Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-03

their own supply of potable water
from sources to be owned and CON
trolled by the State. Under this
policy our watersheds and sources
of potable water will pass from the
possession of private corporations
to the hands OF the people,
We pledge ourselves TO such
further legislation as may be neces-
sary to expedite the accomplish
ment of this policy.
The reform of the petit jury sys-
tenn was the act of a Republican
administration, q
The selection of grand juries
should be free from personal or po-
litical control. We pledge ourselves
to the enactment of a law to pre-
vent abuses in the selection of
grand juries.
The Republican party several
years ago, realizing the opportunity
grea.'y to develop the natural in
land w terways of the State for
commercial and other purposes,
created an inland waterway de-
partment and made a small appro-
priation to inaugurate the work.
The result of this constructive
policy has been the completion of
a navigable channel almost from
Cape May to Bay Head, which has
been of Unreasonable benefit to
the farmers and producers of hat
fertile section, which before was
almost inaccessible except by long
railroad hauls. We pledge our
selv to continue this develop
ment, which we believe will be to
the best interest of the citizens of
this State.
Indorse Republican Policy.
We reiterate our Endorsement of
the policy i~naugurated by the Re-
publican party of using all revenues
from auto licenses for the repair
and maintenance of our splendid
system of improved roads.
We indorse the policy of the State
in encouraging and aiding the sew
eral counties in the construction
and maintenance of Improved road
ways. a policy broadly extended
and rostered under Republican ad-
ministration,
We pledge ourselves to a con-
tinuance of that policy and Its
further extension, whereby the
state shall bear as far as may be
a larger proportion of the cost OF
construction and maintenance of
roads under county jurisdiction.
In addition thereto we favor the
grouping into a State system OF
selected main arteries of travel be-
tween the various sections of this
State. The maintenance and con-
troll of such system should be taken
over by the State to the end that
local taxation for this purpose may
be 1essened where travel is great,
deterioration rapid and the travel
largely foreign.
Pledges Auto Legislation.
We reiterate our declaration for
such legislation with respect to
autos as shall be just to the auto
mobilists and the taxpayer alike,
and shall properly promote recipro-
cal relations between this and other
States for the use of their respect
i've highways by nonresident auto
r. abe Republican party declared
for the primo pie that industry
should bear the cost of personal in
jury suffered in employment and
passed the first liability law" on
manifested q deep interest in the
development of this legislation ever
since.
The enacting Of the present work
mems compensation law, the most
advanced in any American State,
has, because of the extremely high
insurance rates charged by acct
dent insurance companies, created
an unfair and unreasonable expense
to the employer. These rates
seemed to. be out of all proportion
to rates charged under similar acts
in other countries.
The Republican party pledges it.
self to the enactment of remedial
laws tending to correct this evil.
To benefit both employer and en-
ployees' liability laws must not me-
eoi uhldH puAuSiio upoh TIE eiH-
ploying industry.
We believe that legislation en-
couraging mutual companies among
employers or the creating of an
insurance fund under control of the
State department and providing for
the regulation and supervision of
rate-making associations would
greatly reduce the cost of liability
insurance as we'll as furnish
prompt relief to the injured, and
we pledge ourselves to such meas
Tres in this direction as are found
wise and practicable.
Indorses G.. o.. u. Senate.
We approve the action of the Re-
publican Senate in referring the