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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

THE Democrats think the Republican
candidates have thirst for office. How
about their own menu William Rogers
is the first on the list, and those who
were at the Democratic convention will re-
member the speech made by Prosecutor
Budd when he nominated Rogers. In it
he told of how many township Offices his
favorite had filed, and they covered al
most the entire list How many times
Billy has been candidate for Sheriff is a
matter of record, and it IS an open secret
that if Senator Perkins had succeeded In
passing the bill TO legislate Dory Gaskill
out of office, Rogers was to have been
given the berth. So he appears TO haye
some "office thirst" Samuel W. Shinn
has been deputy Sheriff for three years,
serving under his father who has had a
good term, and now the son wants one of
the latest offices in the county. For a
man that has been voter only about two
years, this certainty shows basis for the
formation of a thirst" Samuel Il. Lip
pincott, candidate for Auditor, has held
many city offices in Burlington, being col
lector for long time. He was postmaster
for four years, and now he wants to get
into something else. Stokes Prickitt, can
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24
GENERAL NEWS.

"A misplaced switch caused collision
Sunday afternoon on the Staten Island
Transit Railroad, at Tottenville. Con.
ductor Frank Davis was killed and Brake
man Wallace Bedell probably fatally in.
jured.
An elevator car in the Manufactures
Building at the Worlds Fair, containing
Is visitors, fell 200 feet from the landing
under the roof to within 80 feet of the
floor on Saturday night, when brakes
stopped the cars, and the passengers had
to be released by means of ladder.
The Directors of the Northern Pa
clfic Railroad have elected the following
officers: President, Brsyton Ives first
vice president. Robert Harris second
vice president, c. II. Prescott treasurer,
George S. Baxter secretary, George Fl.
Earle counsel for the company, Colonel
Charles w. Petit, of Philadelphia.
The steamer Campania, from Liver
pool October IA. and Queenstown. Octo-
Der Is, arrived at the bar off Sandy
Hook, Friday night at 1887 o'clock, max
ing the voyage in days, 10 hours and %
minutes and beating the best western
record, which had been held by Lucania,
by 20 minutes.
...Twenty-six persons were killed and
as many more were seriously injured
early Friday morning by a collision be-
tween a special Worlds Fair excursion
tram, east bound, on the Chicago and
Grand Trunk Railroad, and the west
bound Pacific express, near Battle Creek,
Michigan. Both trains were running at
full speed. and the first four day coaches
of the Pacific express were completely
telescoped, imprisoning many of the pas
sengers The wreck took fire and the
victims we're burned, most of them be-
yond recognition. The wreck was caused
by disobedience of orders by the conduct
or and engineer of the east bound special.
Conductor Scott and engineer Woolley
were arrested. WoolIey says Scott told
him the road was clear. None of the
passengers ON the special were injured,
nor were the engineers and firemen of
either train.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

AN amusing incident occurred at Bur.
lington on the day of the Democratic
convention that nominated Mr.. Bramal
Senator Perkins stood on hotel porch
when he was approached by an Eastamp
ton delegate, who accosted him thus:
Mitch, I'll bet you one, two, three, four
five, ten dollars that your man Bramal
don't get majority in Eastampton." The
Senator, in his bland manner, replied
"He is not my man." Then the East
ampton brother renewed his offer in g
changed form to the effect that Bramal
would have a majority against him in
Eastampton. oh" said the Senator, ''Tll
have to sit up with you" Just then an.
other individual asked Perkins who the
kicker was. Hes all right" said Mitch
"he's only little Hurried now" "Well,
said the new conner, ''if your man Bramal
amt any better than that blankety- blank
blank Rogers, he amt worth much
"What, are you kicking, too ?" said Per
kins, to which the other replied, why,
wouldn't vote for that blankety- blank
blank Rogers for nothing" "Well. said
the Senator, an have to sit up with you,
too" At this point the gentleman who
was talking with Senator Perkins sug-
gested that be had better not detain the
latter, as his time seemed to stand a fair
chance of being monopolized in the next
three weeks sitting up with kickers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

If bulldozng will aid to elect Samuel
w. Shinn, there is no fear but that his
father, the Sheriff, will use that method
to perfection. On Friday, that very gen.
tlemanly official, who recently escaped in
dictment for assaulting smaller man than
himself, appeared to the editor of THE
News, and said "Young man, do you
want your fathers history published ?"
He was given a mild answer, to which he
replied: IF you don't stop publishing my
history, you will get it pretty quick"
The only answer necessary to this sort of
electioneerlng is that THE News will keep
right on in the course of honestly oppos-
ing the Democratic ticket, publishing the
truth, regardless of how it is rellshed. If
the Democratic party and its candidates
are in such sore straits that they must
threaten to resurrect the dead in order to
carry their ends, so be it. We shall
maintain our warfare against the living,
with plenty of material for basis. If
Sheriff Shinn desires to carry his con-
temptible threat into execution, he will
find us ready.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

che has had it long enough" is all that
the Democrats can find to say against
Theodore b. Gaskill. Is this true ?
There can be bat one answer and that
must be an emphatic denial, and ever y
man with desire for economical GO vern-
ment will coincide. Take the books OF
the Poor House-they are open for in
spection,- them closely and see il
they do not bear evidence that Theodore
B. Gaskill has been faithful to his trust
Look at the administration of his pre-
decessor, who spent as follows: May, 1868
to 1869. $23, 1886; 80 to 20, $2S, 794 S5; 70
to II, 76.67-total, $75,O37.1S, an
average of $25,012.3s. Mr.. Gaskill al
once went heroically to work and his
first years expenses we're 81, 037 80. In
1874 or 1875 the insane department was
added, go patients being brought from
/ Trenton, and that has been about the
average each year. But with this increase
expenses did not get higher, but went
lower, and, to make long story short
Mr.. Gaskill's average expenditure for the
care of his large family has been So, $50 q
per annum. Now we assert here that there
are few men who could run an institution
OF like size at the same moderate expenses
Mr.. Gaskill is especially adapted tc
the position, and when he does leave the
place, as he will some day, the taxpayers
will notice the change. 1t is hoped thai
day will not soon arrive, for we are in
favor of keeping him where he is as lone
as he is able to attend to the duties, ever
if it be to the end of his life. One thinG
is very certain and that is that the con
dition of affairs would not be bettered by
change at the present time, especially
by electing the man whom the Democrats
have nominated.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

| Nor often is more frozen truth told in {
few minutes than Senator Sherman ut
tered in his brief speech on Tuesday. II
was timely, earnest and yet temperate
appeal to the majority to do their duty, tc
break up filibustering and obstruction
and pass the repeal bill, or else confess
their incompetence and retire from the
! field Honest Democrats must admit the
justice of Mr. Sherman's severe arraign.
ment.
The Democratic leaders, Mr.. Sherman
declared, were now in a position where
they must accept the responsibility OF
meeting the long delayed cry of the coun-
try for relief. They had been put in
power by the verdict of the people at the
last election. They, and not the minority
were in charge of all legislation, and
would be held to account strictly for what
the Senate accomplished or failed to &C
complish. Under the conditions now
confronting the Senate. after more than
ten weeks of delay and inaction, the obli-
CATION to meet the demand of the country
for action was the more unavoidable and
transcendent. The party could not plead
the baby act" 1t must meet the actual
situation II it could not agree to support
Mr.. Ceveland's plan for settling the silver
question. it must bring forward plan of
its own. If it could not formulate plan,
let it confess its incapacity to govern, and
adjourn the session amid the jeers of the
American people. No Republican MAJOR
ity in the Senate had ever shirked the OBJ
legations of party power, or depended for
the votes to pass the legislation it would
be responsible for on the complacency Of
the opposition. The country should
therefore be kept waiting no longer. and
the majority should produce its pro-
gramme or give up the task to the Repub-
lican side, which had never shrunk from
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24


THE statement that Sheriff Shinn is to
be his sons chief deputy if the latter is
elected County Clerk, is not reIished by
the Democrats. and they make all sorts
of denlals of what everybody accepts as a
foregone conclusion. The latest Offset is
an item to the effect that if William W..
Worrell is elected that one of his employ
ers-Mr. Brick-wIll be his deputy The
Herald is responsible for this statement,
and it goes on at great length to show
how interested the firm of Brick & Son is
in the election of Worrell, and that their
enthusiasm over his nomination excited
suspicion. Now, that is as silly state
ment as ever was given publicity. The
senior member of the firm is a lifelong
Republican, yet because he shows enthu-
siasm over the nomination of a Repub-
lican he is the object of criticism, not
withstanding the nominee is young man
who has been in his employ for years.
The Herald also thinks it strange that the
Bricks should be so anxious to dispense
with the services of such a valued en-
ployee. 1t Is we'll known that the Bricks
were so loathe to part with Mr.. Worrell that
they did not give their consent for him to
secure the nominatio n until about three
weeks before the convention. Having
secured the place on the ticket, the Messrs
Brick, like the good Republicans they are,
turned in to make their young clerk g
election sure. So much for that point
Now, let us take another change and ac-
knowledge that what the Herald says is
true, and that one of the Bricks is to be
Worrell's deputy. What is there wrong
in that? Is there anything against the
gentleman suspected of being an aspirant
whether father or son is not stated
that would prove that his appointment
would be obnoxious to the patrons of the
Office or detrimental to the county's in
terests Neither of THE gentlemen have
held large county Office. with big fees,
nor is the candidate for clerk related to
them. Worrell and Brick in the clerks
office would be far preferable to Shinn
and Shinn.
Since the above was written, Messrs
Brick have sent us a card which appears
on the local side. 1t removes all posi-
bility of either of the Messrs. Brick being
deputy clerk. The probability that Sheriff
Shinn will be his sons deputy, in case the
latter is elected, still remains.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

"IF the Citizens ticket IS beaten in Mon
mouth it will be because of the supineness
of the moral and religious elements Of the
community. 1t is the fault of these ele-
ments that they do not take that interest
in public questions that they should, and
for that reason it is seldom difficult for
the worser elements to control primaries
and conventions. make the candidates,
formulate the platforms and carry the
elections. There has never been more
important issue presented to the people
of the county than the one now before
them 1t should stir the very foundations
of society. If the better elements-those
who desire to be counted upon the right
side of every question-do not turn out
and work and vote for success, they will
not deserve to have a voice in public af-
fairs in the future. Elections will not
carry themselves, ard praying for success
unless the prayers are backed up BY ear
nest, active work, will be of no more avail
than the traditional whistling of jigs to a
milestone. Get out and work, and set
your neighbors to work, or else go over to
the enemy, whom you are aiding by your
ndifference.-Monmoaa Democrat.
These remarks apply to Burlington
county as well as to Monmouth. If the
better element of this county will turn
out and vote for the Republican candi-
dates for Assembly they will be elected.
How they will vote on the race track bills
is open to no doubt. August c. Stecher
tells you, over his own signature, what he
will do Micaiah E. Matlack will not 90
back on his record of last year.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

Gas TO his qualifications for the office,
no one has word to say in his favor.
The chances are he wouldn't know deed
from license blank" That is what the
Herald says of William w. Worrell, Re-
publican candidate for County Clerk.
Such statements as this need no answer
Any fair-minded man will at once see the
weight of such an argument. If William
w. Worrell could not, at glance, tell the
difference between two such papers. be
would at once be set down as devoid of as
much intelligence as common schoolboy
Those who have met him have had fair
chance to get some idea of Mr.. WorrelPs
intelligence and the reports that come in
from all parts of the county that he has
visited, show that his gentlemanly man
ner and intelligent bearing are not losing
him any votes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

SAMUEL A. ATKINSON, Republican candi-
date for Auditor, is accused of wanting
the Office forever" This is not so. 1t
was not until the last moment that Mr..
Atkinson made up his mind to be a candi-
date for reelection. 1t has been the rule
of the party to accord the occupant of the
Office denomination until he has served
three years, which should really be the
term of Office, and under this arrange
ment Samuel has taken what was his
right He is a good officer, and his dis
placement two years ago did not work to
the benefit OF the county, as it will be re-
membered it was under his successor that
many dollars of illegal fees went into the
pockets of officers, and have never been
returned. Samuel A. Atkinson will not
be turned out this year.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

"DrssENsroN." "Sewell," "Anti-SeweP--
these are the cries that the Democrats are
uttering for the purpose of creating in Re
publican ranks the dissension that they
knew does not exist. but which they
would give a mint of money to see. But
it will not work. The Republican party
Of Burlington county is united now as il
never was before. No matter what has
been or what may be, we are dealing with
the particular present, and nothing but
the truth is told when it is said that the
Republican party has strong, clean
ticket that is receiving the undivided sup
port OF all members Of the party.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

AssEMBLYMAN PACKER ID a Democrat
and partisan, but nobody has eyer dared
impugn his honesty His refusal to be
forced into the support of measures at the
dictatlon of Senator Perkins, and against
his own conscience, prove this. To this
display of manly courage Mr.. Packer owes
his defeat to denomination, which, un
der the custom of his party, he was fairly
entitled to.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

THERE is one point Republican voters
should look into very carefully. Three
years ago Democratic Sheriff was elect
ed. With the power thus put into their
hands the Democratic party at once be-
gan to lay plans for further success. and
one year later elected State Senator.
How much credit that officer has been to
his party or to his constituents we leave
for others to tell. The Sheriff, elected by
votes given him by Republican friends,
has lost no opportunity in doing every
thing in his power to down the party to
which he is politically opposed. During
his term he has made considerable money
from the fees that go with his Office. Not
content with his own success he must
push forward his son-who is virtually a
yearling in politics-for an Office equal If
not superior to that about to be vacated
by himself. 1t is an open secret that his
father was liberal with his money before
the nomination and that he intends to be
the same on election day. While he will
be for Shinn first, last and all the time,
he will be duty bound to support William
Rogers for Sheriff. and will be compelled
to contribute for that purpose. In addi-
ton to the money made in his Office he
will have at his back all of the patronage
and favors he has been able to dispense
as Sheriff. To his aid will also spring Sen
ator Perkins, who was boosted into office
while the county was still feeling the eff
fects OF the previous election. The RepublI-
can party now has chance to undo all
this work and to put this county into
proper shape. One year hence there will
be State Senator to elect, and there is
no earthly reason why he should not be
a Republican. A rousing majority for
our candidates this fall will have an effect
that will be highly beneficial in aiding
us in the future.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

REPUBLICANS need not have any un
easlness over the Democratic campaign
lies to the effect that certain candidates ar,
to be traded. There is nothing in thii
rumor from the fact that there is no neeC
for any such action. The Republican
ticket is pure and strong, one that can bt
presented to any man without an apology
There is no dissatisfaction in the party
and if Republicans will come out on cleo
ton day and vote there will be no doub
about the result.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

No MATTER how many side issues there
may be in the Legislature this year, tile
race track question will be predominant
With Republican majority we can re
move the blot that now rests on the fall
name of our state. Let Burlington coun
ty do her share toward this end. Elec
Stecher and Matlack.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

THE Democrats claim that William
Rogers, their candidate for Sheriff, is pop
ular, is smart, will make good officer
etc. Not one word that can be said in
praise of Rogers, but can be said of the
Republican candidate. William A. Town
send is the equal, if not the superior, o.
William Rogers, and there is not one
earthly reason why Townsend should be
scratched for Rogers
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

THREE years ago a Democratic orator
was honest enough to say that his party
wanted to elect it's ticket that it might Sc
cure absolute control of the county off
ces. Then the contest was for Sheriff and
Surrogate. and the Democrats elected
both. Now they want to retain the for
mer officer and also elect Clerk, which
will put them in command of all the
prominent positions, and will make the
entire court Democratic. There are Re
publicans enough in this county to thwart
their designs. See that it is done.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

SIS Sheriff Shinn running for Office p
was the question put the other day. The
answer is: Directly, no; indirectly, yes.
Having served as Sheriff for three years
he is constitutionally debarred from being
his own successor, and it would have
been impossible for him to have secured
the nomination for clerk. so the next best
thing was done, and his son was nomi-
mated, to the detriment, as the Demo
cratic New York World, says, "of others
deserving the Office, more capable and
perhaps more deserving"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

FIVE Democratic Judges, Democratic
Prosecutor, Democratic Sheriff, Demo
cratic Surrogate. This is the complexion
of things in Darlington county, at the
present time. Let the Republicans see
that there is change in the Sherifs
office, and that the Clerkship does not go
into the hands of the Democrats.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

FIRST. am not committed in any way
to support the so-called race track legisla
ton of last winter.
SECOND. Believing the people of Bur
lington county are opposed to the same,
therefore unhesita.ingly pledge myself, l
elected, to vote for its repeal
If James Brsmal. Jr., Democratic can
didate for Assembly in the first distric
will attach his signature to the above, h,
will settle all controversy oyer his posi-
ton on this point.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

TAKE NOTICE that all the rumors Of
trades" deals" "slashing the Republi-
can ticket" and such like, emanate from
Democratic headquarters. While they
attribute all these actions to Republicans,
it is said their fear all arises from stories
of treachery in their own ranks. There
are some men on the Democratic ticket
who are exceedingly anxious to be elect
ed, and who would give great deal fol
Republican help. and would be willing to
trade almost anything. Republicans have
no need to enter into any deal with the
enemy
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

A PROMINENT Democratic lawyer made
the remark recently that Samuel A. At
kinson is the only Auditor the county has
had for years who really is more than q
clerk for the Collector" This is undoubt-
eddy true. Mr.. Atkinson is Auditor in
fact as well as in name, and fills his po-
sition in strict accordance with the law,
thereby saving the county many hundreds
of dollars. And he never allowed certain
officials to collect considerable illegal fees;
on the contrary one of his first acts was to
stop the leak that had been going on for
eight months under Democratic Auditor.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

TAxPAYERs who are not interested in
politics any more than to see good men in
office. will not be likely to vote against
the reelection of such tried, trusted and
capable man as Theodore B. Gasklll SIM
ply because he has been in Office long
time. Even the Herald admits there is
no use in denying that he (Gaskill) is
competent" 1t is certainly strong rec
ommendation for man who has been in
Office as long as has Mr.. Gaskill, that his
political opposers have no ground to say a
word against his official acts. but must
fall back on the fimsy long service" ar
gument.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

PUSHED to the WALL with defeat staring
them in the face. the Democrats of Bur-
lington county are hard pressed for some
thing to say in favor of their candidates.
In fact they do not boom their own men,
but denounce the Republican nominees,
making some of the silliest statements
that were ever given utterance. We have
them on the run, and vigorous work will
put them on jump before the polls close.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-24

So SHERIFF SHINN is not personally in
terested in the election of his son to the
clerkship? At least that is what he and
his friends say. Well, maybe not. But
who worked this county for Sam Shinn''
delegates? Was it the father or the son
Who put up the large amount of money
that was expended to secure the delegates
and to defeat James P. Nicholes in his OWL
voting district? Who engaged the Shinr
headquarters at the hotel a month before
the convention? Perhaps the son did al
this; perhaps he did not