Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-26
S|LzER SPEAKS
IN MIDDLESEX
With Other Candidates He
Addresses Women Voters at
the County Seat

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 26:-
The women voters of New Bruns-
wick and vicinity held a rousing
meeting in the Empire theatre here
last night at which about 500
women were present; and a Demo-
cratic women's organization for the
campaign vas effected. Among
those who addressed the meeting
were Judge George S. Silzer, the
Democratic candidate for governor;
Elmer H.. Geran, of Asbury Park,
the Democratic nominee for con-
gress, and John p. Kirkpatrick, the
Democratic nominee for surrogate
of Middlesex county. as well as
other county candidates.
Judge Silzer touched briefly on
the increased cost of living caused
by the Republican tariff and the
name in which increased taxation
n reduced incomes had thrown
an added burden of responsibility
on the women for which one redress
was a change in the congressional
representation at Washington.
Judge Silzer said in part:
"One of the most healthful signs
in America today, is the advent of
women in our plotical life. Women
stand for that which is best and
most wholesome. They naturally
abhor corruption and deceit. ]
V saw a good woman who fla
vored bad laws. or a bad one, who
wanted good laws. And the good
women are in a tremendous ma
jority. AS soon as the women get
their political bearings they will inn
press upon the body polite that
cleanness and wholesomeness that
marks the mother in the home.
Unfortunately, many women are
shrinking from participation in pol
itics. This is natural for in times
past elections and much connected
with them are offensive. An cleo
ton poll was not a fit place for a
woman to be. There was much pro-
family, vote-buying and general of
fensiveness. No wonder many wo-
men feared to be contaminated.
Nov, however, these conditions
no longer PREVAIL and women are
not only safe at the polls, but are
assured of courteous treatment.
The long struggle in which / had
the honor to participate, that result
ed in keeping the ballots within the
polling place, the change in the
form of the ballot. the enactment
of the Geran law, and the corrupt
practices act, has changed condi-
tions so as to eliminate much that
was offensive. So l urge upon you
the necessity of participant
ing in all election and primaries.
Overcome your prejudices, forget
the conditions of the past. and be-
come a part of the government in
your good Offices are so much
needed.
Nov you may say, why should
bother? My husband will take
of that, He always has" You
women must vote because in any
event others who have not your
high motives and purposes will vote
and your husbands efforts will be
nulliied. You too must do your
duty. il you are to deserve the
benefits of good government.
And there is a more direct and
practical side to this question. i am
sure you will agree with me when
[ say that whenever the husband is
put of work, or his income is re-
duced or for any reason there is
need to save. the M who first suf-
fers is the housewife. Anything that
affects the family income is felt first
and most by her.
Let me give you a practical illus
of how the women are at
Congress has just passed q
bill. You say, "How does that
affect me?" Let me tell you. Every
thing that you wear or use has had
an added tax placed on it, with the
hat the cost will be higher.
with jnnnrnnG Chrtnlinu what wn |
a lower prices, not higher.
Thirty-three per cent duty has
been added on hose: sixty per cent
on underwear: sixty per cent on a
of clothes: leather belts rs per
cent: napkins, 43 per cent: sugar,
60 per cent and so on throughout
the whole list.
Are you not interested in those
increases. which have Tor
purpose to put money into the
pockets of the few, so that they may
get back with interest their contri-
buttons to Mr.. Harding's campaign
fund.
Let me ask you has there been any
demand from you, or any one whom
vol know. for this tremendous in
of the tariff? If not where
does the demand come from. Evil
not from the people, but from
the favored few.
Then we come to coal. Isn't that
something you are interested in?
'irst, we would like to know whether
"a get any. and If we can.
we want to know II we have
money enough TO pay for 1t.
The coal strike started early last
and we all hoped It would
be settled. At first Mr.. Harding