Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04

rou - now the practice in juvenile
advocate administration of the
law in such a way as to
8vpaLate the first offender and the
toward girl from the habituaI
sIlihlhal, and providing more hu-
ton. scouting reloriha-
ri State Highways
me state Highway Commission
1huer Democratic administration
mas quit roads-roads of the high
type and equal to any roads that
are being constructed at the present
uay. Inc Democratic party still in
9ists mat the commerce, industry,
asrlcultural and rural life of the
state demand highways of the high
type, and we'll maintained.
me New Jersey State Highway
apartment, created under the Edge
tllghWay act. functioned under the
[ormer Highway Commission until
NY, 1870. The total number of miles
nlgnway completed in that period
was forty. Since July, 1920, UP TO
me END of the ~resent construction
season. the present highway COM
mission under a Democratic admin
Istration, will have completed ESQ
miles of highways. The commits
son under Republican controf did
lot attempt any maintenance of the
state highways until 1918, and then
on a part of the system. The
present commission, upon assuming
ohce, Immediately put the entire
system at that time, except the parts
lnder construction, under mainten-
ance. The present commission was
nrst to Systematically remove
from the highways.
Under the present commission the
highway department has been thor
oughly reorganized so that by a cer.-
raj control of operation it has been
enabled to promptly bring about the
building of roads and their mainten-
ance to the highest degree. Under
reorganization the engineering
ana administration costs were great
y reduced.
We pledge ourselves to the sys-
,em of open specifications for all
road paving as the only absolute
guarantee that the moneys of the
taxpayers will be honestly ano
economically expended.
Road Bond Bill
In view Of the ever-increasing
AK rate and the unusual burden that
$ being put upon the people of the
state, we are opposed to the accept
ance Of this measure, which would
the issuance of bonds to the
Of forty million dollars. The
plan is to issue these bonds at the
of eight million dollars a year.
Such a sum of money would allow
at the rate of over three
hundred miles of roads per year. Il
IS a practical and physical :mpos-
to construct roads at that
rate to the necessity of detours and
other exigencies of road construc-
ION. The method of raising moneys
4. present by taxation has resulted
n a sufficient sum to keep pace with
h. ability of the State Highway
and the contractors 10
construct roads. To issue the bonds
would result in an unnecessary bur-
len being added to one that Is al
'eady too heavy.
Furthermore, we are against the
principle of issuing bonds to pay for
he cost of roads the life of which
s uncertain and experimental, while
he bonds must be paid in not ex-
Feeding fifteen years. We may have
md probably will have. the result
hat the roads will be reconstructed
,efore the bonds r paid off.
Labor
The Democratic party is now and
has always been the friend of'labor.
Again ~reasserting that the value of
abor is integral to the nations sue
less must be fully recognized and
he welfare of the worker regarded
all times as especially entitled to
legislative care, we advocate legisla-
ion facilitating production and
possible more h%ealthful and
protective measures insuring a hap
bier and a more prosperous life for
The workingman.
We pledge our party to the, en-
actment of laws forbiddiug the un-
warranted issuance of writs of in
in labor disputes where no
property right is involved other than
the property right claimed in the la
Dor of the human being. We guar
antee to the workingman of New
JERSEY the right of trial by jury at
all times.
We advocate amending the New
Jersey Workmen's Compensation
to assure the prompt settlement
of claims and to provide more equi-
fable COMPENSATION to the worker
and TO his family in case of injury
or fatality.
Tunnel Ripper Bill
We condemn the tunnel ripper
hin passed by a Republican .legisla-
over the veto Of the governor.
nv which an efficient and successful
was removed from office
the sole purpose of substituting
.Benublicans in their stead, and thus
control Of the commission
for political purposes.
Wa condemn the complete sub
,arviency of the new commission
under the ripper pA4 W
York commission its failure to pro-
Eel the rights of New Jersey, a
gal mariner to the enterprise con-
$4,000 600 to the con-
.truction OF the tunnel
We condemn the extravaganza OF
new commission in increasing
in almost every instance
20 Ia per cent. without obtaining
sur Corresponding additional serv-
~ instead of reducing all engi-
"aar,ng expenses since all engineer
nroblems are solved and only
,rsinary supervision is necessary
Tor the future. ,r.
We condemn the unnecessary IN.
,.a w" in the number of employees
the commission, the making Oh
p nn sHo purely political.
W fayor a commission wnicn
nv we compel respect of the equal
';nbts of the people Of the a =,
Jersey as a full partner with
new Ss state Of New York in the enler.
,riss' and we deplore the inJeclion
'tiT noIitics into this great enterprise
u Agriculture
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