The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-21

tolerating a constant interruption by
the telephone from friends or the
many departments of his extensive in
ternational advertising business. Yet
he greets the visitor affably and cour
teously, informally and democratically
There is no body guard or Office boy
to hold one up. Edge is to be seen at
once without any formality or frills.
Edge is Edge, and he doesn't pretend
to be anything more.
Senator'S Views.
Discussing his political ambition
the other day, the Senator said, 81
haven't the time or the inclination to
assume such responsibility unless
can render much more than a mere
political service. believe implicitly
In party organization and in govern
ment by parties, but I believe that the
governor Of New Jersey ought to be
more than the titular leader of his
party believe he ought to be the bus
mess manager, If you like, of the gov
eminent of New Jersey-the business
agent of all the people, regardless of
partisan affiliations or politics. In
other words, party and politics consti-
tute the means to the office, but the
end of the office ought to be service
to all that the party and the politics
responsible therefor may be justified
and properly credited
Senator Edges freedom from blind
partisanship is doubtless largely re-
sponsible for his success in state pol
itics. He never has been restricted by
the narrow confines His impartial man.
agement of the economy and efficiency
commission during the administrations
of Governor Wilson and Governor
Fielder indicated his broad political
vision. Then it is we'll remembered
how Edge, when acting-governor of
the state during the period when Gov
ernor Fielder was attending the Pana-
ma exposition, came out promptly and
frankly in number of public speeches
pleading for the people of New Jersey
to support President Wilson Loyalty in
the crisis with Germany.
In reply to a question concerning
the lines along which he would apply
business principles we're he the gov
ernor of the state, the senator out.
lined his policies briefly, succinctly,
clearly
He said: "Of course, my chief rea-
son to be governor is because of the
splendid honor which is conferred on
that man who is given the privilege
of officiating as the highest executive
officer of the great state of New Jer-
sew. and because of the dasira h1e
record which / shall have carved if |
am able to serve the state as | think
can.
"But l should like to be governor in
order to push along to a completion
the task of economy and efficiency
consolidation of departments and in.
PRODUCTION of business principles into
the state government, a task that I
have endeavored to help in a small
way to inaugurate while a member
of the legislature,
New Jersey today represents approx
imately a $15,OO0,O0O annual business
And you know that a $4,000, 900 bust
ness, even in these days, is a big bust
ness and can be conducted with the
best results only through the applica-
ton Of business principles from the
fountain head down.
"In my twenty-three years of active
business life, / have endeavored to
study the vocation OF successful bust
ness, both from the standpoint of
modest business interests and from
the standpoint of rather extended