The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-09-17
To The Voters and Tax
payers of Burlington
County,.

Realizing the impossibility OF meeting, talk
Ing and consulting with each OF you person
ally, have concluded to use the public pres
| as The medium through which to direct YOU
attention to subject of much public 1mpor
lance, which is of some interest to me per
sonally, and should be of even more interest
to you, as good citizens and tax payers.
For the first time under the new law, 1t be-
comes your privilege to select and elect an
entire new Board Of Chosen Freeholders for
| Burlington county, to consist OF only five
members, who shall supersede or take the
\ place of the present Board of about thirty
| three members, and be invested with all the
power, duty and esponsibility now possessed
\ by the present Board.
| The intelligent and business like manage
ment of the affairs ofthe largest county in our
State, the careful and economic dispensing of
| very many thousands OF dollars for bridges,
improved stone or other roads and the many
other county requirements, the judicious ex-
ercise of the power of appointment or re-
moval from office of such officials as are sub
Ject to the action OF the Board, the necessity
for exceptionally good judgment, and the
great responsibility that must follow almost
every action, are altogether of so serious, ex-
acting and i'm portant nature that the people
of Burlington county should call fer and de-
mand that only men of the very highest
character. integrity and ability should be
selected or even considered, and that their
political utilization or influence should be of
secondary Importance.
am and have been deeply impressed with
a sense of these responsibilities and with con-
siderable hesitation and reluctance, and only
after the assurance of number of my friends
of both parties of their confidence in
my ability to satisfactorily meet the require
ments and the responsibilities of the office,
did consent to have nominating petitions
circulated throughout the county. Several
hundred of my Democratic friends were
pleased to endorse my candidacy, by signing
the petitions, and sufficient number Of said
petitions have been filed with the county
clerk, requiring him to place my name on the
primary ballots, with the other twenty-seven
gentlemen of both political parties who have
fled similar petitions.
can therefore only solicit at this time the
support of Democrats at the primary election,
which do most earnestly and respectfully
solicit, and desire to impress upon each the
need and Importance of their votes at this
election. Should be one of the five selected
to be voted for at the general election, then l
will be pleased and gratffied to have the sup
port of my many Republican friends.
For the Information of those who do not
know me personally deem II only just and
right that 1 should state frankly and plainly
my position as a candidate.
am not, nor have ever been, member of
the Board OF Freeholders or held other public
Office
have no political debts of any kind to pay
and shall endeavor to avoid contracting any
that might directly or indirectly interfere
with my independent action as member of
the Board.
! have no candidates for any office to be
filled by the new Board, nor any alliance or
interest in any contractor or contractors for
county work, and shall insist on a square deal
for all.
l have not made nor shall make any pro-
mise or pledge of any kind to any person or
persons, as to what my actions shall or shall
pledge my word to the people of Burlington
county to do that ionly which believe to be
right, and as an individual member of the
Board, to use my best efforts to conserve and
preserve the interests and rights ofthe people
of Burlin gton county.
l believe fully comprehend and appreciate
the many difficulties, the arduous labor, the |
need of rare Judgment, tact, diplomacy, bust |
ness method, quick decision and action, |
patience under Just and unjust criticisms,
and the many and various conditions and re- |
quirments which the new Board must meet |
and provide in the discharge of their duty.
Believing that have an adequate concep- |
ton of the dignity and Importance of the |
office and a full realization of the labor and |
involved, thus frankly sub
init my candidacy to the voters of Burlington
county, and respectfully ask for their support
at the polls.
Very respectfully,
JOSIAH w. EVAN,
Mount Holly.
Ordered and paid for by Josiah W. Evan,
Mount Holly, N. j.