Palisadian., 1925-11-20
Pudding Stones
Thrown by Gibson North for
the Benefit of the People

! that he Will take no part in the organ.
ization of the Assembly-"thath he had
been an Assemblyman and would
view with disgust any interference
or influence from the outside"
Well, well, Senator, there have been
many Republicans lieing about you
The picture they present is exactly
opposite to the one you present of
yourself. Senator Edge added
that he always believed in promotion
and regarded the services of Ralph w.
Chandless of Bergen county as en-
titling him to the speakership" .
What is the effect of this statement?
Senator Edge notifies in the public
print that Chandless is his man and
that he expects support for him. How
much of an Edge man would an Edge
man be if he voted for Speaker Powell
for another term, who may be candi-
date of the Anti-Edge faction. Punk!
Senator, you are for interference.
What you say at the beginning is to
mollify, at the end is direction to
your followers to practice.
Chandless may be good man for
the job. Let him get there without
influence except that he may exert on
his fellow members. And let Senator
Edge adopt his own opinion in prac-
tice that while a member of the
Legislature during seven years he
would have been the first to show in
fn1nronnn nf
side influences"
State Committeeman Kean is out
with plan to call a referendum on
prohibition-for the low O. Mike
haven't we had three during the past
nine years? Silzer, Edwards and
Moore all avowed vets, everyone vic
torious. 1t is true by reduced majori-
ties. Moore's 35,600 and Edwards's
$4,000 for Senator. A more practical
suggestion is that the party declare
for enthusiastic support of the 18th
Amendment and the supporting Acts.
We've tried three wobbly positions,
why not take the position of Cornelius
Doremus which was sound to the
seed? 1t may be that such a position
would win by making a moral and
economic appeal and bring out a por-
ton of the 100000 stay-at-homes. The
Democrats are wet, admit it with the
loud speaker. There can be no stir
ring contest with one of the fighters
lodging, you can't dodge in politics
very long any more than you can in
the ring; the crowd is quick to see,
the unseen radio communicates the
situation exactly.
Strip for the Hobart Act, the Vol
stead Act and the 18th, for they will
be the issue next time because the
people want to vote on them until
they are tired. When that time comes
keen observers will know and prohibi-
t1on will go out as an issue as the
tariff question did. You can't sweep
it out by resolution or platforms or
speech or advertising. 1t must be
beaten in series of elections. And
while it is hazardous to predict it
would appear that the question would
lose interest about two Governors
from Moore.
The Republicans of New oYrk State
have gotten in about the same condi-
ton as those of New Jersey. AL Smith
honest, able and fair, applied these
qualities to politics and upset the
King Party, the party of intelligence,
the leading great party-with history
of achievement, of reasonable honor.
Practically smashing the party, Smith
has taught them that where Mac
Gregor sits there is the head of the
table. They had little men at the Re.
publican table so they directed their
resolutions and Halloween Buffoon-
cry at McGregor, discovering that
where one is right he is in the ma
jority. Credit must be given to the
leaders of the party that they are 60
ing intelligently about picking up and
joining the fragments-for they have
enlisted Charles e. Hughes to take a
position of Chief Engineer and super
v1sing boss. 1t will be hard to beat
Smith as he has the faculty of finding
the right and acting on it. This
Hughes does too, so they will agree
on most propositions. There will be
differences on procedure but not on
principle. Hughes, able lawyer and
an Ex-Governor, will watch Smith for
errors. Smith will not have a little
man to beat from now on.
If the Republican Legislature had
superior man to guide them, Moore
would have no difficulty in being a
good governor providing he found the
right, for a superior man never ad-
vises against right procedure and