The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-05-29
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Our Borough ordinance against asst
driving on our public streets is being pretty
generally observed nowadays. Most of
our owners ard drivers of horses have a
regard for the laws of the town and con-
sideration enough for the safety and com
fort of pedestrians Oil the streets to drive
with moderation, and to forego the exhi-
bition of the speed qualities oftheir horses.
We have however one dweller among US
and owner of horse flesh who has some
thing in that line that he thinks is a daisy.
This individual must presume, judging by
his free use of East Avenue for training
purposes, that he owns that portion of the
town. 1t may be all right to train horses
for speed under proper conditions and in
proper places, but the proper place is not
on our public streets. We who don't wi
horses have some rights. We will appre-
ciate your horse just as much Mr.. and will
have a better opportunity to admire its
fine points if you will dive with more
moderation. We advise you in the way of
caution to go slow. If we mistake not the
eyes of the law are upon yoa and in all
probability you will be called upon some
these days to rePlenish the Borough
treasury.
The spring ~assizes are again over and
one looks back upon the grists ground out
of the legal hopper and queries himself
With many questions. Justice is said to be
a goddess With no fayoritcs, melting out
to all due reward for deeds done. While
we bow in humble submission to her
DEGREES, nevertheless we sometimes feel
like kicking ourself because we can not
comprehend the wisdom of her decisions.
Viewed in the light of recent events we
see wherein our poor Judgment would have
gang agee" if the old goddess had gone
on q ''bender' and IN the meantime sub-
stituted our humble self as her deputy.
There would have been such a mighty mix
ing of weights in the use Of the legal scales
that some mathematical Ilerlnes would
now have the pull on a contract to sift
apothecary from ~ayoirdupois. What a
t~ravesty upon justice We would have play
ed in making up an estimate Of the value
of an endangered human life as compared
with the value of lot of buttons and hooks
and eyes. We do not mean to censure the
goddess. She has wisdom and experience
above the ordinary ken. We only eensure
our own poor Judgment for want of ability
to estimate the relative value of this aud
that.
For a time the legal mill has ceased to
grind, justice is indicated, some are sorry
and mere are glad. Woodstown as usual
had a monopoly on the Grand Inquest and
on Oyer and Terminer. If our Legislature
that has a generosity that embraces about
everything would only award a premium
on crime our little Borough could claim
the prize and wear the medal for this
county. What would Salem County
Courts be without Woodstown? How
could the disciples Of Coke and Blackstone
have opportunity TO vent their fpent-up-
oratory; how could grand and petit Jurors
and coult officials get pay; how could We
maintain the ancient dignity of the law?
Who goes next down the shute and into
the hopper as a grist. Who? and echo
answers who?
We are sorry to learn that at the last
of Council that body miscarried
of action on the proposed purchase of a
hook and ladder outfit FOR the Borough.
Council, as the official representative Of
the people, is supposed to anticipate pub
lie needs and to act on those needs. Where
a public wish is expressed it becomes a
duty to carry out that wish. SO far as we
are able to iearu it is a wish of a large
number of tax payers aud property owners
that Council make the purchase. We
know not how soon such things may be
necessary TO save human life in time
of fire. There is no question about GU
need of a hook and ladder outfit and an
organized fire company, whether we have
water works or not. We need both and
need them badly and now, and there is NO
good reason why we should not ave them.
la behalf of property owners We beseech
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