The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-10-29

Oh power and reinstate the Republicans.
are still In the memory of all. The man
ner In which the Republican party has
conducted the affairs of the state are also
before you, and despite the attempts of
recent Democratic Legislature to show. bv
investigation which has been strictly par
tlzan, that our party has been recreant to
It's trust. the record is clean and above
suspicion. For the continuance of the pol
icies which have been so beneficial to our
state we ask your votes. No introduction
OF our candidate for Governor is needed.
Hon. j. Franklin Fort was born at Penn
berton, and his relatives still hold a resi-
dence there. His record from boyhood is
beyond reproach. Starting as law stu
dent he has worked himself up to one of
the highest positions to be reached by one
In his profession, that of Judge of the
New Jersey Supreme Court, and imme-
diately upon being notified of his nomina-
ton for Governor he rendered his resigna-
ton to that important position, resolved
that by no act or word of his should the
high court of this state be the subject of
criticism. His acts while in the discharge
of his official duties have been In the In
terest of good government, without fear
or favor, and unfavorable criticism has
not been melted out to him even by those
who have fallen under the ban of his rul-
ings The nomination for Governor came
to him unsought, and great strength was
given him In quarters where some of his
judicial rulings were of the most rigid
nature. In accepting the nomination
Judge Fort promised to act for the people
In the future as he had done In the past.
Certainly no better pledge than that could
be expected. Attempts have been made
to get him to pledge himself to measures
that will affect morality and good gov
eminent, and with the fact before him
that a refusal might mean the loss of
votes. he has boldly and firmly asserted
that he will never give his consent to
countenance any movement that will
sanction illegality in any form. The plat
form on which he stands is pledged to the
continuance of all those reforms that have
wiped from our records the disgraceful
practices that made us at one time an OBJ
ject of shame in all parts of the Union.
Do you, as good citizen, desire to return
to the old days of corruption and fraud
that were prevalent before the Republi-
can party came into power2 If not, vote
the entire Republican ticket next Tues
day. And in forming this resolution do it
with the idea of making 1t an imperative
duty. The stay voter is the one
who is the most to be feared. This class
is the one that holds the balance of power.
To get the idea that one vote will not
count more or less is the most dangerous
idea that can be harbored for single in
slant. 1t is matter of observation that
the citizen who neglects to vote could
have aided most materially in changing
results at many elections With the good
candidates offered you by the Republican
party, and with the excellent record of
that party for the past twelve years there
is every incentive for you to go to the
polls and cast your vote for the entire
ticket. We sincerely hope you will give
this matter your careful and serious con-
sideration and vote to continue the good
government that has characterized the
administration of our states affairs for
the past twelve years.