Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-12
Fielder Opposes Economy Re-
port in Address at Dinner of
Local Organization.
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dent Of the winslow Skate Manufac,
turing Company, spoke on Possible
Functions of Board of Trade"
Mr.. Wheeler's topic was cuisines.
Problems
Mr.. Mccoy spoke on Personal Con
gressional Duties"
Tells Of Appreciation.
Governor Fielder said In part:
II appreciate very sincerely the
warm welcome and courteous greetine
with which you receive me. l know
or feel, that / ought to be down OF
the floor sitting at one of the tables
there, but l understand that 1T is tht
custom annually for the Board o.
Trade of your city to honor the Gov.
ernor of the State with an invitation
to be present at these gatherings
It's a fine thing to represent such a
State as ours and | feel proud and
have right to feel proud. l fee
the difficulties confronting me in hav.
ing to fill the place so well occupied
by one who has been promoted to tn,
head of the nation.
but my experience in the Legisla,
ture may be OF some slight advan.
tage, i assumed the office of Actine
Governor last year with some trepi
dation, first on account of the sizt
of the job. and second because of thai
unusual condition, one that had moi
existed for some years previously, q
Democratic majority in the House.
felt like the story of the old lady be.
ing initiated into the use of the auto.
mobile. She became very nervous
When the car in which she was riding
lodged In and out among the Other
vehicles, and exclaimed to the darky
on the drivers seat not to go so fast
because 1t was her first time in a cal
and she wasn't used to It. To this tn,
chauffeur replied: Madame, it's m,
first time, too
1T was my first experience in driv.
ing one and the first experience that
Legislature had in riding in that kind
and l am glad the experience was a
pleasant one for both. ] hope the
experience ! and the party had will
be or benefit to the people as well as
to me.
Opposed to Too Many Laws.
TT has been remarked by a speaker
that we are inflicted with too many
laws. That is true. 1t Is one of
the things have set my face against
and | propose to stop it If 1t Is pos
sible. We have for consideration
every year great deal of ridiculous
legislation and large part of it is
pernicious. But I don't believe we
have any worse than there are in the
Federal Congress, / can't subscribe to
the thought that we have sufficient
laws to meet the changing conditions.
These changes require action by the
Legislature and 1t is the duty of that
body to meet these conditions. The
fault Is not due to the members. The
fault primarily is yours and of men
like you in this State and elsewhere
in the nation.
you men ought to pay strict at
tention to the choice of those who
go to the Legislature. You ought to
give more thought to their selection
so that the right kind of men may
be sent, and / believe the large ma
jority could, if they devoted the
proper time. select competent men te
pass on what ought to be submitted
I'VE have some bills that seem to
be oppressive when we read them
laws which seem to be unfair to some
VI llItItSlSy Dul ndNG
the first time to find that men who
are honest have anything to fear
Most men are law abiding and II
doesn't matter much what kind OF
laws are on the books.
Condition of Finances.
LAS to State finances, you all know
we are having difficulty in providing
funds for the State departments and
institutions But this lack of funds
is not due to gross extravaganza or
waste of money. / do not say this for
the sake of the party. for because of
the short time the Democrats have
been in, fault cannot be laid at our
door. 1 don't believe either that In
previous administrations there has
been any money wasted. The fact is
the demands have increased faster
than the revenues. Burdens have
been added, such as the Public Utility
Commission, the tenement house law,
Department of Labor, and enforce
ment of the factory and child labor
laws. All these things we demand
because we have found them to be
good, and have to have for our COM
fort and prosperity, but we have got
to have money to provide them, for
we haven't the money necessary.
i maven lnc Tune tOlil5ht " lain
about the method of raising the
money and you would not care to
have me, anyway.
"It has been claimed that we would
save $146, 900 annually if we adopted
the recommendations of the Economy
and Efficiency Commission in consoli-
dating many of the departments. I
have respect for the commission, but
must disagree that 1t is possible to
save that sum or anything like it. !
do believe, however, that many of the
recommendations are sound and
should be adopted. l do not consider
that the harbor board should be In
cluded with any other because its
functions are so large, but l think
the riparian commission might be
doubled up, because it's work is COM
small. The pilotage COM
| think, is too important to
and that we would have
more efficiency by having these men
on the job.
81 heartily approve of the work of
the utility commission. The members
gave their time and attention and are
entitled to the thanks of the public
for what they have achieved
Enough Legislation.
Mr.. Wheeler expressed his graft
ication that speakers who had pre-