The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-28
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didates that have been presented b
the two parties to govern the affair
of the state, counties and municipal
ties.
The Republicans have chosen a
their candidate for Governor of Ney
Jersey, State Comptroller Newton A
K. Bugbee, man who has shown hi
business and executive abilities il
many ways and who is a man that tn,
people of New Jersey may vote fol
without any misgivings as to hi,
course in the executive chair.
The Democrats have for their stan.
dard bearer Senator Edward l. Ed.
wards, of Hudson county, politician
in every sense of the word and mar
who will see the Democrat party first
last and all the time, from every cor
ner of his eyes. The question of pro-
hibition has been injected into this
campaign and Senator Edwards has
not hesitated to openly express his
views on the subject. He has made
speeches in which he has told the peo-
pie that the constitutional amendment
against the manufacture and sale of
liquor is an unwarranted and unjust
infringement upon their rights and
personal liberties, and that if elected
he would use all the power at his COM
mand to overcome its rigors. There
IS no chance to soften this statement.
1t simply means that Edwards will, if
elected, do all that he can to prevent
the upholding and honoring of the
constitution of the United States, not
withstanding that he will, if he should
chance to be called upon to assume
the duties of Governor, take solemn
oath to do what he openly avows he
will not do. Are the people of this
state ready to vote for a man who
will be required to take an oath which
he deliberately states he will violate?
No matter what your personal opinion
may be on the liquor question it is up
to you to put in the Gubernatorial
chair man who will obey the consti-
tuition of the United States and who
will uphold and not aid in breaking
law.
Last week The News received
long advertisement issued by the
State Democratic committee urging
the people to vote for Edwards and
setting forth the platform of Ed
wards. 1t said in some paragraphs:
Il make the liberty loving and toiling
masses the solemn pledge to drive the
prohibition and public service lobby
lists out of the state house at Trenton.
shall resist with all the legal power
can command the Anti-saloon league
of letting Alabama and
and Texas tell New Jer-
sey and New York and Pennsylvania
how our people may live, what they
may drink and what they may eat"
Before The News went to press, how
ever, it received a telegram not to
publish the advertisement and that
another statement would be issued.
1t has not yet arrived. Perhaps the
trainers of the advertisement did not
like the contents of the document
when they saw it in cold type for the
balance of it was even more strenuous
than what we have quoted. You will
notice the Democratic candidate for
Governor selects three states "for and
against" but fails to mention that
there were sufficient number of
other states to ratify the amendment.
Next to the Gubernatorial contest
,omes the selection of men for our
ocal offices. The News is not going
% decry the qualities of the Demo-
ratio nominees. There is no use de-
lying that the Democrats have the
,est ticket they have put in the field
or long time, but we believe that
he Republicans have just as good if |
lot better men seeking support. Wei
hall not attempt to sling mud at the
andidates on the other ticket but will |
Isk the people to carefully scan the
'allots and examine into the charac-
er of the men who seek support and |
Tote for the best interests of the COM
nunity
We believe the Republican party
las the best material from which to |
make selection. For state senator
Hon. Blanchard H. White is we'll
Known and he has made an open can
yass, giving every opportunity for at
;acks of any kind upon his official life
when he occupied the same position
several years ago and not one word
las been said to his detrimennt. So
here is not any need to vote against
nim.
Assemblyman Roberts has proved
such an acceptable representative at
Trenton that the Democrats showed
heir appreciation of his services by
allowing the place on their ticket to
be vacant.
For county clerk no mistake was
made in selecting William H. Reeves.
The contest between him and county
clerk Mingin for the nomination was
warm but without any bitterness.
Reeves won and the friends of Mingin
have accepted the verdict of the pri-
mary with good feeling and will do all
in their power to place Mr.. Reeves in
the office he seeks with the assurance
that he will make an efficient and use
full official
Charles A. Bovine is another officer
who has been so faithful in his ad-
of the affairs at the
almshouse that the Democrats could
not see any reason for making a
change.
The county will return to the small
Board of Freeholders and the Repub-
licans have selected men from sec
tions of the county that will give rep
resentation to all parts without con-
fning it to one part alone. George
w. Rogers is business man of Pal
myra. He is we'll known all over the
county and he is perfectly qualified to
look aftor itc affairs Ho hoe tho finn a
to give to the Office and he will not
neglect anything that is put under his
care. Stories have been circulated
coming from Democratic sources
that Mr.. Rogers would not be able to
give more than one day week to the
Office. This is all nonsense. His time
is his own and he pledges himself to
give every day in each and every week