Newark post., 1912-07-17

~ locally. Read it carefully and see II =
,nnIias 10 Newark. See if Tou can see.
,,nnr own reflection. If not, DO you
recognize the picture ..
What do YOU say to NeWarh haFiis =
new depot at the center Iht PiS>Sit'
ore i. Il disgrace, ara by afgunleHt'
aperation and perhaps a lttle Hsll-
mid oct a station in keeping Wlth tie
r,ry,, Then tackle Main street. sewer
cement cmbing instead ot stone. Le.
ya,v,rE opt some of the carnival splril |
in civic improvements.
i Read this letter and send marked copy /
tn the fellow who says It can't ne oNHe'
The letter follows:
s.Tu a New York newspaper Inlhiei
editor writes an open letter III Wiiich Ne
da.prihe.. an experience he had in Il sea-
side resort in working tn obtain lmpnfI-
ant pubie improvements, and now ne
+oo had to contend against sdch Selfish
patriotism.
: ..1rbn little ni-furtunes that have ae-
, r,uTed lately 1T certain holiday fe-"CS
remind me that was once caHed on "
edit a local journal for the ostenslnle
pnrpose of infusing little lie olooo
into the bigwigs VINO We're Feepohs'b's
for rhe shortcomings Of the place. 4.
rhe greatest needs. and these | was de-
; terrnined TO get. 70 gain my ampltl"ha
l T had. first of all. to clear away a. many
+ ohs+11Ictions as that hero encountered
q who in the fairy tale finally kissed ana
u ,yon the Sleeping Beauty. The masqu-
!. tines didn't trouble NE hall as muctl as
D did Brown. Jones and Robinson OF the
~,,nmoualty. For three months L lis
Il tened to their Grass conversation. Was
told that owing To certain complications
4 new station was an imposslbltity, Wlllie
: a new boardwalk was absolutely riaI-
: c1,led. Then I commenced operations
Y a verv plain speaking argument,
IT, tinged with comprehensive satire, Nofks
wonders with the hewers OF wood ana
drawers of water and other liquids, soon
l. whispers We're waited as TO VINO III thhn-
" dpr-that wasn't the exact word used,
20 hut it's near enough might he, and l
i, gradually became the best hated man by
- the bouraeoise | had gained my hrsS
T. noint. These understrappers condemned
me in no uumpasured terms to their su-
pprjorS who III their tllrn noticed me
and noticed furthermore that. unpleas-
ing H. it was to some 01 them. 1 was
working for Il iaudahIe object. HE ou',
came uf my fight was that before tile end
ST nf the season preparations were undei
IN way for the erection ut a new station
/; The boardwalk was an entirely different
Dronasiriun. The station was erected by
III the railway company gratis. bnt 5n'
ne boardwalk would cost Il s0mewha1
weightv penny. To meet the Interest,"
~ ar rather the pockets of all the rariou
owners of rights was q little too muci
for one individual. 50 L appealed to tn
n. civic authorities and left them to solNl
H. the enigma. which they did. to tile con
.,s sternation and surprise of the contend
ing parties.
IL Il then retired with a wreath of lau
5 rels. placed on my own head by my owl
ay self [ had taught and L had learned
;, lesson which [ did not know before. 10
- cal DatTiOtisn is selfish. The ego, as
ty this letter. is extremely prominent. Ih
i'll -uburbanite is a rustic patI'iut Just a
+a long As the needed improvements slr
=, him individually. If he has propert
q" which lie thinks will he deteriurated i
the slightest degree by what he know
tic perfectly we'll are necessary innovation
ais he will light tooth ami aa'i tgr a stilpi
conservatism. which can INIT inilre hi
i'll the long run. He has no IDEAS of p'
So Utica! aeuHHmv He viii praise the plaC
,te for his own ends unril he Is 80 carrie
as+ away by the axubprance of his own We
bosity that he lapses into gorgeous III
VII truths. Faults are explained away Wit
really remarkable ingenuity and adyal
tsges are tTehled i'll what has come
be a natural manner. There is no one
bumhastic ds 4 local patriot. hut his pi
tl'iutism is. as 4 rule, sadly envir0ued h
:, shortsightedness and seltshnes4.'