Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-05
PUBLIC OPINION
EVENING NEWS:

EDITOR EVENING NEWS:
Wil~you allow the use OF a small
pldye in the columns of your Valu-
able paper to express an opinion rel
atiye to some of the political candl-
dates that are now in the field. We
will not espouse the cause OF any
candidate but made a plain state
ment of the situation as it appears
to us. First, the only conclusion
that can arrive at in reference to
any man is not from what he prom
fses to perform but from what he
has performed in the past and
times even from this standpoint IL
Judgment is erroneous, the saying of
r. Il. Narnum that there were no
people could be humbugged more
than the American people and there
were none that loved to be hum
Urggsu rnofe~~than the American
people, and we believe this to be
true, especially III a political cam
paign. Woodrow Wilson m be-
fore the people and tells them what
he will do and what he won't do II
elected when he knows and everyone
else knows that his power consists
in suggestion and veto only, as far
as law making power is concerned.
He claims that if elected he will be
Independent, free and untrammelled
by any one. Well. this is l~udicrous;
everyone is dependent on the Crea-
tor. If Woodrow Wilson becomes
g~oVernor/of New Jersey, he will be
a creature of the Democratic party,
therefore, dependent upon that party
to a greater or less extent; there
fore when he claims to be independ-
-nt, he is humbugging all those
who believe it. Vivian M. Lewis,
while he made no direct promises
nor said he was Independent, left
the inference with some of the people
that IL elected he would bring about
certain things or woadd endeavor to
do so. No doubt he meant what he
said, yet Mr.. Lewis, if elected, is
subject to the Republican party and
its principles. The greatest mat
ter for Is to look after, no matter
what our political affiliations may
be, is to elect to our assembly and
senate men of sterling worth, free
from triekery, and while it may be
necessary to have some professional
men in our legislature, we want to
see to it that as far as possible our
Lawmakers are composed of an
equal number of professional and
business men, and of men engaged
in agricultural pursuits, then and
then only will all classes receive a
fair consideration in the enact
ment of laws. And again We have
congressman who are seeking to be
elected who have promised to do all
most everything If elected except
having the government furnish their
constituents with a biplane to en-
able them to soar up into the ether
ial blue or fly from point to point at
q lightning rate of speed. Promises
are all right If there was the remot-
est possibility that they could be
kept. We have two candidates for
congress; one of them II ne gets
there win be by promises; the 9TH
er, If he gets there will be by his
past record. Now, fellow citizens,
don't be humbugged by any prom
ises bat remember that If Woodrow
Wilson and Thomas j. Scully are
elected they will be creatures of the
Democratic party and will be com
PEELED to endorse the principles of
that party and carry out its plat
form to the letter. And II BENJAMIN
r. Howell is elected he will also be
q creature of the Republican party
and endorse by compulsion of their
principles, and with the understand
ing that their platform must be up
held. No fellow citizens, the thing
for US to do on Tuesday next when
ne go to the ballot box is not to re-
member the humbugging promises
We have listened to, but If the Dem
ocratic platform and principles are
ours, vote for those who are it's rep
resentatives and vice versa If the
Republican platform and principles
are ours. vote the Republican ticket.
REPUBLICAN.