Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-06
Says State Has Crying Need OF
Democratic Champion to Re-
deem 1t from Corruption.
STATE GOVERNMENT NOW
REFLEX OF THAT OF u. S.
Corporate interests Have Been
Favored Too Long to Detri-
ment of individuals.
Especial to the Newark star.l

NEW BRUNSWICK. July 6-Sen-
ator George S. Silzer today formally
entered the race for the Democratic
gupernatorial nomination. While his
name mas been used as candidate
rlgnI along, MIR. Silzer has declined up
to today to make any statement or to
define his position.
his statement today was brought out
by the recent action of the Middlesex
County Democratic Committee. which
indorsed his record in the Senate and
called upon him to become a candidate
for governor.
Mr. Silzer points to his legislative
record as a prophecy of what he will
do If elected to the office. He believes
that there Is a crying need for a
champion to protect the individual and
individual interests in New Jersey
against the encroachment of special
interests. He wants the State to turn
back to the old-fashioned honesty,
economy and business methods, and he
thinks that this Is only possible through
Democratic success in the State.
Mr. Silzer's letter to the cot lty COM
-aittee chairman. Thomas H.i Hagerty
Y in part as follows:
suIzer's Letter.
ST am in receipt of your letter OF
recent date notifying me of the actic a
of the Middlesex County Democrat Q
Cor mittee In indorsing my public rec
ord and asking me to become cam
didate for the Democratic guberra-
torial nomination at the coming elyS-
tion.
II appreciate deeply this action of
your organization, and especially so. as
this committee has always stood and
fought for clean elections and the sup
preston of bribery and corruption at
4he polls, stand which has led US to
victory in this county.
IF 1t Is the expressed wish OF my
county, as well as that of the Demos
drafts of the entire State, that should
take up the standard, I shall do so, and
IL nominated at the StateN convention
shall ms Ike an aggressive campaign,
md use my utne t endeavors to re-
deem our State fl m the misrule from
which it now suffers.
Candidates are apt sometimes to
promise much; in fact. much more than
they can accomplish. The result Is,
that the public looks beyond mere
promises in order to see Whether they
essre made in good faith and Will be
kept.
'.The public usually discounts the
promises of a candidate, but in my
case those interested can investigate
my legislative career and there find
out what / have done and hence
will do.
Opposes Extravagance.
"They will learn that l opposed ex-
travagance in administering the State;
have acted Independently and have not
been controlled; have fought for a
rate regulating public utilities law
that would be effective; have endeay-
ored to strengthen the election laws
and stop bribery and corruption; fa-
vored direct primaries, equal taxation
and the election of United States sem
ators by direct vote; have endeavored
to repeal the limited tax rate law,
have opposed the killing of bills in
comittee; have favored an honest and
Just employers liability law, but OPP
posed makeshifts; have favored tho
conserving of our resources and prop
erIy caring for our dependents; have
fought all attempts to destroy the eff
ficiency of our public school system;
have fought all attempts to give spe-
cial privileges to special interests, and
have constantly insisted upon equal
rights for all; have been against child
labor have favored revaluation of
railroad property; have favored the
prompt distribution of school funds.
and. in fact, have to the best of my
ability endeavored to represent the
people of the State
"Never in the history OF the state
has it been so necessary to care for
and protect the individual. and individ-
ual interests. against the encroach-
ments of special interests. We are los
ing sight of the individual altogether
in legislation, yet after all he most
needs our protection. In applying the
remedy we need not become radical:
an honest protection Of all interests,
with no special privileges or exemp-
tions to any one class, will bring a
proper balance.
'.In the State let us get back to old
fashioned honesty, economy and busi-
ness methods. in fact to first principles.
This is only possible at the present
time through the success of the Demo-
cratic party, since those now in power
are but the agents of the special In
terests instead of servants of the peo-
pie"