The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
WANTS THEIR PLATFORM
Candidates For the Legislature Asked
 to Outline Their Policy


 ing voter of Newark, for the purpose of awafing modern thoughts in the minds of the entelligent voters of h. dependence county. I first landed in this county in the year 1866; my family before me in the year 1S11 These facts are only to remind you that have been in the county long enough to have some interest in the election of county officers. Though some of the candi- dates may think me impertinent for not asking their permission to write my thoughts.
 l desire to call the attention of the voters to the fact that besides other officers, we will soon select two men to represent us in the state legislature, and if these men do not go there to voice and enact our sentiment, it will be our fault, in not compelling them to declare themselves on such meas ures as we want, and compell them to pledge themselves to serve us, by do- ing our will. And if any man pledges illc pSOJ16 tiAib it VIII Ot. oi hOIh iOI certain things, and does not do it, he is as much a traitor as ever Benedict Arnold was, and should merit the ever lasting contempt of decent voters, and be assigned to political oblivion.
 Several have condecended to accept the job on a salary of s6 day and expenses, for which we should feel very thankful. However. if it is not entirely too criminal, very humbly implore them to give US their platforms in full, clearly marked out: each law they intend to enact, repeal or modify. This is the only way we can tell wheth CT we want them at any price or not. We would be delighted to have the answers from every candidate for rep- resentative printed in your valuable paper, over their respective signatures, to the following questions:
 l. What is your policy on the eapi- tol building?
 2nd. What laws will you make to reduce the enormous expenses of the SifCulb. dDC OtIl6f courts!
 3rd. How are you going to increase the teachers salary and double the length of term of school, in the eoun- try school district, and not increase the rate of taxtion?
 4th. How do you stand on the ex- tention. of the legislature, the convict lease system, working county prison CTS on the public roads and bridges of the county? This would be fine place to give some of the blind tigers employment.
 .5th. Will you vote to quit and come home when the sixty days are out, or will you doublethe session, as the last did, to the ruin of the state? Will you urge that all appropriations be made not later than the fortieth day of the sesion?
 9th. Do you believe in establishing textile school to tesaGh our boys how to manufacture goods flom our home- < grown cotton, so we eaneompete with the East? Variety of ocmpations -js the soul of national progess. Does patriotism or avarice incie you to run?
 7th. Tell us fatly how ym stand on the state prohibition questida. Do you believe in the eternal divorcment of church and state?
 Sth. Will you repeal that nefariWs law that permits the guardian to h. move the legal disabilities from hll ward, Is year old child, so that the unscruplous guardian can cheat the orphan out of the land that his dead father left him?
 9th. Are you big enough to enact a general law that will cover the whole state or will you promote anarchy and disentegration by enacting eleven and one-half laws for each county in the state as the last legislature did?
 10th. Are you in favor of making the state pay to the public school fund the million dollars that she owes it: The country districts need their part of this money, and ought not to vote for any man who does not pledge him. self thathe will work to collect this money for them.
 Huh. What is your policy on bank ing.
 12th. Last but not least, what is the