The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-26
LITTLE JERSEY ISSUES.
CLANS IN POLITICS THIS YEAR down
IN MONMOUTH.

Dude Fishermen and Robins Also Making
Trouble for senator Francis-British
Hares Offer an Opportunity In Burling-
ton The HuckIeberry Question in Ocean.
TRENTON, Sept % This is a year without
any particular State issue in New jersey, but an
interesting assortment of local issues" said the
old politician. when the statesmen began To gather
in the room Of the custodian Of the State House,
John H. Bonnell "They call it an off year in
the State and of years are interesting, because
you can look around and find any kind OF fight you
want New Jersey Is little State but it has
diversity of interests and an odd lot Of citizens.
Small things get magnincd in the crossroads
stores The bark eating English harcs down in
Burlington get to be monsters Of the forest, and
the wrgglng suckers up in Warren become sea
serpens, making trouble for politicians.
Go down in Monmouth county, and the cry is
that II is political tyranny TO make fish of some and
flesh Of others You see it is just like this: That
sprightly little Senator, e. Asa Francis wants to
come back to the Senate, but along the shore
towns the clammers declare he is not worthy Of
having hooked about his shoulders the Senatorial
toga for three years more because he prepared a
ton or two n trouble for them by securing the pns
sage Of the death warrant for Little Neck clans.
The bill 10 prohibit good ivers from starting their
gastric juices moving by half dozen Little Neck
clans before feast is laid at Senator Francis's
door. and the clammcrs say there is no profit in
selling bull noses and that the vacuum in their
wallets justfes them in declaring from the boat
decks their hostility to the little Senator Every
body knows that unless some prohibition is put
on Little Neck clans the political dinners of the
future will have to start oil with india rubber
paper macho clans. and the delightful occupa-
ton Of the clammcr will be classcd among the
lost arts
Then again, over in the country and among
the town duies, he is charge! with causing tho
shade OF LEAK Walton much grief because he
favors pound fishing against hook and line
fishing, thus robbing uverwurked bankers coun
try merchants and gentlemen with one hundred
dollar fishing outfits, Of an excuse to disappear
from civilization and consort with the nercids and
Spanish mackere OF course. the Senator req
sons II out differently. He says there are more
fish in the sea than ever can be caught, and that
pound fishing enables the poor in cities 10 get
meal Of bluetish founders for about song and
that II dude fishermen would fish and not spend
their time sampling the bait they would be in
happier frame of mind.
"The other sportsmcn charge him with keeping
on the statute books the laws that limit wood
cock shooting and make the amusement Of shoot
Ing robins worth $50 bird with Justices costs
added So it is fish with and flesh with
others that makes Monmouths Senator get up
with the chickens to repair his political fences.
IN Burlington. the principal trouble which
never seems to get the proper attention is English
hares You see many years ago when Pierre
Lorillard established the Rancocas game preserve.
he introduced some English hares They grew
and grew until they became too common and gay
for the RancoCas farm, and wandered all over the
ncighborhood. until there are English hares as
big bull dogs scattered all over the country.
These hares arc regular daredevils and will go
upon farmers porch to look in at the window
and see II he is at home and il he is not they will
go out and chew young trees, diminishing the
crop prospects for the next year and root around
among the late vegetables. They fill themselves
up to their necks Ike an English lord and then go
dancing and Capcring up and down tho roads in
the moonlight Lots Of the farmers coming from
the grange or the lodge primcd with scycn-year
old boiled cider get visions Of these hilarious harcs
become conscience stricken and begin to look up
Kelley cure advertisements These four footed
English intrudcrs are responsible for countless
dead trees and n depression In the apple jack
business. Until recently Burlington had the
largest apple-hrandy distillcrics in the State so
the issue of the English hare is serious Under
the laws. these hnrcs be shot only al fixed
periods Of the year, particularly when they are
doing the least harm and off on their vacations
The farmers Of Burlington want the right to shoot
them on tn" spot any time The farmers down
In Bob Hutchnson'S county declare that Assem-
blymen Joel Horner and Charles Wright must
hump themselves They will both be returned
this year and whichever Of the two secure lrgis-
lation that will cook the goose Of brer hare from
the British Isles, will get the nomination next
year for Senator"
The old politician asked for a good cigar AS he
prepared for tho smoke, he shifted his legs and
found a match in his watch pocket Then no
resumed
Down in Ocean the hucklebcrry is the thing
most people are talking about when they are
not burning charcoal or picking hucklehcrrics.
To get the real round juicy berry they must be
handpickrd, but Of late they have been scrapcd
of the bushes with wire comb When hand
picked, only the ripe berry finds its way into the
pail, but when combed of, everything goes into
the basket even the unripc berries. Italians
now make IN ids into the huCklebcrry districts COM
ing during the night with buckets and combs, and
cleaning off the bushes before the pncy citizen
is through his bacon and Johnny cakes. An
effort has been made several times 10 get bill