The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
Political Notes.
Vote the whole ticket.
Dont't scratch don't trade.
Stand together and win.
Vote for Joshua E. Borton.

i facKerS record In the Assembly looks
bad when compared with that of Borton's.
They have both been tried, and Borton
proved to be the superior.
The Democrats have conducted a cam
palgn of mud singing and blackguardism
and it is likely to prove a boomerang
That kind of campaigning usually does
| Vote for the man who favored reduc-
ton of salaries and general economy all
along the line. That's Borton's record.
He was always willing, too, to carry out
the wishes of his constituents.
If it took carload of coal to hold one
worker in an Assembly contest with the
district favorably gerrymandered, how
much will it take to hold the county in
line in Senatorial contest? Ask Packer
Ex-senator Edwards says the race track
issue is not dead. The contest of the
constitutional election will be made i'm
mediately after election. He will hold
his action SO as to not prejudice the
chances of the Democrats.
Wonder how much coal Packer has
given away during the past month
Wonder if it will figure up as high as
when he ran against Albert Hansell for
Assemblyman? Towards record for Civ
ing way coal is good-at certain times.
1t is strange that in all the booming the
Democratic newspapers have given Pack
er they have failed to detail any of the
public acts of their candidate when he
was in the Assembly. The truth of the
matter is that much of his record will not
bear public scrutiny.
Ii Mr.. Packer is opposed to the manu.
facture of shoes by convict labor in the
state prison at Trenton why does he re-
fuse to say so. The idle shoe operatives
want to know about this thing before they
vote, and there area number of them in
Burlington and Mount Holly just now.
The last cock-fght in the barn between
Burlington and Mount Holly birds, re-
suited in favor of the visitors. It is sup
posed that these exhibitions will be dis
continued now that the anti-gambling
amendment has been embodied IL the
state constitution.
The Philadelphia Record, in its political
forecast for New Jersey. said yesterday,
that "Mr. Borton, the Republican candi-
date. is man of good standing, and his
legislative record is not the subject of
much criticism. = The election of
Mr.. Borton may be considered strong
probability"
A Mount Holly shoe operator said on
Saturday night that the men employed in
the shoe business and those who are idle
as well, want to know whether candidate
Packer approves of the corporation re-
Gently organized in Mount Holly to manu-
facture shoes by convict labor at the state
prison. Why does he refuse to give them
the information they seek2
Mitchell B. Perkins stood on the floor
OF the Senate and gave as his reason for
not continuing in the support of the race
track bills, that the people of his county,
irrespective of party, were unanimous
against that kind of legislation. Howard
Packer knew just as much as Senator Per-
king did about the prevailing sentiment,
but he voted for them just the same.
All Republicans should heed these
words from the address of the county
committee last week: every Republican
in particular should be thoughtful and
resolute in party activity and loyalty.
Success this year means greater next. De-
feat now may mean defeat or danger in
the Gubernatorial year. No Republican
should fail to vote. The man who stavs
at home or who don't care, may do much
harm. There is positive demand for a
high conception of duty on the part of
Republicans. No voter should take
small view of his political duty, but should
fully consider the great interest at stake"
Shoe operators in Burlington, Mount
Holly, Lumberton and other places are
somewhat exercised over the statement
that Mr.. Packer, the Democratic Senator
lal candidate, has refused to commit him.
self as being opposed to the manufacture
OF shoes In the state prison. Additional,
interest has manifested itself in this mat
ter among the shoe operatives since the
formation of the Mount Holly company to
engage in the manufacture of shoes in
the state prison at Trenton with convict
labor, and the employees of the shops here
and elsewhere are much put out at the
refusal OF Mr.. Packer to state how he
stands on the question. They have
right to know. Put him on record
Unusual effort is being made in Bur
llngton to down the Republican candi-
dates and some of the methods be.
ing used to accomplish that end are more
than questionable. All sorts of cam
paign canards are being foated and copies
of local paper claiming to be Republi-
can sheet, but refusing to support the
ticket, are being distributed broadcast all
over the county. Its statements are of
the rankest order in opposition to Borton
and the rest of the ticket and SO reckless
is much that it says that a wholly differ
ent effect from that intended has been
the result. Aside from any effect it may
have upon the result it is spoken of as the
first streak of luck or prosperity that has
struck the paper in long while. Demo
cratic money is being expended freely for
copies for free distribution, but in view OF
T the fact that the paper is not identified
with the party or recognized as Repub-
lican paper, its influence does not amount
to much. Those who receive free copies
consider them merely as campaign docu-
ments and are governed accordingly.
The stories being told of candidate Pack
er's generosity to the poor have been yer.
flied to some extent since the campaign
opened. Over in Burlington it is said
with merry twinkle of the eye that "al
roads lead to Packers coal yard" and the
financial standing of all black-listed con.
J sumers has been temporarily renewed
Captain Deamus a local "coal huckster, ;
says the small order business is exceed.
ingly dull in that city and will continue
: go until the election is over.
The Bordentown Register is a Demo
cratic newspaper, but it is fair and i'm
partial in its utteranees and believes il
fair treatment. Last week it had this II
: say editorially of Mr.. Borton, the Repub
Q lican candidate for State Senator.
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