Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-22
SAYS HERBERT
H)DGES ISSUE
Says MiddIesex Qpponeni
Has Net Yet Taken cIear
Stand.

T. Frank Appisby, Of Asbury Fo<k
one OF the three Republican can6zx
dates for the congr kssional nom{no<
zion. speaking before about 500 nd1I1
and women at the Armory IN Free<
hold last night. charged John ~
Herbert, Of Af1mettaz one Of th1
other can1tdSt6s. with -wr1pp1hx
himself up In q blanket Of cx6H
outage with regards his stand 81
the dry" question.
Mr.. Herbert" said the As5u18
Park candidate. 'shas said that -
would uphold the consfitut1on. n
which the eighteenth amendmcpk &
a part. He has not. however, t616
just how he atands on the question
Tef amending the Volstead act.
repeat now asI have done whexo<
ever have spoken during this ca1<-
paign, that / am for the enforceme14
Of the eighteenth amendment ard
the volstead act to the full letter o<
the law"
Hg. Apgieby declared that -
people Of che third congressfon1I
district want to know how . czI4}
dfdate stands before they vote I'd
who Is out for such an important Of
fee as that OF congressman, "ducI<<
ing" such serious proposition r.
Is the wet" and dry" question a
this time
mo man should be elected who
wraps himself in blanket OF cam-
outage" said Mr.. App1eby This
speaker declared that the voters Do
not want the type of a man for tte1x
congressman who declares hlms61<
wet" in the cities and dry" in IL
country districts
Mr.. Applepy also spoke Of HIS 80
tiyity in securing suffrage for th4
women. He stated that he owed HI
present ofice of school trustee to
the women OF Asbury Park ana had
worked for the cause OF wornen-n
suffrage IN 1915
J. Claude English, Of AsburY
Park spoke making an appeal to tn1
voters to support Appieby. A1ie1
Trim Bile. speaking on national iseu>G.
also, touched upon the ability Of <h&
AsburE Park candidate 10 M {n1
once. W. =. Stokes. OF Frecho1&
presided over the meeting.
The ieand taken BY Mr.. E5erb1EI
on the prohibition question = 4 pun
King ons to Perth Ami5oy vo<6r1
At the meeting In Palace Hall Mon
day night he said; II am IN faxoz'
Of upholding the eighteenth ame11-
ment.'' No mention was made by
him of whether or not he lavorez
the amen ament OF the Volstead art
nor was any mention of the Vol
stead act made by any of the Other
two congressional candidates at tl2ai
time
In a statement issued by Nj
Herbert on Saturday, however. sex<
eral meanings could be taken fran
his words. In one part of this stut1-
ment the Helmetta man says: II
believe in the enforcement OF all the
laws OF the onstitution and this APP
plies with equal force to the esEh-
teenth amendment. and all oshcr
laws" He then goes on TO say that
ours is a representative govern
ment. A Congressman Is not q mas
ter but a servant / do not h@Fz
the right to pre-judge this question
and substitute my personal opinion
for the views of the citizens OF the
district for whom will hold 8 posi-
tion OF trust. On the other hand
when convinced as TO their wishes
will have no right, under my oath.
to vote against their desires"
Thus it would seem. according to
Mr.. Herbert's statement. that u
the citizens of his district. -
though he does not say TO whar e<<
tent, desire an amendment 10 -
Yoistead act. he would vote In fzFp
of this change. In the first part a
his statement Mr.. Herbert an
nounced that he was making to
declaration in order that the yotax4
might be fully appraised OF ~
stand on the prohibition Questions
1t is doubtful if he has made ai4
stand clear to the voters OF this da4<
trict.
MIR. Herbert declares that prqhz9
bition is not an issue in this c4u]&
paign. but it appears that mndifIc&t
ton of the Volstead act appears ~
be playing an important part IN fr4
platforms OF many candidates