Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-31

gain a temporary political advantage.
1.-THE Democratic platforms of 1912
and OF 1918 both declare for a
tlon to revise the constitution, but l
believe they are not so anxious for a
revision 20 make Improvements upon
the great instrument as they are anx-
ious to create new offices and larger
representation for the populous coun-
ties, and reduce Senatorial representa-
ton In South Jersey.
by reason of the difference of opin-
ion on the part of the Republicans in
this county last fall the people sent to
the Assembly in the person of Hon.
William Porter a Democrat. No better
gentleman, nor more honest man than
Mr.. Porter eve set foot in shoe leather,
and be and l have been personal friends
for many years. / only differ with him
in political principles. AS he is a true
gentleman, 81 is he a true Democrat.
Last winter when the Hennessy bill,
providing for a convention of sixty
members, with Cape May to have n
member came before the House, Mr..
Porter, the only n from South Jersey,
voted forit with the North Jersey mem
beers aud 1t was passed. In that vote !
believe that he did not represent the
wishes of the people Of Cape May coun-
ty. When the bill came up in the
Senate, it will be observed that Senator
Wheaton threw to the winds his allie
glance to that portion of the Democrat
ic platform and stood by the county
and voted against the convention,
knowing full well that If the bill be-
came operative Cape May would have
a slim chance of ever again having a
Senator. The county would be in the
same position as it has been with the
selecting of Congressman. Only twice
in the history of the nation have we
had them, Thomas H. Hughes from
1929 to 1888, and j. Thompson Baker
since the fourth of March last.
zter Igay have justified his
stand In voting for q convention upon
the principle of political science that q
legislator should look first after the
needs of his State as a whole, and sec
ondly of his district.
II do not believe 1t to be for the in
terest of the State to have a convention.
Cape May county, with a valuation of
thirtY-two millions of dollars, making
us the twelfth county Of the State in
regard to wealth, requires its equal rep
resentation in the State Senate. We
need it now more than we did in 1870,
when the whole assessed value of the
county was but 1875, 900. Now each
resort in the county is worth more,
many times over than the whole coun-
ty was valued at then. Ifyou send me
to the Assembly l will vote TO preserve
IL county's just rights in this matter.
"As the Republican party is not COM
mitted to a constitutional convention,
and If you want to save TO Cape May
county its Senatorial representation
you should go to the polls next Tues
day and vote for Edward G. Stokes for
Governor and all of the other Republic
can candidates on the ballot"
Former Judge Harry s. Douglass, Of
Cape May Court House, was the next
speaker. As the candidate for sheriff
he said he thought he vas entitled to
every Republican vote and hoped to
get them. IF elected he promised q
fair deal to all.
The next speaker was Charles E.
Ross, a colored man, whose excellent
remarks put the audience in good hui
NOR.
The principal orator was DIR. William
Carter, of New York, general secretary
of the International Peace Forum, who
was sent by the Republican state COM
mittee. DR.. Carter is a noted platform
speaker and recently returned from a
speechmaking tour In California. He
spoke for over an hour and was listen
ed to with a great deal Of interest by
the large audience. he salu III part:
81 do not need / trust to go into per-
sonalities here tonigh. The gentlemen
of the opposition have already shown
bow weak and foolish that is, and have
hurt themselves and their cause irrep-
arably by such action. 1t is principles,
not personalities, for which we stand.
It is measures, not men, and / feel sure
that Edward 9. Stokes would be the
first one to say: If you can find anoth-
er man who can better advocate and
enforce the principles and the meas
ures for which l stand, gladly will ]
step down and out and make way for
the personality that can best enforce
the principle, for the man that can best
mt the measure into actiOn.i