Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-19
FREL|NGHuYsEN
WANTS ISSUES
Says Edwards Only Talks
Booze and Tariff What
About Bonus

JERSEY CITY, Oct. 19--Senator
Frelinghuysen addressed Two big
mass meetings here last night and
demanded of his opponent. Gov
ernor Edwards. that he discrss ma
tional issues and stop trying to de-
ceive the people regarding tne issue
of wet and dry. He said the gov
ernor in his speeches boosted not of
the manne in which as governor he
had obtained obedience to the law.
but of the mass of evidence within
showed the law was being violated
Other speakers of the meeting
held in Columbia and St. Mary,s hal
were United States Senator Walter
E. Edge. of New Jersey, j. Adam
Bede of Minnesota, and Governor
Runyon.
Senator Frelinghuysen said in
part:
Though the campaign S aow hall
over and I have made every effort
to ascertain the views of Governor
Edwards on national questions. he
declines to state his position other
than to say that he is against the
tariff and to promise a return 70
wine. women and song and of the
sale of intoxicating liquors in gro
Gerry stores.
You will recall that the Demo
cratic party was in power from
1912 until 1920. One of its first
acts was to enact a tariff and Ivy
1914 the effects of that tatiiff were
such that business vas depressed
and thousands were out vi employ
ment. The European war made ii
necessary tor Europe to buy here
and hence stimulated business. but
after the termination of the wa.
depression again commenced and
you will all recall the army of IN
employment at the close of the
Democratic administration. 1t be-
came necessary to restore conf
dence, to revive industry. TO termi-
nate unemployment. The tau sys-
tenn devised by the Democrats was
such that capital would not invest
in business but invested in what are
known as tax securities. tina, is gov
eminent. state and municipal bonds.
The tax laws were revised. That
alone. however. was not sufficient.
Labor in Europe is receiving from
one-third to one-twelfth what lie
paid here. 1t was evident to all that
protection was needed. that we
could not compete agains.. cheap
foreign labor.
Labor here demanded protection.
New Jersey is an industrial state
ranking sixth in the country.
fought for protection and advocated
a system which would insure at all
times protection of our labor. A
protective tariff has been passed
business has revived, unemployment
has ceased; in fact there is now a
scarcity of labor.
"You need only refer to the first
page of this mornings New York
American, an anti Republican paper.
You will find there an appeal for
labor. You will find a reference to
the many opportunities offered in its
columns to those who may desire
employment or a change of employ.
ment. Governor Edwards simply
says he is against the tariff. He
would return to the Democratic
ways. The South which is the back;
bone of the Democratic party is 6
cotton producing country. Its ain
for more than a century has been tc
buy manufactured articles as cheap.
Iy as possible. 1t has not cared
whether the manufactured article.
came from abroad SO long as they
were cheap. The Democratic party
has therefore always opposed a pro
tective tariff. Governor Edwards il
talking against a protective tariff il
talking in the interests of the South
and not in the interests of the indus
trial state of New Jersey.
His attitude on prohibition is jus
as misleading as is his attitude or
the tariff. The eighteenth amend
ment was submitted to the state!
under a Democratic President. II
the senate thirty-six Democrats a!
against tw~enty-nine Republican:
and in the House 141 Democrats a.
against 1877 Republica1-5 voted fol
such submission. The amendment
became effective during a Demo
cratic administration. Governor Ed
wards charges hat prohibition is {
Republican measure. He is abso
lutely wrong. l might with NOR
truth charge that it was really {
Democratic measure. In hat l would
be wrong. Prohibition was and ii
non-partisan.
Instead of discussing booze, in
stead of blaming the Republican
party for prohibition. let Governol
| Edwards tell the truth. Let him es'
plain that the Democratic parry
played a more important role in the
enactment of the eighteenth amend
ment than did the Republican party
Let him confess what he knows ii
a fact that the sale of intoxicatins
LIQUOR cannot be made legal unless
the constitution is amended. aud
that the Democratic south alone