Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-29
RACIAL FIGHT
IS DEP[0RED
City Republicans Say They
Have Ticket Fair to
All Creeds
CONDEMN KLAN TALK
Larson Says "They Do Not
\ Know What They
Are Doing"

Local and county candidates
speaking at the meeting of the Perth
sAmboy Republican Club in Odd Eel
lows hall last night touched upon
the Ku Klux Klan propaganda which
they claim is being circulated by the
Democratic party and replied to
some of the assertions made at the
Democratic city rally here Monday
night.
The meeting was presided ovef by
County Chairman John Pfeiffer who
urged the workers to increase their
activity during the last week of tho
campaign in order to assure the
success of the entire ticket.
Mayor Wilson, arriving at the
meeting after speaking to local
Italians gathered at an enthusiastic
meeting held in New Brunswick ave-
nue. last night, told of the circulation
of a notice, printed IN Italian, which
he referred to as a "hymn of hate"
This circular, the mayor said, Is
typical of the Klan propaganda be-
ing circulated in this campaign, in
sinuating that all Republicans are
sympathizers with the Klan, "The
Italians who favor Republican prin-
ciples showed their indignation
<Kainst this circular at tonight's
letting. They proved themselves
good American citizens. showed that
they are fair minded and cannot be
fooled by such lies"
"Do you think for an instant that
the Republican party could have
three such aldermanic candidates as
it has, If 1t were an organization
made up of Klan members and those
favoring the Klas? Look at our
ticket. Joseph Hornsby in the first
wizard is a Protestant: Maurice Cohen
4 the third ward, is a Hebrew and
Nicael Trygar in the fifth ward is
h Catholic. The Khan argument Is
lot of bunk. All of the Republi-
cans are working together to elect
the entire ticket regardless of the
nationality or religion of its candi-
dates. Personally I can pledge fair
treatment to all alike, If elected
again next Tuesday.
"a true American is a real sports
man. He believes in fair play and
that is what the Republican candi-
dates ask from the voters. The
Democrats are going to extremes In
trying to influence the voters against
me. They have even said am
against Mike Trygar in the fifth The
candidate himself knows that he is
Sceiving my full support and so do
others who can think fairly"
Joseph Hornsby, aldermanic can
didate in the first ward. referred to
some ofashe statements made by
Democrats last Monday night. "They
speak of the Republican slush
fund" he said, "but there is lot
of money 'slushing' around Perth
Amboy, and it is not Republican
money, either. The Democrats
point proudly to the Lehigh Park
sewer as one of their accomplish
ments. They did not tell how the
contract was given out, who the real
Contractor was the stockholders In
Nhis company and the holding COM
pany. They failed to say that enough
receiving basins were not put in and
that some of the sewer was laid up
side down."
with reference to the grade
crossing elimination, the speaker
continued, "Ferd Garretson was the
man who started this agitation years
ago and his plan would have satis-
fed the residents around Washing
ton street much better than the
present plan. The tragedy at the
Market street grade crossing In
which several local firemen lost
their lives resulted in the utility
commission taking immediate ac-
tion in ordering the railroad ia
eliminate this crossing. The work
Rs already started, the candidate
lid, when the Democrats took con-
&rol. "The Fayette s.r-es crossing is
good thing, Mr.. Hornsby said
Pbut don't forget that it was Re-
publican city plan commission that
studied this matter. had a survey
made and pointed out the possibility
of the scheme"
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