Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
SCULLY To HAVE
QUIET CAMPAIGN
Takes Slap at Carson for In
tention to Run "OId FASH
Toned Campaign

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-Represen-
tatiye Thomas ]. Scully, when shown
today an item in. q Middlesex county
paper which said hat he would prob
ably match Mr.. Carson when IL
comes to campaigning in the old fash
Toned style" seemed to be very
doubtful as to whether or not he
cared to.
In the article In question 1t was
said that In behalf of Mr.. Carson's
candidacy for the seat in Congress
now held by Mr.. Scully there were
to be ten big meetings with brass
band accomplishments" and all the
other paraphernalia of an old fash-
toned whoop-'er-up drive" in behalf or
Mr.. Carson.
mo. l don't believe / shall do
anything in that line," said Mr.. Scully.
"If Reluctant Bob wants to be an old
fashioned candidate and conduct his
campaign in the old fashioned way
that's up to him. But II the only
way l can get votes is to get tho peo-
pie together in crowds and hand them
the Spanish influenza in exchange Tor
the votes / can talk out OF them l Will
do without the votes. Anyway, there
would be too many n or their
dying before they got 10 inc paiio'
box.
1GIbOlldlll LIN oNA AOtoAs
in letting the people form their opin-
ions quietly by reading the newspa-
pers rather than to the accompanl-
ments of red fire and brass bands and
flag waving. A lot OF people have
been elected that way who never
would have been elected II the people
had stoppd to think.
81 don't need any brass bar or
red fire to tell why l am a candidate
again or what my platform Is. l can
tell that in a few words and then
maybe Reluctant Bob can tell in as
few words why he can't support me.
II see that he expects to have some
more or less prominent republican
talking at his brass band meetings.
But / have q letter In which some
other prominent Republicans-Elihu
Root, for example-congratulates me
on my record and trust that, every
thing else being equal, h letter may
be of direct assistance In bringing
about my reelection.
I'm other words. the National Sc
curity League says that my Amer
canism has stood their acid test and
that in the votes IN which they are
interested I nave been 100 per cent
right. / hops Bob is not going to OPP
pose me On that account. And my
constituents may be assured that my
record on those big questions viii
remain 100 per cent right. My am
lily would disown me II II wasn't.
1T voted for the war. I am going to
fight in Washington to see that the
war is ended right. I believe my con-
stituents feel as / do, that we do not
want our boys home again till they
can come back to us with their heads
in the air and the bands playing.
We want not only to end this war
right. but to tight till we can put an
end to war altogether. IL that is posi-
BILE. Certainly to put an end to 1t for
a few generations.
when the war is over / am going
TO thank my constituents for the
great honor they have done me and
ask them 10 pick out another man for
their representative in the House OF
Representatives, and 80 ] want to say
again, as / have said before. that this
is my last term, II I am reelected.
Now, / don't need the accompani-
ment Of red FIRE or brass bands when
I state my position as I have stated
IL now. All I want is the kindness OF
the editors so that they may believe
me to use their columns. and the
kindness OF the readers Of the news
papers. that they may glance over the
statement of my position and At their
leisure make up their minds whether
or not they are to support my posi-
ton on the big questions that are be-
fore the country