Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-30
PLATFORMS, ADOPTED BY THE THREE PARTIES
IN SEPARATE CONVENTIONS AT TRENTON
Republicans Say Democratic
Administration Has Raised
Cost of Living.
WOULD EDUCATE FARMERS
TO SCIENTIFIC METHODS
Want State Control of Water
sheds and Would Encourage
Waterway Development.

Special to the Evening Star.
TRENTON, Sept 3o.-Bitter denun-
citation Of the administration of ma
tional and State affairs by the DEM
ocratic party constituted the main ac-
ton taken by the Republican State
convention, which was held in the
Republican Club here yesterday.
The platform adopted by the Re-
publicans for the coming campaign
is comprised mainly of attacks on the
Democrats, charging that, through
careless and selfish legislation, State
affairs were neglected and the treas
ury-left hare. The convention also
Went on record as eondemning the
policies of the Democrats in national
matters, including the war question,
banking legislation and the tariff
The platform says in regard to State
affairs: I'VE condemn the record of
the Democratic party in our State
because it has failed to keep its
platform contracts with the peo-
pie In 1913 out of twenty three
pledges they fulfilled six, doubtfully
provided for three others, and abso-
lutely failed in fourteen. In 1914. out
of sixteen pledges they performed
three, partially fulfilled two and ut
lcIty 1dllGQ Ill ClGNtlt. IuEltlB IASS0
years the Republican party intro
duced legislation to fulfill all their
pledges. but because of Democratic
majorities were unsuccessful in hav-
ing many of them enacted into laws.
New Jersey is in a serious finan-
cial condition. When the Republican
party took over the management of
the state in 1894 the treasury was
empty. From 1894 to 1910 the various
Republican administrations so con-
Quoted the affairs of the State that
they spent less than their income,
and on October 81, 1910, there was a
balance in the State treasury OF over
81, 100000, with uncompleted con-
tracts of 100000. leaving free bal
anee of $1.600,000 Since 1910 the
Democratic party has been in power
in the State and on October 81, 1913,
the State treasury showed a balance
of 81 900, 900, with uncompleted con-
tracts of $1,300O00, leaving a free
balance Of but 100000.
"Since 1910 the Democratic party has
been in control of the State and the
expenditures have grown from $5,000,-
900 to $S,000,000, or about $750,000 a
year. while the population has in
creased but 100000. In 1913, under
Democratic administration, the state
spent 100000 more than its income,
while the appropriations exceeded By
$457,0 the amount there was in sight
in the treasury"
Attacks Tariff Law.
The platform attacks the record of
the national administration. 1t de-
clares that Congress passed a tariff
bill that threw thousands of Amer
lean workmen out of employment, i'm
pairing the prosperity experience
under Republican rule. 1t has levied
taxes upon languishing business to
make up the deficit caused by the
deficit OF customs duties. 1t has
passed cxtravagant appropriations in
spite of the reduced earning capacity
Of the people, appropriations which
would have been still greater but for
the patriotic opposition of the Re-
publican Senators; proposes to levy a
war tax of 100000 upon every
man, woman and child in the land at
a time when the nation is at peace
with all the world.
Its low tariff has not as promised
in any way reduced the cost of living
while imposing this additional tax
burden. 1t has violated its platform
pledges on the toll questions; 1t has
lowered the standard and efficiency
of our diplomatic service; it has de-
MED the Constitutional right of petit
ton and OF free speech by accusing
citizens who appealed to their rep
resentative OF being guilty of a con-.
spiracy to influence public opinion.
1t has iuterferred in the Internal af-
fairs of Mexico without affording'
protection to the lives and property
OF American citizens and without es-
tablishing peace and order in Mex
leo itself. 1t has gerrymandered the
tor irtc "A
new banking and currency act with
oat regard to contiguity or territory
or the convenience of trade and COM
merce 1t failed to provide for
merchant marine, which is now
sorely needed for the trade, not only
of this nation but of the world, and
it has left this great nation, with its
magnificent resources, helpless. when
it should be independent in this
crisis of a foreign war.
1T has turned the balance of trade
against us, made us debtors instead
of creditors of Europe; caused a drain
upon our gold reserves; strained our
credit to pay our debts abroad that
was needed to stimulate our indus
tries at home. 1t has prosecuted in
stead of regulating business. 1t has
made Congress the subserVient
mouthpiece of a single individual
with more power than an autOcrat.
II has added confusion to the laws
business; held enterprise
i'm check because of ill-defined
nolicies: discouraged individual
initiative until the wheels of industry
have slowed down. Labor has lost
its wage and the American work
man is driven TO idleness at time
when we should be the workshop OF
the world"
The Cost of Living.
Coming back to State affairs, the
platform says:
For two years past our Democratic
have unequivocally prom
ised a reduction in unnecessary ofhces
and boards by consolidation in the
interests of economy and efficiency.
The Democratic party has promised
to reduce the cost of living, but so
Far has been noticeably unsuccessful
We promise to give this matter in
telligent study so that scientific laws
NAV he enacted covering this ques-
ton. The increased expenses of the
people are felt mostly in the neces-
saries of life in order to exist and we
promise to help the people in decreas-
ing their living expenses through the
enactment of laws allowing the crea-
ton of public markets.
oThe cost Of food is often made
greater because of the failure of crops,
due to uncomfortable weather condi-
tons 1t may be possible to reduce
the cost of production by more in