Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-27
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COP. TACTICS
Governor Attacks Actions of
Last Republican LegiSla-
ture-AddresSeS Essex
Women

NEWARK, April 27:-The easy
divorce law, which the Republican
majority in the last legislature forced
on the statute books over his head.
Twas severely scored here last night
Sby Governor Silzer speaking before
1.-THE Women's Democratic Clubs OF
Essex county in Achtel-Stetter's Res
%staurant. Incidentally the governor
gave some statistics showing the evil
of divorce in the United States and
Its attendant evils upon society. the
) home and the children who are the
innocent victims.
In opening his address the COVER
snor synopsized the conduct of the
: last Republican legislature in the
following general terms:
"They accused each other openly
Z OF graft. They brazenly counted
votes that were not cast; they de-
4 clared bills passed that never re-
ceiyed the requisite votes; they neg
lected to forward to the executive
bills that had been passed, and so
killed the legislation; they openly
showed by their actions that politics
, was more important to them than
the welfare of the people; they en-
deavored to protect private and COR
rupt interests when such protection
meant serious loss to the taxpayers
and i%rreparable harm to the future
welfare of the state itself"
Continuing Mr.. Silzer declared
Where were men in the senate and
assembly who represented the Re-
publican party "as now managed"
F"There were also some senators and
some few assemblymen who could
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lad. "They represented the great
masses of their party. There can be
sno disputing that the great masses
5of both parties are honest, good and
worthy citizens interested only in
What is right. But there are times
when these masses do not assert
them selves, and permit themselves
and their affairs to be turned over to
and handled by bosses, politicians
and special interests.
1 Our opponents were in that con-
Hilton, and their party was and is in
sshe hands of a few politicians who
lire more interested in their own sell
purposes than in the welfare of
f.he people. Now that the people
know what is going on, l am sure
s.hey will r%epudiate this control of
heir affairs, and that the Republican
party, in time, Will purge itself of
these managers"
- am proud to report to you,
Democratic women OF Essex county,
41at your party has kept it's pledges,
hat it has been true Il the people of
DE State, and that you need not apol-
Sigize for its action" Mr.. Silzer de-
.:lared. Il know it will be a source
Sf particular qualification to know
hat among those who made this fine
record was a woman Mrs. Brown
was a member of the assembly and
lid her worthy part III making this
Splendid record He praised the
f~.ourse of AIR the Democratic Assem-
lg>REmbers and the four Demo-
cratic State Senators He said the
Democratic Party must not permit
The evil Influences to get hold of it.
"After all, what is a little tenn
1borary power, a few jobs. and party
uccess, compared with unselfish SER
wee that benefits your neighbor, up
ATS the unfortunate. sustains the
helpless, and makes for the advance
0hent of civilization commented
he Chief Executive, On the divorce
aw passed Mr.. Silzer spoke as fol-
pws:
mo law should be passed which