Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
RAYMOND GIVES
OUT PLATFORM
Is Against Prohibition---Ed-
wards Speaks to Large Gath
eTing at k~eansburg
ev special correspondent.

NEWARK, July 26:-Commission-
err Thomas l.. Raymond, Republican
candidate for governor, in the course
of a speech before the Essex County
Republican Committee, last night,
made the following statement:
II have read a report of a speech
made recently by Mr.. Bugbee in
which he says Prohibition is not an
issue in the coming gubernatorial
elections 1 suspected that Mr.. Bug
bee would attempt to straddle this
vital issue in this a Such strad-
ding is characteristic of him and of
all of the members of Edges state
machine. They expect to nominate
Mr.. Bugbee and thereby perpetuate
their machine through their inhu-
means possessed by the State House
Commission and the Edge appointees
regardless of issues"
Mr.. Raymond also announced his
platform as follows:
IT am opposed to prohibition and
1 favor as large q measure of per-
sonal liberty as is consistent with de-
cency and good order. l do not,
however, countenance lawlessness in
any form and 1 believe that the IL
quor traffic should be so regulated
dllN OIAI OAACu Go ~ viz
morals n good order of the COM
munity.
IT favor the ratification by the
legislature of the women's suffrage
amendments.
II favor the reclamation and cul-
tivation of the waste lands of the
state and believe that the state
should make provision for the occu>
pancy Of these lands by those desir-
ing to cultivate them, and 1 favor
legislation to assist the farmer In
marketing his products.
1T am in favor of legislation which
will relieve the present housing stu
alton.
IT favor going forward with the
present program for the building of
state roads and the Hudson river
tunnel and the Delaware river
bridge, but I am opposed to n fur
ther extension of the direct state tax,
and I believe that no state tax should
be levied while sufficient funds re-
main in the treasury to meet the ex-
pense of these improvements, and /
believe the building of roads should
be carried on with greater speed.
1T favor the creation of a State
Utilities Commission of which the
members shall be elected by the peo-
pie of the State at large, n each
after the establishment of the Com
mission, and / believe that this Inn
portant branch of government should
be entirely removed from political IN
fluneces and placed directly In the
hands of the people by this means.
II favor the following amendments
to the constitution of the State:
1.-THE extension of the term of AS
semblymen to two years.
1.-THE extension of the term of Soma
tors to four years.
biennial sessions of the Legfsla-
ture.
THE election by the people at large
of Treasurer and Comptroller.
THE simplication of the judiciary
by the establishment of one trial
court and one appellate court which
will remedy the present delay and ex-
pense In litigation by providing for
one trial and one appeal.
1T favor the abolition Of the present
State House Commission as a dang
erous instrument for the perpetuation
of a political machine and the crea-
ton of a new State House Commits
sion to consist of the governor, the
president of the Senate and the speak
err of the General Assembly. When
the, constitution is amended so that
the Treasurer and Comptroller are
truly representatives of the people,
I should favor the addition of these
officers to the State House Commits
sion.
"I favor the establishment i'm
mediately of effective near of pro-
viding employment for discharged
soldiers and sailors and giving them
due credit in civil service examina-
lions for their service.
81 believe in the right OF labor to