The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-17
Random Remarks

In Ito report Of the revocation of Ii.
csnsss held by automobile drivers. q
xrsnten paper remarks that the Su-
prsms Court has decided that man
cannot be deprived OF his liberty-that
meaning DO sent to jail-without being
indicted and tried by o jury. This
was q rather sweeping statement and
appeared. ON its face, to show that
o man could not be sent to iail for
arunkness or disordsrly conduct with.
cut bsing first indicted. But a read
ang OF the entire opinion puts a differ
snt light on the subject. 1t was given
In the case Of man who was arrested
for driving an automobile while drunk
ne ran the car ON to the sidewalk.
snrough the window Of a saloon, final
~ bringing up at the end OF the bar.
ne was arrested and was sent to iail
nut the Supreme Court said that while
ne was plainly subject to arrest and
imprisonment for driving while drunk.
sners was another element in the case
which was that by going through the
window and breaking and DESTROYING
property he was subject to Indictment
ana should have been apprehended
under that system. The text of
she opinion Is that man who COM
nits an indictable offence cannot
DC sent to jail until grand jury has
passed ON the case and the offender has
been given chance to plead and to be
tried by petit jury.
While stating that Governor Edge
mas under consideration disposing of his
Newspaper and advertising agency, and
likewise dispensing with a publicity
bureau, one of the Philadelphia news
papers seems determined to keep the
Governor in the limslight in connec-
ton with the nomination for United
States Senator. Yesterday it said
that every big and little leader is
swearing by the Edge administration, f."
and that is SO. The Governor has
made good and will continue to i'm
prove all situations as times 90 ON.
But there are many who feel that the
Governor ought to get himself fairly
seated in the executive chair before bs-
ginning campaign for an Office which
will have to be contested for while he
is still the Governor of the state. John
w. Griggs made sharp campaign to
10 Governor and then gave up his
ONCE before the completion of his
term to become United States official
and there were many who worked hard
Tor him In the first place who were not
particularly pleased with his leaving
the people Of the state in the manner
he did.
That was rather knotty proposition
put up to the board OF freeholders
when it was suggested that detective
Parker be furnished with an automo-
bile. It's true. beyond question, that
ne Ia compelled to use machine quite
frequently. Very often he has to take
q stsnographer with him in order to
secure needed and valuable evidence
But then came the objection that there
are other officials who have ears and
MSS them without compensation for
the wear and tear or the burning of
gasoline. An one freeholder remarked.
Il would not run the county engineers |
car for the salary he gets" The super.
visor OF roads runs his own car, so does
the director Of the board, 10 do tho |
members who are fortunate enough to |
ewn ons. When the board of taxation
was first organized the secretary took
that body in his Car whenever official
visits-and they were frsqusnt-had to
DO made. In the years that he served
~ secretary he went over hundreds of
miles and he never received a penny
Tor the use of his car or for the pas he
burned. If the board had been COM
psiied to use the railroad the carfare ~
sacn member would had to have been
PAID. This is question that has two
ndss. aud while there is no doubt that
g would be convenience and saving
OF detective Parker to have a car the
'thsrs who use their own vehicles will
want some sort of recognition