The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-19


A CORRESPONDENT from the lower end of
the county writes II was pleased to note
in the Democratic Dispatch. an article on
The Rights of Home Merchants, but in
using such expressions as turning against
home industry in favor of those abroad
at absolutely no gain-either financial OF
otherwise-is exceedingly difficult to I'M
derstand" it occurred to me that there
must have been revulsion of feeling or
belief, generated by the present condi-
ton OF the country or by the returns OF
the late election; or, better still, by a
deep, solid and candid investigation of
the benefits conferred by favoring home
industries.
"The sentiments expressed and applied
to local merchant are those contended
for by the Republican party, and are di-
rectly opposed to the present administra-
ton and the Wilson Tariff bill, as recent
ly made public. The admitted facts or
truths are certainly encouraging"
THERE has been a great hue and cry
ldAoC0 Oy thO PiOoOhe
about frauds and attempted frauds on the
pension rolls, but in view OF all the
clamor it is somewhat significant that. in
the first seven months of Hoke Smiths
occupancy of the Interior Department he,
with double force of hostile searchers'
has been able to reject as fraudulent only
thirty three more claims than his prede-
cessor rejected in the same time. The
truth is, the frauds do not exist in the
proportions which the Georgia statesman
is trying to make out, and the truth of
this statement lies in the fact that more
careful search, made with the apparent
fixed purpose of showing that every per-
son who applies for pension is unwor-
persons has greater interest in having
the pension rolls kept pure than old sol
diers. What old soldiers think of the
present attack on their associates may be
Judged when it is noticed that, though
there are many union veterans among the
ranks of Democratic Congressman, the
administration only defenders in de-
bate are an exConfederate officer and
Mr.. Enloe, of Tennessee, who was too
young to take part in the war.
THERE has been considerable discussion
lately on the subject of corporal punish
ment in schools, and there are not few
who favor the restoration to the teacher
of the power to use the birch. Observa-
ton proves that schools can be success
fully conducted without resort to the VIC
lent punishment that some seem anxious
to have inflicted. In the majority OF
cases the school teacher, who is compelled
to resort to corporal punishment in order
to maintain discipline, is an irritable per-
son with temper which the possessor is
unable to control and whose fury Is spent
upon the unlucky child under his care,
who was probably not deserving of any
punishment We have been an eye-wit-
ness to such occurrences.
After the law prohibiting corporal pun
ishment was first enacted, the situation
was very trying to some teachers, but as
time advanced the wisdom of the enact
ment was plainly discernible. The few
incorrigible cases that cannot be managed
by moral suasion are promptly dismissed
or suspended, and teachers have found
that it is just as easy to resort to other
means of control as to brutally beat
child on the least provocation. To re-
store corporal punishment would put our
schools back at least quarter of cen
fury, and New Jersey is not DESTROYS of
taking back track. either in education
or civilization.
THERE is one matter of the highest inn
portance which the Committee of Ways
and Means is overlooking. In making
provision for the coming year it is allow
ing nothing for the cost OF keeping open
National soup and lodging houses in the
towns throughout the country. But moth
ing can be more clear than that such pro-
vision will have to be made by somebody
for the millions whom a change of
National policy has thrown out of en-