Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-27
ANNOUNCES
HE'S MOOSE CANDIDATE
ccontinued from FIRST pase5


restore equality of opportunity to the
workers of this country.
THE adoption of this system would
free the country from the grip of the
coal trust, the oil trust, the timber
trust, the water-power trust. and all
the great trusts and monopolies.
whose power rests on the control of
natural resources. The coal trust
controls prices by controlling trans
portation and by holding vast areas
of coal lands out of use. This sys-
tenn would so heavily increase the
taxes on their unused coal lands that
it would be Improbable to hold more
than they could mine. They would
then be obliged to mine the unused
lands, or sell them to some one who
would. In either event. they could
no longer limit the output and con-
troll the price of coal.
would Apply IL to Jersey Gradually.
81 propose that we apply this prin-
ciple in New Jersey gradually. as
they have done with such notable
success in many cities. towns and
farming districts of Canada. l pro-
pose that we pass law allowing
every municipality, upon vote of
its citizens, to exempt buildings and
personal property from taxation, in
whole or in part This Is simply
home rule applied to taxation. The
adoption of this system In any New
Jersey municipality will bring to its
people unprecedented prosperity; it
will enormously stimulate building of
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influx Of home-seekers and factories
from New York, Pennsylvania and
other States.
"I favor applying the same home
rule principle by giving each munich
pality the right, by referendum, to
own and operate any public utility,
such as gas. electric light or trolley,
and to adopt new charter.
ST favor the initiative referendum
and recall and the recall of judicial
decisions; the short ballot; a consti-
tutional convention based on popula-
ton: equal utility rates, based on
value of physical property; legisla-
ton regulating the employment OF
women and children in industry.
The Antidote for, Socialism.
"To those who fear the growth OF
socialism. | submit that socialism
will go right on growing unless those
who are opposed to it stop the rea-
sons for its growth; that the evils
we recognize as growing out OF tine
inequitable distribution Of the wealth
created by the workers of the coun-
try have to be cured, and il we who
are opposed to socialism, because we
believe in competition do not cure
them then the Socialists who propose
To abolish competition will sooner or
later get control of the government.
If the Progressive party adopts sub
stantially this program and puts II
into effect the causes for the rapid
growth of socialism in this country
will disappear.
IF | am elected Governor of New
Jersey l shall do all in my power to
put into effect the program advo-
cate. AS a business man l shall con-
slider myself primarily the business
manager of the government of New
Jersey. and will apply to the bust
ness of the State, the principles of
business efficiency and economy
which have found successful in pri-
vate business.
II shall at once enter upon a cam
paign to present these issues TO the
people of New Jersey / believe that
contest for the Progressive nomi-
nation will compel wide discussion Of
these issues and thereby greatly
benefit both the party and State. If
other candidates appear shall pro-
pose that we campaign together, adj
dress meetings jointly throughout the
State and let the party voters de-
termine which program they will
adopt"