Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-03
Republicans Pledge Themselves
TO Simplicity of Elec-
tiOn Laws.
tflom a stan Correspondent.


lican Club shortly before noon today
and, after affecting n temporary or
ganization, they adjourned TO give the
committee on resolution an oppor-
tunity to put the finishing touches TO
the State platform, which will -
adopted later this afternoon.
Senator Frank o. Briggs, chairman
Of the State Republican COMMITTEES,
called the meeting to order, and AS
semblyrnan Thomas McCran, Of Pas
sale, nominated Senator John d.
Prince, of the same county, as tempo
rary chairman of the convention. lie
win be made permanent chairman. AS
semblyman John Gill, of Mercer, was
nominated secretary.
The rules governing the House OF
Assembly were, on motion OF Mr.. Nc
Gran, adopted for the government OF
the convention, except rs to the APP
pointment of committees, the total
number of which was reduced to four
credentials, permanent organization,
rules and resolutions.
During he recess several of the COM
mittees met and appointed permanent
officers without contest. h rules sug-
gested were adopted, and he platform,
which in every particular was the sarne
as the subcommittee had in sight
since last Saturday, was discussed.
Assembly Nominee Ransom, of the
Hudson county delegation. speaking
for the Progressives, offered a substi-
tute platform containing the initiative.
referendum and recall, SO-cent gas and
cheaper communication rates. These
were referred to the committee on reso-
~lutions, as were also planks offered by
Senator Nichols, of Cumberland.
The planks recommended for ratifi-
cation were: The Sulloway resolutions,
which provided for pensions for old
soldiers and sailors; the adoption of
tie income tax. the abolition and om-
bination Of useless State offices and
State boards.
The platform finally adopted by the
committee was, in general terms, mod
eled on the platform of 1910. No dbl
tional radical features of any kind
Whatsoever were added.
The platform was adopted with the
protest of the five progressives present,
who voted against it.
Several OF the permanent members
of the State committee, including for
mer Governors Murphy and Stokes,
United States Senator Briggs, former
Senator Kean and David Baird, were
among those present.
The platform adopted by the Republic
can State convention was as follows:
The Republicans Of New Jersey,
speaking to their candidates., de-
clare their allegiance to the princi-
Piles of the Republican party, whose
policies and whose administration
of affairs lave made this nation
first among all the countries in ma
terial prosperity, in the high stand
ard of wages, in the universally
of education. in morality and in the
PRONUNCIATION Of peace among all
nations. The reforms wrought by
the Republican party have no
parallel in history, n constitute
ii the most progressive agency for
public good among political organi-
cations. It invites the support OF
all citizens who believe in progress
without hysteria, reform without
destruction, the remedy of ills and
abuses without warning on indus
try and trade and without legis-
lative nostrums that beget business
uncertainty, restrict individual
effort and threaten wages and I'M
ployment, The guilty can be pun
ished without Furnishing the limo
cent; monopoly can be suppressed
and competition maintained with
out '~dustrial ruin, l. S of prop
erty and sacrifice Of savings. We
believe i'll such a policy of con-
st.uctive craftsmanship.
A protective tariff has been the
means Of enabling the people of this
country to receive higher wages,
enjoy a higher standard of living
and save more than any other peo-
pie. The prosperity of our State
II nation demands the malnte
nance Of the protective system as
d governmental policy.
The adjustment of schedules is a
matter Of business detail, to BIO de-
termined after investigation by an
impartial and unprejudieed political
board.
With the fullest information from
such an impartial source, labor and
industry demand that legislation
upon this subject be intrusted to
tho Republican party.
We indorse the calm, judicial at
titude OF President Taft in the face
OF unreasonable clamor for hasty
legislation and ili-advised remedies,
and we approve his determination
to apply business principles in the
treatment of the problems of the
day.
The Democratic party of New
Jersey at it's first opportunity
in recent years, regardless OF
the interests of the indus
tries of our State, sent to the
United States Senate an avowed
free trader. We call upon the
friends of protection to prevent
q reputation of this misfortune,
and we remind them that the legis-
lative election this fall will have
a direct and important bearing upon
New Jersey senatorial representa-
ton in Congress.
Seventeen years ago the people Of
this State. appalled, by the debase-
ment of morals and widespread
corruption under Democratic mis-
rule, placed the Republican party
In control. For sixteen years II re-
manned the choice of the people.
No scandal married it's record, not
a penny Of the States money was
lost or stolen, n It's economies
resulted in a growing increase Of
revenue hat was devoted to the
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