Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-07
HERBERT
IN MONMOUTH
Talks on State Highway Mat
ters and Problems of Ma
tionaI Issue at Freehold.
By Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
FREEHOLD, Sept. 7:-Speaking
to a crowd of $50 people from the
court house steps here Saturday
night in support of his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
congress, John w. Herbert, of Hell
meta, reviewed his work as head
of the ousted state highway COM
mission and declared that il the
newly appointed highway commits
sion is permitted to turn the state
roads over to the patented paving
interests it win cost the taxpayers
of the state S10,000.000 more than
is necessary to secure permanently
paved roadside, 100000 as a tri-
butte to patent pavements.
c. Raymond Lyons. of New
Brunswick, said that no Republican
can function on any state board or
commission under Governor Ed
wards because they do their work
well and properly. John w. Her
bert, he said, had performed a great
service to the state, at a great ex-
pense of his own time and money
and he deserved to be elevated to a
position of honor and trust-a seat
in congress where he would per-
form still greater service. Mr.. Lyons
said that Mr.. Herbert's son was his
bunkie during the late war and he
knew him to be made of the right
stuff. Having voted while in the
state legislature last winter for
woman suffrage, the speaker said
peal to the women in the audience
to vote for Mr.. Herbert, man in
whom they could place the utmost
confidence.
During his address Mr.. Herbert
read an editorial from the Perth Am
boy EVENING NEWS in reference t.
the action of the new state highway
commission last week in rejecting ali
bids on the Elizabeth-Rahway road
and in which the complaint was made
that, through favoring paving with
patented road materials, "a whole
year is lost, thanks to Governor Ed
wards peanut politics" and "Yoa
have had a specimen, in your COVER
nor. in rotten politics in Hudson
county and a demoralized state high
way department" Never. while
serving as the chairman of the state
highway commission, Mr.. Herberi
said, did he question the politics OF
a man coming to serve that depart
ment. He was solely interested II
and questioned the mans experiences
in the line of work contemplated AM
al 10 whether he would prove ef-
f1cfent. - ~
Referring to the Elizabeth Railway
road, he said the former state high
way commission had plans aEt
specifications ready to advertise foi
that road when they were ousteo
Those specifications called for {
Portland cement paving at al
estimated cost of $4,000. The low
bid for the job under closed specifica
tions, as put out by the new commits
sion was $4,000.
Born on a farm not far from Free
hold; having spent the first twent.
years of his life on the farm am
having assisted his father on tn
farm during his vacations from col
lege, Mr.. Herbert said that he know
what the farmer has to contend with
is in sympathy with the farmer, and
If sent to congress will do what ht
can to assist the farmer. While no
in favor of class legislation he saiC
that he would favor legislation Il
protect labor, to protect capital, and
to protect organization of labor. How
to reconstruct the roads of the stat'
and country, under the new con
ditions of heavy auto travel. Mr.
Herbert said, is a serious problem
License fees must be increased TO
one thing, he suggested. and, as th'
Democrats propose, double tn
present state road tax. He proposed
he said, to call upon the nationa
government to give New Jersey
situated as she is between great in
dustrial centres and carrying heav.
interstate trafic. a system of road
through the state TO carry this com
mercial transportation. In closin;
Mr.. Herbert said that he favored Civ
ling the men who served during th'
late war preference in appointment
to municipal or state office ant
pledged that if sent to congress h'
would work for the passage of sucl
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