The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-09-28

TOUR years ago, and they would nave been
ours had it not been for President Cleve-
land, who Withdrew the treaty apparent
ly for no other reason than to show his
contempt for the Harrison administration.
Mr.. Cleveland's whole Hawaiian policy,
when the intrigues of the deposed Queen
are taken into consideration, is one that
will not read we'll in history. American
interests are great in these islands, and
business interests there must be unsettled
until annexation is fact We have led
these islanders to believe that their offer
would be accepted, and it is too late now
to refuse. Ratification should be the first
act of the Senate in December.-PFlla.
inquirer.
A very careful and thorough report has
been made by the English inspector of in
ebriate retreats, which shows some rather
startling results. Contrary to common
belief, he says that drunkenness is slightly
on the decline among workingmen and on
the increase among the idle and well-to-do
declares that it is on the increase among
women. He attributes little more than
half of the cases of confirmed inebriety
among women to social habits and not to
misfortune. The predisposing causes of
drunkenness have changed within fifty
years. Appetite. which played SO large a
part in the evil half century ago, has
now given way to craving for stimula-
ton among both men and women who
exhaust their nervous powers either in
emotional or in intellectual excitement
~ y Journal.
President Mckinley deserves all the
praise which has been given him for pre-
serving through difficult legislative crisis
the unity of the Republican organization.
1t is good to have strong man for Chief
Executive of these United States, but it is
better to have man who is at once strong
and tactful. President Mckinley is max
ing none of Mr. C1eveland's mistakes
His standards are high, but he is keeping
his party up to them. He has made few
very few-enemies, but he has steadily
grown in the admiration and confidence
of his friends, and he has notably in
creased their number. For the splendid
condition in which the Republican party
throughout the country now finds itself
great thanks are due to its chosen leader.
President Mckinley has proved the man
of all men for the great responsibilities
which he has undertaken. Boston Journal
The real father of the silver party,
whether Democratic or Republican, is
Congressman Bland, of Missouri. A few
days ago the old gentleman was heard
from through speech at a free silver pic
mic He condensed all he really said into
this concise form -
I am in favor of larger volume fmon-
ey. would have. first, silver and gold
coined free and unlimited, at the ratio of
cient circulating medium, l would issue
paper money, and would have that pap
er money like the old greenbacks-re-
deemable in nothing, and good legal ten
der for all debts, public and private.
In other words, even Bland, with all his
devotion to silver, really favors it only as
a stepping stone to indefinite paper money
imitation Free silver is not an end, but
merely step toward an unlimited issue of
paper money. That is the logic of Bryan
ism, only Mr.. Bryan himself is too smart
to blurt it out.-CHicago Lntey-Ocean.
Not Democratic organization in New
Jersey has said word in favor of the
constitutional amendment against gam
bling. They are all silent, from the State
Committee down to the county committees
and the local clubs. And the newspapers
that are supposed to voice the sentiments
of the leaders either follow the same stud
led policy of silence or else openly oppose
the amendment This is interesting when
considered in connection with the political
history of New Jersey during the last four
years. 1t was a Democratic Legislature
that in 1893 legalized all the gambling de-
vices of Guttenburg, Gloucester and Gilt
ton. This incensed the people to such an
extent that they turned the Legislature
oyer to the Republicans.
In 1895 the Democratic politicians real
lied that their only hope of saving the
Governorship was in repudiating the race
track gang, and they incorporated in the
State platform the following declaration
We favor the adoption of constitution
al amendment that will render impossible
any legalization of gambling in any form.
This is clear enough and explicit enough
to be understood by everybody, and it per-
mits of no possible Misunderstanding. 1t
committed the Democratic party to the
support of such an amendment as is to be
submitted to the voters of New Jersey next
Tuesday. To keep faith with the public
and with their own followers the Demo
cratic leaders and newspapers should
speak for the amendment. But they are
doing nothing of the sort. They are luke
warm or openly hostile, and the ward
heelers are as blatant in their opposition
as if the question at issue were purely par
tisan-N y Tribune