Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-04-06
A LETTER FROM THE
CITY BY THE SCH.
The Neu Mayor Makes a
Good Start.
THINGS That NEED 10 Be DONE and UHDOHE.
A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION NEEDED
MORE THAN THE DICTATIoN OF PoLIT-
IcAL BossEs-A DISAPPOINTED CON-
TRACTOR.


intended to give the people something
for their trouble in electing him. First
lie starts with his police force, to put
them in proper shape to do business.
This move is in the right direction and
much good may be expected therefrom.
As q whole the force is q good one, but
there are some men wearing the uniform
of the city police that can be well spared
from further service in that direction.
Mayor Thompson knows them and he
knows what the people who elected him
for, and unless his hand has lost it's
cunning, and his sense of right has
grown dim he will need no advice in
that direction.
That he will have the assistance of
Council in any measure of reform that he
may suggest is reasonably certain.
Council can employ it's time to good ad-
vantage also in ridding themselves and
other taxpayers of large outlay that
only goes to increase taxes and furnish
spending money.
Let them abandon the Schauff1er deal
which comparatively few are in favor of,
and get down to business on the new
City Hall without any more delay. Put
it on the lot purchased for that purpose,
which will save thousands of dollars to
the city, and answer the purpose for
which it is wanted for long time to
come. Leave to the next generation the
question of q public park. This one has
no use for any more such expensive
ornaments. Then settle the question OF
the disposal of the city's garbage. either
by tearing down the present excuse for
creamatory of the refuse, or by putting
up proper one that will do the work
for which it is intended. Build on the
presents or, if thought best, moveit to
another and less Objectionable neighbor-
hood and do so without any further
dangerous and senseless delay. This is
60 ahead city and unless all the signs
fail the time for fooling the people
has past. This fact will be further
demonstrated at the next municipal
election when Councilmen are to be
chosen. The cyclone that swept q
Democrat into the Mayoralty was not
chance one as some seem to think. Nor
was it Judge Thompson's well-deserved
popularity that made the effort possible.
His selection only proves the sagacity of
the people who pay taxes and are tired
of being '.jollied" by the political bosses
whose sole stock in trade consists of
brag and bluster and whose whole lives
are concentrated on how to make
living without work. Keep them where
they are, gentlemen of Council, if you
expect the respect of your fellow citi-
zens.
There is more surprises yet in store for
them, and the well-known plans that
they have SO carefully prepared will
receive q shock that will make them
quake. Their boasted money that they
have squeezeeout of the people and that
heretofore has been so potent q factor, is
no longer such, and they will find that
even the promise of thousand dollars
that a0as promised but nez,ey paid, will
not avail them this fall. The hundreds
OF thousands of dollars spent this last,
year by our hotel proprietors, and other
business men, must be protected and
that too in business way. Men must be
placed on the Republican ticket for their
fitness for Office and not for their noted
obedience to the bosses alone. Men
must be found of some business capacity,
together with some sense of honor and
respect for their words, as well as re-
spect for the men who elect them, to take
care of the interests of the people who
pay them. If the Republican party can
not find men of such requirements, then,
rest assured the Democrats will and the
people will do the rest. Public advance
ment has been retarded; public necessity
has been neglected and the confidence
of the public has been abused until the
bowl is full to overfowing and the day
of reckoning is at hand.
The Bread and Butter Brigade must
go into quarters less- prominent for
season at least. The Doodle" that they
have so lavishIy displayed at times, it is
well-knOwn, has been squeezed out OF
the people and they only offer to put it
MP now, with q view to still further
make it possible to squeeze more from
the same source. Some of them bOasted
in advance that they would control this
Council and it has been said by public
man that certain contractor had influ-
ence with the Committee that was ex-
pected to do his bidding This scheme
however failed and the disappointment
was heart-rendering to said contractor.
Now gentlemen of Council get q move on
you! Wake up Size up tothe situation
and make it unnecessary for your friends
to further apologize for you
Mr.. Mayor, the people expect you to
add to the splendid record that you
made while you presided over the
Courts as Law Judge of this County and
they will be satisfied with nothing short
Of q reign that will warrant the asser-
ton that you would not disappoint the
people who voted to make the name of
Joseph Thompson more famous than
ever before. LII you measure up" to the