The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-02
NOTES AND OPINIONS.


General Skaters order of address to his
army records briefly and without exagger-
alton one of the most brilliantly heroic
campaigns in the history of our army, OF
of any army. He may well congratulate
his soldiers on their achievement, accom-
plished, Fas he says, through hardships
heretofore unknown to them and over OBJ
stacles that even in looking back seem
insurmountable."
Our terms are simple enough. Spain
must take herself out of this hemisphere
by giving up Porto Rico and Cuba to
such governance as we may elect. She
must assent to whatever arrangement we
may dictate as to the Philippines, the La
drones, the Carolines and the rest She
must pay, in money or in territory, what
ever indemnity we may see fit to exact foI
the necessity of carrying on wary Y.
World.
Justice Gummere's frank and rather
harsh statement of the law in New Jer-
sey has aroused a great deal of indigna-
ton, That portion of this should de-
scend on Justice Gummere is more natur-
al than just, since he declared only what
the law compelled him to declare; albeit
with little more cold bloodedness than
many people relish. One good result is
likely TO follow; when next the Legisla-
ture meets there will be some effort made
to have the value of child placed at a
little more than one dollar Elizabeth
journal.
We have no patience with the home
critics who are laboriously searching for
the flaws in the conduct of the campaign
and pointing out how this or that might
have been done better In swiftness of
execution and completeness of results,
in the face of every kind of difficulty, it
is hard to find the parallel for the move
ment ON Santiago, and there will be no
reservations in the praise that history will
award to those concerned in it.
The trouble Shafter has been having
with insolent correspondents may account
for some of the mean insinuations that
find their way into print He seems to be
a rather bluff sort of soldier, but evidently
as generous and as honest as he is brave,
and the honor he has won, in association
with the officers and men to whom he
ascribes the glory, will be safe in the
keeping of his countrymen. Phila. Times.
In examining the various sites suggested
for military post the Army authorities
should not overlook the New Jersey camp
at Sea Grit This location has everything
to recommend it for a summer or autumn
encampment 1t is at the edge of the sea,
the average temperature is lower than in
the cities hereabouts, the surroundings
are healthful and there is an abundant
supply Of pure water from driven wells.
Sea Girt is only fifty seven miles from
New York, and the railroad facilities are
such that au army could be landed or EN-
barked there in a day. The soil of Sea
Girt is gravelly, thus assuring good drain
age, and the agricultural character of the
surrounding country insures fresh vege-
tables and farm products regularly. Any
additional land required adjacent to the
camp proper can be obtained by the Gov
eminent at nominal rental
The temptations of a large city are not
present in or about Sea Girt, as the only
towns near it are such well-conducted
summer resorts as Point Pleasant Belmar