Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-04-20
A LETTER FROM THE
CITY BY THE SEA.
No Vaeaneies-Yet Created by
Mayor Thompson.
CHEAPER ELECTRIC llGBT 1 POSSIBILITY.
The PAVING BILL DIscovERED-ELEcTIoN
PONTERs-"PoRK" AND ITS DIsTRIBU-
TIoN-CANDIDATEs FOR THE COUNTY COL
LECToRsHIP-GREAT MEN GOING TO WAR.

Our new Mayor seems to be moving
on in the even tenor of his way andif the
burden of his high office gals very much
fail to see any signs thereof. / hear of
no vacancies yet having been created on
the police force since his incumbency and
infer from that fact that he finds the
present force q model of perfection.
While there are number of people who
differ with him on that subject, yet he is
the fellow who ought to know and he
does know. 1t may turn out, later on,
that his optics may be able to discover
that the "peepers" of some of his present
protectors of the peace and dignity Of
the city are badly in want of a good
optician in order to improve their vision
in certain directions, but we must wait,
for great bodies, as rule, move slowly.
The new Combine" have discovered
fellow who is willing to furnish light for
the city at reduction of over twenty
(2O) dollars lamp, and some of them
think this of some Importance to the tax
payers, and, as consequence, they favor
the new party. Some Others who have
been spending the peoples money with q
lavish hand differ with them, however,
and favor a continuance of good fat
prices for horses, hose, water-meters,
&C., and can see in the present prospect
of great ''good times" no reason for
cheaper lights.
After ali the paving bill, or the lost
parts of it, have been discovered and
from present appearances we can go on
with the paving. The last Legislature
was a great institution, taken as a
whole, and the Democratic state organ
IF
appreciation for favors will not fail to
express itself duly gratified for favors
done and received. The late elections
situation perfectly, and unless all the
signs 60 for nothing the election this fall
will still further attest to that fact.
The political pot don't give much out
ward evidence of being near the boiling
point, but assure my readers that due
attention is being devoted to that same
pot. "POrk" is the great factor, as you
all know, and scarcity of that COM
modify at present will account for
the quiet that is reigning just now
Even the political bishop of AbsecoD,
has gone to investing his money in real
estate which is very discouraging to
some of our poor fellows over here who
could swear to his generosity in time
past. Even our generous and good con-
tractors, at least some of them, so it is
said, are looking around for real estate
snaps, having in view the low taxes that
we are looking for under the new Com
bine" every one of whom are economists
and it is stated that they are study
ing the late Henry Georges sys-
tenn of how to run government
without taxing anybody. There is a
story going around that there was some
tall manipulating done by certain men,
bers of the old "Combine'' who, it is
stated, forgot to give out the rations of
''pork" that had fallen in their hands for
distribution. Dire and dreadful is the
vengeance threatened unless thst same
"pork," or meat just as good, shall
materialize in the very near future. But
are they not good men, every one of
them ? / feel sure there must be some
mistake in this "pork" story.
Lieut.. General Albertson, it is stated,
has almost entirely recovered from the
shock to his cerebral system occasioned
by his failure to land Mr.. Stoy for third
term in the seat Of the Mayor. 1t was
feared for some time that he would
forgive his old time friend and coadjutor
for the licking he got at the hands of his
friends but when he recovered sufficiently
to again consult his oraculum and saw
the blossoms of the County Collectorship
about to depart from Judge Endicott,
who, some people were mean enough to
say, had enough without it, he made
up his mind that charity was a rare
virtue and the time had come for him to
show it. 1t is stated on good authority
that he lifted his hat and actually smiled
the next time he met Mayor Thompson
and it is said that the late Judge was so
overcome that tears came into his eyes
and his fins spread apart and he
calculated, 'Come to my arms, my faith
full and upright friend. Nothing shall
ever come between us to make us sad"
Oh it must have been grand sight to
souls. But what do you think :? 'sClem."
Adams is candidate for the same place
and despair, which even the prospect of
war Tor no war;, fails to dispeI, has
seized upon the Bread and Butter
Brigade. 1t 60 badly affected Congress-
man Gardner that in utter despair be
rushed to the War Department and
offered his services as ''soger." And
some peOpi6 dre nedn enough 10 say
that both he and Senator Newell knew
fmre would be no war or they would
not have been so ready to enlist. These
mean ''cussesa 60 on to say that Spain
blew up the whole Navy and that the
good Christian people of the country
who have plenty of pork" (money) at
stake are against war. But isn't it
grand ? First Newell, then Gardner,
and then John Wanamaker have offered
their services to fight the Spaniards.
What show has Spain got now l would
like to know