Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-06

Copyright, 1920, by The Washing
tor Star.)
WASHINGTON. April "a recent
popular work of fiction which weaves
Into the story seemingly authentic
accounts of incidents in the life of
Abraham Lincoln. tells how Lincoln
did his campaigning one time when
he was running for Office in Illinois
He was a candidate for election to the
legislature and one summer month,
just about harvest time, he rode over
his district "electioneering." The story
relates that he would come upon a
farmer and his men reaping a field
of wheat, n hitching his horse,
would join the workers. Taking a
scythe he would lead the mowers to
the farther end of the field, usually
Just a little bit ahead Of the others.
1t was customary to pause and rest
. SPELL before starting back, and II
was then that ABE" as he was known
throughout the country at that time.
would do his electioneering. While
the farmer and the hands" were rest
ing, he would tell what he proposed
10 do IL sent to the legislature. Occas-
ionally. one hears now of a house
10 house canvass, but thai was a
man to man iva
Things be different nowadays with
men running for Office" high or
low. That very district where Lincoln
campaigned, furnishes an example. Mr..
mckinley is a candidate for the United
States Senate from Illinois, and
through the ground that was ira
yerSed by Lincoln runs an interurban
trolley system n largely by Mr.,
Mckinley and In his own car he speeds
through the region, stopping at all
stations to meet the farmers who
motor to- the side track where the
trolley a Is parked, and from their
w comfortable automobiles listen to
the words of wisdom poured forth by
the candidate for Office.
Senator Penrose of PENNSYLVANIA. in
Tends to go both Lincoln and the pres
.ent Mr.. Mckinley ION betteS' in
house to house and man to man cam
yass. He is having built the largest
touring automobile in America, in
Which he proposes to wheel along
the country roads n interview the
elusive voter wherever he runs across
him-taking good care not to run
him down. Any one who has ever
seen Senator Penrose inc realizes HIS
physical proportions realizes that 1t
viii ave to be some care to ac-
rommodate the Pennsylvania Senator.
The car Is to be his home while he
Is on he road n will enable him
70 disdain hotels and take no risk of
bed or board in outlying communities
@here both might be below discount
HE Will sleep in his big automobile and
carry his own cook to prepare his
simple fare. The machine" will have
every accessory to make for conven-
aence and comfort.
All of which dissertation L. pre,im-
fnary to coming to the main theme of
this chapter-discussl of resent
coy campaigning for Congress. Pe.
innin right after tho last national
convention, whioh VIII BIO no d late In
Sune' the great national campaign of
1870 viii be under way, to continue
until November 2, when the elections
come on. For four solid months 1t
VIII be waged and the voice of the
campaigner VIII be heard In the land.
signs abound In plenty thai this
will be a great talk fest"
which Is by way of saying, ~coloquially
snat IL VIII be a campaign of educa-
ton as the h~igh-brow expression
goes. The league of nations is ex-
pected to be ar issue and II has 50
many angles that 1t will lend itself
10 discussion from a number az view
points. h viz ues and tho short
comings, of the two great political
parties must be exploited and deprc.
Gated by the supporters OF each, re-
epectfyely, and "a pleasant time wiz
be had by all present." as the cub re.
porter would write.
me American people owe to listen
TO a speech. That statement Is true
notwithstanding the fact that political
managers resort extensively nowadays
10 printers ink outputs, from heavy
editorials to bill board posters, includ-