Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-10-20
SILzER EvADINC
The BIG ISSUES,
RUNY0N INSISTS
Judge Asked to Explain What He
Would Do to Highway
Board.
SENATOR QUESTIONS HIM
ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE
Explanation of His Silence on Probing
Corporation Is Requested.

"Will Judge Silzer assure the tax
payers of a new deal in the State
Highway Department? How could he
so promise if, as Jim Nugent pledges
him, he will continue the policies of
Governor Edwards?
"Why is he silent on the issue of SUBJ
jecting the Public Service Corporation
to inquiry and regulation?"
These questions have been directed
at Judge Silzer by former Senator
Runyon in the latter's charge that the
Democratic gubernatorial nominee is
evading the real issues of the cam
paign.
"Do you know" Mr.. Runyon has
inquiI ed of the electorate, that in the
home county Of the Democratic candi-
date a road has been constructed by
the State Highway Commission at a
cost of $4,000 a mile?
do you know in the same county
$230,O00 was paid for approaches to
thu proposed new Perth Amboy bridge,
though those approaches were ap-
praised al $4,000 and could have been
obtained 5y condemnation proceed
ingsP
Does Judge Silzqf claim ignorance
3t ihese acts Of the State Highway
Com,r;eS4cu. occurring % . ueighbor-
hood .,iti which he is p%ecuiiarIs ia
in1iiari
"Wc believe he state Is iii the grip
II a pa0inS monopoly. We assert that
A. .,i-o. a ! an : thic nnonnnnIu ic
a for,ner Jersey :ity police commits
siope5 who is d VIA iinS IN the Hague
machine today ,lotsH soc Is nov a
constituent of Jim' Nugaht's IN Essex
ecLnty
Does tGlse SiiAe. deny New Jersey
pass a" svcra:s of $4,000 more a mile
:or puterted pavement roads than does
Pennsy ;,aila where open bidding pre-
walls? 10 Ihdhe Sillef s7ilins 10 con-
f:nLe .cxepling the Snp3'.rI of those
gentl-..:en wig n,oll& ABA carry out
the policies Of lie Stats highway Com
Gl.ssi"1?
Ute. arestioa Of .cad costs goes
Geel ,n,o ;,e issue Oh high taxes and
heLt*r transportation facilities, partic-
ularly "a tile FGla. communities. II
;iIe stats is 10 Sxpend :nillions of dol
lars u. royalties c~ d favored type OF
highway construction, 1t fellows that
ine lots. mileage Of new roads Is to
be ;noporti0nately lessr1ed.
The Republican larry tavors add
.iis 20 the marketing facilities of the
farmers. BY better transportation
methods as well DIS by encouraging
farmers associations, the Republican
platform gives recognition Ct the needs
of the agriculturalists.
"That platform I regard as a sacred
contract with the people, something
for which in Its form as adopted by
the convention l feel personally re-
sDonsible. When the time came to
write the platform this year, | found
myself in the strange position of hav-
ing my own will and way something
l never had without fighting while in
the legislature.
II am a candidate today because it
has been my good fortune TO become
acquainted with more people in New
jersey than anyone else. If the old
convention system obtained, by no pos
sibility could l have been the candi-
date. | have gone up and down the
state these last three years and have
emerged as a result thereof as the
Republican candidate for governor. l
have not come forth from retirement
a, the beck and order of the head of a
great Hudson county feudal system"
The assurances Jim" Nugent gave
at d Jersey City meeting that Judge
Silzer would perpetuate the policies of
Governor Edwards, has been seized
upon by Mr.. Runyon to warn the cleo
torate anew against the influences TO
which tie Democratic candidate is sus-
ceDtible. ."The circumstances surround
ing the nomination of Judge Silzer
make him a creature of Frank Hague"
Mr.. Runyon charges. "We now find
Tim Nugent joining Frank Hague in
extending solemn assurances that
Judge Silzer is safe What secret
compact has Judge Silzer made justi-
fying this announcement for him by
'.Iim' Nugent? Why doesn't the Judge
speak GU for himself instead of dele
eating a ~discredited boss 70 be his
mouthpiece7'