Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-30
NON-PART|SAN
VOTE SEEN
So. Amboy Expected to Sup
port Hoffman and 0'Connor
in Great Style

SOUTH AMBoY, Oct. 30.-The
edge on the political situation IN
this city is becoming keener daily.
The two armies, Democrat and Re-
publican, are slowly and steadily
coming to the point where one If
the greatest political fights of the
city is to be waged. National. state
county and local issues will be dealt
with.
The great state and national 80
sues have been thoroughly dis
cussed. In county affairs the voters
of South Amboy have an interest
at heart, for two of their own are on
the high seas of the political
ocean,.
Harold G.. Hoffman is a candidate
for the general assembly on the Re-
publican ticket, while Edward j.
OConnor, Democrat, aspires to the
office of freeholder. Never in the
annals of political history las ever
more interest been shown than tas
manifested itself in South Amboy
over the welfare of her own candi-
dates. That both men will EMIL
into the organizations and take
from both sides one of the largest
non-partisan vote is not denied by
either party. The followers of both
men are confident that South AM
boys majority will give them a safe
lead over their other rivals.
With just a week left the local
situation becomes worrisome. In the
fight for the office of chief executive
are Daniel C.. Chase, on the indepen-
dent citizens ticket, endorsed by the
South Amboy Republican Club, OPP
posing him is Michael j. Stanton,
Democrat.
Now, at this late stage of the
game rumors from that great
body, the electorate. hat neither
man has presented to them one soli-
tary reason Why either should be
supported. They state and boldly.
that the real issues of the campaign
have been woefully d~isregarded.
In the matter of the municipal
water works the Republican party
is charged with cleverly denouncing
the action of their Democratic breth-
rem who were instrumental in caus-
ing to have built the water plant.
They advanced the argument that il
cost the city $4,000 to make up the
loss sustained by the operation of
the water plant in 1921, and init
mate hat a like figure will repre-
sent this years loss. They charged
the Democratic administration with
mismanagement yet they failed ut
terly to instruct the people in the
manner they propose to operate the
city's water plant better and more
efficiently.
Evening up the matter the same
voter asks, what do the Democrats
intend to do in the matter of bring
ing the water works into a paying
proposition. Someone suggested
nexation, meaning that S~ayreville
should be added to South Amboy
which naturally would increase the
output of water at the water plant.
thereby making possible the paying
of the water plant. But, ~Sayreville,
her overseers, her manufacturers
and her people, cannot see into the
proposition. This fact is substanti-
ated since an opinion was given to
a committee who visited S~ayrevilie
with the proposition not so long ago.
The opinion given was a fiat refusal
TO annex. They seem to sense a
scheme whereby the tax burden car
ried by South Amboy would be their
lot. Many are of the opinion that
annexation will V come to pass. |
In the matter of a resolution in
the taxes is another issue, many
seem to think it is purposely being |
disregarded. That neither party have
any definite idea of just how a reduce |
ton of taxes can come about is be-
lieved by many to be the zeal reason
why that issue has not been taken
up. The old matter of faying the re-
preventative of both parties for their
past actions has disguised quite a few
of those who have listened to the
different candidates during the cam
paign.
1t is late but fortunately not too
late, it is pointed out. for the repre-
sentatives of both tickets to come
out on a stand for the betterment Of
South Amboy. A stand that nay
mean a better place to live in at least
for the tax payer, instead of beating
about the bush where vital issues
are punched, is an appeal recently
b~roadcasted, by the voters, anxious
to make South Amboy instead of
breaking her.