Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-03
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CANDIDATES NAMED.
Dos n. Newton. for senator; VIM, G.
Allen, for Assembly: Eiwood
Usinger, for sheriff: Capt.
4. sstratton, for ssnr
rGgate: john 'Th0m-
as, for Coroner.

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eDticing sports to come o Woodbury. and
make an enthusiastic mass convention and
lend approval of the labors OF the special
committee on County Candidates. Wood
bury City Band rendered music, Lewis A.
Sparks phonograph rendered Llncoln's
speech at Gettysburg and ten of BryaD's
speeches on leading topic-TaTiff, Trusts
Labor, etc. Martin G Vance, textile
manafaraceurer, of Philadelphia, who hereto
fore has been Republican, in half hours
speech told why he should support Bryan
and Kern. He paid a glowing tribute to
Mr.. Bfyan's character; be told of the suffer-
ing among the textile workers after thirfeen
months idleness all CAUSED by the Wall
street gambling IN cotton. The textile in
dustry. he said is lawful occupation, yet
it is prostiated by the illegal gambling in
cotton. He praised the Democratic plat
form and denounced the Republican Con-
vention as being controlled by Southern
delegates and office holders all controlled
by one man.
The special committee announced the
candidates, as published above, and the
platform, which is published in full below
The Platform.
The Demncraev OF the County of Glou-
cester, saass hee@s. ~ .-.s-.. .ifsled. this
29aa day of August, 1908, reaffirm the
declaration of principles adopted by the
Democratic National Conyention al Denver
on July Z, 1908, and extend TO William
Jennings Bryan and John Worth Kern, the
candidates for President aud vioe-Presi-
dent, assurance of our earnest support
We rejoice at the increasing signs of an
awakening throughout the coanlry. The
various Investigations have traced graft and
political corruption TO the representatives
of predatory wealth and laid bare the un-
scrupulous methods by which they have de-
5aucssed eIecsions and preyed upon the de-
fenceless public through the snhservient
officials wnom they have raised to ace
and power.
The conscience of the Nation is now
aroused 30 free the government from the
grip of those who have made is business
asset of the favor seeking corporations; it
must become again the peoples government
and be administered in all It's deparssnenss
according to the Jtfiersonian maxim Of
Equal rights to all, and special privileges
to none. y
Shall the people rule ?'' is the over
shadowing issue which lnanifests itself in
all the questions now under discussion.
| As in she Nation at large the Re-
publican party has needlessly created offices
and increased thereby the burden of ex-
pense, so in our State an uninterrupted Re-
publican control has creaeed useless boards,
idle commissions and unnecessary officials
and adding the cost on the taxpayer for the
sole purpose of building through patronage
an oligarchy with which TO defy the popular
will and TO perpetGate their party in
power.
The Democratic party in New Jersey
may point with pride 10 the fact that this
policy Of public plunder and perverslon OF
patronage was halted by the Hahn Inves sga-
ting Committee appointed by Democratic
Assembly.
We denounce such condition as un-
American and opposed to the traditions OF
our government and promise, if returned
to power, to correct this evil.
Extravagance.
IL Republican Congress has appIo-
priated ST 600, 600, 600 and has caused de-
fcit Of $50, ,000,0 900. Ia New jersey the
expenditures of eaen succeeding Republican
ad administration have increased TO such an
extent that should the same course be con-
tinued, New JERSEY with al her wealth and
revenue will be faced with financial ruin
We demand that a stop be put to this
frightful extravaganza and issist upon the
strietess economy in every department.
compatible with frugal aud efficient admin
isttation.
Despotism in Democracy
III. The speaker of the House of Con-
gress through INSCRIPTIONS manipulation
of Committees, has baiked reform measures
and protected predatory wealth, thus de-
featiDg the objects for which Congress was
established and causing Congress to be no
longer deliberatiye body, but the register
of the arbitrary and reactionary will OF one
man.
In our own State group Of Republican
bosses and railroad agents have sought TO
control the Assembly and Senate of the
State, and so successful has this lobby be-
come that these legislative bodies have
ceased under Republican domination, to
register the will of the people.
We denounce such condition as un-
Democratic and opposed TO she theory Of
representative government. We demand
shat in both State and Nation the legisla-
tive bodies be again made subservient to
popular will, AID not instruments 80 sub
vert popular reform.
Home Rule and Patronage
Nv. AS the Chief Executive Of the Ma
ton has sought 80 use the patronage Incl
dent 10 his high Office, and adroitIy manip-
I ulated the employees under Civil Service
for the purpose Of subscribing his political
schemes, 80 in New Jersey has the Repnb-
lican Governor sought TO build a personal
machine, and through q Capitalization Of
power in direct violation Of bis declaration
in favor of home rule, TO further intrench
hia political party In power