Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-14
TOURS
BURLINGTON
Republican Candidate for
Governor With Other Can
didates on the Stump.
OPPOSED TO BOSSES

Mount Holly, Oct. 14:-Vivian M.
Lewis, republican candidate for gov
ernor; Assemblyman Edward d.
Moore, of Passaic; Congressman
john j. Gardner, former Senator
Henry j. Trick, Chancery Clerk Sam
uel j. Robbins, Senator Griffith w.
Lewis, United States Marshal Thorn
as j. Alcott and other prominent
politicians made a flying tour of the
county yesterday, which ended with
a mass meeting at Burlington.
Factories were visited on the trip
and the assurance was gained from
the laboring element that the bread
winners would give hearty support
to the republican ticket.
The center of attraction was Mr..
Lewis, who took a decided stand In
favor of progressive legislation. He
declared bluntly that the time had
passed when the people will tolerate
old-time bossism and that the party
of today to be successful must DEM
onstrate its ability to keep abreast
OF the times by the enactment OF ad-
vanced legislation. Although en-
dorsing the record of the republican
party in the past, Mr.. Lewis made it
plain that he does not believe that
the past performances alone are a
sufficient claim t. a continuance in
power.
Holding these views, Mr.. Lewis
said 1t was proper that the people of
the state should demand to know
what a party intended to do in the
future. He proposed to tell his
hearers frankly where he stood up
IN tho Inn nnrtort ice,,ae 1P A.
paign and particularly upon those
subjects which are occupying public
attention. Mr.. Lewis came out
~squarely for legislation to prevent.
corrupt practices, the extension of
direct primaries, the regulation by
a competent tribunal vested with the
rate-making power of public utili-
ties corporations, and a reformation
of the form of ballots to protect the
purity of elections.
Mr.. Lewis prefaced his discussion
of these subjects by declaring his
belief in party government as the
best means of attaining the end
sought by the voters. He said:
Il believe in party government.
1t is the duty of a citizen to join the
party whose principles come nearest
his ideals. Parties are a necessity
under our form of government. You
can't have q government operated
by the individual to the best advant-
age, but parties must depend for
their life and vigor upon the pro-
gressive and advanced principles for
which they stand.
1.-THE time has passed when a
party can expect to secure support
on its deeds Of the past alone. 1t
must stand for things leading to the
betterment of the people in the flu
ture. l am u~nalterably opposed to
any party organization which de-
ponds for its strength Upon the sup
port of any special interest.
THE time has also passed when
the people will permit their repre-
sentatives in political Office to Sc
cure their election through the aid,
direct or indirect, of the money de-
rived from those who want legisla-
tive enactments. The time has like
wise passed when people will toler-
ate the boss of the old line stamp
"Ctties and counties in New Jer-
sey are beginning to emancipate
themselves from any one man boss
ship. They demand, and they are
willing to follow, leaders, men of
thought and men Of action, who can
inaugurate policies for their better
ment and by their skill in publicly
placing them before the people, Sc
cure for them support"
Congressman McKinlay and Gard
ner spoke on national issues and eu-
logiZed the administration of Presi-
dent Taft. Assemblyman Moore re-
ferred to what was unearthed in the
democratic party under the Voor-
hees investigation.