The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-12-28
TUESDAY. DECEMBER %, 1915

~ De0Ocfhtlc TANKS. Il. Il. Russell,
president Of the State Board of Taxes
md Assessments, chairman of the Union
,ounty chairmen's state organization.
ind chairman of the Union county
Democratic committee, has launched
put in . TRADE against bossism and per-
Ional domination that puts to fight all
81 the many articles that have been
used in the Record to knock the Re-
publican party to pieces. 1t is not pos
Iible to make extracts from this spicy
piece Of independent thought, so we
give II in full. 1t is worth reading.
While perusing 1t and it should be read
carefully do not forget that it comes,
not from man with a grievance OF
from . disgruntled politician, but it is
from the pan Of one Of the state leaders,
one who Was expected to have joined the
coterie he calls King makers" and he
Is the occupant Of . position under ap-
pointment Of Governor Fielder, drawing
> salary Of $4,000 per year. The Record
rays that owing TO the prominent position
held by editor Russell. 1.-THE outbreak is
looked upon with all the more serious
ness" And when the Record acknow-
lodges anything of that sort you may be
uure there II something to it. Here is
the article:
we learn through the public press
that coterie of king-makers will
gather IN solemn conclave in a few
days and then and there proceed to
select for the Democracy of New Jer-
sey candidate for the United States
Senate, candidate for Governor and
four delegates-at-large to the Demo-
cratic National convention. We are
not apprised of whether the Demo-
cratic voters of the state will be fur
Their relieved of primary burdens and
responsibilities by having their con-
gressional candidates picked for them
as well as the district delegates to the
st. Louis convention. Doubtless this
eabal OF sef-ordained arbiters of Dem
ocratic destiny will see that there
are no tasks imposed upon the state.
county and municipal Organizations
OF the party and the rank and file of
the voters other than to do the work
incident to the campaign and cast the
votes on election day.
And all this in the face of the DEM
ocratic party having spent long wears
preparing the public mind to accent
the privileges offered the individual
voters through the primary election
law; and for five years since the pas
sage OF that law this same Democratic
paIty mas been impressing upon the
voters OF this state how blessed thew
were and how grateful they ought to
pe Tor Democracy's great service in
freeing them from the evils of boss
ruleo conventions. (Those old-time
CONVEX least were made ND of
uuIy eslNQE properly accredited
! represenS . of all shades of Demo-
Srats from cry section of the state.
ne party and the public were appris-
60 N advance OF who, the culprits
~ ana from whence they hailed
an ss,1 rne company they ',ept).
new method Of direct nonninat;ons y -,
the voters did not preclude conferenceys
where an exchange of ideas rn;aSt o 10
nao, where party policies might Be ont
nnned. where differences of opinions on
democratic principles might be fought
c' rs anu ever available candidates dis
r sr we nave been agreeable to a
psocgss o. eliminating would-be pri-
mary candidates who in the verv na
lure OF things had no chance Of s n
cess themselves, the onlv effact af
tnelr candidacy being to defeat AL
purpose OF the true Democracy hv ~, sne
mltting a small plurality tbronob e
muitltude of candidates to nonosna+a
an Questionable man. Exactly AZ
1gRposl!e situation confronts MS to-d se
-aeIe y no multitude of Candidates. y,
soSRect OF same, we regret to saw nv
mas slere been mentioned as ) ncs.; III
sanoloate the name of any mar ~ e
"a any sense Objectionable to tha "ro LII Is
nc on menace to the party. vac pun
put assuming such an ey,o,
S,;t aeeu g 70 necessitate a conferencss
Win 2 view to eliminat;nr oa. ence
Sanoloates and the ironing ont - am
lam iactional differences. won y u - cer-
posslDie Tor such q resuIt 70 ~ We
c3mpnsned through a Privv Co., az
eoict put forth BY a dozen se Jencii
n noaHsed Royal Autocrats such a. i 4
~ y lne much praised primarv ,ou -
De declared failure y ID" 70
;ts mas as broken down completely in
~ Pose AZ
II that is the contention ~ +h
VINO are about to emascnIata ;noSe
cla .saee, why do they hesitate to M
o,.t me TACT in public? Let tba,,
o erc,, WIN y and cease their under'
fu; Suia ana clrcuitous methods of De
will If -. law and circumventing the
clt when did the New JERSEY M
r n,ocSy NE q voluntary petition in
! n.a.a anu moral bankruptcy, or has
Az t,usteeship been assumed hv
t thls eaDai OF Little Cars in order tbat
= Icy may proceed with the business of
th ss.unk tne ioaves and fishes among
s's az N true Belshazzar style :?
~ we mistake not the Democratic
- VI tnese times, and especiallv
;n n .hs s.ate OF New Jersey under the
fa .sp.Iadon OF PRESIDENT Wilson. plans
t slcn Pontlcal murders as are con-
I'll; ri; mnpLaseo, IN order to be tolerated
nraa;a lave 70 De as broad as the state
sity and surrounded bv sn;t;less . -
hclty. AS one Democrat We pap
vigorously protest against anv ;,,r mus
q manipulators putting the n.ss s3
Gain on particular Democrat a,,,i Al "
counterfeit label of Moses mnon nm IN e,.e
otner until such time as the c3tv al al
misteemen, the county comm;tieerams ,
ana the party workers peneraIln hn
recognized that such an enoayo aase
Exists and justifies drastic treat5eaei
ana these same bulwarks Of tha rn,
nave nad opportunity to canvass thoy
Swn communities and report fhe;r
nnoings IN common COUNSEL sa1eaI
tneir own Representatives to nart;c;
pate IN q state conference in q 49,
representative capacity. purely
In the meantime wa sho,,,s
mucn IKE to see the calcium l;oht
thrown upon the superintendent sn'
.enances OF these sacrificino MIL
VINO nave consecrated themsel,as
"a. s..e service OF Democracy. But frankiv
nS cannot even learn the ROYAL t;tie
$50 SO mucn as half-a-dozen of them
S.aes Cnairman Grosscup's name ;s
lileheioneo as the inspiring one. When
one contemplates the cold and clammv
sserspira.ion of death agonies that
i 4; from every pore immediately
',,s pa,sied organization hands rested
Upon !. the party machinery. it wo,,Id he
edy: 'e0ooe a trag
I'VE believe that after modes+ IL.
!9gue OF, After you, my Dear Al
PPnonso, and Let Jim do it, Governor
'ames Fairman Fielder has reluctant
Y agreed to be the goat HAVING
' 4 up his hands and retired from
ne game 1t is, to say the least. unbe-
'oming and little contrary to es-
aphsned usage for him to dictate the
u,es OF game he refused to play. A
plendid legislator and a still better
.sxecutive, Mr.. Fielder has been one
!! tnose fortunate human beings upon
Eh4m poitlcal honors were thrust in
acn 9 eehcate manner as to utterly /