Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-04-15
EDGE URGESB|C
COOLIDGE VOTE
IN THIS STATE
Senator Pays Tribute to Presi-
dent in Urging New Jersey
to Give Their Support
WAVE OF POPULARITY
For Coolidge Shown by Re-
turns of Delegates in the
Different States
WAVE OF POPULARITY

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Declar-
ing that press of business in wash
ington makes it impossible for him
to cover the state in the interest OIL
President Coolidge in the coming prl-
maries. United Sta,es Senator Walter
E. Edge today urges the people Oh
the state to support the President
in the coming Presidential primaries.
Responsibilities in Washington
have made it impossible without
neglect of duty, to spend but little
time in the state. l am adopting
this method to solicit the enthus-
iastic support of roy friends for the
delegates committed to the nomin-
alton of President Coolidge and to
make a special effort, April % to
poll a large vote in order that the
popular majority for the President
will have it's beneficial effect on
other state contests to be waged.
1T has been gratifying to see the
Coolidge sentiment in New Jersey so
crystalized and consolidated that
there are but few district contests.
1T has been my privilege to serve
with the President both while he
presided over the United States sem
ate, and since he was called to the
executive chair. Naturally, l have
learned to know him intimately and
my respect and confidence in his
judgment has grown with this close
contact.
"There are extreme differences of
opinion throughout the country as
to important governmental policies.
This situation seems to have been
greatly accentuated since the war.
AS Is well known, the Republican
Party. although nominally in a ma
jority in congress, Is unable to carry
out progressively conservative
program of these radical extremes.
At such a time it is imperative for
the tranquility and stability of the
nation that man calm and patient
but with force and determination,
occupy the White House. Calvin
Coolidge more nearly meets those
requirements than any man at the
present time eligible for the great
responsibility.
From my occasional visits to New
Jersey, have formed positive con.
viction that the large majority of the
citizens of the state, irrespective of
their political affiliations, have been
opposed to and unsympathetic with
the policy which has controlled the
senate in recent months. New Jer-
sey is an old fashioned state or at
least her people think along old fash
ioned conservative lines and they
cannot readily bring themselves to
an approval of this transition of the
responsibilities Of the senate from
that of a legislative body to a judicial
tribunal. The people of New Jersey
do not condone malfeasance in Office
and they demand that public servants
false to their oath and trust shall be
punished without fear or favor. But
IL 1 analyze their feeling correctly,
they do not approve of the trans
ferring of the trying of such cases
from the courts to legislative body.
Neither does Calvin Coolidge and
il the Republicans of New Jersey
will SO far as in their power insure
his return so that he can have four
years to work out and solve the
problems, 1 am reasonably positive
that the present policy of the senate
inspired to a great extent by hope for
political advantage, will under his
influence be readjusted, and we will
be permitted to return to real con-
stitutional government with the dis
tinct functions of the court and the
congress adhered to as our fore
fathers wisely and concisely defined