
for which they are formed, corporations in
all matters, including those OF taxation,
should stand before the law on exactly the
same plane as the individual
Il will be the duty Of the next executive
to fill by appointment many positions Of
honor and trust. Clean government can be
obtained only through clean officials. Fit
ness is the supreme test. Appointees must
measure up TO the standard required to
properly discharge the duties Of the office
and the duties of the Office must be dis