The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-02
GOV. WALTER E. EDGE
Makes Tour to Tell What Republicans
Have Done


the past nine months. He will be at
Woodstown this Friday afternoon at
: O'Clock. He will then come to Penns
Grove and Carney Point to make short
addresses and address a meeting in
Salem at night.
The substance of his address is as
follows:
| must freely admit there has been
/ n my mind during the past four
aonth, very much more than politi-
al combat or a partisan fight or even
"a election. ! have been quite busy,
- have all other chief executives.
which any other man of any position
i responsibility feels, because there
as arisen one big problem, over
shadoMing all others, first in the
hearts oil everyone, which was, to
1ffer and give every POSSIBLE support
% the Federal Government in the ex-
gencies of the present trouble, this
fOrld wide war, and that everything
aust be subServient to that RESPONSE
oiilty. | feel that New Jersey has
lone her part, but it would have been
absolutely impossible for the Cover
aor 70 have done so without the un-
seiiish cooperation of the citizens. i
you'd rather discuss with you some
i the problems still unsoived-some
Il the responsibilities. We must
maintain and conduct our own gov
eminent and IN doing so we are help
ng the Nation We must continue
our own process of constructive gov
srnnent. We all other responsibifit-
es it is our duty as citizens to face
he coming election and make our de-
,Isi5n along those lines which usually
influence the American electorate and
an quite satifed New Jersey will
occupy the place which it should.
Il year ago you honored me by
slecting me Governor. | deeply felt
ana appreciated that evidence of your
confidence and of your feeling. We
nave passed through but ten months
If The present administration. / told
you at that time, when a candidate
lor Governor, that / had one general
plan that / hoped to be able, with the
assistance of an harmonious legisla-
ture and the good will of the people,
to put it into effect-the installation
OF business government, irrespec-
i've of parties or party division APP
! parently the people were ready for
that new thought because the major
| ity was so complimentary, not to me
personally, but to what represented
| have earnestly, zealously and de-
5erminedly endeavored through stat
dtes, through the ordinary conduct Of
state matters, in and out of legisla-
tive sessions, to gradually but posi-
lively install that type of govern
ment. The issue is simply whether
the program promised last year and
which has been taken up shall be car
ried to successful conclusion. IRE
spcctive of party we feel that we can
confidently expect that vote of conf
dence representing those ideas and
principles.
A party platform in these times
means something. If it does not the
party does not last. The main issue
of the Democratic platform, which has
been enunciated to the people, is the
one on road building. That is the one
.ssue IN North Jersey, although | pre-
sumo they will not consider it in
South Jersey.
That there are just two ways to
build highways, that is to finance
them; one is to borrow the money and
pay interest; the other, pay as you
GO, save the interest and discharge
The obligation. The Republicans have
| decided that the way to finance the
building of State roads is to pay as
wc go and in this we are not alone.
Governor Edge then read extracts
5psnions of leading Democrats, such
is Mr.. Tumulty, secretary of the
President; Ex-Governor Fielder, At
Joraey General Wescott and Col.
I Stevens, all of which were in accord
With the method of the Republican
pa fty.
The Governor then touched upon
mother plank of the Democratic plat
form wherein they now favor the cleo
sion instead of the appointing of pub
ic utility commissioners Ever since
| the Inauguration of the Commission it
has been under Democratic control
and still is.
The Republicans have made an APP
preparation for the investigation by
commission for the building of Dell
aware river bridge, to be built by the
State.
The Republican passed what was
the most drastic food measure in the
country. The bill provides that any
municipality in the State, if conditions
appear, can buy food, within or with
out the State and sell it to their peo-
pie at a price which the State shall
| fix.
ne RepuDncanS encouraged and
started the plan of putting high school
boys to work on farms throughout the
State.
Taxes of public utilities have been
raised from 2 to per cent, so that for
every dollar collected, five cents comes
back to the municipality.
Riparian right system is now SO
conducted that valuable rights are not
i sold, but leased, the income from
which goes to the use of the public
schools.
/ At the State House the using of
postage stamps has been centralized
and all mailing is done from one office.
All long distance telephone calls are
made from one station and thus thous-
ands of dollars are saved which, be-
fore this business administration, for
these two items amounted TO several
/ thousand dollars.
The equalization of taxes between
counties has been provided by the Re-
! publican legislation
The administration has secured