The sun., 1919-10-21
STOKES URGES COP.
VICTORY IN JERSEY
Warns Republicans a Defeat
Would IndOrse Democratic
National Fallacies.
MUST UPHOLD THE LAWS
Prohibition Amendment En-
fOrccment Vital Issue With
True Citizens.

L. e. Stokes. chairman of the Repub-
lean State Committee of New Jersey, IN
statement to the county chairman
declared yesterday that the Guberna-
torial fight there this autumn was the
opening of the 1890 Presidential cam
pafgn. A victory for the Democrats
would be heralded all over the country
as vindication of the Democratic ma
tional policies.
Chairman Stokes charged the local
Democratic organization with being
pledged to a nulification of the prohibit
ton amendment at time when patriotic
Americans In all parts of the country
were endeavoring tn maintain law and
order in the face OF unprecedented rest
lessness.
The Republicans recognize the e.
tional significance of the result Of this
election 1t Ia the opening gun OF the
1920 campo ign" for that reason nationsl
as we'll as state issues have been made
a prominent part of the campaign and
will continue TO be. II New Jersey
goes Democratic the result will be her
aided throughout the country as a ma
tional Democratic victory. and as vim
dication of the national Democratic poll
cies.
I'm the primaries the Republicans bad
n margin of $4,000 votes. II the Re-
publican vote supports the ticket with
substantial unanimity a victory Is as
sured. The Republican voters, and the
thousands of dissatisfied Democrats,
realize that every vote cast for the Dem
ocratic ticket in this State viii be
vote for the national Democratic policies
and will materially aid. even II it does
not make certain. the election of a
k,,
Voters Want Problems Settled.
Last fall the voters of the country,
realizing the war was nearly over,
elected a Republican Congress to settle
the problems Of a reconstruction.
They wanted the problems of the
high cost OF living. reduced taxation. of
railway transportation. of labor and pro-
duction, of encouragement of business
enterprise and of the cessation OF Gov
ernmental interference with and strait
iacketing OF business, Of the taritf, of the
merchant marine. settled in an American
way. The people of New Jersey will
not vote this year TO change the policy
that the voters of the country adopted
last fall.
The unfortunate illness of the Presi-
dent, deeply regretted by every true
hearted American. leaves the Democratic
party without thought or leadership
without the President. the Democratic
party Is a helpless uncertainty that lacks
the confidence OF the country.
THE Democratic attitude in this cam
paign Is astonishing. Just in the time
of disturbance and in some parts of the
country. of anarchy, when sane. pa
triotic Americans of both parties are
endeavoring to maintain law and order
tvs ittrtf . ba
Democratic party OF New Jersey is
pledged to nullify a part of our Consti-
tuition, like the South Carolina nullifiers
OF old.
Would NulItfy Constitution.
This party declares that the re-
sources OF the State will be used 10
nullify the Eighteenth Amendment,
which the Democratic Federal authori-
ties will enforce as they are now en-
forcing war time prohibition. and holds
out the false hope to those who do not
favor 1t that under a State Democratic
administration II can be violated with
impunlty Just at a time when the Demo-
cratic Federal authorities are engaged In
enforcing its provisions. Such an atti-
tude is not far removed from anarchy
itself II one part OF the Constitution
can be nulifed, then tho anarchist has a
RICH; 20 nullify any constitutional pro-
vision he dislikes and our Government
ceases to be. No law abiding citizen, no
matter what his view on a public ques-
ton, can advocate the notification of a
law. nor will he ask his Governor
whether wet or dry to take the oath
OF Office to support the Constitution OF
the United States and then ask him to
violate IT,"