Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-19
A Letter FROM THE
CITY BY THE SEA.
Visit of the Committee of In
vitation to the President.
SOAE SOUND ADVICE TO AN EDITOR.
A GHOST THAT STILL WALKS THE EARTH
COUNCILMANIC "COMBINERs' ALL sU-
PREMELY HAPPY-THE COMING G. A. r.
ENCAMPMENT IN JUNE.

The large number of visitors who still
linger here is surprise to everybody
and certainly presages a great summer
season. Business continues brisk and
sales of real estate and the renting of
houses goes right on just as if we were
enjoying the best of times. A committee
of prominent citizens waited on President
Mckinley and invited him to visit our
city this summer. They came away
greatly impressed with the kind manner
of the President who will doubtless
spend some time here the coming season.
President Mckinley is an every day man
and impresses every one with whom he
comes in contact with his pleasant busi-
ness-like manner and lively conversation.
He is dignifed but not stiff and one feels
at home with him as soon as he begins
to talk.
see, Mr.. Editor. by the Unions report
of the meeting of the Board OF Freehold
ers, last week, that you swapped little
chin music with the eminent Director of
that honorable body Now it seems to
me, Mr.. Editor, that man of your age
and political experience ought to have
known better than to suppose that the
PLEAsANTvlLLE PRESS is entitled to any
consideration from the Freeholders'
Combine. You should have Frustrated
yourself in the dust-got right down on
your marrow bones in the most abject
and criDging attitude, and begged the
Honorable "Joe'' Borton's pardon for
daring to have or hold an opinion of
your own. The idea of a country editor
daring to cIiticise the Board of Freehold
ers, and their illustrious and mighty
figure-head, is simply amazing. The
very thought of such temerity fills me
with wonder and astOnishment. You
should have known that only those who
.'crook the pregnant hinges of the knee
that thrift may follow fawning," are en-
titled to any rights, and that the hum
dreds of taxpayers who think as you do,
have no right to know anything beyond
what may be obtained by permission.
Trusting that length of years may bring
YOU greater wisdom, Mr.. Editor, and
that you may yet see your way clear to
do homage to such dazzling greatness as
you are liable to run up against at a
meeting of the Freeholders, | remain
yours faithfully, hencetorth, forever, and
as much longer as am needed.
"smothered" County Seat removal bill
still walks the earth with uncanny
tread, and haunts the waking dreams OF
some of those who helped to make 1T a
ghost. And yet these gentlemen are not
happy, despite their brilliant victory in
keeping paper in pigeon-hole where
nobody could get a chance to say aught
against it or in favor of it. And what
tremendous men they were when you
came to measure them ust And how
proud, how very proud, Atlantic County
ought to be of theml
The Review COuncilmanic Combine, !"
the mention of the very name of which
causes the cold chills to run over the
Review, is still doing business at the old
stand and in about their own way.
They have named the Superintendent for
the construction of the City Hall, and l
do not hear of any serious fault being
found with them for that. All cOncede
that the newly-elected Superintendent is
abundantly qualified to fill the position,
and that being the fact do not see much
chance for complaint.
"Father" Sam Rose, of the Council, is
unusually happy. l hear that ne has
taken to reading DlackstOne's COmmen-
taries and other authorities upon law,
in order save trouble for the County So
licitor. ''Sam" is good man and don't
want to bother his friends any more
than he can help. So he will wrestle hot
evenings, the coming summer, with big
and little law-bOOks, in order to have
the contents thereof always on tap in
his Uranium. George Long also contin-
ues in happy mood and encourages
Rose to load himself up with law ammu-
milton for use in the Council. He and his
partner Mr.. Barton, who is also Coun-
cilmanic "Combiner" are doing plenty OF
business, outside of politics, and have
good prospects for the future.
Samuel H. Kelley, also "Combiner,' =
by the way, is happy, too, and IN the
midst of good business and successful
politics. In fact everybody connected
with the Council seems to be dealing in
chunks of happiness as big as Arctic
.icebergs. lam told that this contagiOn
of happiness extends even to ED Lee,
who is so delighted with being relieved
from the responsibilities of leadership
that it is difficult to restrain him from
standing on his head and giving vent to
his unadulterated joy. Mr.. Lee is-a sue
cessful and prosperous business man,
and doubtless will be only too glad to
sing Hosannahs to the new Combine
as long as he lives for their thoughtful
consideration in relieving him from the
cares and perplexities that always follow
in the train of political leadership.
Councilman Harry Leeds continues
good natured, as he ought to, after hav-
ing such a run of business at his splendid
hotel, as Haddon Hall has been crowded
with guests nearly all the season. He
and his partner, Mr.. Lippincott, are
popular and level-headed young men,
and together they have made Haddon
Hall hotel that holds it's patrons from
year to year. In this connection, some
people wonder why the junior partner
continues to remain bachelor, and l
fear it is q sin of omission that ne Will
have to atone for later on. He has my
good wishes in that as well as in every
thing else, and both deserve all the bust
ness success that follows energy, enter
prise. and upright aud honorable dealing.
They are an honor to the good old
ancestral stock from which they sprang.
The coming here in' June, OF the q. A. K.
encampment of the State, together with
the expected visit of the President, will
make q lively time when things naturally
are little dull at that season. The
President has not absolutely promised
to be present. He cannot forsee the
condition of tine public business at tht
time of the forthcoming celebration, but
be assured the Visiting Committee Of oul
citizens that he would certainly be herei
possible for him to leave Washington OF
the date mentioned. The military dis
| play will doubtless be an imposing on
and great crowd of visitors may be ex
pected. ARGUS.