The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-29

duclng concerns would go to the wall
Result-A million or more wage-earner.
thrown out of their jobs, lower wages fol-
those who had work. and trusts just tn.
same l-Passaic Nesos
A report comes from Albany that the
country storekeepers of New York arr
complaining that the free rural mail de
iivery proving an injury to their bust
ness.
They complain that when the farmer
went to the village for his mail he went
: oftener than he does now, and almost in
variably bought something at the store
When rural mail delivery was inaugurated
IN this state there were those who pre-
dicted that it would have the effect which
the New York country storekeepers com
plain of, but so far no serious complaints
have been made.
Farmers are as able as ever to make
daily trips to the village. and if the mai
delivery has the effect of making these
trips less frequent, the time saved is to
their profit, and should be, incidentally
to the profit of the storekeeper.
The farmer may not come into the store
every day, but some time or other he will
buy what he wants if he has the money,
and if time is money, he should now have
more of the latter to spend on his oc
casional visits.
1t is possible that the mail order bust.
ness cuts somewhat into the trade of the
country store, but even if this is true the
fact remains that the many benefit by the
rural mail delivery, while the country
storekeepers are the occasional few who
suffer, and that probably to an only slight
extent State Gazette.
The ringing charge delivered to the
Monmouth County Grand Jury by Su-
preme Court Justice Fort, the painstakine
and thorough way in which Prosecutor
Foster secured evidence, the unexpected
raid of Sheriff Davis, and the prompt
handing down of nine indictments by tn.
grand jurors, must convince the gambler.
at long Branch that any intimation they
had been given that they swould be pro
tected in their reckless violation of the
law was entirely unwarranted A perusa
of Justice Forts charge shows that before
it was generally known that gambling
had been resumed, steps had been taken
at the instance of the court, to secure
positive evidence against the criminals
who had not only broken the law, but had
disregarded the solemn promises made
personally and in writing to Justice Fort
All of the details of the proceedings SC
far made public indicate that any criticism
of the court and the officials of Monmouth
county because of the resumption of gam.
bling was uncalled for.
Or the score or more of gamblers
against whom indictments have been
found, the large majority are men who
are notorious offenders against the laws OF
the state. In addition, they have gen.
orally been credited with corrupting in
the past the officials of the city and county
in order that they might pursue their ne.
farious practices without fear of arrest.
No more dangerous class of people has
ever invaded New Jersey. Here they
have made large profits from host of
dupes, and the wealth they have accumu-
lated is of such goodly proportions that
they can afford to part with consider
able portion of it if by that means they
can escape condign punishment. 1t is true
that the law provides that fine may be
imposed as penalty for conducting a
gambling house, but in the cases now be-
fore the court it would not appear that
such penalty would fit the crime. If
public gambling is to be completely and
permanently obliterated in Long Branch
the persons convicted of the crime must
be made to undergo confinement in State
prison.-NewGrk Nesos.