The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-18


IT MUST be confessed that an analysis of
the vote cast at the recent election in New
Jersey fails to justify any extra VACANT
hopes on the part of the Democrats of
speedily regaining control of the State
In the Congressional fight that party car
ried but six counties out of the twenty
one. In these six their majorities amount
ed to IL, 152. In the remaining fifteen the
Republican majorities summed up So. 469.
net Republican majority in the State of
1887.
But even this is too f1attering showing
for the Democracy. Passaic county gave
majority of 1915 for the Democratic
candidate, while Bergen only gave 121 for
his Republican opponent. In 1900 the
majority for Stewart, Republican, in Pas
sale was 2,272 and in Bergen 2,34S. There
is no reason to doubt that had Stewart
been renominated he would have carried
both counties by respectable majorities.
even though perhaps not as large as those
OF two years ago. The Democratic ma
jority in the Sixth District was fictitious
so far as it indicates that party's strength.
In other counties the vote on Congress
seems to have been practically normal, in
dicating Republican majority in the
State of at least 10000 in an off year
NeaoGrk Neaos.
AT THE time the new asylum was built
the fear was expressed that the sewerage
system being installed would not be salts
factory and would cause annoyance. The
complaint, however, has come from
source not taken into consideration at the
outset. The objection to the system was
that it would not be ample and would be
constant care, but nobody suspected that
the neighbors with fields and residences
far away would be the first to object, nor
did any one suspect that the almshouse,
which has endured for long time with
the faultiest kind of sewage, in fact in
some places with no drainage at all,
would also join the number to put the
county to trouble and expense If the
sewer is not what it should be, let it be
changed by all means, and the board of
freeholders has ordered the change made
But let extra care be taken that the new
job shall be complete beyond the slightest
possible chance of complaint from neigh
bors near or far. Let every precaution be
taken to have the new drain so located
that it will not pollute the farms of those
adjoining and that it will not get into the
creek which furnishes several places with
drinking water. 1t would not be bad idea
to form subcommittee of those who have
discovered defects In the present system
and let them determine where is a good
place to have the sewage empty. They
do not want it where it win endanger
them and being good citizens, with the
golden rule ever before them, viii un-
doubleday protect Others.
DURING the campaign just closed we
called attention to the praiseworthy man
ner in which affairs had been conducted
at the Burlington county almshouse. The
people of the county showed their conf
dence in the steward by re-electing him
for another term of three years. There is
another institution at New Lisbon in
which the taxpayers are very much inter
ested. 1t is the insane asylum. About
two years ago it was put into commission
and we are glad to note that it has been
conducted in a manner that does lot ad-
nit of complaint Charles H. Deacon,
superintendent, has proved himself the
right man for the position of caretaker of
very unfortunate class of people. As
was to be expected, the new institution
has created much interest among the peo-
pie and the place has been visited by large
numbers of our citizens. All have ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased with
the institution and the condition of its in
mates. The reports published from time
to time show that economy has been prac
tised and that nobody has suffered thereby.
There 10 no reason whatever for change in
the present management of the institution.
The fact that everything is moving
smoothly and satisfactorily must not be
lost sight of, and jealousy and envy mus