Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-20
.APPLEbY Tells
Of WATERWAYS
Congressman Speaks Before
Republican Club Wilson,
PiCkersgiIl and Munoz
Are Heard

Republicans who gathered last
night in the rooms of the Perth AM
boy Republican Club had the privil-
eye of hearing some excellent ex-
amples of typical Republican ora
tory, the speakers defending the ac-
lions of the present administration
and pointing out the importance of
q Republican congress being return
ed to support President Harding.
e Congressman T. Frank Appleby,
candidate for reelection. was the
principal speaker of the night and
he gave a businesslike talk on the
problems which faced congress and
what had been done, more especially
on what he had done during the
two years he has been in Washing
ton Is the representative of the
third district.
Recorder Harold E. Pickersgill,
who seeks reelection, spoke of state
issues, declaring that former Judge
George S. Silzer, the Democratic
candidate for governor, is taking "a
glass of beer as his campaign
slogan and would lead people to be-
lieve that if the Democrats are
placed in power this insignia will be
the national emblem.
The meeting was presided over by
State Senator Morgan F. Larson. the
president, the women voters of the
city being well represented. Mayor
Wilson was called upon for a few
remarks by the chairman and point
ed out the importance of getting out
all of the voters at the general cleo
ton and convincing them that the
Republican regime will give the peo-
MI tho hast raSI1tS He asked the
solid support of the members of the
party not only for himself, but for
the other municipal, county and state
officers as well.
Congressman Appleby explained
the bills he had introduced and the
bills he favored. The bill proposing
the inland waterway from Raritan
Bay to the Delaware, forming the
last link in the chain of the inland
route from Mama to Boston, was
introduced by him. The thirty-foot
channel from Sandy Hook up the
lower bay to Raritan Bay and thence
up Staten Island Sound was made
possible by his efforts, the new lights
along the channel from Sandy Hook
to this city were secured by, him, and
the oil pollution bill introduced by
him is receiving not only national,
but International attention, he said.
The congressman spoke in favor
of the tariff bill as a protection to
American industries and explained
the formation of the foreign debt
commission whose duty it will be to
secure in writing from foreign coun-
tries acknowledgment of the sums
owed this country. He spoke of his
bill to have a national license for
automobiles and also or his movie
censorship bill.
Following their talks before the
Republican Club both Congressman
Appleby and Mayor Wilson went to
the Hungarian American Citizens
Club in State street where they
again spoke,
Recorder Pickersgill during the
course of his talk stated that his
opponent had failed to practice
what he breaches" last year when
candidate for freeholder. At that
time the slogan of his present OBJ
civilian Hallahan) was
ECONOMY the recorder said. but
following his failure to be elected
there was created for him in the
local police department an office
which paid $1,000 a year - which
had never before existed. Recorder
Pickersgill speaking of .he asser-
ton made by his opponent that ha
Jailed children and had them lock-
ed in cells, said his greatest prob
was in keeping the children out
Of the Jail rather than sending them
there. The speaker criticised the
glass of beer" campaign being
conducted by the Democratic candi-
for governor. congressman ana
States senator and told of a
case where this wet slogan was
turning Democratic men and wo-
men from their own candidates to
The Republicans.
A. F. Munoz, candidate for alder
in the third ward, spoke urging
solid support of the Republic
can ticket.