Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-03
SILzER MAKES new ROAD
BUILDING CRAFT CHARGES
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"What is there at this p%articu-
lar moment warrants q departure
from the usual and ordinary meth
| ods?" asked the executive.
when a governor undertakes TO
do his work he has two courses open
before him. One is the COURSE of
least resistance, in which he viii
have little to do and nice things
said about him, and be led into
pleasant pastures. The other is to
try to accomplish something for the
benefit of the people of the state
of which he is the head in which
case he will have small men biting
at his heels, grafters slandering him
and disappearing his words ana
acts, and, in general, attempting to
make life uncomfortable and n1iser-
able"
Mr.. Stlzer pointed out that he has
decided to take the latter course
with all of it's unpleasant sides. lie
declared there is hardly d citizen of
the state at all cognizant with what
has been going on who does not
know that in recent years the PEI
pie Of the state of New Jersey
have been robbed in the laying of
roads. He said his distinguished
friend and opponent" Judge Run
yon, Republican candidate Tor gov
ernor. emphasized the waste in the
aging of roads.
The governor will carry his fight
to the people of central Jersey to-
night when he speaks in the High
School auditorium at Elizabeth. To-
morrow afternoon he will speak at
a Woman's forum in East Orange.
4 IT Ter Y11apfinrr- ~, xyarsIy7- 1s4Sa- --s1r
be arranged for next week.
Rumors to the effect that he will
be a candidate for the United States
Senate in 1924 at the expiration of
Senator Edges term were spiked by
Governor Silzer last night.
II might say in passing said the
governor, that all of this talk about
my being a candidate for the United
States senate is mere camouflage.
My job is in Trenton, and that job
intend to take care of, L have no in
terest whatever in being a candidate
for the United States Senate"
Mr.. Silzer told his audience that
as far as he knows, the rank and
file of the legislature are perfectly
willing to see that the honorable
course is taken, but that pressure is
being brought to bear upon them by
leaders from certain counties.
Why was it that a number of
representatives of cement companies
were busy in the corridors last Mon
day night?" asked the governor.
"Why Is it that a leading member of
the old highway commission took
the trouble to drive through a
binding snowstorm on Sunday to
visit one of the senators, who is now
opposed to our plan? Why is it that
certain paving interests interested
themselves in the makeup of legis-
lative committees? Why is 1t that
those opposed TO this measure are
afraid to come in the open and dis
cuss the matter instead of hiding be-
hind closed doors in conference"
'"These are interesting questions,
but there are many much more in
teresting that might be asked, and
perhaps will be, because l am thor"
oughly aware of what is going on
and If necessary, will take the peo-
pie of the state of New Jersey into
! my confidence further.
THE time is ripe for action; the
people of the state must arouse
themselves If they are to save them
selves from what has happened in
! the past and ever worse.
~Who has come forward and de-
MED that those who profited by the
million dollars wastSd last year are
| not those who are at the present
time fighting u program?