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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06

~ T has been charged that the choice of judges by popular. vote
TENDS to impair their independence, but | do not think so.
The electors have neither means, opportunity NOR De
- SIRE to interfere with the election of the judges they select
They can only refuse to re-elect when dspleased, and, bar
ring some rare instances, such refusals have usually been just when
not due to mere POLITICAL CAUSES. When the electors, how
ever, act through political organizations in choosing Judges there IS
some peril, especially when those organizations are allowed to fall
under the control of a few men or a single man, whose purposes gen
orally are OF soon become SELFISH OR CORRUPT. These men
really choose the judges as we'll as other public officials and naturally
come to regard them all alike as subject to orders.
I trust that the era of "boses" has passed away. But, even so, l
hope the time will come when judges will be elected without the
intervention Of party, because cases must frequently come before them
from which it is impossible to eliminate political considerations and
the effect of these, while it may not be entirely escaped, must certainly
be less when the judges are not nominated AS PARTY CANDI
DATES. Then, with terms long enough to enable the people to
form a just opinion of the men who administer justice in, their name,
we shall have a judiciary as independent as it'can be made. But it
must always weaken confidence in our judiciarylto have judges taking
part in political assemblies or discussing public questions upon which
the parties are or may soon be in conflict.
These are times when every one, especially lawyers, should look
beyond the impulse of the moment, lest we pay, and pay needlessly,
too high a price FOR THE RATIFICATION OF PRESENT
WISHES, just and praieworthy though they be. On every hand
men have made hasepto be rich and have not been innocent. It is
written that they shall not be innocent. Corporate officers have for
gotten that they are trustees for the stockholders, and both have for
gotten that corporations with public franchises are trustees for the
people, or, if they have not forgotten, THEY HAVE NOT
CARED. Fraud and graft have burrowed deep in private enter
pries. Executive and legislative officers have been convicted and
sentenced for infamous official crimes. The people are aroused by
reason of numerous frauds and imposhions practced on them and by
the insoent parade and MISUSE OF WEALTH by persons who
utterly lack the character and training necessary to qualify them to
be intrusted with the control of wealth. Ns
Under such conditions the temptation to seek and sanction irregu-
lar justice is STRONG, and the Immediate result is apt to hide the more
remote and lasting consequences. MsH &#
ABILITY TO FoREsEE THESE AND ACT IN VIEW OF THEM
IS WHAT DISTINGUISHES NATIONS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF
SELF GOVERNMENT FROM THOSE WHICH ARE NOT.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
DID NOT UNDERSTAND-AN
INCIDENT OF BARBER SHOP,

How will you have your hair cut.
sir?" said the talkative barber TO the
victim in the chair.
Minus conversational p%rolixity," re-
piled the patient.
Flows that, sir?"
with abbreviated or totally elm
mated variations"
"What?"
without effervescent verbosity."
STRIP
LET even diminutive colloquy be
conspicuous by it's absence"
The barber scratched his head
thoughtfully a second, and then went
over to the proprietor of the shop and
whispered:
81 don't know whether that NAL in
my chair is mad or a foreigner but
can't find out what he wants"
The proprietor went to the winkine
customer and said politely:
my man doesn't seem to under
stand you, sir. How would you like
your hair cut?"
In silence"
The proprietor gave a whitening look
at his assistant, who felt SO utterly
crushed shat he never asked the man
if he'd buy a bottle of hair restorer.-
Tit-Bits.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
Remarkable,

L The sad-eyed stranger at the cafe
table was relating an interesting ex-
perience when we entered. We heard
only his concluding words:
well, sir, when | received that let
ter notifying me of my good luck, l
could hardly credit my senses. l act
ually had to pinch myself to see
whether | was. asleep or awake. And,
by Jove, You know!" he added, after
a pause, Il found l was asleep!"-
Cleveland Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
80 Smith Street.
Look for sign &c. & S."

night. In the account of the meet
ing we read that at WAS AFTER
10 O'CLOCK WHEN CHAIRMAN
FINNEGAN ASKED THE AUDI
ENCE TO JOIN THE, COMMITTEE
AND PARTAKE OF REFRESH
HENTS WHICH HAD BEEN PRE-
PARED IN AN ADJOINING ROOM.
THE REST OF THE EVENING WAS
GIVEN OVER TO FEAsTING AND
SINGING"
All this in spite of the fact that this
new pure-election law which we be-
lieve Senator Jackson claims as a
part of his own record, expressly
PROHIBITS THE "PROVIDING OF
ANY MEAT, DRINK, ENTERTAIN.
MENT OR PROVISION TO OR FOR
ANY PERSON FOR THE PURPOSE
OF INFLUENCING THAT OR ANY
OTHER PERSON TO GIVE OR RE-
FRAN FROM GIVING HIS VOTE
At ANY ELECTION"
The first paragraph of this clause
says that this shall apply to the Sc
curing of a nomination as well as an
election. This law Is known as chap
ter OF 2OS OF the laws of the session
of 1906.
What are we to think of q senator
who passes a law to purify the cleo
tions and then. at the very first meet
ing he holds, sees that law openly
and deliberately violated?
What opinion can the public have
of the sincerity of purpose with which
such a bin was introduced?
IT Is EVIDENT THAT SENATOR
JACKSON KNEW IN WAS HIS
LAST TERM AND HE WAS
THRowING A BLUFF SO As TO
WIN POPULAR SUPPORT AT THE
COMING ELECTION. THE LAW
MAD No MEANING 10 HIN EN-
CEIT THAT IT MIGHT BE MADE
A PART OF ms RECORD UPON
WHICH HE MIGHT STAND BE.
FORE THE PEOPLE.
BY ignoring the law at his first
meeting, he has not only shown his
contempt for the Law. but he has
shown his wi true nature. But the
people have not been fooled. They
do not want a man who serves the
corporations blindly for two years
and then makes "a blum at serving the
people the last year. lie will be de-
az the primaries this fall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
ENrERlnIslNG MEncnNNrs.

Everyone who has had any deal
lngs with the merchants OF Perth
Amboy know that they are cntcrprls-
ing. There Is not a more popular
shopping center between Newark and
Trenton. The Newark Advertiser
has the following 10 say along THE
line:
"The New Brunswick Times says
that a great many business men in
New Brunswick are of the opinion
that II would be a good thing for
New Brunswick n Il cost 1--WE times
what II does now 10 get 10 Newark
and New York. so that women would
stay at home and spend their money
In local stores.
New Brunswick has been a back
ward and upprogressiye city for
years. The last state census shows
that while Ia 1909 Il had 5000 more
population than Perth Amboy, the
latter city nov has the greater popu-
lation by 2,762. Twenty years ago
New Brunswick had three times the
population OF Perth Amboy. The
Is largely the superior enter
prise and energy OF the people OF
Perth AmbOx. whose business men
do not sit idle In their shops wishing
for = Chinese wall 10 keep people
from buying their nceessaries else.
where. The WAY 10 keep homo trade
is 10 deserve 4 bt the proper enter
prise
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
Jumping at a Conclusion

Father" asked the small boy,
what is a misanthrope?" +
"A misanthrope, my son, is who
goes through the world looking upon
other men with distrust and as crea-
lures who have no object except to
make his life a burden"
i know" answered the small boy.
You mean a street car CONDUCTOR
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
MONDAY, AUGUST 6.
THINK IT OVER

That the Colby movement Is bene-
fitting the people of New Jersey there
is no doubt. just the mere agitation
and the fright ii has given the bosses
and their machines has dpne wonders
&swa1d restoring the government to
the people.
For instance, we find candidates
for the legislature declaring them
selves on all sides. The men owned
by the machine are forced 10 come
out into the open in order to meet
the Colby men. The fact that the
sO-called regulars are complaining
about the early opening of the ram
paign shows that they would never
have come out. before, the people II
the Colby movement had not compelI-
ed them TO. They would have al
lowed the old method to he pursued.
This method is well known. The
county committeeman, under the ma
chine rule, would fix up y list of dele
gates from their districts. Primaries
are held, only one or two people turn
out, the delegates selected by the
machine nae 20 to the convention
and. nominate the candidates decided
uppfi by the machine, give three
! Ahecrs for the. 'Grand Old Party"
nd il is all over.
The Colby movement has already
Ere an end TO this. Thanks to the
ha nray Idea" the people are having u
sons. Zee to see who are to be- the can
'ahinR les, they are given nn emporium
= 'ooN '"eih up INC O"'oS men
out with n platform and pledge
BE
to do If elected. They put IL he
lore the voters themselves To decide
The ''machinc" loOk ON in amaze.
ment, but il is so and the Colby
movement has done il.
Now, then, here IL something To
think over: If the Colby movement
just beginning and before election
can accomplish as much Us this for
the people, what will be accomplish
ed IL the people elect the Colby men
I'D Office and give them Il chance To
pass laws and do something substan-
tial in behalf OF the people?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today the weather will be gen
orally fair , with light %southerly
winds and slowly rising temperature.
Thunderstorms will probably occur
in the middle states and western
New England. On Tuesday, contin-
ued fair weather will prevail. with
fresh %southerly winds and nearly sta
tionary temperature, and on Wednes-
day fair and decidedly warmer wea-
ther will prevail
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
JACKs0N'S BAD BREAK

tIf we are not mistaken, a part of
the record of Senator Jackson. upon
which he is standing for a renomina-
tion is based on the so-called pure
election bin which was introduced
in the last legislature and is now a
law. Just how much Senator Jack
son thinks of this measure is shown
By bis very first meeting OF the cam
paigng held at Roosevelt Friday
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
Quaint Customs in Abyssinia.

Quaint customs prevail in these
parts of Abyssinia. When a father is
getting on in years the son bids him
climb a tree and jump down from the
branches. II the old man staggers on
landing, the son spears him on the
spot; his usefulness is over. One
tribe has a custom of sewing chance
visitors up in green hides and leaving
them to be killed by the contraction
Of the skins; with another the only
orthodox way of dealing with
strangers was to tie them in a bundle
and roll them over a precipice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
His Nation Of It.

This was how the geography put
it:
where the pine forests of the south
have Leen cleared away. are now to
be found fourishing truck FARMS"
This was the teachers question:
What do we now find where the pine
forests of the south have been cleared
away?"
And this was the answer; "Stumps.'
Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
Solved Again.

"You think you will have a cook
next week sure?" asked the caller
after a prolonged discussion of the
servant problem.
81 shall, if the girl has any regard
whatever for the amenities Of life,'
replied the hostess. 4.
What do you mean?"
In order to be sure of her favor, I
have arranged a littletdinner in her
honor the first evening she is with us.
Can't you come?'-Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
No Resemblance.

The Young Man Cat the other end
of the sofa) -Er-it isn't true, l hope,
Miss Mirtie, that you told Miss Cav
sip was a sara sardine.
The Young Woman-Tf l did, Mr..
F%ainthart. | take It back. You're not
the least bit in the world like a sar-
dine. You seem to be terribly afraid
you are crowding somebody.-Chicago
Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
FIRE ALARM X


s3-Haritan Copper Works.
26-IIlgh n Lewis streets.
20 Madison avenue and Paterson street.
28-Afnrket and First streets.
46-Smith and High streets.
a7-State and smith streets.
43-HuCkingham ave. and Hartford St
AS-Commcrce and Front streets.
f7-Ifieh and Washington streets.
b4-Statc st. and Buckingham ave.
bG-Hayy avenue and Charles street.
b7-State and Wayne streets.
62-Washington and First streets.
g3-Ncw Brunswick ave and Elm ~.
B4-Smith Street and Watson avenue.
G6-Commerce and State streets.
79-Front and Smith streets.
73-Watcr and Gordon streets.
74-Kcarny avenue and Gordon street.
S2-Smith and Herbert streets.
S3-WoOdbridge road and Washington st.
S4-Lchigh avenue and Stanford street.
To send In an alarm, open the door OF
the box and pull down the lever and let
go, once only. Stay at box until hremen
arrive.
SPECIAL CALLS.
/ tap-Break In circuit. 2 taps-Drill
and fire alarm test. 3 taps-Fire out. 5
taps-Policc call. 12-Calls for Lincoln
Engine Company. 13-Call for Washing
ton Hose. 14-Call for Mcclellan Engine
Company. 15-Call for Protection Hook
and Ladder. 16-Can for Eagle Hose
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
Quite.

Brownson-And he told you for a
fact he was going to be married?
Joneley-Yes. Mrs.-What's her
name again?
Brownson-Oh! She's a widow,
then?
Joneley-Oh, rather! Widow and
often.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
For lunch.

When man who's civilized brings home
Another man for dinner I.
me COOK euts up and fumes and frets,
His wife acts like a sinner;
but wives and cook of Umbo-Jum,
OFF in the South Pacific,
When he brings home a man for ,,nch
Smile on him beatinc.
Houston Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
The r1npelling Force.

Kandor-vI saw your wife to-day.
Say, old man, what made you decide 10
marry her?
Henpeck-Gracious! I'm glad Henri
eta didn't hear you calling her that.
Misunderstanding her what?
Henpeck-Yes, calling her what
Philadelphia Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
Out on the naan

Captain, every one of the dog
watch is beastly drunk"
What have they been drinking?"
Where did they get it?"
Over on the port side.T-Milwaukee
Wine - ,N
The Butcher-Is it crazy your, Wife
49, sir, or Just young andfignoTant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
Probably,

Mamma-I'm surprised to see you
throwing away the crusts of your
bread. You may see the day when
you'll be glad to eat them.
Tommy-Aws,do don't you s'pose they'll
all be t5rQldy am not fit to eat by that
time 2Cfeyelahd Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
THE STUPIDITY OF WAR
By presIdent n. ?. FAUNcE o. Brown unIversIly

BY President II p FAUNcE OF Brown University
/ is not true that sin time of peace we must prepare for war"
but rather that in time of peace " Q must prepare TO MAKE
WAR IMPOSSIBLE. We have come to realize that the stimuli
taneous discharge of pistols at fifty PAGES is no more likely to esab-
lh justice than the tossing Of pennies or the throw of the dice.
When the sdueist became ABSURD dueling was dead.
THE TIME IS SURELY COMING WHEN THE INTERNATIONAL
DUEL WILL SEEM IN THE FACE OF INTERNATIONAL OPINION AN
UTTERLY STUPID WAY or SETTLING INTERNATIONAL DIFFER
ENcEs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06

away has made millions of human beings stand erect and claim their
God given inheritance.
While the era of constitutional liberty is ever widening, while the
tyranny and insolence of arbitrary power are every year decreasing,
the leaders of the worlds thought, not only the English speaking
nations, but the other Christian nations as well, have vet much to do
in teaching REVERENCE FOR THE WILL OF THE MA
JORITY and respect for the public servants upon whom the people
bestow authority. .ts,i
The belief that moral questions can be settled by the shedding
of human blood is relic of barbarism. To doubt the dynamic power
OF righteousness is infdelity to truth itself.
THAT NATION WHICH Is UNWILLING TO TRUST ITS CAUSE
70 UNIVERSAL. CONSCIENCE OR WHICH sHRNks FROM THE
PRESENTATION OF ITS CLAIMS BEFORE A TRIBUNAL WHERE
REASON HOLDS SWAY sETRAYs A LACK OF FAITH IN THE
souNDNEss OF ITS POSITION.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06

of that theory of government which traces govern
mental authority 10 THE CONSENT OF THE
GOVERNED y,ata
An idea will sometimes revolutionize an indi-
vidual, a community, a state, a nation or even a
world, and the IDEA that man possesses INALIEN-
ABLE RIGHTS which the state did not give and
which the state, though it can deny, cannot take
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
The Reward of Endeavor.

Toll on as stoutly as you may.
To leave the world our debtor,
Some idler will look wise and say
He could have done it better.
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
English Language Tells
Most Governmental Truth
By WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

- HE English language has become the vehicle for the convey
ance of GOVERNMENTAL TRUTH, even more than
for the spread of general information, for, beginning with
Magma Charta and continuing through the era of the Amer
can revolution and the Declaration of Independence down to the
present, no language has been so much employed for the propagation
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
Ninned In the Bind.

Jones-Yes, ! intended to buy that
shore hotel; but | vent down there
and stayed d week to look it over,
and
Smitli-Yes?
Jones-An1 after paying my bill, |
no LONGER had tire price of the hotel
Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06

Your want ad. VIII be found work
lpg for youNuptilsthe last newspaper
r-srler has Ebhe 60 bed for the night
and It viii be ION the job. again
ln-fhc- morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06

Advertising In the NEWS brings
good results.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06
Late Songs.

He is fond of singing the latest
songs" Ftii 10 9H5
Why, the idea! He lever esgffhgs
anything but Annie Laurie Or iHf96ime,
Sweet Home.," .,sUa.
| know. but he nevernsingss them
peiore midnisht - Honsfnnf Pdks5d :
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06

Want" advs. sor thesEyRN4Nr
NEWS received at f. Kialeubezgeeis
store 24s Smith straas an4Yqas
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-06

By JUDSON
HARMON,
Ex-Attorney General
of the United
States
Politics
and
the


. T has been charged that the choice of judges by popular vote
TENDS to impair their independence, but | do not think SO.
The electors have neither means, opportunity NOk DE
- SIRE to interfere with the election of the judges they select
Tbav can 6nlv refuse TO re-elect when displeased, and, bar
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-02-22
! school should be named in honor of

school should be named in honor of
Capt. Sasser.
9th. We believe that it is the duty
of all now connected with the school
to thus honor Capt. Sasser.
9Th. We believe that if the men,
bers of the old beard could speak,
they would say that the only thing
to do is to name tire school i'll honor
of the only surviving member OF the
old board.
18th. We believe that, if the corps
of teachers named ABOVE could have
a voice in the matter, the, would, to
a man, name the school Lafayette.
9Th. We believe that the leading
citizens throughout the county will
say that the people of the Fork If
the river have done right by naming
their splendid shool in nonOro of Capt.
Sasser.
9th. We believe that all the men
now living in The community realize
that Capt. Sasser is the educational
father in the community, and we be-
ilieve that you all viii; agree with
| me that the new school should be
named in his honor.
Let me say again that Mr.. Sass'r
| has at all times done what he could
for education in this neighborhocd,
and now, in his declining ): ars,
| when the western skies are purpling
for the sunset, he is fully conscious
of the fact thai he has done his whole
duty to his neighborhool education
ally. Let the school be named "La-
Fayette"and mayit stand fO~ all iime
q monument TO this great and good
man. +. L. ATKINSON
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-02-22

venience was experienced. A crew
went to work at once Eand built a
track around the wreck to connect
with the main line, and trains will
be able to pass by this e by to-
morrow, when a WreckIrg train will
arrive and remove the engine. IN"
scene of the wreck, which occurred
on one of the worst curves OF he
road, was visited today by large
crowds tr0m this city.
Some eight or ten years ago, be
fore the seasons changed so per
ceptibly, it was an old established
custom to SOW gardens on the 14th
of February, and some Of our peo-
pie keep it up yet, but very little
time is gained by the practice on &C
/ count of the cold weather we most
always have the latter part of March.
DIR. Will Crawford, our splendid
Walter correspondent, says that, in
order to keep up his old established
custom, on the mornlng of the
18th, during the heavy rains we
were having, Toby Howell go'
| up about 3 O'Clock in the morning
and sOWed his garden, for fear Ii
would be raining 50 hard at day
| break he could not do So Tne
Doctor lays that if TOBY saves those
eed he Will have to sit up every
| night and burn bon fires and speno
| the balance IF the time in the day
/ time hauling sunshine in his garden
1 With a WheeIbarrOW.
For twenty-five ~years-from ths
im1 when ne had bare;y GRO Sc,
the threshold Of mans estate Mr.
e o g.. Roy all has baen Continuous
superintendent ct ~. stephen :
Episcopal Sunday Scaro:, and he
| las been uniting and Il aIouS III IN.
discharge OF these duties, as is thar
tcteti5tic of him in VIVA eve laiu
fuJJn HIM or in whatever he under
axes. l. tst Sunday VS. The twenty
ifth anniversary vi MS iaitht1i ser
vice rs superintendent, and in ths
midst OF the classes a pause Was
called, when the rector, Rev. Mr.,
dor5tield, OIL behalf Of the teachers
aud pupils of the Sunday school, liz
eloquent and fitting words presented
Mr.. Royal with a beautiful gold
cross, appropriately Inscribed. Mr..
R)yall was taken completely by sur
prise, and was SO deeply touched by
tue incident that, as he said, he Wa-
at a loss for words to express his ap.
preciatIon of the spirit that prompted
the beautiful souvenir, which he
prjZ IS most highly.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-02-22
DEATH OF DIR. HILL.
The End Came Suddenly Last
Night.

The death of Dr.. Taos. Hill oc-
at his home in this city last
at 8 O'Clock, suddenly, a few
moments after he had retired, in The
74th year of his age.
DIR. Hill had been in feeble health
for several weeks, part Of the time
conf ed to his ted, but recently he
Was thought TO be improving, ana
had been down TO his office several
times since hi last confinement, ana
was up and about the house yester-
day. Early in the evening he com
plaiued Of feeling worse than u5uai,
and at s O'Clock retired, and Whllt
h $ wife was preparing 10 retire snt
noticed that he secured struggling
for breath, and fastening to bis ped'
side she found that he was nncon'
ccious. She quickly theil
daughter Miss Mary Hill, who bur
ried for her uncle, Mr.. Jno. IL. Hui,
next door, but before either got Ii
his bedside he was dead. 1t Was (
sad and severe shock to his family
and The news is receivei wish sin
care sorrow throughout the comma
nifty, where the deceased was held il
high esteem.
DIR. Hill was a native Of Samson
ounty, and was a surgeon in the
Confederate army, serving with fear,
less gallantry throughout the entire
War. After the war he went Wesl
10 practise his profession. Subse'
lquentiy he located in Salisbury, AM
some % years ago, he moved tc
GJldsboro, where he has since Re
sided and been actively engaged as Z
| practitioner. He was a son of tht
late DR.. John II Hill, whose death
at an advanced age, occurred L;
years ago today.
Besides his younger brother, Mr.
Jno. Fl. Hill, of thus city, he is sur
| vived by his devoted wife and five
children, two daughters, who resid,
/ with him, and three $ ms, all If whom
| were absent, bit two of whom
| Messrs. Jas. aud lhedIe Hill, are tx
| o. ctea to arrive in time for the fune
| raj, which will be held tomorro
| afternoon at 4 O'Clock, from St
Stephens Episcopal church, o. whicl
he was a devoted member.
To the bereaset family the ARGU
extends its sincere cond)ienc II
th-i great sorrow nj trr ratao.
! i0-S.