Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-20
LEWIS DEFINES ISSUES.
He Reviews Needs of State In kc
ceptanoe Address.

ceptanoe Address.
Mr.. Lewis speech of acceptance fol-
lows In full:
l receive with deep appreciation the
great compliment which you have paid
me. There are few higher honors that
can come to any citizen than the in
dorsement by his party for the nomi
nation to the high office of chief exec
utive of the state. To be selected by
an assemblage such as this, from the
list of men distinguished In public and
party service, adds to the honor. I ac-
cept the nomination and in accepting
1t can but express to you my sense of
gratitude and my desire to prove wor-
thy of the great trust reposed In Inc.
1t has become customary for a can
didate for governor to give expression
at or shortly after his nomination to
his views upon the questions engaging
the attention Of the constituency which
is to select or reject him at the polls,
and 1t seems to me a result of this Gus
tom has been that the people and ever
the candidate himself have sometimes
lost sight Of the exact position the gov
me occupies in our scheroe Of gov
er1meAt.
A Pledge.
If elected l shall enter the executive
chamber with a firm purpose of OBJ
serving the constitutional limitations
placed upon the authority of the gov
ernor's position. l shall conscientious,
1y na,forro &tn I,r+r lajI ,,na. +h1 Nv
e~cutive, Of recommending to the legis-
lature, as forcibly as / may be able,
such measures as In my judgment may
be necessary for the welfare Of the
state and shall, IL occasion seems to
demand, exercise without hesitancy the
right of veto, but aside from these con-
s%titutional methods If the people of
New Jersey see fit to indorse your
choice Of a governor, there will be no
executive interference with the work
of the legislature.
The power incident to the govern
or's Office win never be used to coerce
the legislature into subordinating its
judgment to my own The lawmaking
power will remain where it has been
pldCGu ny Tx vi SdHlN Ap VI tIC cGoiS
in the hands of the elected represent.
atives of the people.
Endorses Platform.
At the outset let me say that I am
familiar with the platform you have
adopted this afternoon. I am person
ally in sympathy with It's declarations
and if elected governor of New Jersey
shall regard my election as an ap-
prevail of its provisions by the people.
In so far as it defines a method of
conducting state affairs, l shall live up
to- it and shall In every proper way
that may be within my power aid In
placing upon the statute books the leg.
islation which 1t recommends.
The state, like the family, must have
money for Its needs, and as the thrifty
family seeks in every legitimate way
to add to its income so must the state
search out every proper source of rev
enue and see that the public treasury
receives for the public benefit every
dollar upon which it may have a just
claim. I pledge myself, If elected gov
ernor, to devote to this subject the at.
tention it deserves and the best ability
/ possess, and If 1t shall appear that
from present known sources a larger
income may be properly demanded, OF
If new revenue can be discovered from
which additional n may be just
ly obtained, such executive action will.
be taken as will result in the protec.
ton of the public interests.
In pursuance of this policy l favor
the completion as speedily and eco
nomically as possible of the physical
~revaluation Of the property Of the rail
roads of the state, in order that 1t may
be definitely determined whether these
corporations are contributing their just
share to the public burdens.
Energy In securing inco d for the
peoples use must be supplemented by
care in Its expenditure If the best re-
suits are to be obtained. Since the
Republican party was intrusted with
the administration of public affairs by
the people of New Jersey the lamenta
BILE condition in which the government
was lSAt w q AO1b PClAO0 VI LAhSA ulO
has been corrected.
Today expenditures from the state
treasury for the benefit of the people
are large. but no scandal is connected
with this expenditure. Our opponents
are driven to indulge in "glittering
generalities" upon this subject and
content themselves with pointing out
since their last attempt at government
In this state that the expenditures Of
the state have grown from 100000
TO S 100000.
They con7euiently ignore the fact
that wise measures passed by Repub-
lican legislatures under the advice Of
Republican governors have increased
the revenues of the state so that this
has been possible without the imposi-
ton of a dollar of direct tax upon the
people, nor has 1t been charged that a
dollar has been misappropriated or any
financial crookedness been discovered.
The thoughtful voter should demand
from these who are seeking to be plac-
ed In power under a promise of reduc-
ton in expenditures specific state
ments as to what Institution It is pro