The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-02
Editorial Comment:

We are hearing a whole lot nowadays
about special privileges, and the Repub.
lican party In the nation and the state q
being severely criticized for la alleged
disposition to grant them.
Whether this idea IL right or wrong. II
Is significant fact that In the state OF
New Jersey. when the Republican admin.
istration takes the stand that speolal priv
ileges should not be granted, 1t Ia imms.
diateIy condemned.
The commuters at the north end Of the
state who. for years. have been riding
over the railroads at = speclal rate be-
tween the places Of their residence and
the places Of their business. protested
against proposed increase In the coat Of
their transportation.
Theprice paid by the commuters for their
transportation after the increase went lato
effect Ia far less than that paid by the
general public. They are enjoying a ape.
cial privilege. the very thing that many |
of them have been bowling against for
years.
And now come the automohilists OF |
New York and Pennsylvania asking for
special privileges. They want the use Of |
the good. roads OF New Jersey without
cost. and all they have to offer In return |
are spongy highways. lofty hills and toll
gates.
1t is the natural disposition of man to
want something, and to want what he
wants when he wants it-Stafe Gazette.
The special election In this city on the
question whether voting machines shall
be retained or abolished In the several
districts where such an option was pre-.
sented on petition by voters. furnished
distinct evidence that the sober-second-
thought Of the people which the Press
has steadfastly held would some day pre-
vail over the unreasonable prejudice that
has been worked up against the machines,
Is rapidly gathering strength.
But what screaming farce this refer
endum business Is once more proved to
bel The total vote In the 81 districts
was 1,194. The same districts last fall
polled 10,28S votes So trifie over ten
per cent. of the total vote was polled.
The law requires that at least 25 per cent.
of the voters must petition for the special
election. So 1t is plain that not half even
of those who signed the petitions and
were assumed to be thirsting for the
blood of the wicked voting machine real
ly cared enough about the matter to back
their opinions with vote. If there is
greater humbug than the referendum 1t
has yet to prove its right to priority
Paterson Press
The controversy between New Jersey.
Massachusetts and other states over auto
mobile fees, reciprocity. etc., will only
hasten the passage of Federal law gov
erning the whole matter. Then an auto
mobilist will have no trouble In taking
his car into any state in the Union. "a
similar plan" explains the Boston Tran
script, "has just gone into effect In Eu-
rope. whereby In several countries that
agreed to the convention the so-called In
ternational travelling pass is recognized
and greatly facilitates touring. The mo-
florists Of the United States are debarred
from the benefits of the international pass
for the reason that the Federal authori-
ties, having at present no Jurisdiction
over motor vehicle regulation. could not
authorize their delegate to sign the con-
vention. But 1t Is the disturbing state
of affairs which exists at present among
the states which needs attention first.
Our automobolists want to know where
they stand. The nuisance of being sud-
denly pounced upon In this state and that
without notice. and Immediately made to
pay fine, is too outrageous to long exist.
The national government will have to
come to the rescue.-Elisabeth Journal.
The United States Department of Ag-
riculture's Office Of public roads Is con-
stantly making experiments in road
building and in dust prevention and road
preservation. If a method can be dis
covered or invented that will prevent
dust. the problem of road preservation
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grinding of road material into dust and the
scattering the dust. results In destroying
the roads. The government road office
has experimental with waste sulphate
liquors, derived from the making of wood
pulp, and finds 1t good If applied frequent
ly, but almost useless as single prepare
ton. 1t has experimental with blast
furnace alag, either alone or mixed with
lime, tar, etc. 1t has tried oil, artificial
asphalt preparations, brick, cement, tar,
molasses, oil, the penetration method and
the method of first mixing the material and
the asphaltic preparation and then rolling
all down together. Many of these ex-
: periments have been made by the New
Jersey State road department and with
: practically identical results. They all do
more or less good; some are much better
than others; some cost much more than
others; but the ideal road material and dust
preventive have not yet been brought to-
gether into practical use.-NsD0rk Nesos