Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-03
HONOR GERAN
At LUNCHEON
Democratic Candidate for.
Congress Speaks at Dinner
Many Attend Event
TARIFF ONE ISSUE
TARIFF: ONE ISSUE
Says Appleby Has Started
Nothing He Cannot Finish
ATTACKS Frelinghuysen

Taking the Evening News editorial
of last night as the subject of his
address, Elmer H. Geran, Democra-
tic candidate for congress, speaking
at noon today at a business mems
luncheon in the Hotel Madison, de-
clared that it was generous of the
News to comm ent upon him as it
did, declaring him to be a fine fellow,
much, above the ordinary and cap
able in every respect, and saying
that he should be at the head of the
ticket as United States senator. He
held that if in the opinion of the
News, he is qualified to act as Unit
ed States senator. he ought to at
least be qualified to become a men,
ber of the House of Representatives.
John X. Sheehy, candidate for may
or, also spoke.
Continuing with the editorial as
the subject of his talk, Mr.. Geran,
cerning Appleby's excellent record
and that he should not be denied
endorsement at the polls. The
thought conveyed in this statement,
declared Geran, is that there is un-
finished work to be done and that
he should be sent back for the rec
ord he had made.
Taking up the record of Mr.. Ap-
pleby at this point in his address,
Mr.. Geran, spoke of several bills
which his opponent had introduced,
naming them as follows: Oil pollu
ton of the ocean; the bill calling for
the singing by congress of the Nat
ional Anthem; bill for the coming of
a two and one-cent piece; as the
only ones he (Geran), knows of, and
said that there ought to be no crit
icism made of them and that Apple
by is to be commended for doing so
much in his first term. He held,
however, that the point is that APP
pleby has done nothing in the oil
pollution or deepening of the chan
mel that he (Geran) or anyone else
could not finish.
Holding that this record of Apple
by should be endorsed, Mr.. Geran
said it was a question whether those
present ever knew the bills had
been introduced and pointed out
that these do not comprise the rec
ords upon which Appleby and FIRE.
linghuysen are qualified to represent
the district and state, and that the
whole thing leads into a discussion
of the Republican and Democratic
parties.
He then pictured the people pres
ent as Just arriving on land and
setting up a government. He point
ed out how laws would have to be
made, officials appointed or elected
and a means of taxation devised py
which to obtain funds for the gov
ernment. Here, Mr.. Geran showed
was where the parties began to come
into the government. Under the
- hn hoId that the
only right the government has is to
provide revenue to maintain the
government.
This brought up the question OF
tariff, which Mr.. Geran held is foun-
ded and predicated on a theory
which enables the government to
take money other than for govern
ment purposes. He declared that the
tariff never creates wealth, never
adds to wealth, but is a means
whereby wealth is distributed, taken
from one and given to another;
Continuing with the tariff he SAID
that it makes a prize of the govern
ment and induced certain ones TO 50
out and seek control of it, thus max
ing it worth while for the Demo-
cratic, Republican or any other par
ty to gain control. Ia
The records of both Appleby ana
Frelinghuysen were pointed to by
the speaker as having shown that
their point of view is control Of the
government by a few. He then
pointed out how the taxes have been
decreased and that men with big
incomes released from taxation to
a great extent and in the same ses-
sion, by means of the tariff, the bur~
den shifted upon the common peo-
pie.
He declared 1t was question
whether or not the people will I'M
derstand the records of Appieby
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