Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-05-04
4 LETTER FROM THE
CITY BY THE SEA.
The uuar Scare and its
Future Effect.
ATLANTIC CITY IS NOT II DANGER II All
PATRIOTIC UPRISING OF THE pEorLE-rHE
COUNCIL THE POLITICIANS AND THEIR
LITTLE GAMES OF POLITICS.

The war is becoming settled fact and
people are not quite 30 nervous as when
it first began. Those who at first began
to smell Spanish gun-powder and to
hear the report of Spanish cannon at
their back gates have had their fears
quieted by the non-arrival of the Spanish
fleet up to this writing. The fellows
who go about stirring up the fear of
nervous women and children over 'fake"
news andadding all sorts of lies to
terrify and worry people deserve to be
hung. No one need look for Spanish
warship in these latitudes until after
they know that the American navy has
been destroyed by the formidable
Spaniard. If the Spanish fleet could be
persuaded to come over here the war
would be ended in q week. Rest easy,
auce rates haven't been advanced yet
ing to see us at our homes.
The response of our brave boys
throughout the country to the Presi-
dents call for volunteers makes it pretty
certain that Butcher" Weyler's Spanish
assassins will be required to stop near
the scene of their nasscrcs where justice
is soon to overtake them at the hands of
American citizens whom he and his
despicable murderous crew have affected
to despise. But that was when they were
alone on q foreign shore unprotected
and unarmed and Weyler and his gang
depended on Grover Cleveland and his
like to continue these conditions. Now
they have to face the fact that they are
to deal with McKinley-with nation
of soldiers at his back-who were never
known to falter when duty called upon
them for action. There is no north, no
south, no east, no west in response to
the call to arms-RepubIicans, Demo-
Gratis, Populist, Slverites and Gold bugs
are all marching side by side Under the
starry flag Of their Country. to declare
liberty to the oppressed and to call to
account the miscreants who tortured
women and children and went into
ecstasies at the cries of the poor Great
ures, whom even God had seemingly for
gotten. The American eagle, the
glorious bird of Freedom had, it almost
seemed, lost his former eagerness to de-
fend the right. His eye, it was thought
by the nations of the world, had lost it's
former keenness to discern and it's pluck
to resent the insults to which the United
States had submitted under the dictation
of the money brokers of Europe. But
the last blow finally came and the dying
groans of the brave boys on the battle
ship Maine awoke the bird of
freedom from q slumber already
too long to the fact of tre-chery
and murder perpetrated by the Dons.
1t was feared that even Uacle Sam had
fn< Al n tn
the situation but the thunder tones from
the cannon's mouth to Gomez, Cuba
shall be Free" is vibrating around the
world and tyrants are beginning to
tremble and thrones totter as the
signal is understood. None now doubts
that the Stars and Stripes that Sigsbee
took from the flagship of his sunken
ship has been unfurled and hoisted to the
mast there to remain until American
honor shall be satisfied and human
liberty assured to the oppressed OF the
earth. =
The prospect for business here this
summer seems to be looking up. Real
estate sales and the rental Of cottages
are in excess of last week and am told
the hotels are busy taking orders for the
season soon to begin.
Council is moving along steadily in
line of reform. A site has been obtained
at reasonable price for the crematory
and we look for start on the building
in the near future. This Council Com
bine' is working for the interest of the
city and if it continues on as it has been
going it will have record to be proud
of.
The politicians are not happy. The
uncertainty that prevades the camp of
the old Brigade is strain on their
nerves and even q bottle of champagne
fails to restore them to q normal con-
dition. The uncertainty as to what
Judge Thompson is going to do is hard
enough to bear, but the terrible uncer-
tainty as to what the people are going
to do is simply unbearable. No states,
60 far as can hear, are being discussed
for next tall. The full number of can
didates for the Senate are yet on the
boards. Kelley, who says nothing but
saws wood, winks his eye and with that
wonderful smile lighting up his face says,
"Wait {" and that is what is killing the
boys. They don't want to "wait." To
wait means shortage of pork and
they want plenty of s'pork.'' Lew
Donnelly says, s.I'll be therel But wait r.
Lewis Evans friends says, ''he will be
there also. But wait" Harry Leeds
says, "Look out for me. But wait.
Nothing but "wait." Is it any wonder
that the boys are sad at heart and that
they have petitioned in body for the
Bishop of Absecon to come over and
preach them one more encouraging SER
mon like he used to give 'em They
have been down-hearted ever since they
heard that be was putting his money in
real estate. With Gardner off to the
war and the Bishop buying real estate,
it's enough to make the poor fellows
crazy.
ARGUS.
KG T.. PARADEDAY