Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-20
CARY At
SOUTH AMbOY
Gives Rousing Speech Assail.
ina Edwards County and
City Candidates Speak

senator, as cheap, Judge Robert
Carey, of Jersey City, flayed the me-
: thods of the Democratic candidate
: in seeking election on a wet ticket,
stating that there were other issues
besides the degrading ones Edwards
was using. He referred to the well
known speech of Mr.. Edwards in
Perth Amboy. two years ago., when
he made the declaration that he, Ed
' wards, would make the state Of New
. Jersey as wet as the Atlantic ocean.
| Mr.. Carey, who Is a humorous
talker, outlined the tariff 80 much
discussed by the rival parties during
: the campaigns. He told OF how tho
Republicans approve Of a protective
tariff so named, as to protect Amsri-
can industries and American labor.
{ In speaking of George s. Silzer.
Mr.. Carey said:
when I speak Of George Silzer, I
!, am speaking Of a far different cali
bre of man than the running TO
United States senator. 1 know Mr..
Silzer personally. He is really an
excellent man, and we'll learned, Dat
when he speaks of getting a five cent
fare, he is using the same propa-
ganda, used by Edwards to be elect
ed to the office of governor two years
ago. Edwards said. I'll fire the
Board of Utility Commissioners Il
they interfere Well, he fired them
all right, but instead of reducing
the fare to five cents, 1t was then
seven. they raised it to eight, and so
Mr.. Silzer, who knows down in his
heart he can do nothing in that line
has the bold affront to say he will
cot q fyA annt fora for rIcb
Judge Carey referred to the Dem
ccratic candidate for governor as a
man picked by Frank Hague of Jer-
sey City, who foresaw the
possible chance of clinching the Mid
dlesex county vote, together with
Hudson and a few others, and there
by electing a Democratic governor.
The T. Frank Appleby of Asbury
Park, candidate for reelection as
congressman, outlined the work done
by him and his colleagues during his
term in office. He appealed for sup
port, for the entire ticket, and re-
ceived an ovation at the conclusion
of his remarks.
u. C. Chase, Independent candi-
date for mayor of this city, who
recently was endorsed by the Re-
publican Club of this city, was the
next speaker. Mr.. Chase. after
stating that he was accused in the
New Brunswick Home News, as be-
ing as dumb as an oyster" wanted
to show them that they were MIS-
taken.
Mr.. Chase read from a paper,
several ideas he expects to work
| out if elected mayo in November,
chief among them is the broadening
OF South Amboy, which means the
annexation of ~Sayreville, to this
city. with the view of getting big
factory interests to locate here and
thereby adding increased revenue 70
ths city finances.
He touched on his pet project.
the establishment of the free port
in this city. He suggested hal a
number of interested people go to
Washington, to urge the matter be
considered at length.
Wilton T. APPLICABLE. candidate
for assembly in his talk stated that
there was a m on foot which
gave him credit for voting for the
repeal of the full crew bill. He
stated that we was willing to show
any man interested in the minutes
of the meeting of the assembly,
which would clearly show that he
voted against the full crew law.
Thomas Hansen and Harold G..
Hoffman, the former of Perth Am
boy and the latter South Amboy's
offering in the assembly ace, spoke
briefly on the entire ticket. They
thanked the voters for the support
given them at the primaries and
asked for the same support at the
general election.
Charles Forman, candidate for
the office of surrogate, vas the next
speaker. He thanked the voters
for their support at the primaries
ard asked for it again at the cleo
ton in November.
Miss Wise, one of the women Or
ganizers of the Republican organi-
zatlon, spoke to the ome out
lining their duties at the polls. as
well as voting. She cited legislation
enacted through the efforts of the
women.
John Lovely. a local lawyer. out
lined in a lengthy manner the con-
ditions under both forms of govern
ment. He decried the high rate of
tax as a laughing stock to the peo-
pie of the county as we'll as to the
state. "Those hat put the water
works proposition on our shoulders
are responsible in a great measure
for the 6.06 rate" he said.
Counsellor Lovely scorned the
idea of the Democrat candidates for
their attack on the Republicans,
saying they were not representing
the rank and file of the people, but
represented only the money inter-
ests.
This sos tax rate you hear so
much about and little realized until
You got your tax bills, is something
to talk about" he said. "We must
have a change, and we want it
quick. because if you let them go on
the way they are going, instead OF a
tax rate of sos we'll have one Of
$685."
In conclusion Mr.. Lovely stated
he blamed more than anything else
for the high tax rates the lack of In
terest taken on the part of the peo-
pie of the city. He told the Repub-
lican men and women to get to the
meetings and to find out just what
way they were doing things.
Edwin L. Tice. candidate for
-at-large, Frank Kabos-
ky and Ferdinand Tedesco. candi-
dates for councilmen in the third
and second wards respectively, also
spoke. They confined their talks
strictly to the local situation, all de-
nouncing the present high tax rate,
while Mr.. Tedesco promised that If
elected he would take steps to make
possible the opening of Stockton
street to Augusta street.
William S. Dey, freeholder and
president of the South Amboy Mems
Republican Club, acted as chairman
Of the meeting. Other meetings are
being planned for South Amboy by
the Republican Club to be held be-