Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-03-17
The Prese.-Hello Central !

long time. What has been the matter?
The Press.-Nothing, only the wires
were broken down, and we couldn't
reach the boys, Now that we have got
them fixed up again we hope they will
work better hereafter. Give us Joseph
Borton. He has just been elected Free
holder and he ought to feel in a happy
frame of mind.
Central We'll, here he is.
The Press.-Ah there, Mr.. Borton. Is
that you?
Mr.. Borton.-Yes, this is me. What
do you want?
The Press.-The Press desires to COM
pliment you on your reelection tn the
County Board of treeholders, although
we disagree with you upon some matters.
Mr.. BOrton.-Well pulled through all
right, but it makes the cold shivers dance
up and down my backbone when think
what fight | had about ten days ago.
l really thought, for day or two, that
those fellows who favor the removal of
the County Buildings had me completely
"done up"
The Press.-What was the trouble
between you and them, and why didn't
they oppose your denomination? Was
IL d MISUNDERSTANDING
Mr.. Borton All, there is quite little
bit of inside history concerning how we
managed to side-track those trouble
some fellows. "Lew." Scott will tell
you all about it as he epginet red the
scheme through for me, and | hear
that he isn't feeling as cheerful as | am
over the result, because some of those
who did the most to place him in his
present position are accusing him of sell
ing them out. Now as to the removal
of the County Buildings-all of us who
are in favor of having them remain at
Mays Landing are in the same boat.
We know, of course, that most of the
prominent citizens of the County want
them removed, and | must admit myself
that it is an outrage to be obliged to
bundle over to Mays Landing where
one has to stay all day to transact an
hours business. Still you must remem-
Der that the time spent there is not all a
dead loss. There are some compensa-
tions, for we can throw ourselves into
the company of that truly good man,
Dan" lizard, who has promised to read
Sunday school lesson to several of us
with a view to curing us of the bad
habit of using swear talk. When think
of y hat this great and good man has
done for us, and how he has sacrificed
himself to accept Office for the welfare of
the people, it almost makes me shed
tears by the tub full. | have switched
off bit from what | started to tell you,
to give vent to my gratitude and tender
feelings, and now l will return to the
subject of the County Buildings. The
PRLss has put up a stiff fight against us,
because it is in the right, and has public
sentiment on it's side. But Asse mblyman
Jackson is with us and dead against the
bill for removal. We are depending
upon him to successfully smother" it in
committee. While he is doing that it's
opponents at Mays Landing are shout
ing themselves hOarse with the cry OF
economy.
The Press.-Don't you think that is a
little thin?
Mr. Borton.-Thin? Well should say
so. 1t makes us all laugh when we
think of it. But what can We do?
That's our whole stock in trade. The
logical facts are all against us and every
body knows it. But we are going to
"whoop 'er up" awhile longer on the
cry Of economy and trust to luck to
fool the people with it. You see the
County really can't afford the expense
involved in the removal of the County
Buildings. We have jdstexpended large
sum Of money on the jail and the Sheriff
must have better Office. We can't af-
ford to spend any more money. Econ
omy is wealth, old man.
The Rress.-That is point well taken.
Mr.. Borton, but we und. .rstaDd that you
favor the expenditure of five or ten thou
sand dollars of the County's money on a
new road from Mays Landing to Egg
Harbor City which nobody wants out
side of Mays Landing and the freeholders
who are trying to prevent the removal
of the County Buildings, and which
will benefit only handful of peo-
pie. Why should you compel the tax
payers OF the county to build the road
for them?
Mr.. Borton (Whizl Bangl Snap!
Crack! ! II! ~? y
The Press Hello Central What il
the matter? Why did you cut us off
from Mr.. Borton? Call him up again.
Central.-We didn't cut you off, but
there is an awful sizzling, and an odor of
sulphur coming from his end OF the wire.
What did you say to him?
The Prees.-Never mind; Joseph ls all
right. The odor you refer to probably
comes from burning paper set on fire by
the friction of Mr.. Borton's pencil in try
ing to figure ont where real economy
comes in from that last idea of expendi-
ture you referred to. But sayl Before
you close up give us Lew" Scott a
moment.
Central.-All right-here he is.
The Press.-Mr. Scott, we want to
know how Mr.. Borton is indebted to
you for his denomination for Freeholder
in the Third Ward. He referred us to
you.
Mr.. Scott.-The D"euce he did.
wonder what he did that forI What is
it you want to know3