Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-08-25

Statement Issued From His Campaign
Headquarters Gives First Informal
tion Regarding Important Measures
He Has introduced or Sponsored
During His Terms of Service In this
House and Senate.
Newark, Aug. 16.-In order to meet
fully the alleged misrepresentation
which have been made through the
public press by opponents of Colonel
Austen Colgate, candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Governor, IN
the effort to belittle the Importance of
his work as a legislator, a thorough
search has been made of the records of
the eight Legislatures of which he has
been a member, and today a statement
was issued from his campaign quarters
here giving concrete facts based upon
these records. 1t is further set forth
that If any one desires any information
concerning the Colonel's attitude or
action upon any measure which was
brought up in the House or Senate
while he was a member of either body
it will gladly be furnished upon re-
quest.
Colonel Colgate was a member of
the Assembly in 1906, 1908 and 1909.
In 1911 he was elected State Senator
and was reelected In 1914 for a term
which does not expire until after the
next term of the Legislature. The
statement Is as follows:
Had 1t not been for the persistent
campaign of misrepresentation which
has been waged against him 1t would
not be necessary to remind the people
of New Jersey that as a member of
the Legislature Austen Colgate has
been one of their most efficient public
servants. 1t may not, indeed, be nee
essary to remind them, but In the light
of the malicious attacks that have
been made upon him 1t Is only fair
that some of the concrete facts should
be laid before them now. 49,.
Hasn't Been a Dodeer.
ut has been stated that as a mem
Der of the Senate he has handled more
bills than any Of his colleagues In that
body. The search of the records sub
stimulates this statement. 1t also sub
Stimulates another statement recently
made-namely, that during his whole
period of service In the Legislature he
has been absent from his seat-not r.
than bali a dozen times and has never
sought to evade responsibility on any
measure by declining to be recorded
when 1t has come up for a vote.
while his own bills have treated of
a great variety of subjects he has been
especially active in furthering legisla-
ton providing for the improvement of
general conditions surrounding the
working classes. better methods of car
ing for the States dependents, reforms
in election laws, including the elimina-
ton Of corrupt practices, equal taxa
ton as applied to the railroads and
proper distribution of additional rev
enue thus acquired among the public
schools, conservation of the States
natural resources, pure food regula-
lions, honest weights and measures,
water supply development, develop
ment of public park and playground
systems, widows pensions, reciprocity
and proper restrictions for AUTOMOBILE
lists, trolley freights, preservation of
the States fish and game, limited fran
chises and symmetrical development
and diligent maintenance of the States
roads and highways.
Some of the important automobile
measures which he introduced and
sponsored and which are now on the
statute books are those making it a
misdemeanor to drive a motor vehicle
without the consent Of the owner cor
display a false registry number, es-
t%ablishing speed limits for automobiles,
forbidding excessive noises from mo-
torcars known as the muller cut-out'
bilD.