Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-13

crete in building the state highways.
The thickness of the concrete Is none
too great considering the trafic that
these highways will be called upon
to bear; we would have the pavement
wider, IL anything, and the system of
drainage is absolutely necessary II the
roads are to endure. In fact, one of
the main causes for the average i'm
proved road going to pieces every
spring is because there has not been
enough attention paid to drainage.
In short, we believe that Mr.. Her
bert's work on the State Highway
Commission merits the utmost praise.
But is that any reason why the people
of the third congressional district
| should choose Mr.. Herbert as their
representative in congress?
A vindication for the state highway
system should come from the people
of the whole state. re voters Of Mid
dlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties
might be unanimous for Mr.. Herbert
for congress because they believed he
would make a good congressman and
still the state might reject him as far
as his highway policy is concerned,
We do not elect congressman because
of their ability to construct a state Z
highway system. Congress has to do
mainly with national affairs and
candidates for congress are chosen
with that idea, The state highways
are purely a state matter. A vote for
a congressman In the third district can
have no bearing whatever on what the
people OF the whole state may think OF
the policy of their highway commits
sion.
While we have the highest regard
for Mr.. Herbert's ability. yet we feel
that the congressman from the third
congressional district ought to be a f
man who actually makes his home 9
bere and is really one of us. +
Mr.. Herbert maintains a voting i
residence In Helmetta. whatever that
nay mean. The common understand k
is that q man may vote wherever ;,
lie has his washing lone. We doubt
yery much If MI. Herbert sends his
down to Helmetta. He moved
way from that place several years 0
and has since made Mis- home in -
York where he Is practicing b
aw. He may make an occasional visit +
o Helmetta, but we doubt If he SPENDS $
my part of the summer there. He may
still own property there and may be S
Indirectly Interested in the snuff mills
coated there, although he has ceased
O be actively identified with their
management. But on what ground he
,ases his right to vote there excepting Il
hat he once voted there and has not ;,
cen fit to register anywhere else, al k
hough living in New York, we do not o
Under the circumstances 1t would 1
as If the Republicans of the F
bird district could find a man who
.eally lives within the district as their
andidate for congress-. Local ability {
n the Republican ranks is not so lack :,
we should say, that it Is necessary f
o pick q man who makes his home IN Z
New York and only comes out to q q
'ormer home in New Jersey to vote. Z
OF course. we realize the fact that /
Herbert is looked upon as a rich G
nan. With an eye ever on the CAM
oaign barrel the politicians like to get
hold of such a candidate. Mr.. Her :
bert, should he be The candidate fof S
congress no doubt would be exceed l
Ingly liberal which, in a measure, eX-
plains his popularity with certain
party leaders. especially among those
who usually have to raise the funds
to put up the fight at election time.
The Republican party has a reputa-
ton for enormous campaign funds Sc
cured largely through toadying to the
rich. |,
While Mr.. Herbert is q man of great
he Is, IN reality, a resident of
New York and this fact cannot help
but be detrimental to his candidacy
in New Jersey. We would like very
to see Mr.. Herbert vindicated
far as his state highway policy is
but we do not see why the
third congressional district should
have to send a New Yorker to con-
gress as its representative in order
that he may get it. Mr.. Herbert
should look to the entire state for his
Endorsement, not merely to three or
the smaller counties which make up
the third congressional district.
HEARING THE WORST.