Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-23

Here in South Amboy we have a
man, who offers himself as a Sda-
didate for Mayor. a man born and
reared here. fitted lv experience and
education to fill u Office in the
gift of the people. : man five times
chosen by the mos populous Con-
gressionaI District in New Jersey t o
represent it in the greatest legislative
body in the world, a man who has
already filled the odice to which he
aspires in a that has not
been approached. either before or
since and despite his manifest quail
t%ications he is opposed.
The writer has no word os rvn
domination for Mr.. Scully's opponent.
nor does he question the right of Mr..
Hackett to seek the Mayoralty. His
only criticism is of the judgment
that precludes to Mr.. Scully a unani-
nous choice.
Mr.. Editor l contend and conf
IDENTIFY maintain that Tom Scully
is entitled to every vote cast in South
Amboy on November End.
The record he made during the
time he served as Mayor in 1909 and
1910 was sufficient to transplant him
from South Amboy City Hall to the
Congress Hall at Washington and
his career at the National Capital
has shed added lustre on his political
record. He has been a Representative
at Washington during the most criti-
cal time in the nations history.
He has aided in placing upon the
books of our country more beneficent
and praiseworthy legislation than
had been enacted since the first Con-
Sfess assembled. And his vote dur
ing these trying times "a such that
his record was labeled 100 Per Cent.
American.
And his dealings with his consti-
tuents, with those at home who had
occasion to seek aid or advice at
Washington, what can be said of that.
The great war and the induction into
the army of millions of young men
had imposed on the members of Con-
siess a multiplicity Of work beyond
anything in the history of the cou.l-
try Has anyone arisen to cav that
any request made was not answered
'romptly AMI c~odrieCusly, and that
anything that could .iun,anly be doTe
to secure recognition of the request
was not uninterrupted.
When South Amboy became a city
back In January. 1909, a politically
divided governing and executive de-
partment made progress an impossi-
bllity. The late lamented DIR. Treg-
anowan recognized this situation and
after a six month fruitless effort to
accomplish anything, resigned. Mr..
Scully was chosen to succeed him and
almost Immediately the machinery of
the city government began to run
smoothly. This is in nowise ~disparag-
of DR.. Treganowan for he had a
politically inimical council with
which to contend, and Mr.. Scully had
a friendly body with which to work.
The point l wish to make is that the
discordant council became harmon
ious, the necessary ordinances were
passed and the affairs of the city
were placed In order.
South Amboy became a city tina.
there might be installed a sewer sys-
tenn. Mr.. Scully's first act was to
see h a this public demand was
obeyed, and before he left for
Washington he had the satisfaction
of seeing it in operation.
He began the work which result
ed in paving Broadway and Stevens
Avenue, and If his recommendation
In regard to streets had been Carried
out practically every street in S.uth
Amboy would now De paved and paid
for with the consequent increase in
nropertv values.