Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-03-31
The Press. Central !!

The PreSS.-Ihe Press as usual at
this time of the week.
Central.-Who do you want ?
The Press.-You might tackle the
Trenton wire this time, and see if
you can get Assemblyman Nj. l..
Jackson. We hear that he is boast
ingly jubilant of his great act OF
''smothering' the bill for the
removal of the County Seat.
Central.-Here he is, right at the
wire
The Press.-How are you Mr..
Jackson We want some news
concerning the County Seat removal
bill. You know people at this end OF
the County are deeply interested in it.
Mr.. Jackson.-Right you are old
man l am catching it right and
left, and in the pit of the stomach.
Oh, it's perfectly awful the way you
fellows go for me and the rest OF the
Freeheolders' But we've got you
this time. Your bill in committee,
is deader than the late Julius Caesar
The Press. = We have already
learned that fact. We supposed
that a man elected to serve the
people of his County had sufficient
sense OF fairness to give very large
and respectable number of his con-
stituents chance to be heard. 1t
seems, however, that we were mis-
taken, and the Press hastens to
apologize for having entertained
such thought. 1t seems that
neither argument or evidence is
wanted.
Mr.. Jackson.-No indeed. That
was decided upon long ago. The
arguments, and the facts are mostly
upon your side. Our only hope
lies in hoodwinking the people and
concealing the facts. In that |
think you must admit we have
been successful. When your people
laid the facts and documents before
the Board of Freeholders we
received them politely and-filed
them. The wishes Of the people OF
Pleasantville, Atlantic City and other
big places, did not have feathers
weight with us. We are not built
that way. We are impervious to
argument, and we feel like Wander
bilt when he said ''The people be
ID" Now just see how neatly
you have been "turned down" right
here in Trenton. Your committee
representing the people who want
the County Seat removed prepared
their bill and gave it to Senator
Hoffman, and he sent it to me claim
ing it ought to be started as a House
bill.
The Press.-Why didn't you return
it to him if you didn't want to
shoulder the responsibility Of it :?
Mr.. Jackson.-Well, / thought it
best to introduce it, s'by request, !"
you know, and then it could be
'smothered" in committee, and |
want to call your attention once
more to the fact that that object
has been accomplished and don't
you forget it I!
The Press.-We'H try not to, and
later on we think you'll discover
that men, as well as bills, some
times get ''smothered." You seem
to have acted upon the principle
that the people of Atlantic County
who happen to differ from you and
the Freeholders have no legislative
rights or representation. Even if
you were opposed to the bill
you should have acted hOnOrably
and fairly, and it would do you no
harm to remember that personal,
political, or legislative injustice
always reacts. AS the case now
stands you are carrying big load
that you might easily have saddled
upon Senator Hoffman. We fancy
the genial Senator is already chuck
ling over the fact that you have
made an unnecessary burden-bearer
of yourself.
Mr.. Jackson.-How's that ?
The Press.-In this way. You are
being severely criticized, and fire.
quently "cussed" all over the County
| for not favOring the bill. You might
easily have used your influence to
have the bill reported, considered
and passed in the Assembly. That
would have made you popular, OF
| at least given you the reputation OF
| dealing fairly, and, would have
pumped the bill into the Senate
where Senator Hoffman would have
been responsible for it's final passage
or defeat. 1t looks to a man up a
| tree as if you had neatly buncOed
yourself when there wasn't the least
| need of it.
| Mr.. Jackson.-Oh, why didn't
think of that before ?
| The Press.-That's conundrum
and we give it up. Possibly
however, for the same reason that
| you have ignored the wishes of many
| of the best citizens and heaviest tax
payers of your own town. Ham
monton's share OF keeping up the
old County Buildings at Mays
Landing for the last six years has
been more than two Thousand
dollars upon it's present valuation.
Mr. JacksOn.-Y You don t tell me SO
The Press. s.-That's straight, ani
the rest of the County has beer
propOrtiOnately Sailed for thu
same object. You propose to con
tinue in the same line by building