Gloucester County Democrat., 1911-10-12

To the Voters of Gloucester County:
Having been chosen as the Demo-
cratic nominee for Senator, at the
recent Primary, under law that pro-
tects and makes sacred the final
choice of the voter at the ballot-box, it
follows that / am entitled to the fav
or and goodwill of all Democrats, and
the absolute fairness of such selection
pledges the party in advance to ex-
tend the hand-shake of loyalty and
fraternal feeling, in support of my
candidacy.
With this feeling of confidence, as to
a friendly contest at the Primaries, |
ask the united support of the Demo-
Gratis of Gloucester county, to the. end,
that a Democrat may be sent to the
Senate to aid in restoring the rights
of the people, which have been taken
from them, by the stealthy hand of
political lobbyists to benefit selfish in-
terests Probably no legislation of
recent years has such far-reaching
blessings, as is stored UP in the law
to protect the political conscience of
the voter in the discharge of his
duty as an upright citizen and the in
spiration of its enactment undoubtedly
can be traced to the constructive mind
and high and sterling character of the
Governor of New Jersey, whose cour-
age has been abundantly tested in var
ious ways in his relation to and in
behalf of the people of the State.
Denunciation and criticism of reform
Legislation is expected and in spots,
perhaps, justified. but such laws
should be weighed and measured by
the results gained in the end. Re-
form legislation is in its nature slow
process of evolution, and a perfect
formula for the prevention of all the
evils of past legislation can not be de-
veloped during one session of the
Legislature. Perfection, if at all, is
the product of beginnings, which inn
plies the forward and not the back
ward step-the progressive and not
the retrogressive and this code applies
to the legislation of the last session.
Some laws are not compatible for
the mixed and varied applications,
for which they were intended.
The election law governing the trans
portation of voters to and from the
polls works hardship and injustice, in
it's application to the rural districts
and will no doubt be revised. The in
tention and spirit of the law, take it,
is to raise the standard of patriotism
and citizenship by depriving the vot-
er of any outside help or influence to-
ward negotiating his right of suffrage
but the inspiration to discharge
his obligation, as a good citizen, grows
measurably less, as the distance be-
tween his home and the destiny of
his ballot the polls increases, es-
pecially when he has to walk the en-
tire distance, after hard days work.
The result is that he will often sacri-
fee his voting privilege which from
his viewpoint is not sufficiently COM
pensating for the effort imposed upon
him by the statute.
The law of common sense is a sac
red statute and if elected I hope to
be guided by that rule of reason.
The axiom Public Office is a pub
lie trust" is democratic coin and
when pledged as an obligation to his
constituents becomes a sort of blank
ct mortgage given them for the faith
full fuldllment of his services, and en-
bodies about all that is required of
candidate. With this understanding,
frankly and honestly ask the sup
port of the citizens of Gloucester
county in my candidacy for the SEN
ate.
Your obedient servant,
GEO r HIJRFF
This article is paid for by Geo. B.
Hurff
Correction.
In our last issue we stated that
Frank A. Shute, Township Clerk of
East Greenwich, had purchased a
farm near Daretown Baptist Church.
This is a mistake, the purchaser, be-
ing Gilbert M Shute Mr.. Frank
A. Shute is candidate for re-elec-
ton, and is entitled to know that the
publication was mistake of names
as well as identity. We conversed
with Mr.. Shute, the real purchaser,
and supposed he was the Township
Clerk, though we made no reference
to that fact, during our brief talk
| We hope Mr.. Frank A. Shute and his
| friends in East Greenwich will thor
oughly understand that he has no in
tention of leaving them, but hopes to
continue to worthily serve them in
the important relation of Township
Clerk.
Walter H. Hurff, Of sewel. while