The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-11-11
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1918


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1913
EDWARD G. Stokes entered the recent
campaign for Governor against his own
desires and judgment, but he yielded to
the party's call and took up his partv's
banner, regardless of what the result
might be. He conducted manly cam
paign and never halted or fiinched.
such noble efforts should have been re-
Warded with victory, and would have
been but for the selfishness of the So
called Progressive leaders. He has, how
ever, accomplished a great thing, He
has united the Republican party and
made it power for future campaigns
and contests for good government.
Every honest Republican owes to Ed
ward Casper Stokes debt. May the
future furnish proper rewards.
The recent election, with its some
what disappointing result, is, however,
not entirely without some cause for quiet
satisfaction. The Republican candidate
for Governor, Edward C. Stokes, con-
Quoted dignified, gentIemanly cam
paign and never once resorted to mud
singing" although there was plenty of
provocation and many opportunities.
Against him were hurled the shafts of
malice, envy and falsehood, and yet he
stands today at the head of nearly
united party, untouched in honor and
unscathed in his good reputation among
honest men. The people have not, as
yet, had quite enough of Democratic
misrule and incompetence for sufficient
number to reverse and change their votes
OF 1910 and 1912 to give victory to the
Republican party. 1t is unfortunate that
the election of such importance could
not have been postponed another year,
by which time the result would have
been different. 1t is evident that the So
called Progressive leaders find great
satisfaction in the result. They aimed
to defeat Mr.. Stokes and elect Mr.. Field
er and they did it. They never expected
success and for every honest Progressive
whom they persuaded to follow them in
their scheme they are guilty of fraud
and deceit. That many of the so-called
Progressive leaders, at the last moment,
fearing Republican success in spite of
their efforts, and after shouting for Mr..
Colby, actually voted for Mr.. Fielder,
cannot be questioned. After the con-
fiict it can truthfully be said notwith-
standing the defeat, that the Republican
party is in a much better condition than
it has been for years. Its loyal sons
have been proven and the traitors iden-
titled. Other contests are coming and
they can be entered with confidence
Before many years victory will again be
on the banners of the Republican party.
WHAT a change has come over the at
titude of several since the election. For
instance, THE NEWS had hoped to write
different items from those it is this week
publishing, and it is very certain that
Sleeper, OF the Palmyra Nesos, is in the
same boat. Just think how he ranted
and rayed. intimated that the prosecutor
of pleas had favored Robert Peacock,
who was adjudged guilty by Sleeper, and
cast many other reflections upon men at
least as honest as himself. He used sew
eral columns in his paper trying to de-
feat Peacock for the Assembly. Among
other things he said: Good government
versus Peacock. The Prosecutor, The
Weekly NeDs; the jurors, the public;
the verdict: to be given by the voters
next Tuesday" Well, the verdict was
given and Peacock beat both of his COM
petitors, getting nearly 1000 plurality,
against 296 the year before. And She'd
aker, the candidate Sleeper so strenuous
ly fought for. was low man, being beaten
by Magee, Democrat, by "a votes. So
the voters rendered the verdict as Sleeper
predicted. Make no mistake, " said the
river front ranter, "a vote for Peacock is
vote of approval" And Peacock poll
ed nearly 1000 more than his nearest
competitor and over 1000 above the man
that the Palmyra Nes08 was SO earnestly
striving to carry to success. No going
back ON the words spoken in advance.
val, and so it must be recorded. Of
course there is always some consolation
In defeat, and Sleeper finds it in the fact
that Palmyra did not go very much on
Peacock. But what a change there was
in the last edition of his paper Instead
of the large headlines-possibly already
prepared-there was silence that was
painful. The only thing that seemed to
take the attention of the fellow who runs
the Weakly" Nea0s was the attitude of
s'Folwell of the Mirror, and Kingdom of
THE NEWS" OF the latter he saws 'she
does not stand much higher in our esti-
nation" For which, thanks. Praise
from some sources is more to be deplored
than to be desired Perhaps our friend
has not made careful study of the re-
turns, He will find that of the IS cleo
ton districts Peacock got 3D. Magee Ia,
Shedaker II, two tied, Peacock getting
one more than the combined districts
that went to his two opponents. 1.-The
voters now have chance, at the election
next Tuesday, to mete out their own
punishment to Peacock. A vote for
Peacock is a voteof approval said the
Palmyra paper before election, but it is |
not saying much now. Two grand iuries
have looked into the charges against
PeacOck-One of the bodies having a SOP |
thrown to them in the statement, from |
the personnel of this grand jury we be- |
heve the interests of the county will be |
properly looked after and the voters |
have had the chance to mete out pun
ishment. The verdict has been given.
and the stamp of approval has been put |
upon Peacock. Sleeper has nothing to
do but to take his medicine. Every
thing that he has suggested has been
turned down. He criticised the Prose-
cutor of the Pleas, he was given the
chance to present his case to grand
jury whose personnel even he was salts
fed with, he left the verdict to the voters
and he was turned down at every point
he will now have time TO devote to his
coming libel suit, and to get facts-not
insinuations-to bolster up his case. OIL
course our advice is not needed, but we
cannot help giving it just the same. In
preparing your side, Sleeper, get state
ments from persons who are familiar
with what they are telling you. Do not
make the sad mistake you did by dig
ging up dead mans bones to show a
condition that ohcnI.ttolx,