Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-10

paid
with the conapletion Of this revalua-
ton let US hops that the railway AKA
lion question and the fairness Of rail-
way valuation Tor thu purpose Of taxa
ton will be eliminated from future dis
cussls-. 10 peiitieal controversies.
pstsctivs Lieepsos.
The governor is constantly asked for
COMMISSIONS for state detectives. BY
chapter 288 Of the laws OF 9 the
comptroller is authorized to issue such
a commission on the payment Of $3.50.
There are also some private detective
associations which still have the pow
en- to appoint Mt their own fee and
the governor must commission. All
these private detective agencies with
power to appoint detectives should be
abolished. The present fee required
10 be paid to the comptroller Is ex-
cessive. 1 recommend that the gov
ernor, upon snch conditions as he may
prescribe to protect against imposi-
ton, be authorized to appoint state
detectives, In his discretion, with the
full power OF constables, for q term OF
I'VE years in the same manne as be
does notaries public for a fee of $25,
with power in the governor at any
time to revoke any such commission
for any cause which he may deem to
be ~justidable.
The National Guard.
No state has a national guard OF
which 1t can be more Justly proud
than can we Of ours. Everything
should be done to bring 1t into strict
conformity with the net of congress.
The same age OF retirement rs that
provided by he Dick act should pre-
vail IN this sfate.
The Legislature OF 1909 passed an act
to bring the guard under the same
conditions as to 8 limit as the Dick
act. The court OF errors decided that
act unconstitutional AZ to officers
elected by their fellow officers under
the method provided by the state con-
stitution ana who were In Office at the
time of the passage of that act. But
LHdL ItLlfGI1Eut aCt 10 III III VRCA4
ton as to all officers 80 elected after
the act became a law. Time, there
fore, win cure the present unfortunate
condition.
The younger officers OF the guard
should be encouraged by the assured
hope OF Just promotion owing to re-
tirement in due time Of the older ofa-
GERS In the service. The admirable
report OF the adjutant general Ia COM
mended to the consideration of the leg
fslature.
Tho Express Strike.
On Oh about Oct. 20, 1910, the en-
ployees of three express companies
doing business at the Jersey City and
Hoboken terminals In this state went
on q strike for causes deemed by them
to be just. The strike was handled by
the Jersey City authorities with good
Judgment. Appeals were made to the
executive to order out the national
guaf0, or q part of ii, but after a
thorough investigation through the adj
Jutant generals oflce and otherwise,
and after personal inquiry and confer
ence with strikers and employers l de-
clined to order out any part OF the ma
tional guard. In this action / was
sustained by the opinion OF the attor-
ney general.
The ordering out of the national
guard In case OF strikes or the like Is
a matter Tor the NEST careful eonsid-
Grafton. 1t il S~et q question to be
lightly treated by the executive wAe~.
he Is asked to rneve the national guard
with loaded arms to a certain point In
the state, where It may be possible
that It will be called upon to shoot
down u own citizens. 1t should
er be done except the local authorities
are unable to reasonably control the
situation and preserve the public
Deaceg
There Is quite a distinction between
using the national guard for the pre-
serving OF the public peace and the
prevention of rioting and the employ
Ing Of the guardsmen In transporting
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