Palisadian., 1925-11-27
''Now 1t Can Be Told"
Subject of Address
By Mrs. Hamilton

Believing that all efforts made in
the recent campaign by women were
worth while, making it easier for the
next woman candidate to win, Mrs.
Margaret Porch Hamilton, defeated
candidate for assembly on the Demo
cratic ticket, gave a talk at the meet
ing of the Bergen County Forum in
the Court House, Hackensack, Tues
day last. Her subject was, And Now
1t Can Be Told"
The speaker gave a resume of her
campaign, telling in an interesting
way many of the incidents that hap
pened during the months between the
day she announced her candidacy and
election day. Mrs. Hamilton said:
81 believe that when the key to the
actual political situation in New Jer-
sey is found it will unlock bi-parti-
san ring. Senator Whitney was not
a machine candidate, and not even a
regular, and the politicians prefer a
regular fellow who will divide the
patronage, and they according to the
newspaper reports) did not support
Whitney, but no machine could have
stopped Whitney from winning the
election if he had pushed a really con-
structive program, tax reduction
program. Had he done this he could
have shook his fist in the face of both
parties, and he would have won. Re-
organization of state government
should haye been an issue in the re-
cent campaign, for, according to men
who are familiar with state govern
ment, if any private business was
conducted as our state business is, it
would go to the wall.
"We need a constructive policy in
regard to institutions and agencies,
and neither party had a possible plan
for this. These and other necessary
things should have been discussed
freely during the past few months"
she said. Records show that $4,000
voters did not go to the polls at all
on election day"
Mrs. Hamilton said that she knows
that the Democratic party did not
support her in some towns, and she
lost many of these votes because she
was dry and because she was in ia
vor of the child labor amendment and
sterilization bill and because she was
not a machine woman" The Re-
publican votes cast for her compen-
sated for these.
Mrs. Hamilton said that in March
of this year, when she was nominated,
winter to the assembly, but she was
willing to run for Office for the op-
portunity to do things in real way.
No candidate ever had more loyal
workers, and here she paid a glowing
tribute to those who, against all odds,
worked day and night for her elec-
ton. The women were out to learn,
and the finest courtesy was received
from the men in every instance, and,
after all, Mrs. Hamilton said, men
never get out a steam roller to kill
flea. They left that to the women,
and they fell for it.
Voicing the opinion of a Republican
woman friend, Mrs. Hamilton said
there was sore need in the county
for a free press, where all people
could be heard, but as it would cost
100000 to launch such a paper, it
was far beyond the power of a small
body of workers like the Civic Forum.
The recent campaign has aroused the
women voters and they are beginning
to think for themselves and to find
out the truth that lies under the sur
face, she added. One great question
for the women to think about is, ''Do
our leaders want us to keep partisan
that they may swing us around in
blocks to their interests?"
Both parties were scored during
the talk, for the speaker said that in
1924 the Democrats in Hudson county
failed to support Davis for President,
or Donnelly for senator, and in 1922
Senator Freylinghuysen claimed that
he was not supported by Senator Wal
ter Edge, and that the testimonial din
ner rendered to Mr.. Van Ripper in New
ark last winter was attended by Sen
ator Edge in spite of the fact that
Van Ripper had been discharged from
the. service, and high officials of both
parties were there also.