Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04

cratic party III state cOnVentlO
assembled, adopted the followin
platform of principles to which il
candidates for governor, and II
candidates for membership in tn
senate and general assembly ar
pledged:
Broken Promises
The Republicans promised the ma
ton prosperity; they have~given
adversely with all too great a flavo
of poverty.
They promised to reduce taxes
taxes have been shifted, not lifted
the rich man pays less. the Door mai
pays more
They promised to stimulate agri
culture; the farmer today is mort
gaging his next years crops in orde
10 make both ends nearly meet.
the republicans promised to re
vive business and industry; the,
brought on an industrial panic.
They promised employment to la
Dor, at good wages; there have beer
as many as six million idle men al
n time since the Harding admin
~istration went into office.
They promised to reduce the cos
Of living: they have not reduced
the cos of living in proportion tc
the reduction of wages and certainly
not in proportion to the ability te
carr a livelihood.
With an overwhelming majority in
both houses of congress, and a Re-
publican in the White House as
president. the Republican party has
houndered for two years without
purposeful leadership, without intel
ligent program and without appreci-
allie achievement.
In the record of the Republican
marty during the past three years,
here Is no legislative accomplish
lfient. 1t Is characterized by gross in
competence and a willful refusal to
cooperate with the executive in the
solution of problems of government
Contrast the first seventeen months
of the Wilson administration, of
1913-1914, with the first seventeen
months of the Harding administra-
ton. 1921-1922.
The record of constructive and
progressive legislation in the first
seventeen months of the Democratic
administration of Woodrow Wilson,
and its immediate reflection of better
after the panic of the Taft adj
m~fnistration, is without a parallel in
the achievements in the entire his
tory of the country.
Before the end of its first year it
had won the approval of the peo-
pie and press of the country; the
business men, the farmers, work
ingmen and wage earners of all
gave compensation that
came from hearts ingratiated by re-
turned prosperity.
The Wilson administration full
filled all its main promises, and in
= systematic and ~businesslike man
ner continued and completed the
greatest legislative program ever en-
for the benefit of all the peo-
pie.
The record of the first seventeen
months Of the Harding administra-
lion is a record of legislative tragedy
accompanied by almost unparalleled
executive failureA F.
Before the end of the first year,
both the legislative and executive
branches were helpless rather than
in their attitude, one toward
he ether, and useless, rather, than
in their efforts to aid the
country.
Before the end of the first regular
of congress, those elected to
,f1ce in the great . popular wave
which resulted from the irresistible
,ut unwarranted. clamor for mere
'hange. in 1920, had been engulfed
n condemnation. not from the DEM
party. but from the people as
whole, Republicans, independents
Democrats alike.
Republican Legislature
The record of the Republican
legislature for the last three years
lands in marked contrast with the
ecord of Governor Edwards. While
he administration of the COVER
or was dominated by the single
urpcse to promote the welfare,
appiness and contentment of the
'eople. and was characterized by
outrageous, patriotic and construc-
we effort, the legislative record of
hs Republican party convicts it of
base sacrifice of the interests of
no people to partisan greed.
The Republican party unblush-
Ugly returned to the sports system
! usurping the prerogatives of the
xecutive to exercise the appointing
over in filing high public offices.
here raj defiance of the popular
held by the governor to
lake appointments to office, not
'Om worthy motives, hut only TO
a petty partisan advantage.
Coercion was exerted upon the
vernor in many instances by
Unfolding the consent of the Re-
lblican senate, to bring about ap-
desired by Republican
while in Gloucester county
affirmation of all appointments
Iade by the governor to the COM
on pleas judgeship and %prosecu-
'rship was arbitrarily refused, in
lie hope that the executive chosen
the ensuing election would be in
sympathy with the plans of
lose who desire to use these offices
# partisan purposes. In Cape May
unity, confirmation of the COVER
IRIS appointment to the prosecu-
rship was also withheld from the
motive.
We condemn the injection of par
politics into these judicial and
lasi-judicial offices. The admins
alton of Governor Edwards is
for his vigorous refusal
permit partisan considerations to
ter in making judicial appoint
ents. If reprehensible pra ctices
1loWtu ny the RtpuDiiCdH IldJoT-
7 in the legislature continue, it
Ill ultimately destroy the conf {
nee of the people in our courts, ]
d will put the administration of I
in d~isrepute. /
We also condemn the passage of /
9 full crew law repeater by the i
spubiican legislature over the I
vernor's veto. The safety and Sc
lrity OF railroad passengers. and I
ainmen was thus sacrificed to t
ilroads. I
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