The Penn's Grove record., 1884-05-24
Press Comments.


Kelley motor stock has taken an up
ward turn. Yes, $1,000 worth is said
to have gone mp with Grant and Ward.
The country will never be startled
by Mr.. Tilden's failure in Wall street.
Sammy keeps his cash i'll a barrel ia
/ the cellar, and trusts no wicked young
partners to speculate with it.-Courier.
The Asbuly Park journal" remarks
that ''it has been asserted that the pool
rooms in this vicinity have lost most Of
their trade since the advent of the Sal
walton Army. This should entitle the
Army to a generous support.
The Newark Evening News says.
Even crime run in strange grooves in
Camden. Il man there gave his cor
rect name and address to a stranger
and then stole the strangers watch
and chain. When he was arrested he
explained that he did it for fun.
The estate Gazette" says: "The
Democratic party has never won a ma
tinual victory since it lost the courage
of its convictions. And it never will.
The lesson of the history Of American
politics is that the American voter, all
mirc5 an aggressive and courageous
and manly policy"
Morris "Jorseyman:" "Attorney
General Stockton, of this State is quot
ed as being enthusiastically in favor of
the odd ticket of Tilden and Hen
bricks Senator Mcpherson, on the
other hand, may be said to be in favor
of a new ticket with New jerseys sen
ior Senator on in place Of Hendricks.
The Citation democrat" "it is a lit
tie significant that the most stalwarl
protection newspaper in the country,
and the one that bawls the ioudest
about "pauper labor Of Europe" the
New York Tribune, . is a rat Office.
Protection for everything but labor, is
its theory"
All the void is hard OH Keifcr now
and the Paterson "Guarlian'' adds
this as its quota; EXETER bobhed up
Yesterday to say something against The
Fitz-JOhn Porter Oill and was mtlcilesy
squelched by General S.ocum. Keifer
should be careful not TO do anything to
remind the country that he is still a
member of the House"
The Atlantic "Reyiew" avs: 1.-THE
cars of all the leased lines of the Penn
~sylvania Railroad are to be painted red
to correspond with those of the main
line, and it is said that the company
proposes to make this the distinctive
color of itspersonal property. accord
ingly, a large number of New Jersey
newspapers Will be printed in red, and
the editors will be clothed in uniforms
of the same color. IL is needless to
add that the "Reyiew" will remain un
changed
In Illinois the high license law has
already succeeded in reducing the
number of liquor saloons from 5000
to 5000, and has at tie same time in
creased the revenue from licenses over
three millions Of dollars. To the GER
erality of the people this will appear
highly encouraging and a decided i'm
proyement over the old system, though
it is to be presumed that many of the
temperance men in this vicinity will
hold up their hands in holy horror at
thus compromising" witha fostering
evil. Viewed from a moral OF econ0m
lie standpoint ana the decision of II
fair minded ma. would be that the
late movement in Illinois was a step in
the right diectlou. With the opinion
of cranks we have nothing to do.-W.
j. Press.
The necessity Of passing the Bank
rupt law is becoming more urgent as
the only effective means of protecting
ilOltot bltN'toln iApHi INC lIduuuItlIJ
preferences which are encouraged by
the laws of most Of The States. In the
daily accounts Of failures mention is
made Of preferred creditors" who
have no more right to preference than
the other creditors of the bankrupt.
In very many cases the preferences are
made for the purpose Of concealiug
bankrupt estates and ~defraudiug the
real creditors. But if the bankrupt
law of the Senate were passed every
creditor would stand on an equal foot
ing. There would be an end Of tie
extensive lraudulency practiced in Civ.
ing preferences, Trade would be plac-
ell on a more substantial basis by reliey