Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-09
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LONG AND SHORT MEMORIES.

parry ltaINAo A&'
neutrality-suspicious.. Their men,
cries are short when their own short
comings arc involved. Their memories
afe long when they i've somthing on
the other fellow.
When the Republicans in the AS
sembly attempted to jam through the
Motor Vehicle Department ripper bill
over the governments veto six Re-
publican assemblymen whose sense OF
right and justice would not permit
them to be a party to any such petty
tactics voted with tho Democrats TO
sustain the governors veto. The out
come was very Disappointing to the
Republican leaders who had become
suddenly very bold In their defiance OF
Governor Edwards.
Apparently the Republican leaders
declared vengeance on those OF their
party who thu spoiled their game at
peanut politics. One of the Republi-
can boilers who refused to stand for
the ripper bill over the governor 5
veto was Assemblyman Warner. Of
Union county,
Suspeeting that the organization
men would have long memories in
this instance Mr.. Warner called up "a
resolution that he had pending just
to see what their attitude toward him
would be 1t was as he suspected.
knowing that the Union county man
was anxious to have this particular
resolution passed The Republicans who
resented Warmers attitude on the
ripper bill shouted no" with one ac-
cord. 1t made no difference how
meritorious the resolution a they
were after Warner and they would
vote against anything he favored
The memories of the Republican
leaders were long enough in this par
ticular. Warner had stood by the
Democratic governor and against the
majority OF his Republican colleagues
and even though it was a matter Of
principle, they would not forget.
But early in tho session there was
another instance Of standing by the
governor in which the very Republi-
can leaders who now condemn and
take revenge on Assemblyman War
ner showed every sign of being panic
stricken when the governor spoke and
almost fell over one another in their
effort TO get in line for the measure
that the Democratic governor wanted
and upon which his very reputation
rested. 1t was a pretty nasty job fol-
Republicans to go through with and
they have extremely short memories il
regard to 1t.
This latter instance referred to wal
the governors booze bill which hi
damned through a legislature con
trolled by an opposition party, at
tempting to legalize $50 per cent.
beer in defiance of the federal au
thotftIes.
In this instance, it will be remem
bered. Assemblyman Warner wa
among those Republicans who refuses
TO dIscredit their party by voting Il
favor of this booze legislation at tn
behest of a Democratic governor an
when the Republican leaders, in thei
desperation. snapped the party viii
in order that the governors order
might be obeyed Assemblyman Wa
ner served notice on his Republica
colleagues that not only would he nc
be a party to such wet l~egislatio
as was proposed by the Democrat
governor elected on a wet tickle
but he would not consider himse
bound in the future by n Republ
can leadership that made such a
ig~neminious surrender.
They were rather trying days fC
the Republican majority leaders an
their memories are extremely short
this instance.
How can these Republican organ
1LttiOn men b4etIhc <ASSNhibiShA"h hN
ner now for voting to uphold the go'
ernor in his veto OF the vicious ripp'
bill when they themselves tameiy SUI
mitted to the governors dietation
regard to booze legislation? Mr.. Wa
ner's stand with the governor again
the nefarious ripper bill is right al
the Republican organization men VI
would put the ripper bill through a
wrong, just as Mr.. Warner was al
right in opposing the governor on Il
matter of booze legislation and L
Republican organization men we
again in the wrong.
Besides. did not Mr.. Warner ser
notice after the booze bill outrage tn
NJ would no longer be bound by SUI
leadership as then controlled the r
publican party and is he not mere
making good hat warning?
But, as we said at the beginnin
Republican party leaders have We
short memories in regard to thin
they would like TO have forgottt
but quite long memories in rega
10 other things where they seek I