Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-30
EDITORIAL COM TENT.

jersey t1lN JOURNAL.
New Orleans cut loose yesterday
when President Roosevelt got there.
If there was anyone in or around the
city that was not contributing to the
reception no m noticed his absence.
The population, with II accord,
moved to the place where Roosevelt
was, and the result was such a crowd
and such Il jam that the president
had to leave them in order to prevent
injury to those who were in the foe
us Of the pressure. The enthusiasm
of the people knew no bounds, and
the cheering vas continuous in some
parts of the throng all day. Wheth-
er Roosevelt has convinced their
heads or not cannot be known, but
he has won the hearts of the south
ern people, and they do not care who
knows ii.
Hoboken Observer:
This is a Door ra1l for floaters.
The Bowery lodging houses, where
the gentry mostly c%ongregate in New
York previous to- election, are said to
be deserted by all except their nor
NAL guests; While the registry lists
of Jersey City show tina colonization
has not been attempted this year to
any perceptible extent. The game Is
too hazardous, evidently. Even in
| Newark there is a perceptible alb
sence from their usual haunts of the
gangs who in previous years illegal
ly registered and voted with little
effort at concealment. Debauching
the franchise, according to indica-
lions, this side of Philadelphia and
Camden, will be a risky business on
the seventh OF November.
New Brunswick Home News:
Here are some interesting figures
for those who are compelled to tray
Il by rail: In the twelve months
ended OF. June 80, 1905, $50 persons
we're killed and 1873 injured in
railroad accidents in this country,
according to the report of the Inter
State Commerce Commission issued
Monday. Comparison with 1904
shows an increase of IL killed and
LIPS injured. The number of EN-
oloyees killed shows a decrease OF
l06. There we're 1921 collisions
md 1885 derailments, of which 1863
| collisions and les derailments af-
fected passenger trains. The dam
age to railroad property was $2,410,-
GIL.
Trenton Times:
When Senator Dryden, of New
Jersey, gets his proposition for Fed
eral supervision of insurance COM
Danies before the United States sem
lte for consideration, he will linda
strong opponent in Morgan G. Bulke-
ley, who has been elected to succeed
The late Joseph r Hawley, of Con-
necticut, and who is the president of
one of the big Hartford life insur-
lnce companies. Senator Buckley,
who represents the sentiment of
many of the men who control Con-
necticut companies, has fortified
himself with figures showing the re-
suits of federal control of banks, in
which more than $97, 5000 in as
sets have been lost through the 43S
bankks that have failed since the
banks were placed under federal
supervision. Senator Dryden has
had a lifetime of experience in the
insurance business and will be the
principal supporter OF his proposition
for federal control, which has the en-
dorsement of President Roosevelt.
The State Board for the Equal
lzation of Taxes, at a meeting in
Trenton On Tuesday, took up the
question of adjustment of valuations
and rates of the railroad property
called the main STEM" and decided
that each member of the board
should work out for himself the de-
tails of a plan that would bring
about equality of taxation in the
state, and report the same to the
board for consideration, after which
a report of its conclusions will Pc
made to the legislature, The TASK
before the board is not a light one
for TO harmonic conservatism with
the soak it to the railroad policy.
prevalent in some sections, will call
for nice Judgment, and IT is open to
conjecture that no matter what may
be the views of the Hoard the irrec-
o~ncilables will objett. It is also
open to belief that tn farmers and
Others along the mail line or stem
would be in danger of Increased taxs
alton, In order to MAKE up the deficit
In the school fund thaA would follow
The taxation Of the lain stem by
local municipalities. that Should