The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-29
TUESDAY. JUNE 20, 1915
Press Comments.


The governor of Pennsylvania has
vetoed the full crew" repeater, princi-
pally because all the railroads had
urgently desired it, and was supported
by the Republican organization. The
only other reason was that the roads had
been granted the five per cent. freight
rate increase, and therefore could afford
to pay for fifth wheel to the wagon"
There may be good politics in the veto
for an ambitious man, but. in view of
the merits Of the case, the propriety of
the veto may be Observation-Disclosures
Courier.
For New Jersey to try to keep the
waters Of the Delaware river pure by
prohibiting the emptying Of sewerage
intoit by New Jersey towns while Penn
sylvania. on the other side of the stream
is making sewer of the river. puts this
state in the position OF a man exerting
himself to keep bis yard clean while re-
fuse is being constantly cast into it by
his neighbor.
This fact must have been present in
the mind of Justice Garrison the Other
day when, during the argument in the
case of the State Board OF Health against
the city of Phillipsburg, he asked coun
sci for the defendant if it would be pos
sible to carry out the purposes of the
New Jersey law since 1t is effective on
only one side of the river.
Phillipsburg contends that 1t has the
same right to turn its sewage and throw
its garbage into the Delaware river as
has the city OF Easton, Pennsylvania
and the conclusion is that it has. But
1t ought to be the desire of each of these
towns to make the Delaware river al
pure as possible because of the fact thai
its waters are used for household purposes
by communities below them on the
stream. State Gazette.
The act passed at the last session Of
the legislature designed to prevent the
manufacture and sale of impure or adul.
terated non-alcoholic drinks went into
effect on the first of the present month
1t provisions are enforceable by the
state board of health and also by local
health authorities, and with the open.
ing of the season when the consumption
of cooling drinks is greatest extra vigil.
ance on the part Of the proper officials is
imperatively demanded.
Approaching this fact, the state board
has had set Of regulations printed and
mailed to local boards detailing what
particular substances are prohibited,
how limitations shall be labeled and
what practices come within the laws
prohibitions.
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have been so common and so MANY
deleterious ingredients have been used
in their composition by some manufac-
turers that lis an open question whether,
so far as their effect on the health of the
consumer is concerned, they were any
less harmful than alcoholic beverages.
The most serious feature of the evil is
that children largely consume the cheap
and harmful drinks and suffer accord
ingly. These drinks are sold in many
places that thorough inspection and reg
ulation will be difficult, but the matter
is important enough to warrant extra
efforts on the part Of the health officials
Nes0ark Nsa0s.
There are some who think that Will
liam Jennings Bryan will force to the
front the issues Of peace and prohibition
and make them the slogan in another
race for the Presidency. 1t would be an
unfortunate undertaking. day especial
ly unfortunate for the issue OF prohibit
ton.
There is now some chance that the
issue of National prohibition will be
taken up politically in 1916. While all
the world is thinking prohibition is
ripe time for advancing the reform in
this country. 1t has already received
the endorsement of leading men of all
parties.
If Bryan attempts to lead the way,
however, while the country is in its
present temper, the cause is lost If he
attempts to set himself as the chief
advocate of prohibition at this time the
cause will be put back many years.
The country will not support Bryan
whatever the fight he Elizabeth
Journal.