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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23
t. pulverize this idiotic modern inven-

to pulverize this idiotic modern inven-
tion as follows:
What is the reason for this tagging
mania? The answer is an easy one.
The Taogers believe that representa-
tive government has become delu-
sion. Instead of representing the peo-
pie, it is the common belief that the
officials represent special interests. So
these various special interests demand
that the men sent to the legislature
at Trenton shall represent them rath-
er than the whole people at large.
The whole method, however, is wrong.
Pledging man to principle Is one
thing, to specific method another.
1t is within the power of the
people to make the members Of the
legislature representative of the en-
tire state, as they were intended to be.
There is only one way in which that
can be brought about. That way is to
nominate and elect men who are
known to the voters to be honest,
with common sense, and DESTROYS of
serving the public to the best of their
ability. Such men would be repre-
sentative of the people in fact as well
as in name. There would be no need
of tagging them. Their course of ac-
tion would be governed by their con-
illusions as to the best way in which
10 conserve the interests of their con
sbituents after having heard the argu-
ments on all sides of any question that
should arise in the lawmaking body.
Such men would not be merely autom-
atoms, moved by the machinery of the
taggers. and they would not be jump
ing jacks, manipulated by the wires
pulled by the bosses and the special
interests. A candidate who has to be
tagged to convince the people that he
will do his duty is not fit representa-
tive to be sent to Trenton. The very
fact that he is required to give a
pledge as to what his course of action
will be is sufficient to indicate that
the people suspect his honesty or that
they question his intelligence, or be-
lieve that his principles are matter
of expediency only. Those who object
to boss or" special interest tag
on candidate are inconsistent when
they insist on substituting tag Of
their own. New Jersey needs at Tren-
ton men of known sound principles
who are untagged.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23
FARMS NET HIM MILLIONS.
Leroy TempIeton of Indiana Strong In
Agricultural Praise.

Leroy TempIeton of Indiana Strong In
Agricultural Praise.
Leroy Templeton is one of Indiana's
real captains of industry. His special
ity is the farming industry, and he is
one of the comparatively few men who
have made millions of dollars out of
the soil.
By mixing his brains and energy
with his farming he has achieved great
success amassing and giving away
large fortunes. Recently he has dis
tributed deeds to relatives by which he
gave away property worth 100000 to
100000, and he is still a rich man.
Although he is approaching his
eighty-first birthday anniversary, he
is as full of vitality and enthusiasm,
of cheerfulness and optimism, as the
average young man OF twenty-one
''If young men will take my advice"
he said to an interviewer, ''they will
go to the farm instead of seeking to
enter the professional walks of life.
There is money to be made on the
farm. plenty of it, and it affords an
Independent, respectable livelihood. All
Of the professions are overcrowded"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23
Advertised Letters.

The following letters have not been
called for at the Post Office to August
10th, 19lO:-
Newelin Bishop, Elton Braddock,
Clement Cleveland (2). P. j. CONWAY,
Miss DAILY, Mrs NJ. w. Fern, Miss H.
Getzun, Mrs. Geo. A. Gillfllan, Mrs.
VIM. Harris, Nora Hayes, e. S. jack
son, Mrs. A. Johnson, Mrs. NJ. P. job V
son, q. A. MacFarren, j. Morrow, G.
Dew. Moulson, Mrs. T. Pincknef, j..
Reilly, Chas. Salon, Miss Schotfner,
Clara Steward ~, Lewis Smith, Wal
ter E. Smith, Mary Torrance, Mrs. e.
A. Underhill, Charlie Watson, Mar
garet Whitman, Mrs. Mamie Young,
Norris City Garage, Mary Cookery (F),
Bertha Fetherston (F), Guiseippi
Marchion [FO, Gerardo Nicalo F), r.
YohDson (F).
| F)-Foreign.
When asking for the !above letters
please say Advertised and give the
date of the advertisement. The above
letters will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office at Washington, D. c., on Thurs
day, September lst, 1910.
CHARLES McCoLLUM,
Postmaster.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23


The New Jersey state fair will Be
held this year at Newark, on October
3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th, 18th and 9Th. 1t will
be under new management, and extern
ksiye plans are now under way to make
the affair success from every angle.
Northern New Jersey has not had a
fair of any prominence since the last
one held at Wayerly, and it is the aim
of the new association to give the peo-
pie show which will be equal in most
respects, and superior in others, to the
splendid gatherings formerly held.
Premiums and blue ribbons will be
awarded in all the departments, where
in horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry
and pet stock, vegetables, fruits, grains
and grass, farm machinery, automo-
biles, carriages, wagons. merchants
displays, musical instruments, flowers,
fancy work, plants, pictures, culinary
and household articles will be exhib-
tied.
There will be trotting and running
races, athletic events, motor and cycle
races. Monday will be Military day,
when the military legion in the state
OF New Jersey will hold competitive
drills and contest for prizes. Tuesday
is Children's day, and on that occasion
the little folks in the public schools
will hold forth with exhibits of their
handiwork, and compete in athletic
sports, Wednesday is the day set apart
for farmers and grangers. Thursday
Is Governors day, when it is expected
that every prominent politician of
note in the state of New Jersey, I'd
other states, will be on hand. On Fri
day a program of events will be given
attractive to the Automobiles and
those interested in aviation. The fair
will wind up on Saturday with mon
ster set of bicycle and motorcycle
races.
The managers of the fair are plan
ming to attract immense crowds each
day, and with the different features
arranged for the different days, it is
likely their plans will be realized,
especially as the cost of admission has
been placed at the low sum of twenty
five cents. 1t is promised that the free
attractions which will be afforded the
people will be worth many times the
cost OF admission, exclusive of the ex-
hibits, which Will 90 to make fair Of
this character of unusual interest.
The New Jersey State Fair associa-
tion was Incorporated on August 18th,
1910. So that it is brand new young
Ster, but there is old and experienced
fair material on it's board OF directors,
and big success is assured for their
first effort
Applications for entry blanks for the
different exhibits can be made by APP
plying to Fred w. Voigt, Room 6O8,
Scheuer building, Newark, N. j.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

TlnRTY~sIx states will elect govern
o. this year. This will be the largest
nonoer ever elected in a single year.
ypit5y-two states will elect ut the
eAnaral election in November, Maine,
Va mont and Kansas will elect In Sep
b. nber and Georgia in October, Ore
g11. which was a June state, has
cht1aed TO November. In tho major
~ 4 states the election OF governor
his no special Significance. AL the
s.r,tIern states, for example, will
q - democrats, Some OF the north
en- states are equally sure TO elect
le,nlblIoana.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23
NOTICE.

NOTICE rs hereby given that The Mayor
~ and Board of Aldermen of the Town of
MOrristown will meet at p M ,on Friday
September 2. 1e10 In the Court Room In
the Municipal Building. Morristown, New
Jersey. for the purpose of considering q
petition from the Morris County Traction
Company corporation, filed with the
Town Clerk ON August s, 1910, and for the
purpose of considering the terms of an
ordinance granting the consent prayed for
by said petition.
Permission Is asked by said Traction
Company of The Mayor ana Board of
Aldermen of the Town Of Morristown. for
consent TO construct, operate and main
tain surface street railway upon the sur
face OF portion OF Morris street:
said petition more specifically asks per-
mission to place a double track on chat
portion Of Morris Street extending from
point In the center Of said street, being the
end OF the third course OF the 9th route
designated in the petition filed with the
Town Clerk on OF about May II. 1910.
(said point being adjacent to the point
where the center line of Blachly Place
produced would intersect the center line of
Morris Street) In an Easterly direction to
a point In said street where the center
lines of Morris Avenue and Washington
Avenue intersees the said center line of
Morris Street
Said petition further shows that said
Railway when constructed is so be oper-
ated by electric motors supplied by cleo
tricity by means Of overhead wires or
otherwise.
Said poles to support the said overhead
feed wires to DO erected at such points as
are shown on map accompanying said
petition
The proposed location Of the tracks, as
above described. Is more particularly
shown ON map attached TO said petition.
= - - =
Is Thirty five years.
MOrristown, N. j., Aug. s, 1910
THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF
ALDERMAN OF THE TOWN
OF MORRISTOWN.
NATHANIEL q. TONS, Town Clerk.
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Il1u law thaG authorizes petitions
b., senatorial aspirants who wish to
hit. their names on the primary
Ii i: It's provides chat petitions may
b fled up to and including August
2.s This year that date is Sunday
an Ghe Office Of the Secretary OF State
VII 9e kept open next Sunday to al
fns apy belated candidate the last
cll,lce. 1t is probable that all OF the
p Looms will he filed. 1t looks as If
Sol IS and Murphy would be the only
CEN 'idates unless "Jim MARITIME, of
plnnfeld, should get up petition.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

Politics is absorbing more or less
attention at present, but locally things
are in a nebulous condition. While a
number of men are talked of so far,
nothing definite has developed. Mayor
Ayers, it is understood is averse to
continuing in the office, as with his con-
scientious and painstaking discharge
of the duties of the offices it makes seri-
GUS inroads upon his time. There is a
very general opinion prevalent that
Frank e. Stults would be an ideal
candidate for the mayoralty, and a
very extensively signed petition is be7
ing circulated asking him to take the
The aldermanIc nomina-
tions are being worked out, with the
prospect of getting good men for the
positions.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

LOCAL OPTION, it is claimed, Is q
moral issue and should appeal TO the
higher motives OF the voters, and good
people are urged to contribute to the
campaign expenses and work for the
candidates. Yet it will be observed
by the declaration of principles by the
Local Option candidates that local OPP
ton occupies but ten per cent. OF the
space, the balance being taken up
with declarations in regard to public
policies in which no moral issue is in
yolved. While the contest is mainly
a factional fight in the Republican
party, the local option people positive
ly declare that they will not support
the regular nominees if their candi-
dates are defeated. In common fair
ness moral issue should be presented
on it's own merits and fought out in
an honest manner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

TugRH seems TO be new brand Of
Yap ,'licanism in town if we are to be-
j chat recent article on the local
si.ae Jon represents any one but the
yl..sr. We have heard of the stand
PIT ars " and tbe progressiVes and now
v SO confronted with the regressives.
I'm. IS The more remarkable from the
+ that they are TO be classed with
ii, democrats whom the voters have
).,aiiateo for several years IN success
81 = The argument is used that
n u, stown is 600 progressive; that
NJ. Cole, as street commissioner, IS
Ge .,,3y-6ve years ahead of the age in
Nm stown (althougn he is scarcely
Gi,' the average Of the towns all about
u. ling TO the limited means at the
a.. sal Of the authorities), If his
~ ..hods would be efficient twenty-five
~ hence-the town should move
Ia, 20 them. this is precisely the
s,a9lnent chat was used a year ago by
tIa democrats, and yet with n very
h. li, vote the republican candidate
s.. mayor ran but sixty behind the
ilsral ticket, and the loss was not in
81 larto the town where the large
D.: payers live, and also In spite of
t'l strenuous efforts of his opponents
o. s.sfeat him. Last year many new
ir..s were being worked out which
NY since abundantly justified them
sel %, and there is far less dissatisfac-
tltl now chan there was q year ago.
A., Las been said in these columns re-
p''edly the people of Morristown
D. & civic pride enough TO BIO willing
g. IVY for Improvements thai keep
81 town abreast with the towns
ah,u5 US, and it is certainly very
81 y sighted politics that attempt to
tu,f back the march of reasonable
inrovement.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23
a NEW CAUSE FoR cAMPLAINr.

Just when the DRINKS have fallen
into the habit of selecting the top of
the bridge parapets for touches to
sleep off their rotations and there
by worry passers-byy the Newark
" Sunday Call'' raises new issue, as
follows =
" Whoever it be in Morris county
who is responsible for the top dressing
of stone fences, bridges and similar
works, deserves the unqualified de-
nunciation of all whose pleasure it is
to stroll about the country and to lin
ger now and then to contemplate the
prospect. You may linger and you
may contemplate as much as you
please in the envlrons of Morristown,
but don't try to sit down on any of
the stone fences and bridges afore-
mentioned. They've topped them off
with all the sharp-pointed s.ones they
can find. Apparently they've ran
sacked the county for the sharpest;
ugliest fragments to be had and then
have socked them down deep into the
morton with vicious and altogether
disagreeable firmness. Because they
are ugly and old and rheumatic and
would not dare sit on a stone bridge
if they wanted to, they have appar-
emily resolved thai no one else shall.
If there's any way to abate Uncle Dan
since he might as well be blamed for
this along with the other things that
are heaped upon his self-etfacing per-
sonality- abatement proce edings
should be begun at once and carried to
a successful climax in the next election.
The slogan might as we'll be Down
with him he won't let us sit up on
our own bridges -"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

THE growth of Newark, Nd, in the
last decade has been remarkable, its
population having increased 10l ,39l, or
41.2 per cent. Twenty years ago New
ark and Jersey City were rivals for
primacy in New Jersey, the former
having 18l, $3.50 Inhabitants and the
latter 63,OO3. Newark drew away in
the 1900 enumeration, increasing the
gap from 1882 to 39,637. Now the
difference is 79,69O. Jersey City's 1910
total being 267,779. Newark was six
teenth in rank among the cities of the
United States in 1900. 1t will go up
point or two now. 1t has already
passed Washington and will probably
be found to have passed New Orleans
when the latter's 1910 total is an
nounced.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23
Hot AR.

The sirocco blows hot from the high
lands of north Africa and falls on the
Mediterranean as far as Malta. The
salano jumps like windy tireban
from the heat of the Sahara desert
and lands flatfooted in Spain The
manhattan blows hot Sahara dust far
into the Atlantic and gives nosebleed
and makes skin and lips parch and
crack. while furniture and ship tim
bers groan and crack and scream in
an agony of droughty despair. The
khasmin blows Sahara's ancient dns'
into Egyptian eyes every fifty days
The pamperos periodically blow down
into Buenos Aires out of the .unex
pIored desert highlands of Brazil. and
the blowing causes suicides and muir
ders to be more common and wounds
to break out afresh, with heavy
death rate. Pamperos pass away in
second, leaving the air fine.--Ex.
change
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

AS Uncle 10. Cannon has apparently
been repudiated by the President and
p positively repudiated by the Ex-Presi-
dent and Nick Longworth, he should
realize that he is dead cock in the
pit and eliminate himself as cam
paign issue. 1t would be terrible
hardship to lot of people to shut off
their wind in this way but he owes
them no debt of gratitude.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

THE candidates for the legislative
nomination of the Republican party
for whom petitions are being circu-
lated are are Edward X. Mills, for
Senator, and William b. Birch, of
Dover, and Alvah L. Reynolds, of
Madison, for Assemblymen. 1t is I'M
derstood that the local option people
will make nominations.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

THE prohibition and local option
propaganda with all it's success in
spots has not interfered with the
drinking habits of the people, If the
consumption of whiskey and beer is
any test. The manufacture and sale
of whiskey last year increased to 1885,
100000 gallons while that of ale and
beer increased to 100000 barrels,
from which, including the tax on
cigars and cigarettes the government
obtained revenue of over $3.50, 72s, 900.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

BY a unanimous vote Wednesday
evening the Essex County Republican
committee in Newark pledged its sup
port to Vivian NJ. Lewis, of Passaic,
the Regular /" choice for Governor.
The resolution favoring Mr. Lewis
followed many conferences among the
machine leaders, and is said to have
been decided upon with hope that
the help the Passaic man will be CIV
en will serve only to strengthen the
chances of Ex-Governor Franklin Muir
ply, the State Republican Committee
chairman, to reach the goal Of his am
bition in the United States Senate.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23
POLITICS ANp PROSPERITY.

If there was any evidence lacking to
prove the country is enjoying an era
of prosperity, it may be found in the
absorbing interest that Is being taken
in political affairs generally. The
newspapers and news agencies of the
country have forces of reporters camp
ed about the simmer capital at Bev-
erly, watching every caller upon the
president, and at Oyster Bay and New
York Office of Colonel Roosevelt, to get
material for sensational political news,
and they are making the most of their
opportunities. The inference to be
drawn from these systematic efforts Of
the newspapermen is that the people
have surrendered their rights to con-
slider and determine public policies to
the president and ex-president-that
the latter are to direct what Is best
for the people, to select the agencies
to promote it and relegate to "innocu-
Gus desuetude " the vigorous and ex-
PChiCACCu NUUOAdu SuNuoOACn wiz
have achieved great things for the
good of the country. That, at least,
would appear to be the news gatherers,
conclusions from the hints they are
enabled to pick up. But there Is a
belief that the people of the country
are fully qualified to determine for
themselves the worth of public men
and policies, without dictation from
those they have called into prominence
Ito administer their affairs. But all po-
litical interest is not being centered
at Beverly or at Oyster Bay The peo-
Pile of several important states have
before them questions of great local
interest, and in many of them the
regulation of the liquor traffic is tax
ing precedence of all other issues, and
that is attracting interest throughout
the country. All of this political ex
citement tends to show that the PEG
Pile have the time and the means K
devote attention to it, and that sug
gests the prevailing prosperity 1t is
a healthy sign OF progress ia materia
things when the people are taking
more than passing interest in pollti
cal affairS.-Camden Courier.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

GOVERNOR FoRr started on az auto
ton BE started Monday morning
ans win return on September 9Th,
Sen ator Frelinghuysen will DO noting
eoprnor during Governor Forts alb
sen5a from the state. The governor
j not announced his itinerary be-
\ I'd the fact that he will go first to
ca. Cod, but IL is understood that
VI Nill 20 TO the Adirondacks later.
j / cured his license from tho motor
d 4, tment az Albany some time ago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23


Under the above head the (" Newark
News" the most strenuous advocate
of progressive" and "insurgent" poll
tics in this state, pays its respects to
the "host Of individuals and organiza-
tions that are just now busy trying to
put tags on every candidate for Office, y
exactly in line with views often ex-
pressed in these columns. 1t prefaces
its conclusions by submitting the fol-
lowing amazing list Of persons pur-
suing aspirants for offices with these
tags:
The party bosses.
The special interests.
The organized Automobiles.
The commuters.
The local optionists. s.
The liquor dealers and manufac-
turers.
The union labor men.
All these, joined, as the News
expects. by whole lot of other tag
gers" will be trying to "pin down
nominees f" by pledges of one kind OF
another before the campaign ends
Our Newark contemporary proceeds
7
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

OF course, scores of signers are being
Obtained easily for former Governor
Murphy s petition. Whoever heard Of
a petition that almost anybody would
not sign?
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

THE republican state convention
will have 973 delegates, making 4s7
necessary to nominate a candidate for
governor. The democratic convention
will have 1896 delegates, and it will
require 500 to make choice.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

JOHN d. RooKEFELLER b share in
"a ,.ix per cent. quarterly dividend
d. red by the Standard On COM
psl,y last week is said to be 81 1920, 900.
I'll his share Of nine per cent. divi-
ocr,d of the last quarter was g.
4; 90, aud Of the fifteen per cent.
S. She FIRST quarter of the year, a.
D. 90. Doubtless he was thinking
OF y This when he said the other day
ths the earth was good enough for
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23
Ia Modal.

$50 you think Mr. Meekton is mod
el husbandg" said the new member
of the society.
Il do answered Mrs. Voteby Gumm.
+EIe is studying stenography so as to
help his wife with her suffrage speech
es. Washington STAR
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23
nronx Park.

There are 602 acres of land in Bronx
park. New York city The old SNUFF
mill of Pierre Lorillard still stands
there. The park has remarkable
attraction in the form OF stone that
rocks and is known as the rocking
stone.''
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23

lq Jhould be remembered that the
i 'erful stories OF the turning down
81 publican officials by the parbyare
aa manations Of a prominent Demo-
d, ii Tie interesEot his party,