The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-14
JUNE Ia. 1905.
CITY FINANCIAL STATEMENT

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After several months of indecision
the printing committee of Common
Council have at last designated the
city papers that will publish the city
trcasurcr's annual report of how the
money OF the people has been spent
They are the Democratic Wage-Work-
cr and The Record a great majority
of our citizens and tax papers will
never see the report. Is 1t right2 Is it
dong justice to the people2 II was de
cided several months ago to give the
power To the committee to decide and
they have done it, The committee as
now stands is Patrick f. Mongon from
the First Ward and Harry Scott from
the Third Ward. The Beacon should
publish the report for reason that it is
l.ambertvllle's leading paper with a
circulation equal to II not greater than
our other city papers combined. Did
the committee take that fact into con
SidcratIon2 Ii seems not AMI they will
have the task of explaining to their
angry (1nd Justly SOY constituents their
reasons tor wasting the peoples money.
Can the committee explain this matter
S1tSlaCtorlly2 1t is their duty as the
people have 4 right to know. The
Beacon has always bscn outspoken, es
pcCially where the interest OF the city
are 1t stake and will continue 10 do So
no matter where II hits Lambcrtvllle
Beacon. lane s. 1905 grammar and
punctuation lnoludedA
Months al iudecislon eh , Not SO
tar IS the Beacon WAS concerned as 1t
VAS never IN 1t At any stage ut the
game \ great majority OF our ciu.
rs WILL see r. Al viii have access
10 u tor the nominal sum OF one cent
per copy Il every man, woman and
child IN the State OF New Jersey de
sire 1t, arrangements Will be made to
Accommodate them
rs 10 the queries, lis II right ?" Il.
It doing justice 10 the people ?" al
the people OF lamheftdllc, minus :
couple Of loudmouthed sratterS. are IT
hearty accord with the Common Coun
cll and Printing Committee in tn,
matter OF accounting for their steward
ship III papers that have convictions
and the courage to express them on al
public questions, and which are the re
lentleSS foes OF the whole grating ant
ballot-box Stutting outfit OF Huntcrdor
county, instead OF giving the patronage
10 the journalistic defenders OF thi,
county's syndicate OF graft OF course
~ WAS decided several months ago te
give the power to the committee to de
eide, and which shows that if The
Beacon had any friends holding seats
Ia our municipal legislature their friend
ship WIS not of sufficient density to in
duee them to vote to instruct the com
mlttee IN the interest of the people
who ellm To own THE LEADING NEWS
PAPER and thereby hazard their chance
of retaining the good ~ill OF the pow
ertul Argus outht.' The committee
As II NOW stands Is Patrick +. Mongon
ot the fltst Ward and Harry Scott O
rhird Wafd. Well what of it, broth
er joe But since YOU don't care tt
amphiy IN Your "lsAnlNcs paper, ",
viii DO II Tor ,ou Mr. Harry Scot
and Mr. Patrick I Menson unlik,
some OF our journalistic brethren OF
very limited and local reputation. Ar,
men ct convictions who respect paper
with convictions and who hold theu
seats IN Council by the grace Of cen
Aluuenis With convictions Il whose re
quest ta1 tar treatment IL the publish
cISwho make sacrifices LOT principle the,
have mlnlulH and CourageouSN re
Sponded ihe Beacon should pub
lNh the report should III Well Their,
are no strings ON ii, a> " The Beacon
well knows II could have had access t,
4 copy 81 the report months ago, aud
surely / paper claiming to be IN pcs
session OF 4 monopoly OF the publ,
support OF tins city and vicinity could
give II gratulteuS publicity without an,
hardship, AS to the fate OF those who
beiriendcd the nkMocRArlc MAGE
WoRKtR (lnd they are legion we de
iy anyone 10 show where lis friends in
public HE have not been indicated
because OF thelr friendship for it,
Take the case OF former Freeholder
WolhnGer rs treeholder he oppos
ed It 1t every opportunity and VA,
defeated tor reelection hy John W
nllley Mir. Dllley rs Freebooter &C.
corded 10 the MAGE WoRKKR the
same treatment melted out to the other
county papers. After term in the
Board OF treeholder& he WAS induced
10y his party to stand as / candidate
for member Of ENciSe Commission and
received the highest vote cast for any
candidate OF either party and without
our vote and support Che being he.
publican We did not care TO make il
Unanimously, all Of which goes to show
that hlS refusal to do the bidding OF
the grltletS that are arayed against
tins paper endeAred HIM to the people
ot this city. Democrat Wage Worker
June o, ZOOS.