Evening star., 1922-10-06
prohibition Will Be the Paramount
Issue in Jersey.


Exactly to what extent the wet ana
drv issue will figure in the comihs
election in New Jersey is a suo1ec.
on which there is a broad olVisio'i %
on,n,on among editors Of the country
II "a accepted that Senator Joseph
Ere,,nehuysen, who defeated George
l. Record by a more than 10 'o'e'
will have the support OF the orss' a''o
especially the Anti-Saloon Aeas ue
while Gov. Edwards will poll most "
the moist and wet votes, but because
the tariff and kindred subjects Also
will he an issue the result will not be,
received as a clear prohibition reie
endum. many editors fear.
Senator Frelinghuysen's sweeping
victory is agreed to have been a com
plete verdict Of state republican ap-
nroval 40 far as the Harding admin
istratton Is concerned, and lndicates
to a number Of writers that !nele s
no general spread OF radlcaiisA
throughout the east. n,s
In the opinion OF the st. Paui us
patch UndependenD: While Seha.U,
Frel,nehuysen is oflcially dry. ano
Gov. Edwards is frankly wet. 1t Is
unfair to assume that the result OF
the election will show concluslNely
how the state stands on the liQuor
question, because ''if the defeated sue
insists it was the tarn or some other
issue which turned the scales-there
contradiction. The decision on pro-
hibition, from which there is no ap-
peal. will come only on a test where
there is no other and confusing issue
involved
"There is no question that the result
in New Jersey will be pleasing to the
administration" the Salt Lake Trib-
une irepublican) points out. but it is
convinced that it will require al OF
Senator Frelinghuysen's best efforts
to win in November. "as Edwards is
perhaps the ablest political fighter the
democrats Of New Jersey could pick to
contest the election" The size OF the
Herald independently that I'VE have
another proof that the suffrage OF
women parallels the old male line.
while it is inclined to believe that at
the general election we shall have a
referendum that will settle the prob
lem of the vets and drys SO far as
New Jersey is concerned.
"Industrial New Jersey has taken
Its prohibition hard" says the Lin
coin State Journal independent re-
publican). "it win now have, have 81 snqw- Hs
troit Free Press independently sug-
eests that Edwards promise three
Years ago to make New Jersey wet as
the Atlantic ocean, concededly mao
much to do with his election as gov,
ernor. The contest VIII De Nv watSnea dnes
with interest by vets and orys
fhrouehout the country.
The rejoicing in certain quarters
hacause Frelinghuysen's victory
means that the liberal revolt has
rnne to pieces on the rocks Of political
Teality." Is premature IN the OPINION
If the New York Globe Gndependent)
which points out that the senator rs
a conservative and an organization
m.n hut a frank and pleasant speci-
men Of his type. He not only voted
fnr Newberry, but had the courage to
defend that vote, and his nat advocacy
~ the tariff undoubtedly won MN
favor in New Jerseys manufacturins
towns"
Nh. Akron Beacon-Journal (republi-
..nl would like to know "what the
1,orkingmen Of New Jersey were doing
On the day Of this primary. when one OF
their champions was contenolng IN tne
ranrbiican lists for their special bene-
while the Milwaukes tSs sent, Sentinel shows eres
conclusively that there Is not great
:snnn,IIar reaction against Mr.. Harding.
The New Jersey primary practically
ends the important primaries Of this
year. Taken as whole, they indicate
i,ttIe reaction against the administra-
tion. Those who predicted a great re-
volt; in the primaries have failed to
ff1stify their advance announcements. .
This opinion also Is along the lines OF
that entertained by the Hartford
Courant (republican). which fnterprets
the result as showing "the people want
the republican party to continue us
long and hard job Of undoing the mis-
chief of the repudiated Wilson admins
ration" Not alone In New Jersey. but
eisawhere throughout the nation. "the
simple fact appears that the republican
voters are keen enough to pick their
msn without regard to labels" argues
the New York Tribune l(republican).
and In New Jersey the successful can
didate had "a good record OF independ-
ent and courageous voting. His oppo-
nent, Of radical leaninEs. had nothing
constructive to offer. New Jersey re.
nublicans saw no reason for change and
The New York Times (indepsndent
democratic) dismissss tho result as te
| have been expected, but It feels that
| the coming campaign will hinge on the
! wet and dry issue. is New Jersey wei