Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-05
SEVEN CANDIDATES
FOR GOVERNOR HERE
Continued from First page1


dates assembled were pretty good
fellows, at least the rest of us, but
some of us, you will find, have very
queer IDEAS"
The Governor declared the public
school auditorium, paid for and
maintained by the public, was the
proper place for such meetings and
he hoped that other municipalities
would follow the lead of Newark in
this respect He plunged into his
State policies, advocating that the
Geran election law and corrupt prac-
tises act be shielded from any change
unless that change was to strengthen
the laws The various State depart
ments are ripe for reorganization, he
commended, and many of these de-
partments could be amalgamated so
as to be conducted more economical
~ and efficiently.
Advocates Home Rule.
Mr.. Fielder came out strong for
home rule for municipalities, declar-
ing it is time to make city legisla>
ton and management from Trenton
a thing of the past. Home rule would
result in giving great advantage to
municipalities. He also advocated an
overhauling of our system of taxa
ton. The present system, he averred,
is a patchwork affair and he said
he was in hearty accord with Sena-
tor Pierce's ideas of tax legislation.
During the course of his travels
through the State as Governor, de-
clared the candidate, he had visited
many of the public institutions and
these are sadly in need of readjust-
ment. Our penal, charitable, cor
receive and other institutions should
be given much more attention by the
Governor, he said, who should do all
in his power to remedy the over
crowded conditions existing in many
of them.
THESE institutions require consid-
cradle attention from the Governor
of the State" said Mr.. Fielder, who
should learn what defects exist and
make proper recommendations to the
LEGISLATURE for their Improvement
/ Crime is as much disease as ana
other malady which sends people t6
hospitals and needs close attention
by our legislative physicians"
Il Touches on Agriculture.
! The speaker declared that the agri-
cultural industry in this State is one
of the most important and the Gov
ernor should assist in such move.
ments as to organization of the Sts.te
agricultural College at New Bruins
wick. He advocated the conserva-
ton of our natural resources and the
replacing of our fast diminishing for
ests which also shield the natural
water supplies.
The governor spoke with much fer
vor of his anxiety to remedy the Ia
Dor troubles of the State. He an.
nounced that his experience at Tren'
| ton showed that the employer an6
employee sought much remedial leg
islation and that the relations be.
tween both are not what they should
| be. The best results could be OBJ
! tanned by cooperation between capt.
| tai and labor, he said, and he was
| in favor of legislation, which, if not
compelling arbitration in labor dis
putes, would at least result in get.
| ting the fact before the public, which
would prove an impartial judge. He
dwelt on the great amount of suffer
| ing entaialed on all sides, apart from
the severe financial loss to both en-
ployer and employee, in times OF
strikes and the penalty forced upor
outsiders, who are made indirect vic
| tins of the strike.
| Mr.. Fielder warned his hearers thai
| in times of political campaigns can
didates were likely to be too enthusi'
astic and make many promises ant
pledges. 1t is up to the voters Il
mark this enthusiasm and to realize
that the candidate who promises "bit
| things" must contend with othel
branches of the State government
| over which he has little control. H
advised the audience to look up thu
record of each candidate and let sucl
record be an important factor in thu
| choosing of a candidate.
| senator Pierce Speaks.
Senator Pierce, the next speaker
announced that he rested his candi
dacy upon the desire to accomplish
| the abolition of dangerous grad,
| crossings; the equalization of tax as
sessments; the restoration of a rea
sonable tax upon banks and trus
| companies now practically escaping
! taxation; the substitution of the indie
| terminate franchise, or tenure dur
ing good behavior, for the presen
| flfty-year franchise, and true jur!
reform through the elimination of thu
subject from politics.
| He took up each issue separated!
and told of the efforts he had mad,
! in the legislature to enact law.
which would cover these reforms
Next week, he explained, he would Civ
out a more detailed explanation of hi
| platform, as the time limit set a
| the meeting prevented MIN from ex
: planning his views in full. The sena
| tor declared that he had used hi
| influence to forward such Legislation
in past years and had entered tn,
gubernatorial race for the purpose o
pushing these reforms, so that i
| elected to the governors chair h
would use all honorable effort to hav'
them placed upon the statute books.
| Former State Senator Everett Col.
by repeated the essential points he
had made in declaring his platform
in this city about two months ago
AS a remedy for the conditions OF
the poor he advocated a minimum
wage law. In order to give the people
complete control of the State ant
municipal government he argued
! that they should invoke the initiative
| and referendum.
i The speaker made a positive decla.
| ration against the recall. He an
nounced that a study of the subject
abroad and elsewhere had convinced