Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-04
SHEEHY MAKES DENIAL
At DEMOCRATIC RALLY
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ing been made on hat evening by
John X. Sheehy with reference to
pronouncement of the names OF
the children of st. Stephens Paro-
chial school.
I'VE wish to deny very empha-
tically that Mr.. Sheehy at any time
during the evening". by word or act,
tended to beiittle or embarrass the
children of st. Stephens.
This statement IS made without
any political significance whatsoev-
err, but is wholly prompted by the
thought of refuting statements made
10 the contrary.
very truly yours,
civilian NJ. PULLEN,
Trust officer.
u. J. QUINN,
Manager real estate department.
MARTIN S. MEINZER,
FRANK DORSEY,
&C. c.. HOMMANN,
-. LOGAN CLEVENGER,
REV. A. j. SMOLIGA.
MIR. Sheehy again declared that
money is being used freely in the
campaign by the Republicans and
recalled that he had read that May
or Wilson accused him of throwing
mud. He also held that he has done
nothing of the kind, and has a PEI
feet right % attack the public acts
of the mayor. Then branching OF
on the question of the loss suffered
by the taxpayers through the opera
ton of the light plant, said that
what was said at a recent Repub!i-
can meeting of the light plan wa
amusing.
He declared that the reason the
Citizens Electric Light Company
sold out, was because the stockhold-
ers were losing money and that he
knew whereof he was talking as he
had been a stakeholder in the com
pany. The only difference between
the citizens company and the pres
ent municipal light plant, according
to Mr.. Sheehy, is that the stockhold'
ers had to go down into their owr
pockets to pay the money, while a
the present time they are going intt
the taxpayers pockets. Mr.. SheehJ
predicted that inside of two years
whether he is elected or not. there
will be no municipal electric ligh'
plant. He said that the Public Ser,
vice would furnish light for S32,Ou'
| and that although no one likes the
| Public Service, there is no use II
! biting off ones nose to spite one!
face.
He then read the following figure:
TO prove that the plant is not a pay
ing proposition: Interest on bond
issued for erection of plant, SIS,
47O.O6; appropriations for lamps an
lights. S33,765, a seven and one-hal
! per cent depreciation amoun to $40
900, making a total of $62,2S5.06 a
the outlay for furnishing light TO
the period of one year.
Against this Mr.. Sheehy said tn
Public Service would furnish l1ght
lamp for lamp at the sum OF S35,oo'
or in other words the city is losln'
| the difference between $4,000 arr
! 6 2.335.O6, which is $29,233.O6. l
| elected, he declared. he would cal
for a statement of the conditions a
the plant and remedy conditions.
He again touched on Sunday en-
iovments and declared if electe'
MAYOR he would not modest them o
attempt to stop them. He declared
himself in favor of circuses and ONE
forms of amusement, but against tn
travelling carnivals. He urged IN
stead of the carnivals a tag day 10
the firemen.
Mr.. Geran spoke of the presen
feeling Of unrest and dissatlsfactl
throughout the country, END II
way in which the Republican part
had failed to keep its promises. n
declared the congress to be a dc
nothing congress and told OF wv
bills which have been passed, on
being the income tax bill and tn
other the tariff. He went into de
tails declaring the income tax bi
has decreased the taxes on the ma
with the large income, but hov
Frelinghuysen has beaten tn
amendment decreaAng the taxes o
the MAJ with a small income S
that he still continues to LSy fou
per cent ie he has an income G
over $1,000 or less than $4,000.
In discussing the tariff Mr Gera
gave a mass of figures showing tina
only a small amount of the billion
from this means reaches the Unite
States treasury, and likened the az
ton of Frelinghuysen and Applet
in voting for the bill to pointin
guns in the face of the people an
holding them up.
Mr.. Geran pointed out that Ere
linghuysen and Appleby say, let tn
people judge and held that in vo
ing for them we pass judgment o
ourselves and asked if those preser
would have voted the same on tn
issues as Appleby and Frelinghuyse
did.
n4Lor oandidotar nho rnoEe wor,