The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-06-10
As The Editor Sees It

Everybody expects the editor to see
everything that occurs and to report
it as he sees it. But how many of
you like to have US see things that do
not exist? How many of you like
to have us report those things that
should be but are not?
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We would like, for instance, to see
that spirit of unity and brotherly love
among our business men that we
speak of but seldom see. We would
like to tell of the good work they are
doing for the community as a whole,
of how they are all pulling together
with a common end in view, of how
their united labors are producing the
most gratifying results in the adj
vancement of the commercial inter
ests of our community. We would
like to, and we hope in time we may,
for our business men are honorable,
intelligent, energetic and persistent
in their personal affairs, and only
need a leader to make them equally
so in the affairs of the municipality.
W. have hopes.
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Then again, we would be overjoyed
to see every man in this whole COM
munity consider seriously the subject
of better streets and improved side
walks. We are a long ways from
perfection or ever from desirable con-
ditions in either, and so long as we
remain passive in our attitude and
dumb with our words we will continue
just as we are, certainly no better
and in time possibly worse. Every in
telligent man knows the inestimable
value of improved conditions in this
direction and what it means to our
commercial success. We would like
to see a great movement On foot in
which we might all join heart and
soul. We would like to see it, but
we don't.
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Yes, we would ever like to see a
more healthy respect for and observ-
ance of the Sabbath in Pleasantville.
We would like to see every person,
Christian and sinner elbow to elbow,
crowding into our churches for the
weekly services. We would like to
see this, but again, alas, we don't.
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We ever would welcome the sight
of our regiment of young lads work
ing in the gardens, and moving the
yards, and keeping things neat and
clean around the premises in their
idle hours. We would like to see
more of them devising honorable
schemes for earning a few pennies
and starting that tiny bank account.
We would like to see them exhibit a
spirit of thrift and energy and perse-
verance that would be ever more than
a credit to their parents. True, we
see these commendable traits in many
of our lads, but it is quite too often
the case that we don't.
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We would like to see some kind of
general entertainment provided for
our people during the summer months.
1t might be a band concert, or a de-
bate, or almost any kind of a public
gathering where the people can come
together and visit and chat for an
hour or two each week and get better
acquainted. We would like, but
again we don't.
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We would like to see every home
in this community a subscriber to The
Pleasantville Press, where every per-
son can read of the vital interest of
the community and its people. We
would like to see every important
item Of news promptly phoned or
mailed or told to US, that we may
pass it along. We see much of this,
it is true, but there is yet much that
we should see and have, but do not.
WELL CHILDREN ARE ACTIVE.