The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-29
SEABURY RESIGNS
 AS JUOGE;; SEEKS TO BE GOVERNOR
Leaves Appeals Court Bench When Designated for
 Nomination.


 Seabury, resigned yesterday from the Court of Appeals preparatory to be- ginning an active campaign for the governorship nomination. His resig- nation was sent to Gov. Whitman and the Secretary of State early in the af- ternoon. At the same time he issued an address to the people of the state.
 Headquarters for MT. Seabury will be opened today in the Hotel Breslin. Melvin G. Pallister probably will be in charge.
 The statement he issued was ad- dressed to "The people of the state of New York;" and read:
 Having been designated in the primaries as candidate for the nomination for governor, I have re- signed as Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals. In returning to the people the high trust which they reposed in me two years ago and which had still twelve years to run. think 1t fitting to say that I have taken this step because careful de- liberation has convinced me that as governor I can render greater service than on the bench, and employ the inherent but unused power of that great office in the peoples service. To Restore Popular Government.
 "If nominated, I shall discuss fully the present issues. For the moment I shall limit myself to brief state- ,ment of my purposes.
 eff elected, shall restore respon- sible popular government at Albany.
 cIo hn fn ia h iSI1 order and economy in the state de- partments.. These departments shall cease to be the abiding places of the political rings that now infest and control them. shall make them agencies for public service. Busi- ness methods shall take the place of partisanship and favoritism. Busi- ness principles shall supplant personal and partisan politics. The affairs of this state need the application of common honesty and common sense.
 T shall recommend measures for the ,simplifcation and amendment of our present tax laws to the end that relief may be had from excessive bur- dens of state and local taxation.
 New York Is the commercial cen- Ire of the world. Its legitimate busi- ness must be safeguarded and en- couraged, in framing laws and ad- ministering government. Wanton at- tacks upon lawful industries injure labor and capital and prejudice the welfare of the whole state.
 Plan for Cheaper Food.
 "I shall urge that the Department of Foods and Markets be made an ef- fective instrument for the economical distribution of food products to the end that the farmers of the state and the consumers of food products may benefit of both. .@
 T oppose vesting in the governor of the state the power to compel in- voluntary military service in time of peace by conscription and draft.
 "I shall take the initiative in the work too long deferred of establishing law reform in this state to the end that expense, delay and techntcalities shall cease, and our courts be unham- pered in the administration of justice.
 T shall stand firmly against fads and so-called panaceas. which arc often merely excuses for extrava- gance.
 T shall support and encourage pro- gressive measures which experience has demonstrated to be sound, to the end that the state shall conserve it's natural resources. regulate monopoly privileges, relieve business and in- dustry from the burdens now imposed upon them, and promote just rela- tions between employers and em- ployes.
 "I shall. support the principles un- derlying the Workmen's Compensation Act and recommend amendments where experience has shown that changes are necessary fin order to make the law accomplish its benefl- cent purpose.
 No Backstairs Government.
 "I shall conduct the public business in the open. Backstairs government in the interests of those who seek something for nothing shall cease. We have outgrown the era of invisible government.
 T shall see to it that vouchers for state moneys expended by public of- ficials for alleged public purposes shall be open to public inspection.
 'I ask the confidence and support of tho citizens of this state. I do not make this appeal on partisan grounds. appeal for support on the basis of our common citizenship. and I make this appeal to those who are interested in the welfare of our state. I ask them to cooperate with me in the task of ridding the govern ment of this state Of the incompe- tency extravagance and corruption that now exist in it's affairs.
 SAMUEL SEABURY."
 Gov. Whitman will have the ap- pointment of a successor to Judge [ Seabury. and the appointee will hold office until Dec. 31 of next year. Had Judge Seabury resigned three months before election day the successor ap- pointed by the governor would have held office only until the end of this year and the vacancy would have been filled at the forthcoming election.