Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-19
WILL GOVERNOR EDWARDS ANSWER?

Democratic candidates are touring Middlesex county
today. They will be in Perth Amboy at 4:3O o'clock this
afternoon. The fact that Governor Edwards and Judge Sill
ger have been making speeches every day since the primar-
les in different parts of the state without answering some Of
the questions that the voters are deeply interested in, makes
it very doubtful that anything more definite will be heard in
their speeches today.
However, it would be extremely interesting, if during
his speech in this city or in New Brunswick tonight, Cover
nor Edwards would make himself clear on the bonus issue.
The American Legion which has just been in session in
New Orleans, declares that it will appeal to the next con-
gress for a bonus law. Senator Frelinghuysen, who is Gov.
ernor Edwards's opponent for the United States senate, has
been severely criticized by certain leaders of the ex-service
men for his opposition to the bonus bill that was introduced
in the last congress.
What the voters want to know is. how would Governor
Edwards have voted had he been in Senator Frelinghuysen's
place when this particular bill came up for final passage?
1t is not a question as TO whether Governor Edwards
favors a bonus or not. Senator Frelinghuysen is on record
as favoring a bonus, but he opposed the particular bonus
bill that was introduced in congress this year. Senator FIRE.
l~inghuysen says he favors a bonus if the bill providing for
it makes provision at the same time for raising the
money to pay the bonus. If this is the only kind of a bonus
that Governor Edwards favors he has nothing on Senator
Frelinghuysen as far as bonus is concerned. But would
the governor, had he been in the United States senate at the
time, have voted for the bill that the President vetoed? That
is the question that the voters would like to have answered
That is the questions that is of considerable interest to the
ex-service men who hav bitterly criticized Senator Freling-
huysen.
Governor Edwards is invited to explain his position on
this bonus issue when he speaks here today. We all know
what he will say about prohibition, booze, personal liberty
and all that kind of bunk. We know all about making the
state as "wet as the Atlantic ocean, and we are quite fami-
liar with the light wine and beer propaganda. What the
people want to know is, how does the governor stand on the
issues that really count for something-issue that are go
ing to loom up big in the coming session of congress? They
include the bonus, ship subsidy, foreign relations and the
budget system. These are the things that really count be-
cause the eighteenth amendment is as secure as the consti-
tuition itself and it is folly 10 try to fool the people or the
supreme court on the meaning of the words Intoxicating
liquors." EFF
While we haven't any hope that the governor will de-
part from his usual harangue on personal liberty" ignoring
the bonus and other real issues, it would be very gratifying
to have him digress from his usual line of talk long enough
TO tell the voters how he stands on these matters that are
bound to come before the next senate in which he aspires
membership.