Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-10-24
HONEST GOVERNMENT
AGAINST CORRUPT RULE
Auxiliary Democratic state
Committee.

Committee.
At meeting Of the Auxiliary DEM
ocratic State Committee on Saturday, Oct.
IL, the following address was presented by
the sub Committee on Campaign Material:
SINCERITY OF PARTY.
We do not desire to appeal to your feel
ings Of party prejudice. We want you to
vote for the Hon. Frank s. Katzenbach
for Governor provided we can prove three
things:
/ i. That il elected Mr.. Katzenbach will
be honest and competent.
| Ii. That If elected Mr.. Katzenbach will
fulfill his platform pledges from house
cleaning down.
III That the Republican party is in
sincere in it's policy and corrupt in its ad-
ministration as proven by its public ec-
| ord.
On the question OF Nc. Katzsnback's
probity and ability, we have but to point
to his official record as twice Mayor of
Trenton and to the fact that during this
present campaign, no suspicion or scan
dal nor word OF detraction has been breath
ed by even the most partisan newspaper
against him.
The fact that all will concede Mr.. Kat
zenbach's honesty is sufficient guarantee for
us to believe, shat his unqualified and firm
declaration, that he stands upon the princi-
pies Of his party platform, means SO far as
he IS concerned, that he will do all in his
power TO have those planks enacted into
operative law He pledges this. We know
him to be honest, we believe bis pledge
4 Our party in the Assembly has consist
emily tried to give the people of New Jer-
sey the reforms demanded in our platform
4 The Republicans in the $ ssnate have as con-
sisentiy fought them. Which party from
this would you believe sincere
i The Democrats passed all the needed
legi lation. not Just before election, but in
the early days last winter. Tue Demo-
Gratis passed the following bills:
4 Equal Taxation Bill
Dill lui GAcctioH y, p s'Shttois ~ uhC
People
4 Direct Primary Act.
! Separation Of State aud Municipal Elec-
! tions.
4 Corrupt Practices Act
Railroad Commission Bill.
8 Public Utility Bill.
4 Quo Warranto Bill.
4 Child Labor Bill.
i Bi-monthly Pay Bill
4 Bill Abolshing State Board Of Arbitra-
toin.
Personal Registration.
Eighth Day on Municipal Work.
4 Bill Abolishing Voting Machines.
| A subsidized Republican Senate killed
every one of the above bills. Do you be-
lieve in the platform pledges of party
with such record
The test OF a party's sincerity is to be
found only 10 its public record. Read it
and judge accordingly.
To prove that the Republican adminis-
tration is honey-eombed with corruption
and even vice, you have but to turn the
pages of the Hahn Committee Report.
i Money was deposited by both the Com
missioner of Banking and Insurance and
the State Treasurer in banks in which they
i were interested directly or indirectly, with
out receiving interest, thus losing the State
vast sums in income and making for their
bank nice profit.
Large appropriations were given to
different Departments Of State Government
and spent by them as they saw fit without
supervision or restraint.
i Heads Of departments and high State
officials drawing lare salaries have been
j shown to spend bus few hours week in
their offices and to haye done nothing to
j deserve or earn their remuneration.
& Many high officials, and, for shat mat
ter, smaller office holders, not content with
one job hold two at the same time.
When it became necessary to reward
political service, and there were no va
cancies in existing departments, the Repub-
{, lican Legislature would create new board,
or new commission, or new Office. 50
rotten has this system become that we have
two Road Departments, two Labor Depart
ments, two State Tax Boards, two Sewer
age Commissions, State Board OF Arbitra-
ton that has done nothing at all, a Voting
Machine Commission that has cost the State
s $500. 900, a Fish and Game Commission
that systematically robbed the State and
sIdid no work, seven Oyster Commissions
that did most every thing but protect the
oyster industry.
Do you desire to continue this variety OF
, robbery in New Jersey Will a Democratic
Governor clean ont the grafters or will 4
II Republican Governor protect bis friends
Whenever the Republicans bad con-
& tract to award, il was always given 80 one
Lauton. Mr. Lauton charged as much q
The liked, and then burned bis books. 10