Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
BEG WELCOME FOR LEWIS
IN N. BRUNSWICK
Continued from page l.,

there were good Democrats and goo'
Republicans who were fearful of tn
danger of a return to Democratic aseen
deney in New Jersey. He did not say
this, he declared, to win votes, but i
was as true now as it was fifteen year.
ago when the leaders of the Demo
cratic party were made to give way tC
Republican rule by many Democrats
who then voted with the Republicans
He declared that rather than play the
demagogue he would forfeit his excel
lent prospects of election and advised
those who did not believe that he
would keep every promise he had made
not to vote for him.
In nearly all Of his speeches today
Mr.. Lewis continued to advocate the
building of county connecting roads at
the direct expense of the State, pro-
vided the present financial prosperity
should continue and he believed 1t
would. He also spoke with great ear
nestness in favor of such legislation as
would be helpful to the workingmen
and the farmers.
At South Amboy, the home of Thomas
J. Seully. the Democratic candidate for
Congress, nearly a thousand people
were assembled in front of the post
office.
Forty years ago, Congressman How
ell, said, there were only eighteen or
twenty Republicans in the town. He
added that there were a great many
more now, but that the crowd that had
gathered probably contained more
Democrats than Republicans. Oecas-
~ IL Da~,I15oono nod oarriod tho
town. but not very often, nor was it
probable that they would this year. In
confirmation Of what Mr.. Howell said
was noticed that goodly number of
the voters who were listening to Mr..
Lewis while he talked wore Woodrow
Wilson badges or buttons, or both.
Mr.. Lewis, with his usual tact when
be gets in a Democratic stronghold, did
not lead the speaking, but permitted
to be introduced personally to
pretty large number of voters while
L local speaker talked from an automo-
bile. When Mr.. Lewis did speak he
himself closely to the tariff
and Industrial topics. When Interrupt
by a man on the outskirts of the
,rowd Mr.. Lewis resented the protest
made by several Republicans saying:
"Don't stop him. He is not annoy
Ing me. I like to be asked questions.
pleases me more than to tell
who wants to know exactly
where I stand ON avery State issue"
Then replying to his questioner, he
said that he was unalterably in favor
IF the tariff principle of protection,
and that it had been more productive,
a general way, of good in this conn
Try than any line of policy ever adop-
led by any political party. At this
he urged the people to be careful
20 support for public Office only men
who were clean men, morally and po-
.itieally, as only by supporting such
men could this State or any other
prosper. He earnestly denounced the
use of MONEY at elections, and said that
he was in favor of any law that would
punish by Imprisonment any man or
set of men who used corrupt means at
the polls.
At moor Mr.. Lewis and his party
were entertained at luncheon by the
Of the First Presbyterian
church.
Another~incident very different in
kind, occurred at the Old Bridge tile
works, where }. ID. Grant, an employee,
sharply questioned Mr.. Lewis. But the
candidate replied with his character
istic good nature. Asked if he was
in favor of ''eight hours for a days
work" he said he was. s
"Could you be bought overf"
"I don't think so, by any mar or
any set Of men; but can of my WI free
will assure every buckingham that 1
am his friend and always have been.
Let my record answer for that"
Mr.. Grant asked Mr.. Lewis when
they were speaking Of the Glass Blow
ers' Union, how long glassworkers hv-
ed. Mr.. Lewis replied that he did not
know, but he believed that they lived
the average duration Of years although
he was not sure of it. Later Mr.. Grant
said he was q Socialist but that if an
examination of his record showed Mr..
Lewis to be what he said he was, he
would vote for him.
1t was four O'Clock when the touring
party got back to New Brunswick dirty
and tired by one of the most hustling
days of the campaign.