Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-16
MIDDLESEX joins IN
HONORING Mr.. SILzER
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a course of common honesty is
what is needed to meet this trolley
fare question, the audience heard.
h companies are entitled to have
a fair return upon the money they
actually invest in their enterprises,
but they are not entitled to consider
inflated values of the war time
which do not represent actual money
Invested-as a basis for charging
high fares.
The executive then declared for
the granting to the companies a val
ulation on their properties, for rate
making purposes, which might be
regarded as a prudent investment"
and he definitely recommended:
The legislature should fix that
prudent investment value upon adj
vice from the Public Utility Commits
sion. AS l have conceived that value,
after study, 1 am sure it will bring
about a five cent fare, and later a
further reduction. If the legislature
m~isconceives it's duty, or betrays the
public, of course, we will be worse
off than before"
Mr.. Silzer began his address about
1890 o'clock. 1t was couched in
matter of fact language. tempered
with reasoning and delivered in the
calm, judicial style of speech for
which the Middlesex county states
man became well known on his plat
| form tour of the state last fall as
the Democratic nominee for the
office which he assumed today. The
address took about twenty minutes
to deliver and a direct wire from the
theatre stage carried its contents to
a broadcasting station in Newark for
transmission this afternoon and
evening e the radio system in this
and other states.
The members of the legislature,
which is strongly Republican. sat di-
rectly back of Mr.. SilZer on the stage
as he spoke. All were intent listen
ers as this, the fourth Democratic
, governor in the last dozen years, de-
clared:
The pledges made by both par
ties are clear and. while in most es-
sentials they differ but slightly, there
can be no excuse for delay or for
tnon-fulfllment. In all efforts in this
direction made by the party having
legislative control, my cooperation
will be cheerfully given. In my ef-
forts 1 expect, in the interests of the
state, a like cooperation. We should
the desires of the people are fulfilled
and their interests protected.
Asking that partisanship and self
ishness be laid aside, the new chief
executive concluded his address BY
saying:
May God strengthen u hands
our minds and u hearts 81 that we
may with energy and zeal undertake
the task that lies before us. and lei
us earnestly pray that with His he,r
and guidance great and lasting good
may be done for all the people o.
cur beloved state"
Much applause greeted the con
|, clusion and the general comment
was to the effect that the document
just read offered much food fol
|, thought, especially among the legis'
: lative members.
"All talk OF a referendum now Is
' evasion, and evinces a lack of cour
lage to face conditions. We just has
a referendum" In this terse wa.
|, did Mr.. Silzer discuss the question
OF prohibition. 1t is now either
prohibition with all its attending
evils. or temperance with all its at
tendant blessings"
The executive drew a word picture
of the effect of the present dry
; laws. He declared the verdict of the
8 people last November must be re
, speeted. Sentiment is against thu
saloon and it must be abolished fol