The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-12
REFUSES
To ANSWER FORTS
.sTING|NG ATTACK
Governor Resents Criticism in
Former Executives Politiz
cal Creed Statement.

Forlners Governor Franklin Murphy,
the publication Of whose politiealI
"creeds oritieising Gexernor Fort, led
the latter to declare a contradictory
series Of ARTICLES of belief in. a speech
before tho MEMS Glub Of the FIRST
Presbyferian Chnrcfh. Jersey City, iast|
night, refused today to say anything in
regard to the Governors speech. HE
even aeelinSd'to see a STAR ~repoEter1
who caIed uiponBsAAp.
Governor Fort did not mention Mr..
Murphxs name ID his speechi cut his
principfts3 ~ he declared them, We're
so diametrically opposed to those of
former Governoe Murphy that his au-
dience Immediately gathered that his
talk was a. response to the Murphy
| statement,
The substance Of Governor Forts
declaration wal as follows:
81 stand iii favor of the direct pri-
mary. Isfrmls believe that the direct
primary law now i'm force has proved
successful.
Il stand for. the election of United
States senators by the people. The peo-
pie have the right to say who should
govern them.
Il believe theAslogan TO the vlctors
belong the spoils,' is as dead as Andrew
| Jackson.
THE day has arrived when the people
shall and must rule. L declare the day
has gone by when the nomination Of
any party organization means success.
1.-THE only man the bosses want and
stand for is the one they can control.
Support party only when it nomi-
mates good men.
1--WE are living in a time when civic
righteousness is on top and the divine
power is governing all things" con-
tinued the Governor. mo man can
succeed in public life uni SIS he has
some divine guidance. If we could all
get that spirit and work along the right
lines the country would be better for it.
II insist that every man shall have
the right to have his ballot in his home,
so that he can fix it to suit himself.
"In regard to religion in politics I
never in my life went into a polling
booth that 7 did not take off my hat
the same as when I enter church. I
say you are the same as a king in
casting YOU ballot. You should do it
with as much religious fervor as when
you say your prayers. l say this with
a full heart.
For upward of twenty years 1 nave
been a firm believer in the election of
United States Senators by direct vote,
and twelve years ago I went on record
in favor of civil service. I want to tell
you that when a principle gets seated
in this unfortunate head of mine it
stays there. ae.ss 4sMAs@
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the church, but I do believe in preach
Eers carrying It into the pulpit. Every
man should believe in his own party,
but only when good men are placed in
nomination should he follow that party.
"a voter should cast his ballot for
the man he believes to. be best fitted
for an office. The people of New Jersey
stand for what is right and never was
the time better to enlighten the people
and have them stand for civic right
| eousness Inc the enforcement of the
laws.
Il want to tell you that as Governor
of this State 1 am without the power
to remove even a corrupt office-holder.
Such a. condition should not be. The
people, however, are awakening and
the time is approaching when greed
ana SeiIlSilltSS VIII DC STAMPED out anu
when%1egislators and other public Of
ficials will do as the people wish. 2 :
Its coming. it's coming, just as sure
as you are alive. The things that count
are the things that stand for good and
eternity, and, as DR.. Adams said, Let
us lift up our hands and work for bet
ter things. so that when we are gone
those who are left behind us can say,
He was a good man."