The Penn's Grove record., 1919-10-03
State Party Conventions

State Party Conventions
The hold-over legislators and the
nominees of parties at the primary
election held their party conventions
in Trenton on Tuesday and formulated
their platforms on which to ask Tor
votes.
Democratic Platform
Senator Thomas Brown, of Middle
sex County, was chairman OF the
Democratic convention.
The platform gives hearty endorse
ment to the Administration of Wood
row Wilson and accords his advisors
all honor for the successful conduct OF
the war against Germany.
The prohibition amendment to the
u. S. Constitution is declared against
as killing personal liberty.
The convention declared for lmme-
diate ratification of suffrage by the
legislature, without referendum IN
struction to the members. This Will
win active support of suffragists for
Edwards as the candidate for governor
and for the Democratic legislative
ticket.
The main declarations Of the Demo-
CfdtlC party are
/. An elective utility commission
and immediate abolition of the zone
system for collection of trolley fares,
with a return to 5 cents as the flat
fare for trolley service.
2. A single-headed state highway
commission to take the place Of the
present commission of eight members.
3. Strengthening Of the soldiers
and sailors preferential employment
act.
4. The New York State income tax
which discriminates against Jersey
men is condemned.
5. That railroad and utility corpor-
atoms be required to meet their
Just portion of taxes, (which they
have not been required to do in the
past" to the end that the tax burden
of the individual be made easier.
g.. Revision Of the workmen's COM
pensation laws.
7. Financing Of all state improve
ments by bond issue rather than by
direct taxation, as is the case in rails
ing money for the state highway
system.
Republican Platform
Acting Governor William N. Runyon
was chairman of the Republican con-
vention.
The main declarations in the Repub-
can platform follow:
/. Abolition of zone system for
collection of trolley fares, valuation
of utility properties by an independent
commission and fixing of rates for
service upon the basis of such valua-
ton.
2. Submission of the suffrage
amendment to the referendum for a
vote of instruction to the Legislature.
3. Prohibition is not an issue, but
the federal amendment is a law, and
should be observed as such.
4. Construction of the New York
Jersey City tunnel and the Camden
Philadelphia bridge by bond issues
rather than direct taxation.
s.. Continuance of good roads policy
and construction of the state highway
system as speedily as possible.
6. Compulsory attendance at Amer
icanization night schools of illiterate
foreigners until such time as such
persons can read and write.
7. Reclamation of waste lands
for agricultural purposes.
g.. Constitution of an economical
business policy in administration of
state affairs.
9. Extension of home rule that
municipalities may choose for them
selves what they shall have in the way
of amusements, public improvements,
etc. (This is the liberal Sunday plank
sought by the moving-picture inter-
ests, and under it municipalities voting
for a liberal Sunday will have it,
10. Payment to discharged soldiers
in public service an amount to equal
the difference between their pay in the
army and their civil pay.
II. Democratic administration of
the wal was condemned as incompe-
tent, and the administration of the
affairs of Congress by Republicans up
to this time is commended. A demand
is made for reduction of federal taxes
to reduce the cost of living.