The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-10-02

TRUER words were never uttered than
those of Postmaster General Smith in
which he recently pointed out that Bry
ans election now would produce greater
convulsion than was looked for in 1896.
1--WE should be plunged to the same
depths from higher level" he says.
s'You fall from the second story and you
are in danger of broken neck. You fall
from the top of sky-scraper and are sure
of it." If Bryan had been elected in the
first contest for silver the people would
have demanded the prosperity that
he declared would be the sure result
They chose the road Republicans said
would lead to prosperity and had right
to exact the fulfllment of the pledge. 1t
has been redeemed Good times are here.
Under the gold standard the domestic and
foreign business of the United States has
advanced with unexampled bounds. 1t is
from this higher level that the fall must
occur if freakish impulse is to take the
place of sober deliberation and the prudent
care of advantages already in hand.
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La short time the county will be asked
to accept from the contractors the stone
road between Mount Holly and Burling
ton. Will they do it2 Taking the past as
precedent the road will be accepted just
as it stands, clay, loose stones and poor
work. When this road was begun it gave
promise to be the best that had been laid
in the county, The supervisor attended
to his duties with a precision that soon
gained for him the enmity of those in
charge of the work and there was more or
less friction between the supervisor and
the committee, resulting finally in the
latter assuming charge. The road is not a
good one. Not year old it is raveling
and showing signs of wear not discernible
in roads that have been heavily travelled
over for much longer time than the Bur
lington road. The end from Wood Lane to
Mount Holly, built several years since, is
far better than the other side Perhaps the
road in question has been built according
to CONTRACT, but there should be a rigid
inspection before it is saddle on to the
county.
Coop reasons exist why the election of
Bryan this year would be more disastrous
than in 1895. -Four years ago many voters
believed that prosperity could not be re-
stored without opening the minis to- the
free coinage of silver. That theory has
been completely swept away by accom-
plished facts. 1t is no longer heard from
Democratic speakers. They insist that
the paramount issue is something else
than silver, but at the same time the old
silver plank is in their platform I'M
changed A verdict from the people now
against the gold standard would be di-
rect blow at demonstrated prosperity, and
therefore more crushing than it would
have been before. 1t would also reverse
the previous judgment of voters causing
a sense of bewilderment as to their pur-
pose in regard to the standard of currency,
on which rests all business interests, plans
and contracts. The best that could be
done In the event of Bryan's election
would be to take in sail and ride out the
storm, for the tempest ahead would be
too dark for human prophecy. In the end
the people would pick themselves out of
the wreck and find solid ground. but the
sane course is TO remain there now.