The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-08-19

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office during that period. If that
twenty years work has not given me
claim on your vote / shall find no
| fault If you do not cast 1t for me on
September %. have never asked for
your vote before, and If chosen to be
your candidate for Surrogate this
time I shall positively never be a
candidate for any office again.
AS to the second argument that has
been advanced by those who are OPP
posed to me as reason why should
not be a candidate, viz, THAT as a
publisher of Democratic paper
have received advertising, etc, from
the county," l would say that every
dollar | have received has been hon
estly paid for in advertising space,
material, etc, exactly as a merchant
who sells the county a desk, chair.
carpet or coal, and cannot see why
this should act as a bar to my seeking
the nomination. Every dollar that |
have ever made has been placed in
the business, in machinery, etc, that
has enabled me to do certain work
that twenty years ago the county had
done in New York and Philadelphia
This has brought me business that
would not have been left in the coun-
ty otherwise. Anyone who knows
what the depreciation of machinery
is, as to the price one has to pay and
what it would bring if he has to sell,
can realize the doubtful benefits of
this investment, though it has brought
me in some county work that, before
| made these investments in my plant,
was sent to New York and Philadel-
phia. | am willing to leave that to
the intelligence of the voters
1t does, however, look ridiculous
when men in one breath will seriously
use such arguments, and in the next
breath advocate men who are holding
office, and who have been elected OF
appointed term after term to public
office, and who are now candidates
for still more Office.
If those men who have held office in
the past, will not allow their al
legience to faction to blot out the
memory of the favors asked by them
of me as a publisher of a newspaper,
and by me granted in the effort to
elect them to office, it, in short,
those who have received political
favors at my hand do not let their fac
tional affiliations blind them of all
as to my wish that the Democratic
gratitude, there would be no question
party honor me with this nomination
being granted. Every newspaper pub
Usher, not only in Hunterdon county,
but everywhere, gives value received
in every dollar he receives of public
but aside from that, if a
tair-minded and intelligent person
Will stop and think of all that the
publisher is required to and does do,
to uplift his community, to make
strong his party, to help his friends
to public office, that when he does
feel like rounding out a busy life by
holding public office. that it is not
any indication of piggishness on his
part
1t has been with the utmost graft
hcation that / have noted thus far in
the campaign | am engaged in, the
encouragement that has been extend
ed to me by my brother editors and
It viii be my earnest desire, if elected
surrogate, to so conduct the office
mat there will be no regret on their
part for their standing for me.
The publicity given to the one little
incident referred to by Brother Kitch-
IN makes it seem necessary for me
% make this statement, which | have
lone.
ANTHONY KILLGORE