The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-22
EDITORIAL CLIPPINGS.

President Roosevelt's reception in
the west proves conclusively that the
republican party has in him presiden-
tial candidate that enjoys the distine-
| ton of being both an fastener and a
westerner, and of combining all that
] is best in citizenship in both sections.
Baltimore American.
They are investigating the police
force in Newark, and some evidence
has got out that the cost of an appoint
ment there is $3.50. We don't know
what the quotations are in other cities.
but policeman who gave a note in
this city for the appointment put a
much higher figure than that upon it..
Paterson News.
An Australian astronomer has made
the discovery that the moon regulates
the rainfall. His observations of thir-
ty-Six years confirms him in the belief
that when the moon is moving south
there is plenty of rain: when IL is
moving north there are years of
drought; so there are alternate wet
and dry periods, the wet lasting nine
years and the dry ten Strange that
the world should have been without
this knowledge so long.
Information comes from Atlantic
City that this summer the cost OF
bathing at that resort will be fifty
cents, instead of twenty-five as here
tOfOre.
We have not been enlightened Is to
the reason for this increase in the cost
OF wallOwing in the surf If the price
OF the ocean has gone UP we haven t
heard of it, nor have we seen anv adj
vance over last year in the price Of
beaches: but perhaps the men wf09wu
the bathing suits need the money
State Gazette.
The Newark Advertiser IS Of the
opinion that the republicans Of New
Jersey will not take a man from South
Jersey for their guberuaTCriaE mgImE-
nee The Advertiser evidently views
the situation from close range II the
sentiment OF the entire Stale w4S
known to the Newark editor he W1uh1
realize that Hon Edward C. Stokes Is
probably more assured OF being tine
nominee for governor more than . Fz.zr
in advance Of the convention than any
man in the previous history Of Eeglfl-
lican politics OF the STANDARDIZATION
Pioneer.
Senator Hudspeth seems TO be bad
loser. He SquealS terribly. He tried
to put a democratic job through a
republican legislature, one OF the
rankest political schemes Of the sea
son. He did not get away with it.
Hence his Squeal. He should read the
constitution before attempting 10
criticise Governor Murphy or Presi-
dent Hutchinson about the fate OF his
bill. The governor had no authority
to return the bill to the senate after
five days had passed from the time he
received it, and Senator Hudspeth is
wasting his hot air in trying to pose
as martyr. He hasn't got his halo
on straight.-Jersey City Journal.
Every once in a while some newspa-
per announces that one jersey town Oh
another cannot pay its bills. 1t is a
thoughtless libel, which should not be
repeated. When town starts bust
ness, it starts in debt The expenses
must be paid for a time ON borrowed
money, and when the taxes come in
they are applied to the past, with lit
tie left for the future. In time, there
may be some accumulation, but even
this frugality is Objectionable, because
it is wiser not to have available funds
unoccupied, for many good reasons.
In large cities like Newark there are
frequent deficiencies in available cash,
and tempory loans are made to meet
these needs. Newark can borrow in
anticipation of its receipts to very
large amount, if necessary, and has
full authority in law, but smaller
statute, and not infrequently lay over
current bills for month pending re-
ceipt of actual cash from taxes or as
sessmentS. This seems lately to have
been regarded as a matter of news,
and it is evident that it is published
either in ignorance of ordinary govern
ment business, or in malice toward Of
ticials.-Newark Sunday Call.