The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-10-15
Judge Forts Visit .

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, Republican candidate for Governor, Wis
tied the towns of Burlington county, Oh
Wednesday. Early in the morning Mr.
Fort left Bordentown in an AUTOMOBILE
and his first stop was at Columbus
There he was met by number of people
that was gratifying when the early hou
was considered. From there he went tt
Smithville and the men from the shop
gave a cordial welcome. After greeting
several on the outside the candidate wen
through the works and met many lner
whom he had known as boys.
His next stop was at his old home. Penn
berton, and when he reached the Inn he
was deeply touched at the reception that
was given him. Not only had the town
turned out but residents of the country
for miles around were on hand to cheer
him. He made short speech and was
frequently interrupted by those who
could recall some incident In his boyhood
life. In speaking of the place where he
went to swim he was interrupted by a
deep voice which said: II ducked you
there many time"
After leaving Pemberton the automo.
biles sped to the lower part of the
county and at every place there was a
good turnout to see the candidate.
About four o'clock the automobiles
came down High street, Mount Holly, and
Judge Horner ordered recess in court
that Judge Fort might have the platform
for few minutes. Prosecutor Atkinson
presided at the meeting and said that
Judge Fort was so well and favorably
known that it was useless to enter into a
long Introduction. He would merely an
nounce him as son of Burlington
county.
II recall, said Judge Fort in opening
his address, "that made my first pub
lie appearance in this court house. 1t
was at the commencement exercises of
Charles Aaron's school, the Mount Holly
institute. The subject of my address
was National Songs II was written
by Captain Barrows, have not forgotten
that.
''Soon after that when / became man
and member of the bar, the first trial of
my practice was held in this court room
before Judge Woodhall, he sitting just
where am standing now.
This town is my home in every sense
of the word. There is nothing connected
with Burlington county which does not
mean home to me.
I'm boyhood days we make our friends
friends that stick through life-after we
get to be 40 or so years old we make only
acquaintance. The others are the ones
that linger longest in our memory and
whose faces remain constantly with u.s.
Il thought to-day as l rode from Bur-
lington of trial once listened to in this
room. A young man was charged with
forgery and former United States District
Attorney John G. Ten Eyck was defend
ing him. l remember that Ten Eyck said:
when my head was protected by the
gilded dome of the capitol of this great
republic the man whom you gentlemen
are asked to convict was a boy standing
for his country on the firing line of the
army"
II have never forgotten that. l was a
boy, but it stuck with me and thought
how much it meant for the old soldiers
who are here today. and for the men who
stood for their country in It's hour of me-
cessity.
''Ten Eyck is gone, John L. N. Stratton,
Garrett s. Cannon. EVAN Merritt, Freder-
lex Voorhees-all gone; all dead, but l
remember them as of yesterday. Those
men to me were an inspiration, as young
fellow at that time starting out in the
practice of law, ands they made an i'm
preston upon me as men of integrity and
standing in this community.
"Istudied law with Merritt, and little
with Cannon. Merritt was one of those
sturdy men whom God made in this uni
verse to stand for the right. He was a
magnificent lawyer of that old school,
only one of whom seems left here-Frank.
lin B. Lewis.
MANY things have changed in this
great state. 1 was told last night by
Franklin Dye, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, that in 1900 the
New Jersey farmers owned $4S,0O0,0OC
worth of live stock and that this yeal
they own $40, 900, 900 worth.
Look at the factories in Riverside
massive buildings as great as those of any
city.
.'What does it mean, this change in the
prosperity of the manufacturer and the
farmer2
ut means that it has come about through
the protective policy of the Republican
party. Today we are prosperous, and
every man who wants to can find work.
After speaking of the merits of various
planks in the party platform Judge For
said:
II know where the people of Burling
ton county stand on the bishops law.
know where every churchman stands OF
it. For myself 1 believe in the highes
principles of civic righteousness and
propose to stand by it.
Neither the platform nor the candidate
of the Democratic party seem to tel
where that party stands on this matter
and fear 1t is intended that the peopl
shall not know"
Judge Fort then repeated his declaration
made earlier in She campaign that b
stands for the Republican platform an
accepts every word of it.
II do not appeal to you for your vot
on the strength of the records of McKir
ley and Roosevelt, but come to you simpl
as friend of old Burlington county.
81 don't want Democrat or Republica
to vote for me if he believes that as go,
ernor will be bossed by any one.
eff elected l propose to be the governC
myself and there will be no back door t
, my Office.
"a coward in an hour can lose the repl
; tation it took years to gain If he has nj
the courage to stand for his convictions.
"We have reached the time when peopl
are entitled to have their wishes and d
rections followed and their plans carrie
out That's where l stand.
81 would rather be defeated and kno'
I'm right than to fool you in trying to g
your vote"
From Monnt Holly the party went
Florence where the men who work in ii
foundries as well as the citizens, wei
given chance to shake Mr.. Forts hand
Bordentown was the next place to /
visited, but owing to mishap to th
automobile there WAS DELAY in reachin