The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-11-22
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Notice to Our Patrons.
The SUNDAY TATTLER refuses to deliver
papers ito newsdealer John Mersheimer;
and those residents of the Hudson City
district who desire the paper viii kindly
notify other dealers to deliver it at their
houses.
Thanksgiving Is once more at hand.
Like the Fourth of July, it is distinct
lively American holiday, and it would not
be amiss if we had few more of the same
sort. Every one should celebrate the event
with hearty zest, because there can be
no one in whose added year of life there
is not something for which he should be
thankful If he can find nothing else, he
may at least be thankful that he is still
living. The country has had bountiful
harvests-pot even the ice crop being a
failure, though there was little shortage
in the peach. supply Still, the crop of
canned peaches seems to be fully up to the
average, and we shall probably be able to
pull through the Winter without suffering
on that score The supply of turkey seems
likely to equal the demand, though Europe
seems anxious to parcel out hers little in
advance of the day. Thanksgiving is
day every one should celebrate, but in
moderation and in the proper spirit. Go
to church in the morning, eat hearty
dinner, take nap in the afternoon, and
devote the evening to amusing the little
ones, is about as good programme as can
be mapped out. Governor Abbett's procla-
nation in relation to the day win be found
in another column. Like all his State
papers, it is document worth reading,
and will amply repay the time required
for its perusal.
Isn't it about time the police of this and
other cities should stop arresting people
on kilograms /? The arrest of Mr.. Martin,
Of New Brunswick, in this city, on Thurs
day, and his detention at police headquar-
tiers for three hours, was one of the gross
est police outrages that ever came under
our notice. Mr.. Martin, who is a well-to-
do and responsible citizen of New Bruins
wick, set out on Thursday with his little
six. year-old son to visit some friends In
Ne. York. No sooner had his train
reached the depot in this city than he
found himself in custody. There was no
warrant for his arrest-no charge against
him, in fact, only telegram requesting
that he be detained until the person who
sent the telegram could find time to make
charge of kidnapping against him No
such charge was made, and after keeping
Mr. Martin for three hours. he was sent
hack to New Brunswick as the best means
Of = ting rid of bad elephant; and there
il vas found that the only charge against
him was statement by his wife that he
had committed an assault upon her, and
even that was over year ago. 1t is to be
hoped Mr.. Martin will take this case into
court and force settlement in the interest
of the rest of mankind. If men may be
arrested as he was, no man can be safe in
stirring out of his own city, either for
business or recreation; for if he does, any
practical joker, or any person who bears
him ill-wil, has only to ascertain his point
of destination, send telegram ahead of
him, and have him arrested as soon as he
arrives OF course, as he is in strange
town, he cannot secure bail, or disprovc
the charge, and so must wait until he caa
procure evidence from home as to his
standing and character and the falsity Of
the charge. And in order to make him
more completely the victim Of circum-
stance, it is not necessary that the person
sending the telegram shall sign his own
name. He may append the signature of
President Cleveland or the Chief Of Police
of his town With equal safety. The person
receiving the telegram has only the PEN
nanship of the operator before him, and
cannot possibly tell whether the person
sending the telegram really signed it or
not. Under these circumstances, the law
should not tolerate such an arrest for a
moment-and we do not believe it will If
any person so arrested will be ut the
trouble to force the question to an issue in
the courts. II there be any such thing as
false arrest, Mr.. Martin certainly has an
elegant case, and he ought 10 make the
most of it. 1t is commonly supposed that
man cannot be arrested without war
rant, unless he is caught in the actual COM
mission of a felony. or the officer receives
complaint from an eyewitness of the
infraction of the law. But telegram is
too blind an instrumen to be an eye
witness Of anything.
The Hudson County D mocracy has
made new departure. and going in for
reform that may result in practical
benefit 1t can only get sufficiently
good backing TO get its rel orm into
general use. il proposes that primaries in
this county shall hereafter be open--that
is, that candidates shall be yo ed for
directly. thus doing away with /. e con-
vention and delegate system. The idea is
a good one, as it is in this way alone that
nominations can be taken from the control
of the County Executive Committee land
the sooner that is done, while the present
committee direct our political affairs, the
better it willbe for the character of the
candidates and the welfare and success of
the party. But between the Committee
and the County Democracy it is only
Hobson's choice, and the only reform
possible in this direction is to get up
Kilkenny cat exhibition--tie the County
Democracy and the County Executive
Committee together BY their metaphorical
tails, hang them over clothes line and let
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