Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-24
DRIVE PUSHED
BY DEMOCRATS
Organization Committee En-
tiers Camden in Effort to
Elect Assembly Ticket

CAMDEN, Aug. 24.-What the
citizens of Camden did in the recent
elections here to throw off the
shackles of entrenched political DOW
er used for selfish purposes they can
do in the coming general election to
help give Governor Silzer a legis-
lature responsive to his rogram
of lawmaking for the benefit of the
people, declared Democratic State
sCharman Harry Heller in a speech
mere last night before the party
leaders and workers in Morgan's
Hall. The meeting was a part of
the tour being made by organizers of
the Democratic State Committee to
whip the respective county organiza-
tons into shape for the fall cam
paign in which the legislature is the
stake.
THE Democratic party has COM
menced one of the most important
campaigns in the recent history of
New Jersey" declared Chairman
Heller. THE issue is-Shall the
control of the government of the
state be restored to the hands of the
people. Forces bearing a close re-
semblance in method to the old
board of guardians have seized the
reins of government, and have made
impossible for years the fulfllment
of pledges solely made by the Re-
publican party. The Democratic
party is ready to wage battle upon
these sinister forces, and is prepar-
ed for a supreme effort to make the
state government an instrument OF
service to the people. We will carry
the battle for better government di-
rectly to the electorate of every coun-
ty in the state.
Last November, Governor Silzer
was commissioned to serve the state
as its executive for three years, and
he quickly demonstrated extraordi-
nary capacity for leadership. He
knew the problems of government
and applied himself to their solu-
ton. He had made many pledges
during his campaign and he under
took their redemption. But the leg
islature, under the dominance of the
selfish and partisan group at present
In control of the destinies of the
Republican party in New Jersey, inn
mediately engaged itself in the work
of harassing the governor in all his
efforts to- render real and lasting
service to the people of the state.
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this group went to the extreme of
depriving the governor of the pow
err of appointment and vesting it
In the legislature.
1.-THE miserable failure of the pres
ent legislature is attributed to the
belief long entertained by these
men that they were secure from
Democratic control of that body.
They have become intoxicated with
the power resulting from years of
control of the legislature, and con-
s%equently now entertain a feeling of
safety in brazenly disregarding the
rights of the wishes of the people.
A continuance of legislative power in
the hands of this eoterie of arrog-
ant and selfish politicians will result
in a still greater travesty of govern
ment.
1.-THE governors effort for con-
structive service has only had it's
beginning. 1t will meet with in
evitable failure unless he is given
the full cooperation of a legisla-
ture in sympathy with his program.
Not the least of the problems to be
solved Is hat of the cost of govern
ment, and a substantial reduction
in governmental expenditures will
require a thorought reorganization
of the many of the departments of
the state government. 1t must now
be apparent to all citizens, regard
less of political affiliation, that fur
ther effort will be futile while the
legislature is controlled by inffuen-
res that dominated it last winter.
THE citizens of Camden city re-
gently delivered a vigorous blow at
entrenched political power used for
selfish purposes, and we are conf