The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-25
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
VOTE FOR BUGBEE FOR
GOVERNOR.


This has been a peculiar political
campaign, made so in ~Pleasantyille
from the fact that the Republican can
didates for municipal offices have no
opposition whatever, and in Atlantic
County from the fact that the Repub-
liean candidates for Senator and AS
semblymen have as Democratic oppon-
ents men who are not known and will
cut no noticeable figure in the vote.
But in the State the situation is differ
ent and Republicans in South Jersey
should realize that their candidate for
Governor, Newton A. K. Bugbee, needs
every vote he can get to offset the ma
jority of his opponent in some of the
strong Democratic counties up State.
That Mr.. Bugbee will be elected we
do not doubt, but favorable local con-
ditions should not keep Atlantic Coun-
ty Republicans from doing their full
duty towards their G~ubernatorial can
didate. They should realize that they
are fortunate in having for their stand
ard-bearer in this exceedingly impor-
al campaign a substantial business
man of such widely recognized ability
as Mr.. Bugbee. While his opponent
goes about the State promising a
"wide-open' Jersey if he is elected and
remedies for every complaint of the
body polite, regardless of obstacles,
Mr.. Bugbee is approaching the issues
at stake in a common-sense, hard
headed way, recognizing thoroughly
that thinking voters of New Jersey
are not to be moved by empty promis-
es and appeals to prejudice.
The Democratic machine is appeal
ing for the election of Edward l. Ed
wards. of Hudson County, to the gov
ernorship upon a wet" platform. If
any considerable body of citizens of
this commonwealth have any just
grievance against any party because
New Jersey now is dry under war
time prohibition and is to become per-
manently dry" so far as intoxicating
liquors are concerned early in Janu-
airy, 1920, it must be against the Dem
ocratic party. The Democratic party
passed the eighteenth amendment. A
Democratic President proclaimed war
time Prohibition. That is why
the Democratic National Committee,
anticipating resentment throughout
the country to manifest itself at the
polls in the fall elections. sent out an
urgent request that Democratic state
organizations should soft pedal" the
liquor issue in every way possible.
That is why the Democratic o~rganiza-
tion in New Jersey, the Presidents
home state, in urging the election of
a Democratic governor in New Jersey
in retaliation for the action of Dem
ocrats at Washington, has through its
+death-bed repentance" caused grave
embarrassment to that party's nation
al organization and made itself ridicu-
lous at home.
Because voters of New Jersey al
ways have shown a disposition to see
clearly and deal directly with camou-
tagged issues. Republican leaders be-
lieve that the wet" plank in the plat
form of the party which made the ma
ton dry is going to wreck Democratic
hopes for another three years at least
in this State on November 4. The i'm
~plication held forth by Democratic
spellbinders, headed by the guberna-
torial nominee himself. that through
some hook or crook prohibition will be
nulliied in this l~aw-abiding common
wealth if a Democratic governor and
legislature should be elected, it is fur
thermore believed will be resented and
Tepudiated by voters regardless of par