Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-10-16
ARREST Il IN BOOZE ROBBERY;
LOCATE LIQUOR; LEADER CAUGHT
ISSUE
AGAIN RAISED
U. S. Commissioner Delaney
Answers AppIeby at Demo-
cratic Meeting.

cratic Meeting.
United States Commissioner John
A. Delaney answering the attack
against DIR. William II. Ramsay.
Democratic candidate for congress,
made by 7. Frank Appleby, the Re-
publican candidate at a Republican
rally here on Thursday night and
an attack on the EVENING NEWS
editorial of yesterday by Arthur. ~.
Quinn, president of the New Jersey
State Federation of Labor, marked
the meeting of the Democratic party
in the headquarters in the Strand
theatre building last night.
In the absence of Mayor Dorsey.
who was at the meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce in the city
hall, the meeting was called to order
by Harry 5. Medinets. He urged
every Democrat to do his little bit
for the party and city and told them
it is their duty to reelect Mayor
Dorsey.
Patrick Fallon, candidate for
freeholder. was the first speaker. He
thanked the Democrats of the city
for the support given him in the
primary and if elected stated that
he would serve the people and give
everyone a square deal.
United States Commissioner John
A. Delaney was the principal speak
er of the evening for as DIR. William
T.. Ramsay, the congressional candi-
date, could not be present, having
been called to Sewaren, Commis
sioner Delaney answered the attack
made against DR.. Ramsay by L.
Frank Appleby, the Republican can
didate for congress, at the meeting
here on Thursday night.
In opening his remarks, Com
missioner Delaney declared that he
was present because he believed 1t
his duty to set people straight on
what they had been listening to for
the past two weeks. These, namely,
were the attacks made against DIR.
William L. Ramsay, by Mr.. Appleby
for not reporting to the prosecutor
the evidence he had in relation to
women and children being intoxi-
Gated from drinking home brew, and
the enforcement officers not doing
their duty.
Ramsay" said Commissioner
Delaney, has deplored the con Ii
tions in Perth Amboy. the district
and nation which did not exist until
the Volstead act went into effect,
namely that women and children
have been fountf'in a dunken condi-
tion, and no one sees fit to deny it."
"Appleby insists that Ramsay
should lay evidence before the pros
ecutor." This Commissioner De-
laney declared showed Appleby's ig-
norance of the law. and for this rea-
son he should not have anything to
say about it. ''The prosecutor" said
the commissioner, has no authority
to interfere with the manufacture of
home brew"
The commissioner pointed out
that DR.. Ramsay went into the
homes where he found these condi-
tions existed as a professional man
and it is just as much up to him 10
keep these matters secret as it is
for a lawyer or doctor to withhold
from the public cases which are of
a secret nature and come to them.
In his capacity as a doctor, DR..
Ramsay could not turn his evidence
over to the prosecutor or the trust
and faith of his patients would be
lost, declared the commissioner.
In regard to the failure of the
prohibition officers to enforce the
law, as Mr.. Appleby charges, Com
missioner Delaney pointed out the
seven articles of the constitution,
the fourth of which preserves the
right of the people to be secure in
their homes. This article cannot be
violated and for this reason it is
impossible for the enforcement Off
GERS to search the homes for stills
and home brew without a warrant
or affidavit.
thousands know that the law is
hni vi a w ~
to get someone to make an affidavit
so that the officers can search the
homes, that is another story" said
Mr.. Delaney. He told of a recent
occurrence in this state. where a
wife complained to the chief OF
police that her husband was max
ing home brew. was drunk all the
time and would not work. The chief
took the matter up with the enforce
ment officer. who took 1T up with
the federal judge. who informed the
officer that the woman would have
to make a complaint. This she would
not do. The officer. then took the
matter up with the United States
District Attorney and was informed
that if he entered the property with
out the affidavit he took his life in
his own hands.
when Appleby was mayor OF
Asbury Park" Commissioner Delaney
said, 1.-THE chief of police called his
attention to the sale of drink in that
city. What did Appleby do? He
accused the chief of trying to queer
his administration. That was Apple
by's opportunity and he did not
grasp it,"
The next speaker was Arthur A.
Quinn. Mr.. Quinn said he hoped to
be a member of the new Board of
Public Utilities Commissioners, but
he is afraid some of the senators
will feel somewhat similar to the
editor of the EVENING NEWS,
who is afraid / will be favorable o
labor"
Mr.. Quinn said that he had al
ways been fair and just in his treat
ment of labor and capital. and told
favor Of the employer. He stated
that he looked upon the Office Of
commissioner as a public trust. He
said that one must bear in mind that
a member of the commission not
only represented the public and COR
porations. but hundreds of invest
ors to see that they are protected.
He blamed the downfall of the Pub
lie Service system on the old COM
missioners.
He told of the compensation act
of 1911, and said 'inasmuch as this
favors labor, perhaps the editor If
the EVENING NEWS considers it
class legislation"
AS for labor seeking special ia