Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-04-02
GLOUCESTER

ise made in the platform of the party
last fall we are bound in honor to
fulfill 4 party can no more break its
word With the people and ask further
confidence than an individual can ex-
pect to be trusted who without excuse
breaks his contracts. A party must
either do the things promised or stand
pilloried in the public estimation as
guilty of bad faith Governor Fort
then reminded the legislature of the
pledges contained lii the platform
adopted at the last convention-first
enact comprehensive civil service
bill second, enact modification and
simplitication OF the present primary
law; third, enact a law providing for
commission with ample jurisdiction
and power to enable it TO supervise
and regulate public utility corpora
tions; fourth. consolidate all depart
ments and commissions of a similar
character: fifth, pass constitutional
amendments separating national and
state elections from municipal cleo
tions and authorizing the creation of
assembly districts and reorganizing the
Judiciary. The governor also urged
legislation to make the bishops ex-
else law more effective by providing a
state board for the revocation of Ii
censes. higher license fees and earlier
closing hours
The senate passed the following
bills: Amends the direct primary law
passed last year by including the nom
ination of freeholders representing
more than enc borough; the Freling-
hrlysen bill, changing the automobile
law requires lights to be lighted after
sunset. provides graduated license
fees, increases the number of inspect
ors from seven to ten and two civil
ians from each county and increases
manufacturers licenses to S25 a year.;
gives party chairman right to name
candidate in the event OF a tie. per-
mits the incorporation of societies for
the cremation of human bodies.
Constitutional Amendments.
TIE house passed the concurrent res
olution presented by House Leader
Martin known as the Judiciary amend
ments to the constitution They abol-
ish the court of errors and appeals
and the prerogative court ana estab-
lish in their stead the appellate diYi-
sion Of the supreme court and provide
for the abolition of the ehancery court
and the consolidation in one court of
all county courts They also provide
for the appointment of five new judges
The governor and four citizens shall
constitute the board of pardons in
stead of the executive and the mem-
bers of the higher court, as at pres
emf. Under these proposed amend
ments the judicial power of the state
shall be in a court for the trial of
Impeachment, a supreme court, county
court and such other courts inferior to
the superior courts as may be author
lied by law.
In the house these bills We're intro
duced: Authorizes the governor to ap-
point a commission of five persons to
investigate the subject of child labor;
amends the state constitution provid-
ing that the state treasurer, comptrol
Ter, clerks of the supreme court and,
chancery court attorney general and
the secretary of state shall hereafter
be elected for a term Of three years:
amends the state constitution provid-
ing that the prosecutor of the pleas
shall be elected for term of three
years; authorizes the governor to ap-
point two competent experts in the
valuation of the fixed railway proper
ty in this state and to make an in
yentory and appraiSefnent of such
property with all convenient speed at
the true value thereof for the informa-
tion of the state board of assessors,
state board Of taxation, the legisla-
ture and the people. a resolution was
presented by Assemblyman Martin
providing for the appointment of a
commission Of five persons to investi-
gate the state board of assessors and
report TO this or the next legislature
Senator Siizer's Sketch.
Senator George S. Silzer of Middle
sex county. The nemoeratic leader OF
the senate. was born at New Bruns-
wick, \. J., April 4. 1870, and is a
counselor at law He was educated in
the public schools. He studied law in
the office of Judge j. Kearny Rice,
was admitted to the bar as an attorney
i'll November, 1892, and as a counselor
in November, 1899. Since then he has
practieed his profession in New Bruns-
~ Il
ty-four years of age he was assigned
by the late Chief Justice Beasley to de-
fend Aragia and Spina, italians, charg
ed with murder and his skill ia han
ding the ease won him praise from the
bench.
Senator Silzer has served on the
board OF examiners for candidates for
admission to the bar and is secretary
Of the MiddIesex County Bar assoeia