Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-28
A LETTER FROM THE
CITY BY THE SEA.
Big Croruds Come to the
Seashore.
solE eUITIcIsI on THE POLICE FORc
THE CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS SHOULD DO
THEIR DUTY OR RESIGN. THE LIQUOR
LICENSES ETC C-ORGANIZATION OF THE
REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE,

The rain of last week had the effect OF
temporarily stopping the rush for the
shore, but when the rain was over there
! there was the old spectacle of hurrying
and scurrying crowds. The train hands
were busy and the conductors wore that
tired and faraway look that betokens
O hard strain. All. however, seemed to
keep good-natured, which must be some
thing very difficult to do when we take
into consideration the unusual number
of fools they have to deal witE-and
their proverbial politenese, under ex-
asperating circumstances, stamps them
as the best railroad men in the world.
have noticed that ARGUS" had a soft
place in his heart for the railroad boys,
| and / have often wondered if he was not
an old railroader himself. have notice
| ed, too, in bis letters, that he was q
great friend of the police and said many
kind words for them-which l have no
| doubt were true and well-merited upon
the whole. Still there are some men up
| on the force who are not u credit to it,
and have no business to be placed where
they can exercise their ignorance, make
| themselves ridiculous, and bring discred-
it upon the whole force. II Mayor StOy
will make it point to give these gentry
| q little special thought and attention he
will be able to locate them without
difficulty. They have no respect for the
Mayor, or the taxpayers who pay them,
and the sooner they are off the force the
better it will be for everybody. | know
that a police officer has many disagree
able duties to perform and is subject to
innumerable annoyances but he should
never forget that he is expected to be a
gentleman as well as q preserver of the
public peace.
So, after all, the City Hall Commission
ers presented plans for new Hall that
| the. Council could not accept! The or
dinance, it is said, provides for g. four
story building and the Commissioners
brought in plans for three-stOry one
Of the conditions of the ordinance the
Commissioners could not have been
| ignorant, and if they were not, then it
looks as though they wilfully intended
| an insult to the Council that created
them. Which ever way you look at it
it seems like farce being played at the
| expense of the Taxpayers. The Commits
siOners are receiving large salaries and,
up to the present time, they have tailed
| to render much valuable or visible ser
vice for the money they are entitled to
draw. The people have waited in vain
| for them to do something for the esalaries
| received, and if it is true-as is being
whispered that they don't intend to do
| anything while the present body is in
control, then let them resign and make a
statement setting forth their reasons for
what nearly everybody believes to be a
willful delay for some unknown cause.
They are all reputable men, and regard
ed as bright business men, and, it is safe
to say, would not stand any such "monk-
eying" in their own business affairs.
Why then, should they expect Others to !?
They are the peoples agents and know
what the people desire, and why don't
they do what they are paid to do and
| do it without further delay? Ii there is
somebody playing the part of the dog in
the manger, smoke him out. The Com
missioners owe it to themselves to pro-
ceed with the Hall or else make state
ment to the people giving some satisfac-
| tory reasons for not doing so. 1t is also
incumbent upon the Council to take such
action as will bring this matter to a
close, and that, too, at the earliest pos
sible day. The ordinations and re-
examinations in Council last week would
seem to indicate that the interests of the
people are secondary to factiOnal ad-
vantages. Such proceedings should
stop and now it is good time to stop
| them.
The people don't like to hear that such
and such q person got his license through
q "dear'-for IDEALS" are generally look
ed upon as involving something disre-
putable wholly or in part. All should
| be treated alike. The whole business OF
granting liqnor licenses should be con-
sidered from the standpoint of fairness
and no special favors shown to any
body. The question of public neces-
| sity" as generally expressed and dis
cussed is all bosh. If one man is granted
| q license-say one hundred feet from the
centre of the BoardwaIk-then all Others
should be treated with the same con-
sideration-all other things being equal.
This making flesh Of one, aud fowl Of
another, and fish of somebody elae may
suit some small-minded people who care
more to keep some faction on top than
they do for the good of the City, but it
is the poorest kind of public policy and
will not endure for any length of time.
The republican County Executive Com
mittee met here on Saturday. and or
eanized by the choice Of Capt. E. A.
Parker Of this City for chairman and
E. C. Shaner, of Mays Landing for Stcre-
tary. Everything was harmonious, and
there was no opposition to either ol
these gentlemen. l hear that Hon.
Samuel II. Kelly set up a liberal lunch
at which there was q general inter.
change of political gossip and also some
speeches. The personel of the Commit
| tee is above the average and all are
active and energetic men who may be
relied upon to give q good account o1
themselvee-than anks to Mr.. Kelly whd
appointed them. FLANAGAN.
Heavy showers.
| Friday evening there were very heavy
/ thunder showers both north and south