Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-10-03

helpless inmates We call upon every good
citizen to vote againsta continuance of this
deplorable state Of affairs.
Anti-graft is the issue and our party and
our candidates have taken strong aggres
sive stand against the eorruptionists. Turn
the grafters out" is not merely the old fa
miliar campaign dodge, but the cry wrung
from an outraged public.
Our own party is worthy to again receive
the reins of government Chastened by Is
years of defeat and purified by years of adj
yersity, we come before the people of the
state with clean hands, with an independ-
ent candidate, with a reform platform.
Decency and economical government will
mark our administration if returned to
power; if defeated we will endeavor to fight
for purity in political life without compro-
mise
Our. assembly record, though marked by
disagreements arising from a healthy differ
ence of opinion, is good. 1t has~been the
Democratic house that has forced a reluctant
Republican senate to pass needed leglsla-
tion. In many instances, notably the rail
road commission bill, the subsidized senate
emasculated the legislation to deprive the
people of their rights and to make corporate
control of corporation regulation more easy.
Our record in the assembly is deserving of
popular commentator and proves that
party that will originate and compel the
passage of equal taxation and railroad COM
mission laws is far from the corrupting in
fuence Of corporation domination. It is.
our party that is driving the corporations
out of politics, and it is our candidate for
whom you should vote if you desire this
good work carried on.
OF our platform. we need say little. 1t
is a document that speaks plainly for itself.
Direct primaries, direct election of United
States senators, will eurtail if not end
boss rule. A utilities commission, equal
taxation of franchises on basis of actual
value, are the forerunners of justice as be-
tween corporation and people. In the prin-
cip'e Of home rule is to be found the solu-
tion of all local difficulties, and the remo-
val from politics Of all agitations Affecting
not the state as whole. but the separate
communities. Our candidate for governor
stands firmly on this platform and makes
his canvass upon the principles contained
therein. If you believe in them you should
cast your vote for him. In some instances
similar planks occur in the Republican
platform. Be not deluded by this. The
Republican party will meyer hurt its
friends and brief inspection of its for
mer campaigns will tell what friends
paid the bills and who these friends are,
a fact that is proven by the weak and in
effective public utilities bill, introduced by
Republican and passed by a Republican
senate for campaign purposes only.
Our committee will raise from private
individuals in small subscriptions all the
funds it will use and it will publish sworn
StdtCuCdt <e tuC CbQ VI cdC VI It's
disbursements, appending thereto an affi-
dayit that no funds were received directly
or indirectly from corporations.
After the campaign is closed the COM
mittee will continue the work of organiza-
tion, classification and preparation for the
presidential campaign.
Our campaign will be vigorous and clean.
We want no support not honestly given and
we will in no way stultify ourselves nor do
aught TO gain any end however worthy we
may deem it, that is not in accord with
with strict probity and political morality
We feel in closing, that we owe word
of praise to our state chairman, Robert S.
Hudspeth. 1t has been through his un-
tiring efforts that our committee was formed
and his policy throughout has proven him
a resoureeful leader, progressive politician
and a man worthy OF public confidence.
JOB Fl. LIPPINCOTT,
Chairman Auxiliary Democratic
State Committee.