The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-10-23
WHAT REPUBLICANS
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
Splendid Record In Legislation During


the Last Three Years.
With lle adjournment Of the legiS
allure and the signing ny the governor
of the new enaetments the term of
Governor Stokes nay be said to have
been completed In the short time
prior To the Inauguration of his sue
ccsSor Governor Stakes viii have only
routine duties 10 perform, unless some
unforeseen emergency shnll arise.
j.. There can be np hesitancy IN saying
that the present administration has
been the greatest In the history of the
state, II may be tlMthfully said that
no previous administration approached
II and that the good that has been per
formed for the people IS greater III
character aud amount than all that
was done ii the previous quarter of 4
century
Remedial iaws Of the highest impor
tance haXe befu eraeted Evils hoarN
with axe havr hrtn corrected. benefits
Of the INST comprehensive characte,
have heeH conferred on the state. and
the welfare of state and people ha,
been advanced Ia degree that hardly
seems credible for ST short period
OF government
Three Years aEo the state tax laws
Disseminated 50 uniHstly in favor of
railroad property that where private
property pnilI II Of tax the railroads
paid only 81 FodaA The laws provide
for equal taxation for all classes OF
property. That achievement alone re
fleets luster on a state administration,
but II MAS only one of many,
For mant ycars the agitation was
kept up for state control of the water
sheds y state commission for thai
purpose has now been created Three
years age who would have believed
that there would be II railroad commits
sion for this statc: For many year
state forest protection was vanity ask
ed for Ne now have forestry com
mission aud n system of state forest
reserves, with II trc lighting corps. and
the state commission Is authorized t.
purchase the inland lakes for publ,
parks
The fee system has been abolished
In all the state and county Offices. 4
corrupt practices act is ON the statute
books The franchise tax has been in
creased from = to ; per cent The de-
Nelopmeut of the New Jersey coast has
beeu begun 10y the state with an ap-
preparation locking 10 n waterway
from Cape May TO BAY Head The in
surance laws have been reformed \
suit has been instituted to establish
the equity Of the state In riparian
property worth many millions In val
ues. now IA private ownership. aud
steps have been taken 10 retain for the
school fund nil the remaining riparian
domain of the state IN effective law
has been finally passed for the puriti
cation of the rivers. the prevention OF
pollution aud river Hoods \ law has
been passed forhiadiug the diversion
of potable waters ont of the state
The promoters liability act WAS re-.
pealcd \ department has been ere
ated Ia have the oversight Of public in.
stitutons and employ Il state architect
and large economies have been effect
w 80 lfbFti' ttilNAANE nv NltNtiN
chair has beels bstitutcd for the gal
lows In the Last year of the present
administration there We're placed on the
statute books Il primary election law. u
law for popular election of United
States senators and laws rrmedvine
long standing abuses in the conduct of
public offices The iish and game com.
mission has been reformed
There are many other benefits for
the people of the state of lesser impor
tance, but this category is cxtraorii
nary II is 4 brief history Of an epochal
period Ia New Jersey There is moth
ing 10 match it in thu political history
of any other state during the same
period II stands alouc Try their
fruits shall se judge them' Is test
that Republican administration In New
Jersey invites There Is the record
and II must lac compared with tn,
record OF Democratic administration In
New Jersey during all the years the
Democratic party MIS- in power in the
state government