Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-01


diTIdnal standard Of living. n
| law cannot effect. Part Of it
iaek Of training and kHoxledf
can be relieved by scientific IN
/ 50 As TO produce more food per
E unity Of effort by the encoura
/ cooperative societies and mum
ketss 10 bring the producer am
4 in closer contact
TO this end We pledge ourS
enactment Of laws that VIII
/ me door Of opportunity to ths
New Jersey b. providing agfieu
/ cation. accessible 10 all who
/ II. We pledge ourselves TO the
! of such laws as win encourage
/ proTement and legislation that W
/ our trolley system a more vital r.
rural prosperity. and thus redH.
/ cost Of commodities in the mari
lessening the cost Of Transportation
/ We pledge ourselves to a policy
strletest economy in the managefDeI
our State departments and the submit
/ of budget by the ComptroIler's De
4 ment in time for thorough diseu
/ of the same by the public and me4
/ of the Legislature before the passa
+ the appropriation bills. We recognis
/ tremendous burdens Of growing tax.
and we pledge ourselves to givf
/ voters greater power, both n super
| and veto, over local expenditure
We favor any necessary amend
/ 10 the Ramsey insurance rate Law
viii prevent State insurance mont
The lunacy act passed by the
Democratic Legislature, is unsafisfaf
and imposes unnecessary burdens
I the public. We favor a complete
/ vision of this law.
/ We favor more effective mSfhos
/ The administration of our tax law
eualize valuations and assessments.
ONLY as between individuals. but al
/ tween the taxing districts of the ST
I We favor legislation requiring II
stalatlOn of uniform system
counting for municipalities and co
of this state.
The Democratic party has covert
4 tackled the civil service system. bot
attempted legislation and administ.
| snbterfuge. We pledge ourselves /,
hold and extend the principles Of
service
We favor the solution of the corn.
ton problems which will result In
/ ing the innocent, and We hold that
policy which drives legitimate busfns
| enterprises from the State of New JeFs
/ is neither craftsmanship nor reform:
| Is destructive. We favor the enaetmi
of laws which will attract industrial
terprises to our state
The Republican party stands for
/ businesslike administration. for sinrl
cation and eodihcation of our laws q
the prompt printing and distribution
our pamphlet laws at the close Of
/ legislative session.
| In national affairs we favor "A char
| in the system of electing delegates to
| Republican national convention. SO Il
representation therein shall be bal
| upon the number of Republican 70
cast and not upon population. The
publican party stands for tariff bal
| duty sufficient to cover the differed
4 between the cost of production here i
abroad which can only be established
scientific investigation by a non-parfIs
tariff board.
New Jersey ranks third among
/ States Of the Union in the proportion
| industrial wage earners to populaff
These workers are the market of
farmer and the merchant. They cam
buy without wages, and their wages :
be injuriousty affected by the Demorra
tariff which is based upon the der
cratic doctrine that protection Is unc
stitutional
| The Democratic party has utterly fsi
| to keep its pledges TO the people. II
/ pIayed politics with the Jury system
| the State: it has been compelled to 4
extra sessions of the Legislature to Re
edy its own blnnders: il has made Ia
/ which have driven law-abiding buslnl
/ enterprises from our State. II has rs
the direct primaries. not as an fnstruHi'
/ to serve the popular will. but as mel
for the furthering Of the personal am
ton of the Democratic bosses, aud II b
| by neglect of official duty. delayed
submission of constitutional amendfne
to the voters of the State.
By legislation enacted during the
| session. the Democratic Legislature }
| decreased the income of the State and
| the same time increased the apron
tons, so that when these appropriate
shall have been expended there Will
deficit of three quarters of million {
+. 10, fre.a ~ no. =.
vision has been made for income #
| any other sources 10 make up this
fieieney. As a result of this destrurt
! policy of financing there Is emmiua
| danger Of direct State tax. This
one Of the glaring examples of the ut
! incapacity of the Democratic party
conduct the affairs of the State on
businesslike basis
In national affairs the Democratic pa
| has confessed its inability to protect
! lives and property OF American citfz
| and missionaries in foreign lands. it
enthorned King Caucus and made 1
dictator of legislation to the exclusion
elaboration and debate: It has denied
right of petition TO those whose busin
and occupation are threatened by lie.
| lative injustice; it has failed in It's pre-
| Use to reduce the cost of living; y
made the great questions of tariff Z
! currency footballs of politics. and see
conferences have been substituted
open-door methods.
/ The gospel of humanity should cons
tute part of the mission of the Sta
/ The elevation of mankind is the aspi
! ton of the age. The object of constr
4 tive statesmanship is TO promote the v
/ fare of the people and the bettermenf
1 the conditions undar which each lndlx
ua1 lives and labcrs The good of
people is the highest law of pFogre
| Equality of opportunity aud proteef'
are the sacred rights of every pers
and that governments is best aud SAT
and most enduring which guarantees
every individual the largest opportun
/ to make the most of his capacities -
restraining him from entrenchins u
the rights of others who are striving
accomplish the same purpose Let just
and equality before the law crown
prosperity of the Commonwealth.