The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-24
TUESDAY. MARCH "a, 1914

licted that there would be six more
nows before the end of winter would be
: cen. Mr.. Bliss. who has charge Of the
weather. department, said Foddel did not
know what he was talking about. Sun
lay saw the fourth Of the SHOWS. The
I'D adage .Where ignorance is bliss It's
oily to be wise, +" might be changed to
Where Bliss is ignorant tbs Foddel who
wise"
RATHER peculiar incident occurred
N Camden few days ago. A man was
walking along the street and he stepped
On an iron cellar door. There was
slight covering of snow on the door and
the man fell, going head first through
the window of store. A policeman
who saw the accident found the man
was severely cut and took him to
hospital. Later he had the man arrested
for malicious mischief and this charge
was reiterated by the agent for the
property, and while the policeman said
he thought the occurrence was an acci-
dent, the fellow who went through the
window was compelled to pay about $50
to settle the damage to the glass. This
is the report of the case in the news
papers. If there is something that has
been withheld that is another matter,
but if a man can be held for malicious
? mischief for falling ON place where the
tenant has failed to remove the snow
there would seem to be a chance for a
revision of the law or ordinances.
FACING a deficiency in the state
treasury, with probability of state
tax unless something is done to relieve
the situation, Governor Fielder called a
conference of leaders of the parties, pay
ing especial attention to the Democratic
majority. That the administration is in
bad plight there is no doubt. Not one
of the revenue-raising measures adj
vocated by the Governor has been
adopted, and cannot be without the aid
OF Republicans, and even then it is
doubtful if the measures can be carried
to completion as some of the Democrats
are kicking over the traces. In attempt
ing to evade the necessity of a state tax
Governor Fielder has held communion
ton with Democrats and has had some
secret meetings. Presentation of revenue
bills late in the session with an attempt
to force them through by caucus whip
acted as a boomerang, and the move
ment was resented by members of the
Democratic majority. Governor Fielder
started out to follow in the footsteps of
Woodrow Wilson and become the leader
of his party in this state. Purposely or
otherwise he ignored the Republicans,
the evident intention being to get all the
glory. if glory was to follow, for himself
and his party. He has made sad mis-
take for he is in serious dilemma and
he and his party must bear the burden
of the error. That politics has been
played to the limit is plainly shown by
the following extract in the Monday
letter from Trenton to the Philadelphia
Record. Bacon, the correspondent, says
: that Governor Fielder has found that his
plans for the solution of the financial
problems of the state have struck serious
obstacles. The letter then says:
1t may be possible for the conference
of tomorrow to reach some plans of
agreement under which straight course
can be steered. Unless it does so agree
there is grave danger that the present
breach will be widened, with no chance
of closing it before the session ends
That, of course, will leave several of the
most important problems of the year UNI
solved, and its effect upon the campaign
for Congress can readily be foreseen."
No wonder the Governor wanted a
conference.