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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Kennebunkport, Maine)
For Immediate Release
September 22, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON
Ramada Renaissance Hotel
East Brunswick, New Jersey
1:18 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Governor and Mrs. Kean and
Congressman and Mrs. Courter -- soon-to-be Governor Courter --
(applause) -- and other superb members of the Congressional
delegation. I hope they were introduced, but they're all friends --
Dean Gallo and Marge Roukema and Chris Smith, Mattie Rinaldo, Jim
Saxton. Delighted to be with them. We rode up together on Air Force
One and they got me all fired up about Jim and the winability of this
very, very important race that's going to be in the national
spotlight.
I'm delighted to see Bo Sullivan, to whom I'm indebted
for heading my campaign earlier and -- (applause) -- Larry Bathgate,
who continues to amaze me. He takes on the nation and always never
forgets his roots and remembers the State of New Jersey. Bo, tough
and strong; Larry, persistent, dedicated -- ideal people to train me
for going head-on-head with Sam Donaldson. (Laughter and applause.)
And as for Kathy Donovan, our new Chairman -- our State
Chairman, I wish her well, and all you Republican leaders that are
with us today, thank you for what you did to help our ticket carry
this state and what I know you will do to guarantee that Jim Courter
is our next Governor. (Applause.)
Let me again tell you, Jim, how pleased I am to be with
you and your family. Barbara and I are just delighted to be here,
albeit for a short period of time. It's good to be back in a state
whose motto is Liberty and Prosperity, and which in the last eight
years has had a Governor devoted to both liberty and prosperity.
(Applause.) And if I could borrow a phrase, under Tom Kean, Liberty
and Prosperity have been perfect together. (Applause.)
It's a pleasure to return to this state that was very
kind to me in 1988 to salute our Republican ticket across the board.
Its candidate, its ideas, its visions, and especially those of you
whom I recognize out here who toil so long and hard at the
grass-roots level -- the county chairmen, the precinct workers, and
everybody else. This state is organized, and that is going to be
very good for Jim come November. (Applause.)
I've come to East Brunswick not just to say thank you,
but for an even more important reason, and this reason goes beyond
party to the essence of this campaign. New Jersey's elections are
among the most crucial in America. This election will decide whether
New Jersey builds on what you began eight years ago or whether it
risks everything by returning to the past. And whether New Jersey
has the inspired leadership it needs to win the war on drugs and
crime or whether it reverts to failed social policies that blame
everyone but the criminal.
And this election will decide whether New Jersey
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continues to have the kind of leadership which balances a sound
economy and a sound ecology -- and it can be done -- and Tom Kean
shows me that I can do that for the country as well -- or whether its
leadership says no to higher taxes and yes to extending the
prosperity of the last eight years. And that's what this election is
about. That's what it's going to decide. And it's that important
and its that clearcut, and today I make a prediction. This November,
New Jersey will make the right decision and Jim Courter will be our
next Governor. They do not want to go back to the past. (Applause.)
And that means a vote for Republicans running for the
General Assembly. We have many of them here today. Republicans who
will help ensure fair redistricting in the 1990s, and a vote for
Republicans running at the local and county level as well.
It means a vote for candidates who will take a tough
approach to the criminal elements and, perhaps most of all, it means
a vote for the man who can move your state into the coming decades
stronger than ever. And, of course, that is your next governor, Jim
Courter.
Jim's a long-time -- (applause) -- he's a long-time
friend, and I wanted to come up here and on a very personal basis
support him and the great party that's behind him and tell you of the
high regard that we Bushes have for the Courters. I know you wanted
to hear a few words from a prominent national figure who can really
fire up a crowd and generate some excitement. Unfortunately,
Schwarzenegger had to go back to Los Angeles, so they sent me.
(Laughter.)
Look, I am delighted, and believe me, too, when I say
that the entire Republican ticket can help keep New Jersey proud, as
the banner says. I believe that. How? By keeping a Republican
governor and a Republican General Assembly. By keeping New Jersey
Republican.
Let me quote one of New Jersey's favorite adopted sons,
the noted philosopher, Montclair's Yogi Berra. Once Yogi ruminated,
"You observe a lot by just watching." (Laughter.) Well, we've
observed a lot by watching the New Jersey Republicans over the years,
and we've seen you fight -- Tom Kean at the forefront -- to clean up
our environment, to clean up our schools. We've seen you fight the
scourge of drugs and crime. We've seen you create -- what did Tom
say -- three-quarters of a million new jobs in the last eight years
-- three-quarters of a million new jobs. And school test scores
going up twice the national rate. And we've seen you oppose those
liberal Democrats who cherish new taxes, likes moths drawn to some
kind of a candle. (Laughter.)
And these Republican positions embody the new New Jersey
-- old values -- the values are there, but it's new thinking, and
will reinforce the progress of the last eight years -- eight years of
enlightened leadership, Republican leadership.
And yet Republicans know that a record is something not
to stand upon, but to build on. And our party's leadership into the
'90s will reaffirm the renaissance that makes New Jersey's success
story worth retelling.
First, a word about the environment -- for here, as
elsewhere, Republicans have helped build the new New Jersey.
Republicans have pushed legislation to ban ocean dumping, made New
Jersey a leader in recycling, launched the most aggressive toxic
waste clean-up program in America. And I can tell you, as we
formulated a new national program to strengthen the environment, we
turned to Governor Tom Kean, to the record in this state to show us
the way. And I am determined to do for this country, with the help
of the Congress, what Tom Kean has done and is doing, what Jim
Courter will do for the environment in the state of New Jersey. We
are in this together, and New Jersey has led the way nationally, and
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I am very, very grateful. (Applause.)
Next: Education. For here, too, Republicans have moved
forward, not backward. In 1983, Tom Kean unveiled a great idea
called "alternative certification" -- a concept allowing talented
Americans to teach in the classroom. Today alternative certification
is a flagship of the federal plan that we introduced earlier this
year. Tom Kean has, indeed, been the "education governor," and
Republicans, led by Jim Courter, can keep academic excellence a New
Jersey byword.
And we have to have a governor in this state who is going
to continue to build on that record of educational excellence. It is
important to our nation as well as to your state. (Applause.)
I noticed that Jim Courter gently touched on the next
subject -- taxes. And here the difference between the old and new
New Jerseys is especially clear. The new New Jersey knows that
creating opportunity can help meet the needs of distressed locales
from Camden to Paterson. And in particular, let me salute this
state's magnificent support -- leadership, if you will -- for urban
enterprise zones. The new New Jersey, a Republican New Jersey, knows
that the decade's tax cuts help make prosperity a reality. For the
more money people have to spend, the more that they themselves can do
to help create jobs and growth and progress. And that is the new New
Jersey.
And the old New Jersey was, if one tax didn't work, try
another one. And, in fact, the old New Jersey reminds me of a story
about Mark Twain. In later life, Mark Twain suffered from arthritis.
And whenever the papers reported that he'd had another attack,
strangers would send him homemade remedies to spur his recovery.
Well, Twain had a standard reply. "Dear sir, I try every remedy sent
to me. I am now on Number 87. Yours is 2,653. I am looking forward
to its beneficial results." (Laughter.)
Fellow Republicans, all those remedies didn't cause Mark
Twain's recovery. And all the Democrat taxes didn't cause New
Jersey's recovery. The new New Jersey knows that, and the old New
Jersey doesn't know it. And I regret to you to report, many of the
Democrats in the United States don't -- Congress -- don't know that
either. And I'm going to have to help teach them that, and I'm going
to stay with what I told the American electorate that I'm going to
do. (Applause.)
We've touched on the environment and education and taxes.
But nowhere is that division really more clear -- the new New Jersey
and the old -- than crime -- in the area of crime, drugs, and
punishment. Republicans believe that, when asked what kind of
society Americans deserve, our answer must be a nation in which
people are safe and feel safe. And that's why we want to change the
rules of the game dramatically. New solutions for a new New Jersey.
For instance, we are strong advocates of America's first
national comprehensive strategy to end drug use, which I announced
earlier this month. Republicans want tougher enforcement -- more
prisons, more courts, more prosecutors, and tougher sentences. Many
like Jim Courter have spent ages, years, hours long in the Congress
demanding them.
And you know where drug dealers belong. Republicans say
"in jail." You back more interdiction and treatment and our plan to
stop use before it begins. Through education and prevention, from
grade school to graduate school.
Republicans like Jim Courter want to fight drugs on any
and every front. And facing new problems in a new way by putting
emphasis where the crisis is -- right at the community level. The
communities will decide the future of New Jersey. And with a
Republican governor and a Republican General Assembly, that future
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will also include not just a war against drugs, but a crusade against
all crime. Supporting tougher laws, giving our law officers, our law
enforcement officers more resources, declaring open warfare on the
con artists and the hoods.
And I would like to see not only Jim Courter elected to
do what he has said he wants to do in crime, but I would like to see
the United States Congress move forward on my crime package that has
been languishing there in the Congress for a couple of months now.
It is time in Washington for action, just as it is here in New
Jersey. (Applause.)
Tom talked about Jim's background a little -- it's a good
one, it's a caring one. Peace Corps volunteer, legal aid to the
poor, lawyer, author, prosecutor, congressman, moral man, a family
man, a man respected by his colleagues; in sum, a man you can trust.
And look next at his record on the environment -- I talked about Tom
some -- as congressman, he's helped renew and recover our national
heritage. As governor, he's going to go after those polluters. I
believe we ought to put the polluters in prison, and I know Jim
agrees with that.
Or education. He's been a vocal advocate of this concept
of alternative certification. Or taxes. I've never had him come
down yet to the White House and say, "please raise taxes."
(Laughter.) Hasn't done it. Don't expect he's going to do it here
in this state. He wants to cut the taxes so that people will be able
to spend more. And I'm proud that he is supporting me on this
capital gains cut. Let the Democrats say it's a tax for the rich; it
is a tax adjustment that is going to help create jobs in America.
And that's why I am going to continue to fight for it. (Applause.)
And on the opposition to drugs, his record is clear.
He's strongly supported bills to coordinate law enforcement efforts,
involved the military in combatting drugs, magnificent record in
combatting crime. He served as the first assistant prosecutor in his
home county of Warren, and he's seen the drug peddlers and users
firsthand. And he knows the terrible toll that's caused by crime.
And that's why he wants mandatory time for firearms
offenses. And I support him in that. No deals -- no deals with
those criminals that use a gun. And unlike his opponent, he wants to
amend New Jersey's Constitution so that the death penalty on the
books will be strengthened and enforced and, as he said, become a
much clearer deterrent for those that go out and kill our police
officers and others -- and the narcotic traffickers and all of that.
Those narcotic traffickers. (Applause.)
Let me ask you a question. You make the choice. Do you
want a Democratic governor and a Democratic General Assembly who
thinks that New Jersey's death penalty law is fine as it is? Or do
you want a Republican governor and a Republican General Assembly who
says that murderers and drug kingpins and cop killers should get
exactly what they deserve? I believe that's what the people want --
that last alternative. (Applause.)
And so, the failed policies, in sum, of the 1970s just
aren't good enough -- not for New Jersey, not for the United States
of America. They're not good enough to tackle drugs or crime, or to
protect the environment, or do better as a nation in education.
They're not good enough for our kids because they won't keep New
Jersey proud.
And Tom Kean knows that. And that's why he's becoming
President of Drew University, and why he's heading the advisory
committee of the Points of Light Initiative Foundation --- to bring
community service to every corner of America. And I think Jim
Courter knows that, too. He shares Tom's commitment and my
commitment to this Points of Light concept. From now on in America,
you shouldn't have definition of a successful life that doesn't
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include one American helping another -- service to one's own fellow
man. (Applause.)
Jim knows what's on New Jersey's mind and in its heart.
And his goal is to use that heart to build a better life for all.
And I guess the sum is, do you think that we can achieve the goal? I
believe we can -- both here and across our country.
There's a change taking place in America. I'm optimistic
about this doing something, making a real imprint across the country
on eliminating the scourge of drugs. How can we do it? First, here.
You get down to the political level. We can do it through a unified
Republican Party working together to support our entire ticket, and
through the old values and new thinking embodied by Jim's campaign.
The future versus the past. Policies that work versus
policies that don't. A better future for our children, or one of
lost opportunity. And, yes, there's a lot at stake. And let me
remind you, election day is only 46 days away. So let's raise our
sights, roll up our sleeves, keep New Jersey proud by keeping it
Republican. And together, help our outstanding Jim Courter and a new
Republican General Assembly preserve and strengthen the new New
Jersey. (Applause.)
Thank you for what you're doing. Redouble your efforts.
And God bless you all.
END
1:40 P.M. EDT
Document No. 07445055
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/21/89
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DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NEW JERSEY GOP FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WRAY
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
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James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 20, 1989
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MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
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THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
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SUBJECT:
September 22 New Jersey GOP Fundraiser
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, September 22, at 12:15 p.m. in Newark, New
Jersey, you will address 400 people at a GOP fundraiser whose
funds will primarily support Republican candidates in the
November election.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (14 minutes) focus on the need to
elect Republicans at all levels of New Jersey government. In
particular, they accentuate the stark differences -- political
and philosophical -- between Republicans and their Democratic
opponents.
(Smith/Blessey)
September 20, 1989
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JERSEY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOP FUNDRAISER
East Brunswi NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1989
Governor Kean, Congressman Courter, other superb members of
the New Jersey Congressional delegation -- Dean Gallo, Marge
Roukema, Chris Smith, Matt Rinaldo, Jim Saxton. Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Bathgate, Ms. Donovan, and other great New Jersey Republican
leaders.
Let me begin, Jim, by saying how much I appreciate that
introduction. And by adding that I am pleased to be with you.
It is always good to be back in a State whose motto is
"Liberty and prosperity." And which in the last eight years has
had a Governor devoted to both. If I could borrow a phrase,
under Governor Kean liberty and prosperity have been "perfect
together."
It is always a pleasure, too, to return to a State which was
so very kind to me in 1988. And to salute the entire Republican
ticket. Its candidates. Its ideas and vision. And especially,
those of you who toil so long and hard at the grass-roots level.
East: Brunswick
But I've come to Newark today for an even more important
reason. This reason goes beyond party to the essence of this
campaign. New Jersey's elections are among the most crucial in
America.
This election will decide whether New Jersey builds on what
you began eight years ago. Or whether it risks everything by
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This election will decide whether New Jersey builds on what
you began eight years ago. Or whether it risks everything by
returning to the past. Whether New Jersey has the inspired
leadership it needs to win the war on drugs and crime. or
whether it reverts to failed social policies that blame everyone
but the criminal.
This election will decide whether New Jersey continues to
have the kind of leadership which balances a sound economy and
sound ecology. And whether its leadership says "No" to higher
taxes and "Yes" to extending the prosperity of the last eight
years.
That's what this election will decide. It's that important.
It's that clear-cut. And today I make a prediction. This
November, New Jersey will make the right decision. A decision to
cast its vote for the future
for the cause of good
government
for the Republican Party [PAUSE]
A vote,
in short, for the new New Jersey.
That means a vote for Republicans running for the General
Assembly -- Republicans who will help ensure fair redistricting
in the 1990s. And a vote for Republicans running at the local
and county level. It means a vote for candidates who'll take a
tough approach to crooks and thugs. And perhaps most of all, it
means a vote for the man who can move your State into the coming
decade stronger than ever. Your next Governor -- Congressman Jim
Courter.
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Now, Jim's a long-time friend -- and I wanted to come up
here and, personally, support him and the great party that's
behind him. I know you wanted to hear a few words from a
prominent national figure who can really fire up a crowd and
generate some excitement [PAUSE]
Unfortunately, Arnold
Schwarzenegger had to go back to Los Angeles -- so I'm here
instead.
Believe me, I'm delighted. And believe me, too, when I say
that the entire Republican ticket -- led by Jim Courter -- can
help "keep New Jersey proud," as the banner behind me says. How?
By keeping a Republican Governor. And a Republican General
Assembly. By keeping "New Jersey Republican." Let me quote one
of New Jersey's favorite adopted sons -- the noted philosopher,
Montclair's Yogi Berra. Once, Yogi ruminated, "You observe a lot
by watching." Well, we've observed a lot by watching New Jersey
Republicans over the years.
We've seen you fight to clean up our environment. And to
clean up our schools. We've seen you fight the scourge of drugs
and crime. We've seen you create over 500,000 new jobs in the
last eight years. And school test scores go up twice the
national rate. And we've seen you oppose those liberal Democrats
who cherish new taxes like moths drawn to a flame.
These Republican positions embody the new New Jersey -- old
values plus new thinking. And will reinforce the progress of the
last eight years. Eight years of enlightened leadership --
Republican leadership. Yet Republicans know that a record is
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something not to stand upon -- but to build upon. And our
party's leadership into the '90s will reaffirm the renaissance
that makes New Jersey's success story worth retelling.
First, the environment. For here, as elsewhere, Republicans
have helped build the new New Jersey. Republicans have pushed
legislation to ban ocean dumping. Made New Jersey a leader in
recycling. And launched the most aggressive toxic waste cleanup
program in America.
Next, education. For here, too, Republicans have moved
forward, not back. In 1983, Tom Kean unveiled a great idea
called Alternative Certification. A concept allowing talented
Americans to teach in the classroom. Today, Alternative
Certification is a flagship of the Federal plan we introduced
earlier this year. Tom Kean has been the Education Governor.
Republicans -- led by Jim Courter -- can keep academic excellence
a New Jersey byword.
Then, we come to taxes. And here, the difference between
the old and new New Jerseys is especially clear.
The new New Jersey knows that creating opportunity can help
meet the needs of distressed locales from Camden to Paterson.
And in particular, let me salute this State's magnificent support
of Urban Enterprise Zones. The new New Jersey -- a Republican
New Jersey -- knows that the decade's tax cuts helped make
prosperity a reality. For the more money people have to spend,
the more they can help create growth, jobs, and progress.
5
Sound outdated? It is. In fact, I heard a story recently
which typified this thinking. Two men were sitting in a Trenton
restaurant talking about politicians. One of them said he
thought the syntax of a public official needed a lot of work.
Well, naturally, at first I thought he meant me. But then
the fellow said he was really talking about a liberal
Congressman. "Sintax?" roared the second man. "You mean to tell
me those Democrats down in Washington are putting a tax on that,
too?"
Nowhere is the division of new versus old more clear-cut
than in the areas of crime, drugs, and punishment.
Republicans believe that when asked what kind of society
Americans deserve, our answer must be: a Nation in which people
are safe and feel safe. That's why we want to change the rules
of the game dramatically -- new solutions for a new New Jersey.
For instance, we are strong advocates of America's first
national comprehensive strategy to end drug use, which I
announced earlier this month. Republicans want tougher
enforcement. More prisons, more courts, more prosecutors. And
tougher sentences -- many, like Jim Courter, have spent a career
demanding them. You know where drug dealers belong? Republicans
say: In jail. You back more interdiction and treatment. And
our plan to stop use before it begins. Through education and
prevention. From grade school to graduate school.
Republicans like Jim Courter want to fight drugs on any and
every front. Facing new problems in a new way -- by putting
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our plan to stop use before it begins. Through education and
prevention. From grade school to graduate school.
Republicans like Jim Courter want to fight drugs on any and
every front. Facing new problems in a new way -- by putting
emphasis where the crisis is -- in the community. The
communities that will decide the future of New Jersey. And with
a Republican Governor and State Assembly, that future will also
include not just a war against drugs -- but a crusade against all
crime. Supporting tougher laws. Giving our lawmen more
resources. Declaring open warfare on the con-artists and the
hoods.
Look at Jim Courter, who's spent a lifetime fighting crime.
For he embodies the values and ideas I'm talking about -- all
that's best in the Republican Party.
Look at Jim's background. Peace Corps volunteer. Legal aide
to the poor. Lawyer, author, prosecutor, Congressman. A moral
man, a family man. A man respected by his colleagues. A man you
can trust.
Look, next, at Jim's record on the environment. As
Congressman, he has helped renew, and recover, our national
heritage. As Governor, Jim Courter will put polluters in prison.
or education. Where Jim has been a vocal advocate of Alternative
Certification. Or taxes. Jim doesn't want government to tax
more. He wants to cut taxes so that people will be able to
spend more.
7
Look, then, at Jim's opposition to drugs. He has strongly
supported bills to coordinate law enforcement efforts and involve
the military in combating drugs. or his magnificent record in
combating crime. Jim served as first assistant prosecutor in his
home county of Warren. He's seen the drug peddlers and users.
He knows the terrible toll caused by crime.
That's why Jim wants mandatory time, for firearms offenses.
And no deals when criminals use a gun. And unlike his opponent,
he wants to amend New Jersey's Constitution so that the death
penalty law on the books will be strengthened and enforced.
Let me ask you a question. You make the choice. Do you
want a Democratic Governor -- and a Democratic State Assembly --
who thinks New Jersey's death penalty law is fine as it is?
[PAUSE]
or do you want a Republican Governor -- and a
Republican General Assembly -- who says that murderers, drug
kingpins, and cop-killers should get exactly what they deserve?
[PAUSE]
I agree. We need a Governor who will make the
death penalty law even stronger. And we need a State Assembly
which will help get the job done.
The failed policies of the 70's just aren't good enough.
Not for New Jersey. or America. They're not good enough to
tackle drugs or crime. or to protect the environment and
education. And they're not good enough for our kids. Because
they won't "keep New Jersey proud.'
Tom Kean knows that. That's why he's becoming President of
Drew University. And why he's heading the advisory committee of
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Can we achieve that goal? of course we can -- both here and
across America. How? Through a unified Republican Party --
working together to support the entire ticket. And through the
old values and new thinking embodied by this campaign.
The future versus the past. Policies that work versus
policies that don't. A better future for our children, or one of
lost opportunity. Yes, there's a lot at stake. And let me
remind you: Election Day is only 46 days away.
So, let's lift up our sights. And roll up our sleeves.
Let's "keep New Jersey proud by keeping it Republican." And
together, help Jim Courter and a Republican General Assembly
preserve the new New Jersey.
God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
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REMARKS: GOP FUNDRAISER
EAST BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1989
GOVERNOR AND MRS. KEAN, CONGRESSMAN AND MRS.
COURTER, OTHER SUPERB MEMBERS OF THE NEW JERSEY
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION -- DEAN GALLO, MARGE ROUKEMA,
CHRIS SMITH, MATT RINALDO, JIM SAXTON. MR. SULLIVAN,
MR. BATHGATE, Ms. DONOVAN, AND OTHER GREAT NEW JERSEY
REPUBLICAN LEADERS.
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LET ME BEGIN, JIM, BY SAYING HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE
THAT INTRODUCTION. AND BY ADDING THAT I AM PLEASED TO
BE WITH YOU.
IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO BE BACK IN A STATE WHOSE MOTTO
IS "LIBERTY AND PROSPERITY." AND WHICH IN THE LAST
EIGHT YEARS HAS HAD A GOVERNOR DEVOTED TO BOTH. IF I
COULD BORROW A PHRASE, UNDER GOVERNOR KEAN LIBERTY AND
PROSPERITY HAVE BEEN "PERFECT TOGETHER."
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IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE, Too, TO RETURN TO A STATE
WHICH WAS so VERY KIND TO ME IN 1988. AND TO SALUTE
THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN TICKET. ITS CANDIDATES. ITS
IDEAS AND VISION. AND ESPECIALLY, THOSE OF YOU WHO
TOIL so LONG AND HARD AT THE GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL.
BUT I'VE COME TO EAST BRUNSWICK TODAY FOR AN EVEN
MORE IMPORTANT REASON. THIS REASON GOES BEYOND PARTY
TO THE ESSENCE OF THIS CAMPAIGN. NEW JERSEY'S
ELECTIONS ARE AMONG THE MOST CRUCIAL IN AMERICA.
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THIS ELECTION WILL DECIDE WHETHER NEW JERSEY BUILDS
ON WHAT YOU BEGAN EIGHT YEARS AGO. OR WHETHER IT RISKS
EVERYTHING BY RETURNING TO THE PAST. WHETHER NEW
JERSEY HAS THE INSPIRED LEADERSHIP IT NEEDS TO WIN THE
WAR ON DRUGS AND CRIME. OR WHETHER IT REVERTS TO
FAILED SOCIAL POLICIES THAT BLAME EVERYONE BUT THE
CRIMINAL.
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THIS ELECTION WILL DECIDE WHETHER NEW JERSEY
CONTINUES TO HAVE THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP WHICH BALANCES
A SOUND ECONOMY AND SOUND ECOLOGY. AND WHETHER ITS
LEADERSHIP SAYS "No" TO HIGHER TAXES AND "Yes" TO
EXTENDING THE PROSPERITY OF THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
THAT'S WHAT THIS ELECTION WILL DECIDE. It's THAT
IMPORTANT. IT'S THAT CLEAR-CUT. AND TODAY I MAKE A
PREDICTION. THIS NOVEMBER, NEW JERSEY WILL MAKE THE
RIGHT DECISION.
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A DECISION TO CAST ITS VOTE FOR THE FUTURE
...
FOR
THE CAUSE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT
...
FOR THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY [PAUSE]
...
A VOTE, IN SHORT, FOR THE NEW NEW
JERSEY.
THAT MEANS A VOTE FOR REPUBLICANS RUNNING FOR THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- REPUBLICANS WHO WILL HELP ENSURE
FAIR REDISTRICTING IN THE 1990s. AND A VOTE FOR
REPUBLICANS RUNNING AT THE LOCAL AND COUNTY LEVEL.
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IT MEANS A VOTE FOR CANDIDATES WHO'LL TAKE A TOUGH
APPROACH TO CROOKS AND THUGS. AND PERHAPS MOST OF ALL,
IT MEANS A VOTE FOR THE MAN WHO CAN MOVE YOUR STATE
INTO THE COMING DECADE STRONGER THAN EVER. YOUR NEXT
GOVERNOR -- CONGRESSMAN JIM COURTER.
Now, JIM'S A LONG-TIME FRIEND -- AND I WANTED TO
COME UP HERE AND, PERSONALLY, SUPPORT HIM AND THE GREAT
PARTY THAT'S BEHIND HIM.
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I KNOW YOU WANTED TO HEAR A FEW WORDS FROM A PROMINENT
NATIONAL FIGURE WHO CAN REALLY FIRE UP A CROWD AND
GENERATE SOME EXCITEMENT [PAUSE] ... UNFORTUNATELY,
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER HAD TO GO BACK TO Los ANGELES --
so I'M HERE INSTEAD.
BELIEVE ME, I'M DELIGHTED. AND BELIEVE ME, Too,
WHEN I SAY THAT THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN TICKET -- LED BY
JIM COURTER -- CAN HELP "KEEP NEW JERSEY PROUD," AS THE
BANNER BEHIND ME SAYS.
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How? BY KEEPING A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR. AND A
REPUBLICAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. BY KEEPING "NEW JERSEY
REPUBLICAN." LET ME QUOTE ONE OF NEW JERSEY'S FAVORITE
ADOPTED SONS -- THE NOTED PHILOSOPHER, MONTCLAIR'S
Yogi BERRA. ONCE, Yogi RUMINATED, "You OBSERVE A LOT
BY WATCHING." WELL, WE'VE OBSERVED A LOT BY WATCHING
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS OVER THE YEARS.
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WE'VE SEEN YOU FIGHT TO CLEAN UP OUR ENVIRONMENT.
AND TO CLEAN UP OUR SCHOOLS. WE'VE SEEN YOU FIGHT THE
SCOURGE OF DRUGS AND CRIME. WE'VE SEEN YOU CREATE OVER
500,000 NEW JOBS IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. AND SCHOOL
TEST SCORES GO UP TWICE THE NATIONAL RATE. AND WE'VE
SEEN YOU OPPOSE THOSE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS WHO CHERISH NEW
TAXES LIKE MOTHS DRAWN TO A FLAME.
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THESE REPUBLICAN POSITIONS EMBODY THE NEW NEW
JERSEY -- OLD VALUES PLUS NEW THINKING. AND WILL
REINFORCE THE PROGRESS OF THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. EIGHT
YEARS OF ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP -- REPUBLICAN
LEADERSHIP. YET REPUBLICANS KNOW THAT A RECORD IS
SOMETHING NOT TO STAND UPON -- BUT TO BUILD UPON. AND
OUR PARTY'S LEADERSHIP INTO THE '90s WILL REAFFIRM THE
RENAISSANCE THAT MAKES NEW JERSEY'S SUCCESS STORY WORTH
RETELLING.
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FIRST, THE ENVIRONMENT. FOR HERE, AS ELSEWHERE,
REPUBLICANS HAVE HELPED BUILD THE NEW NEW JERSEY.
REPUBLICANS HAVE PUSHED LEGISLATION TO BAN OCEAN
DUMPING. MADE NEW JERSEY A LEADER IN RECYCLING. AND
LAUNCHED THE MOST AGGRESSIVE TOXIC WASTE CLEANUP
PROGRAM IN AMERICA.
NEXT, EDUCATION. FOR HERE, Too, REPUBLICANS HAVE
MOVED FORWARD, NOT BACK. IN 1983, ToM KEAN UNVEILED A
GREAT IDEA CALLED ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION.
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A CONCEPT ALLOWING TALENTED AMERICANS TO TEACH IN THE
CLASSROOM. TODAY, ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION IS A
FLAGSHIP OF THE FEDERAL PLAN WE INTRODUCED EARLIER THIS
YEAR. ToM KEAN HAS BEEN THE EDUCATION GOVERNOR.
REPUBLICANS -- LED BY JIM COURTER -- CAN KEEP ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE A NEW JERSEY BYWORD.
THEN, WE COME TO TAXES. AND HERE, THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW NEW JERSEYS IS ESPECIALLY
CLEAR.
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THE NEW NEW JERSEY KNOWS THAT CREATING OPPORTUNITY
CAN HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF DISTRESSED LOCALES FROM
CAMDEN TO PATERSON. AND IN PARTICULAR, LET ME SALUTE
THIS STATE'S MAGNIFICENT SUPPORT OF URBAN ENTERPRISE
ZONES. THE NEW NEW JERSEY -- A REPUBLICAN NEW
JERSEY -- KNOWS THAT THE DECADE'S TAX CUTS HELPED MAKE
PROSPERITY A REALITY. FOR THE MORE MONEY PEOPLE HAVE
TO SPEND, THE MORE THEY CAN HELP CREATE GROWTH, JOBS,
AND PROGRESS.
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THAT'S THE NEW NEW JERSEY. THE OLD NEW JERSEY'S
ATTITUDE WAS: IF ONE TAX DIDN'T WORK, TRY ANOTHER. IN
FACT, THE OLD NEW JERSEY REMINDS ME OF A STORY ABOUT
MARK TWAIN.
IN LATER LIFE TWAIN SUFFERED FROM ARTHRITIS. AND
WHENEVER THE PAPERS REPORTED THAT HE'D HAD ANOTHER
ATTACK, STRANGERS WOULD SEND HIM HOMEMADE REMEDIES TO
SPUR HIS RECOVERY.
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WELL, TWAIN HAD A STANDARD REPLY: "DEAR. SIR: I TRY
EVERY REMEDY SENT TO ME. I AM NOW ON NUMBER 87. YOURS
IS 2,653. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ITS BENEFICIAL
RESULTS."
FELLOW REPUBLICANS, ALL THOSE REMEDIES DIDN'T CAUSE
MARK TWAIN'S RECOVERY. AND ALL THE DEMOCRATS' TAXES
DIDN'T CAUSE NEW JERSEY'S RECOVERY. THE NEW NEW JERSEY
KNOWS THAT. THE OLD NEW JERSEY DOESN'T.
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BUT, NOWHERE IS THE DIVISION OF NEW VERSUS OLD MORE
CLEAR-CUT THAN IN THE AREAS OF CRIME, DRUGS, AND
PUNISHMENT.
REPUBLICANS BELIEVE THAT WHEN ASKED WHAT KIND OF
SOCIETY AMERICANS DESERVE, OUR ANSWER MUST BE: A
NATION IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE SAFE AND FEEL SAFE. THAT'S
WHY WE WANT TO CHANGE THE RULES OF THE GAME
DRAMATICALLY -- NEW SOLUTIONS FOR A NEW NEW JERSEY.
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FOR INSTANCE, WE ARE STRONG ADVOCATES OF AMERICA'S
FIRST NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO END DRUG USE,
WHICH I ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS MONTH. REPUBLICANS WANT
TOUGHER ENFORCEMENT. MORE PRISONS, , MORE COURTS, MORE
PROSECUTORS. AND TOUGHER SENTENCES -- MANY, LIKE JIM
COURTER, HAVE SPENT A CAREER DEMANDING THEM. You KNOW
WHERE DRUG DEALERS BELONG? REPUBLICANS SAY: IN JAIL.
You BACK MORE INTERDICTION AND TREATMENT. AND OUR PLAN
TO STOP USE BEFORE IT BEGINS.
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THROUGH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION. FROM GRADE SCHOOL TO
GRADUATE SCHOOL.
REPUBLICANS LIKE JIM COURTER WANT TO FIGHT DRUGS ON
ANY AND EVERY FRONT. FACING NEW PROBLEMS IN A NEW
WAY -- BY PUTTING EMPHASIS WHERE THE CRISIS IS -- IN
THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITIES THAT WILL DECIDE THE
FUTURE OF NEW JERSEY.
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AND WITH A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
THAT FUTURE WILL ALSO INCLUDE NOT JUST A WAR AGAINST
DRUGS -- BUT A CRUSADE AGAINST ALL CRIME. SUPPORTING
TOUGHER LAWS. GIVING OUR LAWMEN MORE RESOURCES.
DECLARING OPEN WARFARE ON THE CON-ARTISTS AND THE
HOODS.
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LOOK AT JIM COURTER, WHO'S SPENT A LIFETIME
FIGHTING CRIME. FOR HE EMBODIES THE VALUES AND IDEAS
I'M TALKING ABOUT -- ALL THAT'S BEST IN THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
LOOK AT JIM'S BACKGROUND. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER.
LEGAL AIDE TO THE POOR. LAWYER, AUTHOR, PROSECUTOR,
CONGRESSMAN. A MORAL MAN, A FAMILY MAN. A MAN
RESPECTED BY HIS COLLEAGUES. A MAN YOU CAN TRUST.
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Look, NEXT, AT JIM'S RECORD ON THE ENVIRONMENT. As
CONGRESSMAN, HE HAS HELPED RENEW, AND RECOVER, OUR
NATIONAL HERITAGE. As GOVERNOR, JIM COURTER WILL PUT
POLLUTERS IN PRISON. OR EDUCATION. WHERE JIM HAS BEEN
A VOCAL ADVOCATE OF ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION. OR
TAXES. JIM DOESN'T WANT GOVERNMENT TO TAX MORE. HE
WANTS TO CUT TAXES -- so THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO
SPEND MORE.
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Look, THEN, AT JIM'S OPPOSITION TO DRUGS. HE HAS
STRONGLY SUPPORTED BILLS TO COORDINATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
EFFORTS AND INVOLVE THE MILITARY IN COMBATING DRUGS.
OR HIS MAGNIFICENT RECORD IN COMBATING CRIME. JIM
SERVED AS FIRST ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR IN HIS HOME COUNTY
OF WARREN. HE'S SEEN THE DRUG PEDDLERS AND USERS. HE
KNOWS THE TERRIBLE TOLL CAUSED BY CRIME.
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THAT'S WHY JIM WANTS MANDATORY TIME FOR FIREARMS
OFFENSES. AND NO DEALS WHEN CRIMINALS USE A GUN. AND
UNLIKE HIS OPPONENT, HE WANTS TO AMEND NEW JERSEY'S
CONSTITUTION SO THAT THE DEATH PENALTY LAW ON THE BOOKS
WILL BE STRENGTHENED AND ENFORCED.
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LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. You MAKE THE CHOICE.
DC
YOU MANT A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR -- AND A DEMOCRATIC
SSEMBLY -- WHO THINKS NEW JERSEY'S DEATH
LAW IS FINE AS IT IS? [PAUSE]
...
OR DO YOU
-
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR -- AND A REPUBLICAN GENERAL
NURDERERS, DRUG KINGPINS, AND
EXACTLY WHAT THEY DESERVE?
[PAUSE]
I AGREE.
&..
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We
NELD A GOVERNOR WHO WILL MAKE THE DEATH PENALTY LAW
EVEN STRONGER. AND WE NEED A GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHICH
NEEP WHE BOE DONE.
OLICIES OF THE 70's JUST AREN'T GOOD
ENOUGH. POR NEW JERSEY, OR AMERICA. THEY'RE NOT
GOOD FN TO CKLE DRUGS OR CRIME. OR TO PROTECT
THE TRONMENT AND EDUCATION. AND THEY'RE NOT GOOD
KIDS. RECAUSE THEY WON'T "KEEP NEW
PROUD."
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ToM KEAN KNOWS THAT. THAT'S WHY HE'S BECOMING
PRESIDENT OF DREW UNIVERSITY. AND WHY HE'S HEADING THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE "POINTS OF LIGHT INITIATIVE"
FOUNDATION TO BRING COMMUNITY SERVICE TO EVERY CORNER
OF AMERICA. AND JIM COURTER KNOWS IT, TOO. FOR HE
KNOWS WHAT'S ON NEW JERSEY'S MIND, AND IN ITS HEART.
AND HIS GOAL IS TO USE THAT HEART TO BUILD A BETTER
LIFE FOR ALL.
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CAN WE ACHIEVE THAT GOAL? OF COURSE WE CAN -- BOTH
HERE AND ACROSS AMERICA. How? THROUGH A UNIFIED
REPUBLICAN PARTY -- WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE
ENTIRE TICKET. AND THROUGH THE OLD VALUES AND NEW
THINKING EMBODIED BY THIS CAMPAIGN.
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THE FUTURE VERSUS THE PAST. POLICIES THAT WORK
VERSUS POLICIES THAT DON'T. A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR
CHILDREN, OR ONE OF LOST OPPORTUNITY. YES, THERE'S A
LOT AT STAKE. AND LET ME REMIND YOU: ELECTION DAY IS
ONLY 46 DAYS AWAY.
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So, LET'S LIFT UP OUR SIGHTS. AND ROLL UP OUR
SLEEVES. LET'S "KEEP NEW JERSEY PROUD" BY KEEPING IT
REPUBLICAN. AND TOGETHER, HELP JIM COURTER AND A
REPUBLICAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESERVE THE NEW NEW
JERSEY.
GOD BLESS YOU, AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
# # # #
That's the new New Jersey The old-New Jersey's leaders never met
tax it didn' t like.
That's the new New Jersey. The old New Jersey's attitude was: If
one tax didn't work, try another. In fact, the old New Jersey reminds me
of a story about Mark Twain.
In later life Twain suffered periodically from bronchitis and arthritis.
And whenever the papers reported that he'd had another attack, strangers would
send him remedies, prescriptions, and elixirs of life in the hope of brining
about his recovery. Well, Twain had a standard reply, for acknowledging these
unsolicited items: "Dear Sir (or Madam)- :I try every remedy sent to me. I am
now on NO. 87. Yours is 2,653. I am looking forward to its beneficial results."
Fellow Republicans, all those remedies didn't cause Mark Twain's recovery.
And all the Democrats' taxes didn't cause New Jersey's recovery. The new New Jersey
knows that. The old New Jersey doesn't.
to spur his
homemade
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 20, 1989
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
September 22 New Jersey GOP Fundraiser
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, September 22, at 12:15 p.m. in Newark, New
Jersey, you will address 400 people at a GOP fundraiser whose
funds will primarily support Republican candidates in the
November election.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (14 minutes) focus on the need to
elect Republicans at all levels of New Jersey government. In
particular, they accentuate the stark differences -- political
and philosophical -- between Republicans and their Democratic
opponents.
(Smith/Blessey)
September 20, 1989
Draft Six
JERSEY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOP FUNDRAISER
Ebst
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1989
Governor Kean, Congressman Courter, other superb members of
the New Jersey Congressional delegation -- Dean Gallo, Marge
Roukema, Chris Smith, Matt Rinaldo, Jim Saxton. Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Bathgate, Ms. Donovan, and other great New Jersey Republican
leaders.
Let me begin, Jim, by saying how much I appreciate that
introduction. And by adding that I am pleased to be with you.
It is always good to be back in a State whose motto is
"Liberty and prosperity." And which in the last eight years has
had a Governor devoted to both. If I could borrow a phrase,
under Governor Kean liberty and prosperity have been "perfect
together."
It is always a pleasure, too, to return to a State which was
SO very kind to me in 1988. And to salute the entire Republican
ticket. Its candidates. Its ideas and vision. And especially,
those of you who toil SO long and hard at the grass-roots level.
East Brunswick
But I've come to Newark today for an even more important
reason. This reason goes beyond party to the essence of this
campaign. New Jersey's elections are among the most crucial in
America.
This election will decide whether New Jersey builds on what
you began eight years ago. or whether it risks everything by
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This election will decide whether New Jersey builds on what
you began eight years ago. or whether it risks everything by
returning to the past. Whether New Jersey has the inspired
leadership it needs to win the war on drugs and crime. Or
whether it reverts to failed social policies that blame everyone
but the criminal.
This election will decide whether New Jersey continues to
have the kind of leadership which balances a sound economy and
sound ecology. And whether its leadership says "No" to higher
taxes and "Yes" to extending the prosperity of the last eight
years.
That's what this election will decide. It's that important.
It's that clear-cut. And today I make a prediction. This
November, New Jersey will make the right decision. A decision to
cast its vote for the future
for the cause of good
government
for the Republican Party [PAUSE]
A vote,
in short, for the new New Jersey.
That means a vote for Republicans running for the General
Assembly -- Republicans who will help ensure fair redistricting
in the 1990s. And a vote for Republicans running at the local
and county level. It means a vote for candidates who'll take a
tough approach to crooks and thugs. And perhaps most of all, it
means a vote for the man who can move your State into the coming
decade stronger than ever. Your next Governor -- Congressman Jim
Courter.
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Now, Jim's a long-time friend -- and I wanted to come up
here and, personally, support him and the great party that's
behind him. I know you wanted to hear a few words from a
prominent national figure who can really fire up a crowd and
generate some excitement [PAUSE]
Unfortunately, Arnold
Schwarzenegger had to go back to Los Angeles -- so I'm here
instead.
Believe me, I'm delighted. And believe me, too, when I say
that the entire Republican ticket -- led by Jim Courter -- can
help "keep New Jersey proud," as the banner behind me says. How?
By keeping a Republican Governor. And a Republican General
Assembly. By keeping "New Jersey Republican." Let me quote one
of New Jersey's favorite adopted sons -- the noted philosopher,
Montclair's Yogi Berra. Once, Yogi ruminated, "You observe a lot
by watching. " Well, we've observed a lot by watching New Jersey
Republicans over the years.
We've seen you fight to clean up our environment. And to
clean up our schools. We've seen you fight the scourge of drugs
and crime. We've seen you create over 500,000 new jobs in the
last eight years. And school test scores go up twice the
national rate. And we've seen you oppose those liberal Democrats
who cherish new taxes like moths drawn to a flame.
These Republican positions embody the new New Jersey -- old
values plus new thinking. And will reinforce the progress of the
last eight years. Eight years of enlightened leadership --
Republican leadership. Yet Republicans know that a record is
(Loa)
Chris
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something not to stand upon -- but to build upon. And our
party's leadership into the '90s will reaffirm the renaissance
that makes New Jersey's success story worth retelling.
First, the environment. For here, as elsewhere, Republicans
have helped build the new New Jersey. Republicans have pushed
legislation to ban ocean dumping. Made New Jersey a leader in
recycling. And launched the most aggressive toxic waste cleanup
program in America.
hissro
Next, education. For here, too, Republicans have moved
forward, not back. In 1983, Tom Kean unveiled a great idea
called Alternative Certification. A concept allowing talented
Americans to teach in the classroom. Today, Alternative
Certification is a flagship of the Federal plan we introduced
earlier this year. Tom Kean has been the Education Governor.
Republicans -- led by Jim Courter -- can keep academic excellence
a New Jersey byword.
Then, we come to taxes. And here, the difference between
the old and new New Jerseys is especially clear.
The new New Jersey knows that creating opportunity can help
meet the needs of distressed locales from Camden to Paterson.
And in particular, let me salute this State's magnificent support
of Urban Enterprise Zones. The new New Jersey -- a Republican
New Jersey -- knows that the decade's tax cuts helped make
prosperity a reality. For the more money people have to spend,
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the more they can help create growth, jobs, and progress.
corporate
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Sound outdated? It is. In fact, I heard a story recently
which typified this thinking. Two men were sitting in a Trenton
restaurant talking about politicians. One of them said he
thought the syntax of a public official needed a lot of work.
Well, naturally, at first I thought he meant me. But then
the fellow said he was really talking about a liberal
Congressman. "Sintax?" roared the second man. "You mean to tell
me those Democrats down in Washington are putting a tax on that,
too?"
Nowhere is the division of new versus old more clear-cut
than in the areas of crime, drugs, and punishment.
Republicans believe that when asked what kind of society
Americans deserve, our answer must be: a Nation in which people
are safe and feel safe. That's why we want to change the rules
of the game dramatically -- new solutions for a new New Jersey.
For instance, we are strong advocates of America's first
national comprehensive strategy to end drug use, which I
announced earlier this month. Republicans want tougher
enforcement. More prisons, more courts, more prosecutors. And
tougher sentences -- many, like Jim Courter, have spent a career
demanding them. You know where drug dealers belong? Republicans
say: In jail. You back more interdiction and treatment. And
our plan to stop use before it begins. Through education and
prevention. From grade school to graduate school.
Republicans like Jim Courter want to fight drugs on any and
every front. Facing new problems in a new way -- by putting
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our plan to stop use before it begins. Through education and
prevention. From grade school to graduate school.
Republicans like Jim Courter want to fight drugs on any and
every front. Facing new problems in a new way -- by putting
emphasis where the crisis is -- in the community. The
communities that will decide the future of New Jersey. And with
a Republican Governor and State Assembly, that future will also
include not just a war against drugs -- but a crusade against all
crime. Supporting tougher laws. Giving our lawmen more
resources. Declaring open warfare on the con-artists and the
hoods.
Look at Jim Courter, who's spent a lifetime fighting crime.
For he embodies the values and ideas I'm talking about -- all
that's best in the Republican Party.
Look at Jim's background. Peace Corps volunteer. Legal aide
to the poor. Lawyer, author, prosecutor, Congressman. A moral
man, a family man. A man respected by his colleagues. A man you
can trust.
Look, next, at Jim's record on the environment. As
Congressman, he has helped renew, and recover, our national
heritage. As Governor, Jim Courter will put polluters in prison.
or education. Where Jim has been a vocal advocate of Alternative
Certification. or taxes. Jim doesn't want government to tax
more. He wants to cut taxes -- so that people will be able to
spend more.
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Look, then, at Jim's opposition to drugs. He has strongly
supported bills to coordinate law enforcement efforts and involve
the military in combating drugs. or his magnificent record in
combating crime. Jim served as first assistant prosecutor in his
home county of Warren. He's seen the drug peddlers and users.
He knows the terrible toll caused by crime.
That's why Jim wants mandatory time for firearms offenses.
And no deals when criminals use a gun. And unlike his opponent,
he wants to amend New Jersey's Constitution so that the death
penalty law on the books will be strengthened and enforced.
Let me ask you a question. You make the choice. Do you
want a Democratic Governor -- and a Democratic State Assembly --
who thinks New Jersey's death penalty law is fine as it is?
[PAUSE]
or do you want a Republican Governor -- and a
Republican General Assembly -- who says that murderers, drug
kingpins, and cop-killers should get exactly what they deserve?
[PAUSE]
I agree. We need a Governor who will make the
death penalty law even stronger. And we need a State Assembly
which will help get the job done.
The failed policies of the 70's just aren't good enough.
Not for New Jersey. Or America. They're not good enough to
tackle drugs or crime. Or to protect the environment and
education. And they're not good enough for our kids. Because
they won't "keep New Jersey proud."
Tom Kean knows that. That's why he's becoming President of
Drew University. And why he's heading the advisory committee of
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Can we achieve that goal? of course we can -- both here and
across America. How? Through a unified Republican Party --
working together to support the entire ticket. And through the
old values and new thinking embodied by this campaign.
The future versus the past. Policies that work versus
policies that don't. A better future for our children, or one of
lost opportunity. Yes, there's a lot at stake. And let me
remind you: Election Day is only 46 days away.
So, let's lift up our sights. And roll up our sleeves.
Let's "keep New Jersey proud by keeping it Republican." And
together, help Jim Courter and a Republican General Assembly
preserve the new New Jersey.
God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #
Da
changes
(Smith/Blessey)
September 20, 1989
Draft Six
JERSEY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOP FUNDRAISER
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1989
Governor Kean, Congressman Courter, Other superb members of
the New Jersey Congressional delegation -- Dean Gallo, Marge
Roukema, Chris Smith, Matt Rinaldo, Jim Saxton. Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Bathgate, Ms. Donovan, and other great New Jersey Republican
leaders.
Let me begin, Jim, by saying how much I appreciate that
introduction. And by adding that I am pleased to be with you.
It is always good to be back in a State whose motto is
"Liberty and prosperity." And which in the last eight years has
had a Governor devoted to both. If I could borrow a phrase,
under Governor Kean liberty and prosperity have been "perfect
together."
It is always a pleasure, too, to return to a State which was
so very kind to me in 1988. And to salute the entire Republican
ticket. Its candidates. Its ideas and vision. And especially,
those of you who toil so long and hard at the grass-roots level.
But I've come to Newark today for an even more important
reason. This reason goes beyond party to the essence of this
campaign. New Jersey's elections are among the most crucial in
America.
This election will decide whether New Jersey builds on what
you began eight years ago. Or whether it risks everything by
2
returning to the past. Whether New Jersey has the inspired
leadership it needs to win the war on drugs and crime. Or
whether it reverts to failed social policies that blame everyone
but the criminal.
This election will decide whether New Jersey continues to
have the kind of leadership which balances a sound economy and
sound ecology. And whether its leadership says "No" to higher
taxes and "Yes" to extending the prosperity of the last eight
years.
That's what this election will decide. It's that important.
It's that clear-cut. And today I make a prediction. This
November, New Jersey will make the right decision. A decision to
cast its vote for the future
for the cause of good
government
for the Republican Party [PAUSE]
A vote,
in short, for the new New Jersey.
That means a vote for Republicans running for the General
Assembly -- Republicans who will help ensure fair redistricting
in the 1990s. And a vote for Republicans running at the local
and county level. It means a vote for candidates who'll take a
tough approach to crooks and thugs. And perhaps most of all, it
means a vote for the man who can move your State into the coming
decade stronger than ever. Your next Governor -- Congressman Jim
Courter.
Now, Jim's a long-time friend -- and I wanted to come up
here and, personally, support him and the great party that's
behind him. I know you wanted to hear a few words from a
3
prominent national figure who can really fire up a crowd and
generate some excitement [PAUSE]
Unfortunately, Arnold
Schwarzenegger had to go back to Los Angeles -- so I'm here
instead.
Believe me, I'm delighted. And believe me, too, when I say
that the entire Republican ticket -- led 49 Jim Courter -- can help
"keep New Jersey proud," as the banner behind me says. How? By
keeping a Republican Governor. And a Republican General
Assembly. By "keeping New Jersey Republican." Let me quote one
of New Jersey's favorite adopted sons -- the noted philosopher,
Montclair's Yogi Berra. Once, Yogi ruminated, "You observe a lot
by watching." Well, we've observed a lot by watching New Jersey
Republicans over the years.
We've seen them fight to clean up our environment. And to
clean up our schools. We've seen them fight the scourge of drugs
and crime. We've seen them create over 500,000 new jobs in the
last eight years. And school test scores go up twice the
national rate. And we've seen them oppose those liberal
Democrats who cherish new taxes like moths drawn to a flame.
These Republican positions embody the new New Jersey -- old
values plus new thinking. And will reinforce the progress of the
last eight years. Eight years of enlightened leadership --
Republican leadership. Yet Republicans know that a record is
something not to stand upon -- but to build upon. And our
party's leadership into the '90s will reaffirm the renaissance
that makes New Jersey's success story worth retelling.
4
First, the environment. For here, as elsewhere, Republicans
ha helped build the new New Jersey. Republicans have blocked
Republicans have
oil drilling off the Jersey shore to save our beaches. Pushed
legislation to ban ocean dumping. Made New Jersey the first
a leader,
State to mandate recycling. And launched the most aggressive
toxic waste cleanup program in America.
Next, education. For here, too, Republicans have moved
forward, not back. In 1983, Tom Kean unveiled a great idea
called Alternative Certification. A concept allowing talented
Americans to teach in the classroom. Today, Alternative
Certification is a flagship of the Federal plan we introduced
earlier this year. Tom Kean has been the Education Governor.
Republicans -- led by Jim Courter -- can keep academic excellence
a New Jersey byword.
Then, we come to taxes. And here, the difference between
the old and new New Jerseys is especially clear.
The new New Jersey knows that creating opportunity can help
meet the needs of distressed locales from Camden to Paterson.
And in particular, let me salute Tom Kean's pioneering concept of
Urban Enterprise Zones. The new New Jersey -- a Republican New
Jersey -- knows that the decade's tax cuts helped make prosperity
a reality. For the more money people have to spend, the more
they can help create growth, jobs, and progress.
That's the new New Jersey. The old New Jersey -- the
Democratic Party's New Jersey -- believes something quite
5
different. It regards the private sector as an enemy, not ally.
And in policy of, by, and for the government.
Sound outdated? It is. In fact, I heard a story recently
which typified this thinking. Two men were sitting in a Trenton
restaurant talking about politicians. One of them said he
thought the syntax of a public official needed a lot of work.
Well, naturally, at first I thought he meant me. But then
the fellow said he was really talking about a liberal
Congressman. "Sintax?" roared the second man. "You mean to tell
me those Democrats down in Washington are putting a tax on that,
too?"
That says it all for our Democratic opponents: "Tax and
tax, spend and spend." I'm sure you've heard the adage, "You're
not getting older, you're just getting better." Well, when it
comes to the Democrats' notion of "fiscal sanity," their ideas
never get any better. Just older and more discredited.
Nowhere is the division of new versus old more clear-cut
than in the areas of crime, drugs, and punishment.
Republicans believe that when ask what kind of society
Americans deserve, our answer must be: a Nation in which people
we
are safe and feel safe. That's why they want to change the rules
of the game dramatically -- new solutions for a new New Jersey.
For instance, they we are strong advocates of America's first
national comprehensive strategy to end drug use, which I
announced earlier this month. Republicans want tougher
enforcement. More prisons, more courts, more prosecutors. And
6
tougher sentences -- many, like Jim Courter, have spent a career
demanding them. You know where drug dealers belong? Republicans
say: In jail. They back more interdiction and treatment. And
our plan to stop use before it begins. Through education and
prevention. From grade school to graduate school.
Republicans like Jim Courter want to fight drugs on any and
every front. Facing new problems in a new way -- by putting
emphasis where the crisis is -- in the community. The
communities that will decide the future of New Jersey. And with
a Republican Governor and State Assembly, that future will also
include not just a war against drugs -- but a crusade against
all crime. Supporting tougher laws. Giving our lawmen more
resources. Declaring open warfare on the con-artists and the
hoods.
Look at Jim Courter, who's spent a lifetime fighting crime.
For he embodies the values and positions I'm talking about -- all
that's best in the Republican Party.
Look at Jim's background. Peace Corps volunteer. Legal aide
to the poor. Lawyer, author, prosecutor, Congressman. A moral
man, a family man. A man respected by his colleagues. A man you
can trust.
Look, next, at Jim's record on the environment. He has
helped renew, and recover, our national heritage. As Governor,
Jim Courter will put polluters in prison. Or education. Where
Jim has been a vocal advocate of Alternative Certification. Or
7
taxes. Jim doesn't want government to tax more. He wants to cut
taxes -- so that people will be able to spend more.
Look, then, at Jim's opposition to drugs. He has strongly
supported bills to coordinate law enforcement efforts and involve
the military in combating drugs. Or his magnificent record in
combating crime. Jim served as first assistant prosecutor in his
home county of Warren. He's seen the drug peddlers and users.
He knows the terrible toll caused by crime.
That's why Jim wants mandatory time for firearms offenses.
And no deals when criminals use a gun. And unlike his opponent,
he wants to amend New Jersey's Constitution so that the death
penalty law on the books will be strengthened and enforced.
Let me ask you a question. You make the choice. Do you
want a Democratic Governor -- and a Democratic State Assembly --
who thinks New Jersey's death penalty law is fine as it is?
[PAUSE]
Or do you want a Republican Governor -- and a
Republican State Assembly -- who says that murderers, drug
kingpins, and cop-killers should get exactly what they deserve?
[PAUSE]
I agree. We need a Governor who will make the
death penalty law even stronger. And we need a State Assembly
which will help get the job done.
For when all is said and done, here's what the 1989
elections come down to. On the one hand, Democratic candidates
whose policies produced the bad old days of the 1970s. High
unemployment. Failing schools. Criminal-Qoddling. and rampant
corruption. And on the other hand -- for New Jersey, a winning
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hand -- honesty and independence. Republican candidates who
reject the liberalism practiced by the national Democratic Party.
The
of the 20's just
Because those failed policies aren't good enough. Not for
New Jersey. Or America. They're not good enough to tackle drugs
or crime. Or to protect the environment and education. And
they're not good enough for our kids. Because they won't "keep
New Jersey proud.'
Tom Kean knows that. That's why he's becoming President of
Drew University. And why he agreed to serve as honorary chairman
of our "Points of Light Initiative" to bring community service to
every corner of America. And Jim Courter -- he knows it, too.
For he knows what's on New Jersey's mind, and in its heart. And
his goal is to use that heart to build a better life for all.
Can we achieve that goal? Of course we can -- both here and
across America. How? Through a unified Republican Party --
working together to support the entire ticket. And through the
old values and new thinking embodied by this campaign.
The future versus the past. Policies that work versus
policies that don't. A better future for our children, or one of
lost opportunity. Yes, there's a lot at stake. And let me
remind you: Election Day is only 46 days away.
So, let's lift up our sights. And roll up our sleeves.
Let's "keep New Jersey proud by keeping it Republican." And
together, help Jim Courter and a Republican State Assembly
preserve the new New Jersey.
God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 20, 1989
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
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THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
CURT SMITH S
SUBJECT:
September 22 New Jersey GOP Fundraiser
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, September 22, at 12:15 p.m. in Newark, New
Jersey, you will address 400 people at a GOP fundraiser whose
funds will primarily support Republican candidates in the
November election.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (14 minutes) focus on the need to
elect Republicans at all levels of New Jersey government. In
particular, they accentuate the stark differences -- political
and philosophical -- between Republicans and their Democratic
opponents.
(Smith/Blessey)
September 20, 1989
Draft Six
JERSEY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOP FUNDRAISER
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1989
Governor Kean, Congressman Courter, other superb members of
the New Jersey Congressional delegation -- Dean Gallo, Marge
Roukema, Chris Smith, Matt Rinaldo, Jim Saxton. Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Bathgate, Ms. Donovan, and other great New Jersey Republican
leaders.
Let me begin, Jim, by saying how much I appreciate that
introduction. And by adding that I am pleased to be with you.
It is always good to be back in a State whose motto is
"Liberty and prosperity." And which in the last eight years has
had a Governor devoted to both. If I could borrow a phrase,
under Governor Kean liberty and prosperity have been "perfect
together."
It is always a pleasure, too, to return to a State which was
so very kind to me in 1988. And to salute the entire Republican
ticket. Its candidates. Its ideas and vision. And especially,
those of you who toil so long and hard at the grass-roots level.
But I've come to Newark today for an even more important
reason. This reason goes beyond party to the essence of this
campaign. New Jersey's elections are among the most crucial in
America.
This election will decide whether New Jersey builds on what
you began eight years ago. Or whether it risks everything by
2
This election will decide whether New Jersey builds on what
you began eight years ago. Or whether it risks everything by
returning to the past. Whether New Jersey has the inspired
leadership it needs to win the war on drugs and crime. or
whether it reverts to failed social policies that blame everyone
but the criminal.
This election will decide whether New Jersey continues to
have the kind of leadership which balances a sound economy and
sound ecology. And whether its leadership says "No" to higher
taxes and "Yes" to extending the prosperity of the last eight
years.
That's what this election will decide. It's that important.
It's that clear-cut. And today I make a prediction. This
November, New Jersey will make the right decision. A decision to
cast its vote for the future
for the cause of good
government
for the Republican Party [PAUSE]
A vote,
in short, for the new New Jersey.
That means a vote for Republicans running for the General
Assembly -- Republicans who will help ensure fair redistricting
in the 1990s. And a vote for Republicans running at the local
and county level. It means a vote for candidates who'll take a
tough approach to crooks and thugs. And perhaps most of all, it
means a vote for the man who can move your State into the coming
decade stronger than ever. Your next Governor -- Congressman Jim
Courter.
3
Now, Jim's a long-time friend -- and I wanted to come up
here and, personally, support him and the great party that's
behind him. I know you wanted to hear a few words from a
prominent national figure who can really fire up a crowd and
generate some excitement [PAUSE]
Unfortunately, Arnold
Schwarzenegger had to go back to Los Angeles -- so I'm here
instead.
Believe me, I'm delighted. And believe me, too, when I say
that the entire Republican ticket -- led by Jim Courter -- can
help "keep New Jersey proud," as the banner behind me says. How?
By keeping a Republican Governor. And a Republican General
Assembly. By keeping "New Jersey Republican." Let me quote one
of New Jersey's favorite adopted sons -- the noted philosopher,
Montclair's Yogi Berra. Once, Yogi ruminated, "You observe a lot
by watching." Well, we've observed a lot by watching New Jersey
Republicans over the years.
We've seen you fight to clean up our environment. And to
clean up our schools. We've seen you fight the scourge of drugs
and crime. We've seen you create over 500,000 new jobs in the
last eight years. And school test scores go up twice the
national rate. And we've seen you oppose those liberal Democrats
who cherish new taxes like moths drawn to a flame.
These Republican positions embody the new New Jersey -- old
values plus new thinking. And will reinforce the progress of the
last eight years. Eight years of enlightened leadership --
Republican leadership. Yet Republicans know that a record is
4
something not to stand upon -- but to build upon. And our
party's leadership into the '90s will reaffirm the renaissance
that makes New Jersey's success story worth retelling.
First, the environment. For here, as elsewhere, Republicans
have helped build the new New Jersey. Republicans have pushed
legislation to ban ocean dumping. Made New Jersey a leader in
recycling. And launched the most aggressive toxic waste cleanup
program in America.
Next, education. For here, too, Republicans have moved
forward, not back. In 1983, Tom Kean unveiled a great idea
called Alternative Certification. A concept allowing talented
Americans to teach in the classroom. Today, Alternative
Certification is a flagship of the Federal plan we introduced
earlier this year. Tom Kean has been the Education Governor.
Republicans -- led by Jim Courter -- can keep academic excellence
a New Jersey byword.
Then, we come to taxes. And here, the difference between
the old and new New Jerseys is especially clear.
The new New Jersey knows that creating opportunity can help
meet the needs of distressed locales from Camden to Paterson.
And in particular, let me salute this State's magnificent support
of Urban Enterprise Zones. The new New Jersey -- a Republican
New Jersey -- knows that the decade's tax cuts helped make
prosperity a reality. For the more money people have to spend,
the more they can help create growth, jobs, and progress.
5
Sound outdated? It is. In fact, I heard a story recently
which typified this thinking. Two men were sitting in a Trenton
restaurant talking about politicians. One of them said he
thought the syntax of a public official needed a lot of work.
Well, naturally, at first I thought he meant me. But then
the fellow said he was really talking about a liberal
Congressman. "Sintax?" roared the second man. "You mean to tell
me those Democrats down in Washington are putting a tax on that,
too?"
Nowhere is the division of new versus old more clear-cut
than in the areas of crime, drugs, and punishment.
Republicans believe that when asked what kind of society
Americans deserve, our answer must be: a Nation in which people
are safe and feel safe. That's why we want to change the rules
of the game dramatically -- new solutions for a new New Jersey.
For instance, we are strong advocates of America's first
national comprehensive strategy to end drug use, which I
announced earlier this month. Republicans want tougher
enforcement. More prisons, more courts, more prosecutors. And
tougher sentences -- many, like Jim Courter, have spent a career
demanding them. You know where drug dealers belong? Republicans
say: In jail. You back more interdiction and treatment. And
our plan to stop use before it begins. Through education and
prevention. From grade school to graduate school.
Republicans like Jim Courter want to fight drugs on any and
every front. Facing new problems in a new way -- by putting
6
our plan to stop use before it begins. Through education and
prevention. From grade school to graduate school.
Republicans like Jim Courter want to fight drugs on any and
every front. Facing new problems in a new way -- by putting
emphasis where the crisis is -- in the community. The
communities that will decide the future of New Jersey. And with
a Republican Governor and State Assembly, that future will also
include not just a war against drugs -- but a crusade against all
crime. Supporting tougher laws. Giving our lawmen more
resources. Declaring open warfare on the con-artists and the
hoods.
Look at Jim Courter, who's spent a lifetime fighting crime.
For he embodies the values and ideas I'm talking about -- all
that's best in the Republican Party.
Look at Jim's background. Peace Corps volunteer. Legal aide
to the poor. Lawyer, author, prosecutor, Congressman. A moral
man, a family man. A man respected by his colleagues. A man you
can trust.
Look, next, at Jim's record on the environment. As
Congressman, he has helped renew, and recover, our national
heritage. As Governor, Jim Courter will put polluters in prison.
or education. Where Jim has been a vocal advocate of Alternative
Certification. or taxes. Jim doesn't want government to tax
more. He wants to cut taxes -- so that people will be able to
spend more.
7
Look, then, at Jim's opposition to drugs. He has strongly
supported bills to coordinate law enforcement efforts and involve
the military in combating drugs. or his magnificent record in
combating crime. Jim served as first assistant prosecutor in his
home county of Warren. He's seen the drug peddlers and users.
He knows the terrible toll caused by crime.
That's why Jim wants mandatory time for firearms offenses.
And no deals when criminals use a gun. And unlike his opponent,
he wants to amend New Jersey's Constitution so that the death
penalty law on the books will be strengthened and enforced.
Let me ask you a question. You make the choice. Do you
want a Democratic Governor -- and a Democratic State Assembly --
who thinks New Jersey's death penalty law is fine as it is?
[PAUSE]
or do you want a Republican Governor -- and a
Republican General Assembly -- who says that murderers, drug
kingpins, and cop-killers should get exactly what they deserve?
[PAUSE]
I agree. We need a Governor who will make the
death penalty law even stronger. And we need a State Assembly
which will help get the job done.
The failed policies of the 70's just aren't good enough.
Not for New Jersey. Or America. They're not good enough to
tackle drugs or crime. or to protect the environment and
education. And they're not good enough for our kids. Because
they won't "keep New Jersey proud."
Tom Kean knows that. That's why he's becoming President of
Drew University. And why he's heading the advisory committee of
8
Can we achieve that goal? Of course we can -- both here and
across America. How? Through a unified Republican Party --
working together to support the entire ticket. And through the
old values and new thinking embodied by this campaign.
The future versus the past. Policies that work versus
policies that don't. A better future for our children, or one of
lost opportunity. Yes, there's a lot at stake. And let me
remind you: Election Day is only 46 days away.
So, let's lift up our sights. And roll up our sleeves.
Let's "keep New Jersey proud by keeping it Republican." And
together, help Jim Courter and a Republican General Assembly
preserve the new New Jersey.
God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #