Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-12
LOCAL OPTION
IS KEYNOTE Of
INDEPENDENTS
Successors to No Boss League
] Issue Platform for Assem-
bly, Candidates.

The platform OF the Independent
Citizens ticket was issued today II
declares for local option, the election
of assemblymen by districts, the
right of a municipality to have pnr-
chasing agent, and for a short ballot
to assist the voters in the selection
of their candidates.
The Independent Citizens ticket is
made up mainly of those who were
Of the factions which was opposed to
the Republican organization In the
last primary election. Most Of the
planks in the platform of the Inde-
pendent Citizens ticket are the same
as those which we're advocated by the
No Boss League. It Is as follows:
AN appeal is made to the voters
of Essex county, without regard to
party affiliation, to support the efforts
of the Independent Citizens ticket to
restore the sovereignty of the people
in the conduct of our government.
I'm recent years the domination Of
corrupt bosses has become scan
dalous and intolerable. The principle
of rule by the people has been per-
sistently and openly defied until our
local, county and State government
In its most essential functions has
become so subservient to corrupt in
fiuences that the final arbiter in legis-
lative affairs is the political boss.
These high handed outrages
against the rights OF the people have
not been committed without emphatic
protest on the part of earnest and
high minded citizens and at the recent
primaries a strong effort was made
by groups of men i'm each OF the lead
ing parties to rescue the party or
ganizations from this sinister domina-
ton. The power of these entrenched
forces, however, proved to be too
strong to be thus dislodged and the
people of the State face continuance
of the reign of these self-appointed
custodians of our public affairs. with
doubtless an increased measure or
arrogance and contempt for legisla-
tive measures which are most vital
to the public interest"
"In such a crisis the only recourse
of an outraged citizenship is a union
on 81 non-partisan basis Of all forces
which oppose corrupt rule, and the
Independent Citizens ticket, made up
Of members of all political parties,
appeals for support on the ground
of a great emergency and the impera-
tive necessity that all good citizens
shall subordinate minor considera-
tions as to candidates and measures
and unite to redeem the government
of the State from corrupt domination,
and to restore it to it's rishtful own
ers-the people.
"The Independent Citizens ticket
presents twelve candidates for the
Assembly. and the following brief
and comprehensive platform of meas
ures which they advocate, believing
that these are the reforms most es-
sential to wrest control from the pO-
litical bosses and to promote the
greatest good Of the greatest number
of our people:
'First-They believe that the first
step in the direction of reform in our
State government is to restore to
the people their Fundamental right to
rule themselves. AS particular ap-
plications Of this fundamental right
they favor and would support:
"(a) The creation, by proper amend
ment of hte constitution of real as
sembly districts In place Of the pres
ent imaginary districts. in order that
every distinct district could elect it's
own representative in the Assembly
and every assemblyman would he
answerable to his own district. The
present method of electing twelve
men in Essex, for instance, by the
vote of the whole county is 'the main
prop of boss control Of the Legisla-
ture. which explains the opposition
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