The Penn's Grove record., 1913-10-24
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1918.
Democratic Doctrine Expounded

Democratic Doctrine EXpOunded
Odd Fellows Hall was well filled
last Saturday evening to hear the issues
of the campaign discussed by orators
who urged the election OF the Demo-
cratic candidates. Daniel V. Summerlll
was chairman of the meeting. Liberty
Cornet band furnished music,
Mark Townsend, Of jersey City, was
the first speaker. He said the best
claim the Democrats have for support
was the record made in the past three
years under Woodrow Wilson as Cover,
nor and James f. Fielder i'll the Senate.
Platforms used TO be promises on which
to get election but the promises of 1910
have been enacted into laws. The
Geran election law brought great re-
forms in the elections. The liabilities
act specifies what a working man shall
get when injured and the law creating
the Public Utilities Commission had
given power to regulate the trolleys,
gas, electricity and other public utili-
ties. He said former Governor E. G.
Stokes claims such laws were enacted
during his administration, but they
amounted to nothing but giving big
salaries to COMM ,SionerS who inveStI-
gated, made reports, but had no power
to enforce their recommendations.
Under the Wilson laws gas i'll North
Jersey lad been reduced from 81 to
90c a thousand cubic feet. If orders
OF the Commission were not obeyed the
officials were liable 10 be prosecuted for
misdemeanor.
The same old Republican leaders
helped nominate Stokes, at whose be-
hest he killed a liabilities bill when
governor and when the present law
was passed he told Senator Gebh Ardt it
was the most vicious law ever put OH
the statutes; that it would bankrupt
the railroad companies.
Mr.. Stokes introduced a bill to allow
the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Company to be merged with the Penn
~sylvania and soon after he became a
director. He appointed men TO be
commissioners alter consulting with
railroad officials.
The same bosses who wrecked the
Republican party three years ago are
now back of Stokes, such as David
Baird, Theodore Strong, Franklin
Murphy and other old board of guard
ians, of whom Mr.. Stokes was a mem.
Der.
Gov. Fielder has not stood still like
Mr.. Stokes, but went forward to help
enact these reform laws.
One of the issues Of the election is
the moral endorsement of Pre-, iden
Wilson's administration.
Isaac Smick, Democratic candidate
for Senator SAID he had nothing to do
with the present obnoxious bird law
and if elected would represent The i'll
terest of the gunners of Salem county.
William M. Wheatlt y, Cal didate for
Assembly, said he Was opposed to the
present law which requires a licence
for those who follow cunning for a liv-
ing. He was also opposed to increased
salaries.
John w. Davis, U. S. District At.
torney, spoke of the change in the
character of political meetings and the
elections under the new laws. 1t was
not many years since a decent man did
not want anything to do with politics,
but since the reforms under Wilson
there has been great changes, and now
principles and reasons for them were
discussed.
He held his present position because
the people had been good to him and
thanked them very much.
Woodrow Wilson was the fist great
leader since Lincoln who advocated
and had enacted laws to give common
justice to the poor man. The rich can
care of themselves. Provisions to
Wilson's ADMINISTRATION financial
corporations dominated legislation.
VOORHEES,, Baird and WakeIee sent for
legislators and told them how to vote.
Franchises were given away without a
cent for the people and stock holders
were made millionaires. We judge
what a man will do by what he has
done. Those who want laws for special
privilege should vote for Mr.. Stokes
and not be disappointed. If you want
a nan to stand by the laws for the rank
and file of the people vote for Mr..
Fielder. The seven sister laws knock
ed special privilege from corporations.
Mr.. Colby said it was the most i'm
portant legislation which passed thru
the Judiciary committee during the
past twenty-five years. $500
He said the Buck law ENACTED dur
ing Gov. Stokes administration ex-
empted bank stock from taxation. MI.
Stokes is president of a bank and you
may expect him to legislate for their
interest.
4 He made a plea for Messrs. Smick
and Wheatley, saying the former work.
ed faithfully for the gunners and fish,
ermen but north Jersey legislators en-
acted the laws on the recommendation
of the Fish and Game Commission.
He said M. Wheatley was not born
with a silver spoon in his mouth, but
a tongue which was used for the
peoples cause
Col. Alex. Bacon, of New York, said
a peaceful revolution was going on in