Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-20

nor used this illustration at all o
the meetings and it never failed t
create great applause.
The places visited were: Metuch'
en-. South Plainfield, South River
Sayreville. South Amboy. Perth Am
boy, Roosevelt. Woodbridge and
New Brunswick. Crowds of from
200 to 1000 persons attended the
meetings at the various places. A
total of from fifteen to twenty-five
automobiles travelled with the party
At Port Reading twenty more cars
Joined the procession. The principa
meeting of the tout was held at the
Roosevelt Junior high school at New
Brunswick. 1t was estimated thai
more than 1000 persons attended
this meeting. A large number OF
those present were women
At this session Senator Stanley OF
Kentucky was the first speaker. He
spoke on national issues, such as the
tariff, prohibition. and other issues
before the public today. Governor
Edwards and Judge Silzer, who had
left the party following the Wood
bridge meeting to address a meeting
at Elizabeth, were given great ap-
plause when they entered the audi
forum.
In his address at this meeting
Governor Edwards said hat Hudson
co ~nty would roll up a majority of
$4,000 votes for Silzer and himself.
He declared that he had kept every
pledge that he had made in his
campaign for governor and would
keep every pledge made in this cam
paign when elected senator. He
said he is against prohibition, New
berryism and tariff extortion, and
yika~AI Ahz NA.IAe
than a tariff. He declared that the
Republican party through the tariff
Is paying Off their debt to so-called
big business at the expense of the
people. He then quoted figures to
show how the tariff will affect the
working people and the middle class
in general. He said that he believed
in a protective tariff. but not a
gouge into the p~ocketbooks Of the
poor.
In speaking of prohibition, ths
governor repeated his talks of the
afternoon and commented on the
facts that the American ships arc
wet and the land dry He declareJ
that the efforts being put forth by
candidates of this state to make
them dry. such a move rad been
mad on the part of the govern
HlClllg Out IIldt IItSAueDI TldIul.S
had given the vessels one more day
of grace. He asked what right the
President has to give anyone the
privilege to disobey the law and said
they call me a nullificationist."
He next talked of the $40, 900 600
bond issue, which he had vetoed
last year and which was passed ver
his veto and asked where the money
is coming from, if the Republicans
think the angels are coming down
and drop 10000, 900 in New Jersey.
In talking of Newberryism. Mr..
Edwards said in regard to making
an au~ction-block sale of the United
States senatorship for 100000 cold
cash. Il hereby wish to add my
personal condemnation and denuh-
ciation for my opponent who voted
COR the resolution to sea- his mil.
lionaire friend. Newberry, in the
face of this fragrant debauchery OF
our sacred franchise" he said. In
closing he urged the voters to let
New Jersey wet the appetite of the
nation for personal liberty.
Elmer H. Geran, candidate for
congress, was the next speaker. He
declared that the thing that stands
out greatest is the failure of the
Republican party. They taught us
to believe that the Democratic party
didn't amount to anything and that
the real power must be placed in the
hands of the Republican party and
it was not until Wilson was made
governor that the country began to
realize that the Democrats could
rule" declared Mr.. Geran. THE
Republican party during the past
two years has controlled both houses
n ~ 4Ln avAa1ftra or6 uyhof hos haaIn
done?" asked the speaker.
He declared that Appleby. his
introduced a bill to coin
a two and one-half cent piece which
Mr.. Geran said would be needed to
pay the tariff tax on sugar. In
speaking of the tariff Mr.. Geran
said:
st do not believe the people will
meekly pay this four billions of dol
lars, one billion going to the govern
ment and three billions into the cof-
fers of the trusts. I do not believe
they will vote to return to congress
men who are responsible for such
an outrage against justice and COM
mon intelligence.
1T is my belief, based on faith in
the social and political morals of
the American people, that they will
9AiohS III POI ~ 1SbiC4o dAiu NOlS |
on any great question of JUS
tice If they are but informed and
understand the issue. 1t is our bust
ness to see to it that the people are
informed of what has taken place al
Washington with reference to this
extortionate tariff, this shifting of
tax burden from the rich to the
poor and middle classes, this selling
of the people to the special in
whose only claim is based on
liberal contributions to the Repub-
lican campaign funds. Then it IS
the peoples business to decide
whether they shall be gulled and
roHbed."
The last speaker of the evening
was Judge Silzer. candidate for
governor. AS he walked to the front
of the platform. he was presented
with a floral horseshoe the gift of
the Italian Democratic Club. AS
Mr.. Silzer is well acquainted in this
county his addresses we're more of n
personal talk to each and every
voter. a talk such as a person wouli
make to folks whom they had not
in some time. They were heart
to heart talks and with a personal
touch that is so characteristic OF
this Middlese xcounty man.
He declared that it is not neces-
sary for him to tell the Middlesex
county people that he has no boss,
and he likes 1t when Runyon comes
to Middlesex and says thar he has
for it makes Silzer votes. He do
clared that he has not made n
promises and is not going to make
any He said that he did Lot be-
lieve the people could stand the
$40, 900, 900 bond issue. but II they
did decide to spend the money, that
he as governor. would see to 1t hat