Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
REID MAKES HIS
FIRST STATEMENT
Candidate for Mayor Would
Clean City if He Is
Elected.
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stated that he believes a majority of
the Republican voters in the city are
favorable to him. If this is SO, and
he receives a majority of the votes
at the primary, l shall gladly take off
my coat and work hard for his cleo
ton; if, on the other hand, he is
mistaken in supposing that he Is
favored by a majority of the Repub-
Leans of this city, and l should re-
ceive the Republican nomination at
the primary, 1 shall expect him and
his friends to work for the success
full candidate.
II have always conducted my bust
ness in a straightforward. honest and
conservative manner, and If l am
honored by the people of Newark in
being elected mayor it will be my
ambition to follow the same methods
in the administration of the affairs
of the city.
II have prepared a platform upon
which I desire to appeal to the voters
of the city of Newark. If I am sue
cessful In receiving the Republican
nomination. ] shall appeal to the
voters at the general election upon
the same platform"
Here Is the Platform.
Mr.. Reid's platform follows in full:
I'D | am in favor of reducing the
tax rate of the city of Newark, which
can be done without impairing the
efficiency of the municipal govern
ment. The present city administra-
ton has been e~xtravagant and waste
full, and, If elected mayor, l shall in
sist upon an economical business adj
ministration of city affairs; useless
offices will be abolished, and l will
city receives a dollar of value for
every dollar expended.
THE competitive bidding system
for supplies, which has been so sue
cessful in the county, should be
adopted so far as practicable in the
city of Newark.
"C2) | am in favor of a clean city.
morally as well as physically. The
present conditions which exist IL
Newark, the Haunting of vice, the
evils of the dance hall and public
gambling must be remedied. We w
this dutysto our boys and girls. The
fault lies not SO much with the police
department as with those higher up,
and il elected mayor I propose to put
a stop to the above conditions. which
have brought discredit upon the fair
name of our city.
"(3) | favor home rule for munich
palities, and believe that the people
of the city are better able to govern
themselves in local matters than Is
the State Legislature, and I pledge
the people of Newark, If elected, to
work for municipal home rule.
Touches on Traffic.
I'D | am in favor of increasing
trolley and transportation facilities,
and will, If elected, strive to relieve
the traffic conditions at Market and
Broad streets, and other scongested
thoroughfares.
"C) ! am in favor of abandoning
the Morris canal upon terms n con
ditions that will be equitable and fair
to the people of the city of Newark.
'(6) l am heartily in favor of the
Newark system of Fairgrounds for
the children of the city, and will, if
elected, do all in my power to extend
and develop the same.
go | am in favor of civil service
for municipal employees, and believe
that all the employees of the city
should be protected in their positions
so long as they faithfully perform
their duties.
"(S) am in favor of repaving
Broad street, so as to eliminate the
dust and noise which at the present
time interferes with the comfort not
only of the merchants, but the trav-
cling public on that important thor
ou2hfare.
"(9) I have made no promise Of
appointments to the School Board or
to any other board or department of
the city government. and, il elected
mayor, | shall enter office without
any promises or obligations of any
character to any individual or set of
individuals. except the promise which
/ now make to serve all the people of
the city to the best of my ability and
to give Newark a clean, progressive
and business-like Administrations