Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-04-16
.LAUDS GEN. WOOD
AT MEETING HERE
Dr.. Charles A. Eaton Gives a
Lengthy and Interesting
Talk Before About 800

lax BEFORE ABOUT SUI
Declaring that he was thoroughly
convinced that the time has come
when a competent leader is needed in
this country, that we were never In
a more dangerous period in our his
tory than at the present time, ana
that a real "he-man" with actual ex-
perience in national and international
affairs is needed, DIR. Charles A. Eaton,
editor of Leslie's Weekly held the
attention of an audience of about 800
men and women for an hour and
half in Palace Hall last night while
he told of the life and accomplish
ments of General Leonard NJ. Wood,
his choice for the Presidency.
"One of the blackest atrocities OF
the war;" declared DIR. Eaton. was the
treatment handed out to General Wood
by the Democratic administration.
/ The speaker told of the merits OF
the various possible Presidential can
didates and then outlined the accom-
plishments of his favorite in which
he brought out the all-round train
ing General Wood has received in
preparation for his occupying the
Presidential chair in Washington.
The meeting was presided over by
Recorder Harold +. Pickersgill, a
strong Wood advocate, and arranged
under the auspices of the Perth Am
boy Republican Club. which has not
endorsed any candidate. Music was
furnished during the night. Judge
Robert T.. Carey, of Jersey City,
was unavoidably detained and unable
to he present.
Before telling of the high qualities
+, possessed by General Wood, the
speaker told of the conditions during
the war resulting from the Demo-
1 Gratis alike In order that the war
out the solid backing given President
Wilson by Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alige. in order that the war
might be won. mo President" de
clared DIR. Eaton. "ever had the sup
port and backing given Mr.. Wilson in
this war. The Republican party COM
mitted suicide In offering its assist
ance TO the president. This country
was the only one of the English
| speaking countries which did not have
a coalition government during the
| war. And after the war had been
successfully gone through, with the
backing of members of both parties,
| instead of asking that the best men
, available be placed in Washington,
| President Wilson asked that a Dem
ocratic majority be returned by the
voters in November. 1t was then that
| tile President showed himself to be
turned were far from being Demo-
| cratic"
/ Speaking OF present conditions, DIR.
Eaton declared that the OUTLAW rail-
Iroaders had done more harm in the
lpast ten days than could be remedied
in ten years. Under government con
ltrol, the speaker said, the railroads
Iwere in a chaotic condition. A ma
Ijority of the men were of the higher
!class, the speaker said, but few have
started movement which has been
disastrous. There now is general
feeling of dissatisfaction on all sides,
'1Dr. Eaton declared, despite the fact
that wages are higher than they ever
were.
I He told briefly of his own work dur
ling the war. that of being in charge
of the work at 200 ship yards and
z 900 industrial plants during the war.
Approximately 100000 men were UNI
der the supervision of DIR. Eaton dur
ling the war and 1t was at that time
lhe said, that he was convinced of the
,fact that time had come when efficient
leadership was essential. "At the pres
ent time" he continued lit is not
safe to predict a week ahead. A SO
lcial upheaval within six months would
not surprise me. At present this coun-
try is drifting along as would snip
without a captain. When Theodore
Roosevelt was alive l found in him a
leader but now that he is dead l have
found in General Wood the only man
who can answer the emergency.
Asserting that we must get rid OF
the half portion" government which
is ours at present, DR.. Eaton discus
! sed the acts of President Wilson dur
ing his term in office. When Presi-
dent Wilson went to Europe, the
speaker said, he took with him in
competent men TO represent the coun-
try In the peace negotiations, ana
such statesmen as Clemenceau ano
Lloyd made the American President
look like thirty cents"
When President Wilson returned
from France, the speaker continued
he brought with him the baby-the
ipeace treaty. 'The President" he said
Laid it at the back door of the Sen
ate but that body refused to accept
the parentage of 1t, would not even
be it's step-father. 1t was then thrown
into the garbage can. 1t was resur-
rected however, and brought PACK 70
the front door. Here 1t again was
refused admittance. 1t was then taken
to the President who refused to recog-
nize It, Finally Tumulty was presented
with it and he buried it,
The Senate, the speaker said, mas
been ''acting like lot of old women
land the spirit of personal antagonism
prevalent tnere - causing @ he'''"
calamity.
THE time has now come, Dr.
Eaton asserted. when we must have
a real man-not a man who does not
want another man with any sense
near him. l cannot see anyone III lhe
Democratic party who would be big
enough for this Office, but in the Re-
publican party there Is an embar-
RAISING amount of riches" Herbert
Hoover. the speaker said, has not de-
clared himself very clearly and the
people do not know whether he is
headed north or south. William Jen-
nings Bryan, he said, IS popular and
the people of this country would do
anything for him-eXcept vote for
him. McAdoo. declared DIR. Eaton,
cannot be considered because of Ger
tain relatives" Edwards, If elected,
will try and change the constitution,
something never before successfully
negotiated by another man.
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