The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-04-06
TUESDAY, APRIL Q, 1909

TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1909
JUDGE TULLER, who presides over the
Bridgeton courts, seems to be stirring
things up somewhat. Notwithstanding
hotel keeper has been acquitted on a
charge Of illegal sale sale Of liquor, Judge
fuller refused to renew the mans license,
against which remonstrance had been
fled. In rendering his decision the Judge
said that the evidence presented at the
trial should be met with caution, yet he
felt that the testimony given by the de-
tectives had been corroborated to such an
extent as to show the law had been vio-
lated. It was clearly proven that the bar
tender. after many protests. had sold liz
uor to an habitual drunkard living within
1870 feet Of the hotel. Judge fuller held
that evidence of rum sales to persons visi-
bly, under the influence Of liquor and to
habitual drunkards was SO strong that he
was impressed that the law had been vio-
lated. By his action in refusing to renew
the license Judge fuller has given notice
that the verdict of jury in license case
is not binding upon him If he holds diff
ferent view of the evidence. Whether the
verdict caused the Judge to take notice OF
the character of juries being drawn in his
court is not clear, but 1t Is certain that on
Tuesday he refused to accept the list of
petit jurors offered by the Sheriff and re-
primanded the under-Sherif for not fur
nishing him list Of names prior to the
opening of the court. In addition to this
Judge fuller struck from the list 100
names selected by the Sheriff and substi-
tuted the same number of names of his
own selection.
ATTENDANCE Officer Joseph K. Beans
in an interview in the Trenton Sunday
Advertisev, says the reason great many
children do not attend public school,
as they are required to under the COM
pulsory attendance law, Is because some
of the little ones not only suffer from
want of nourishment, but in many cases
they do not have enough clothing to
enable them to venture outdoors In the
cold weather." and he recalled several
specific cases. The State regards 1t as
essential that all children between GER
tain ages shall attend school. In the
interest Of society 1t Is desirable that all
shall be taught to read and write, and
every child Is entitled to at least that
much of an education. Since society is
benefited, the State should see to 1t that
the child is provided with sufficient cloth
Ing and food; and it is question whether
the money now being spent for carriage
hire In hauling children to and from
school. might not be put to better use
in the direction suggested. There is
another hardship of the compulsory at
tendance law to which Mr.. Beans makes
no reference. 1t is In connection with
children of a. widow or an invalid father,
whose mesger earnings are needed to
aid In supporting the family; or of the
family referred to by Mr.. Beans, where
the earnings of seven dollars week by
the father were used to maintain family
of eleven persons. The assumption that
the law is right will not always hold
good -Morrsstoon Neavs.
AssEMBLYMAN Blauvelt's bill to abolish
poll taxes in this State has been knocked gal
ley west in the House, and is not likely to be
heard from again this year. The resource
full new idea man from Passaic made a
strenuous fight for It. but he could muster
only seventeen votes In its favor, includ-
ing his own, while there was just twice
that many against it. If the vote in the
House on this bill is bit significant of the
sentiment throughout the State, 1t means
that two thirds of the people of New Jer'
sey believe and insist that poll taxes shall
be levied and collected, and that poll tax
shirkers shall no longer be allowed tc
eyade the insignificant dues which are
among the badges of their citizenship
Mr.. Blauyelt argued that poll taxes were
IAN offensive imposition" but they are
not; they are highly complimentary
charge. an evidence that every man is ex
pected to do little something for the
government which does so much for him
It is true, as the Passaic Assemblyman In.
sisted. that great many men do not pay
poll tax, but 1t is also true that unless
they are paupers they should be made tt
do so. It has been shown over and over
again that poll taxes can be collected.
They are collected largely In Newark
they are collected In many other places
The Jersey City shirkers do not pay them
1t Is true, but that is only because they
are allowed to escape without being press
ed for the amount. Given tax shirkers
and derelict collectors and similar con
ditions will exist everywhere. Since the
Legislature has refused to abolish poll
taxes, they should be collected everywhere.
1t is gross injustice to compel the payment
of them in some places and make no effort
to collect them In others. All should be
exempt or should be forced to pay. It's
mighty poor man, not to say an undesir-
able citizen, who can't pay poll tax once
a year. -Nesoark Neacs