The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-09-06
Silver Anniversary.

silver Auu1yC1SdIys
i Twenty-Five years ago Dr. Richard q
Parsons was elected superintendent of tn
Burlington County Hospital, and In tina
time he has had the pleasure of seeing tn
institution increase in value to the com
munity, even though it may not hav
grown in stature as much as might b.
desired.
When DR.. Parsons was first elected
The NEWS, which was then published
twice week, in one of Its issues spoke Of
the new official as "a young physician just
about beginning practice" and expressed
he hope that the people would give him
their support and confidence. That hope
has been fulfilled.
During the % years the managers Of the
Hospital have held a meeting every
month, and DR.. Parsons has missed but
four meetings in the quarter of century.
and that absence was due to his being
away on a trip to Europe.
Stokes at Mount Holly.
Former Governor Edward G. Stokes
addressed meeting In the court house,
on Thursday evening. The severe storm
In the afternoon and the fact that rain was
still falling at the time the meeting was
called for prevented many from attending,
but even with those drawbacks there was
good audience present, nearly 300 per-
sons sitting for over two hours listening
to the speakers In the audience were a
number of prominent people from various
parts of the county.
Mr.. Stokes was first introduced. He
was presented as man who needed no
Introduction in this county as Burlington
felt 1t had some claim on him as resi-
dent. Neither would he be named as a
Cumberland county man, but he would be
introdr ced as representing the entire
state. The former Governor was greeted
with hearty applause.
He began his address by explaining the
law and procedure under which he was
going before the people and asking for
election to an office which had been for
some time his sole political ambition. He
had held Office but never before had he
sought the positions he had filed. In his
usual calm and argunentative manner
Mr.. Stokes made clear all of the points
touching the manner In which the people
now have right to express, at the polls,
their choice for the high Office in ques-
ton. After giving this part of the sub
ject much time, he alluded to the contest
in his own county In which certain per-
sons, because of personal feeling, are try
ing to keep him from securing the high
honor he seeks.
He said, among other things:
1t is true there is a fight against me in Cum
berland county. but am making my appeal
not to the voters of any one county. but to
the voters of the whole state. / am not q
sectional candidate, but candidate before
the entire state. If 1 am not a broad enough
man to represent the whole state, am not ut
for the high honor OF United States Senator
So much comment, however, has been made
upon the situation In Cumberland that am
going to take the people into my confidence
and tell them the story. The fight AGAINST
me in that county is not new fight. Since
the early days of my public life / have been
opposed by an element backed by Federal
patronage. Money has been sent from time
OF the state to compass my defeat, and this
effort of few of the Federal politicians has
been almost unceasing the past Is years.
Federal appointments in Cumberland county
and of late 1t has been generally understood
that no friend of mine could get a Federal ap-
pointment. and whoever did was expected to
oppose me.
The same parties who have opposed me for
years are at work this year In my county.
Under their Inspiration there is a combina
ton OF Legislative candidates known as the
"Kean Legislative ticket" There is no
"Stokes Legislative ticket In Union county
or in Essex county, or In Camden county,
but there 1s recognized Kean Legislative
ticket in Cumberland county.
1t is a remarkable condition of affairs For
10 years have fought the party battles. For
10 years l have helped to frame the party
Of the party pamnhieis in this state many navy
spoken for the party, for its candidates, on all
possible occasions, so far as my health and
my voice permitted. have assisted in every
campaign, and you would naturally think
that after these years OF party service, faith
full at least, even II not always availing. that
would be ut least entitled to q fair deal, and
that the courtesy that exists among party
voters would be accorded me equally with the
other party people in the state.
None of the state leaders would think of
sending money or using Federal patronage
against Governor Murphy for instance, In
Essex county. None them would think of
using these same weapons against Congress-
man Gardner in Atlantic. None OF them
would think of interfering with Senator Kean
made no appointments in Atlantic and Union
without the concurrence of these parties or
their friends as a matter of political fairness.
None of the State leaders would think of in
terfering with Baird in Camden. Cumber-
land county is the one single exception that
has been interfered with from the outside by
create friction and disturbance among our
own people. And this year they are resort
violation of all custom. They are TRYING to
defeat Assemblyman McAllister for a second
term-the invariable rule of our county for
years-simply because he is not subseryfent
to few outside Federal leaders who want to
control Cumberland affairs This year CON
trary to all custom, the recommendations of
County Committeeman elected by the people
have been ignored and election officers have
been appointed at the dictation OF party
faetion-a high handed proceeding that must
nave some purpose other than fairness
What man wants to control the election Of
ficers for any worthy purpose?
Word, too, has been sent to the workers In
the county for some months past that ample
money was in command for this primary
fight; and one OF the opposition has boldly
candidates for the Legislature who say that
they will vote for me II the people SO desire
a veritabie Sibley campaign There never
was holder or more open attempt to pur
chase a county than is being made in Cum
berland county this year. In the fight in that
county am opposing forces of bribery and
corruption, just as Roosevelt declares he is in
the nation at large.
have never publicly stated these facts be-
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the people of New Jersey to thoroughly un-
derstand the situation. With the facts be-
fore them, am willing to trust my cause to
the sense OF fair play that prevails among the
American people.
II should be elected to the United States
Senate, whatever influence and power l have
by virtue of the office have shall insist up-
on fair play for all candidates Young men
OF brains should be encouraged in public life
and should not be compelled to fight their
way to preferment against the misuse of the
party organization. 1t is the misuse OF the
party organization that makes it unpopular
and 1t Is the use of the party organization
that Is causing party discomfort and party
trouble in this country to-day.
In this primary contest l am making war
upon no one. / am simply submitting my
candidacy to the judgment of the people OF
the state. To this there can be no good OBJ
lection, and yet am being attacked In the
most malicious and bitter manner.
There is no criticism of my public record.
Sneering speculation as to my private means;
slurring innuendces as to how l earned my
small savings, and other picayune criticisms
| constitute the weapons of those who are
afraid to meet the real issue of the Senatorial
contest. By some of the regular party papers
am held up as q demagOgue. And these
batteries OF slurs and innuendoes are leveled
against me, out of all the Senatorial candf-
dates. for what purpose? Simply because
that the people should have a voice In the
selection of their United States Senator. The
issue in this contest is perfectly plain. On the
state law on the Senatorial succession, and
who refuse to give the slightest attention to
are those who Insist that the Will OF the PEG
pie shall be obeyed. "Choose We this day whom
you will serve"
Hon. William ]. Crossley. Prosecutor Of
the Pleas of Mercer county, was the mex
speaker and he called attention to the fac
that he had been appointed to the Office