The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
Political Pointers

Tom Shreve is cunning for the mar
who started the idea of having him
withdraw from the Senatorial race
Tom wants it understood that he il
not quitter.
William H. Absalom is being boomed
by his friends for the office of county
clerk and much stress is being laid or
the fact that BILLY" is returned
soldier" 1t must be said for him
however, that while he will seek every
vote that can be secured he is no,
going to play the returned soldier
game. He says he is qualified for the
office and it is on that basis that he is
going to run. OF course we do not ex-
pect to see Mr.. Absalom win but we
will do him the credit OF wanting to
get in on his ability.
Speaking of returned soldiers having
the preference in appointment to Office
it looks as if there is somewhat of CAM
outage in this argument. That a
man who has been to war is entitled to
credit and honor there is not the
slightest doubt but while figuring on
this it may as well be taken into con-
sideration that some who went to war
were very un willing to take up arms
and when called by the draft tried
every means possible to get exempted
For such men to come back and
claim preference over those who did
not go and who could not go is some
what nonsensical. There were men
who were drafted and who went willing
ly and they made good. To them all
honor is due, but there were others of a
different stripe.
Congressman ,Scully has discovered
that pre-primary promises may easily
be broken and that ingratitude can
crop out on short notice. The Con-
gresham retired from the confess for
the Democratic nomination for Cover
nor in order to aid Senator Edwa I'd S
beat Jim Nugent. For this sacrifice
Scully claims he was to have the ap-
pointment of chairman of the Demo-
cratic state committee, but when
Edwards got what he wanted he forgot
all about the Congressman and re-
elected chairman Charles F. Mcdonald
Now Scully is real peeyed and he may
do things. In statement he issued
the Congressman says: Edwards and
Bugbee are both good fellows, but so
far as can see you might change the
labels and either one could run on the
other ticket without violating single
principle to which they are pledged /.
A big campaign, big vital issues, l
might be interested in, but don't see
anything of that sort looming up in
the immediate future"
Apparently taking the nominations
OF the Republican party in good faith
there are those who cannot entirely
conceal their disappointment at not
being able to handle things as they
wanted to. Large promises are made
to support the ticket but at the same
time nasty filings and dirty underhand
work may easily be read between the
lines. To be able to come out and
give unqualified support for a candi-
date who you have not maligned and
abused prior to the primary appears to
be all right. To suggest that all fac
tional feeling should be buried is ele
CANT but when 1t is accompanied by
remarks that show the support is forced
and not really heartfelt it does not
amount to much. The NEWS does moi
care to make any factional feeling OF
do anything that will endanger tht
candidates who have been fairly nom-
mated on the Republican ticket anl
have the right to receive the strohges
support that can be given, but If nasty
slurs and statements are to be giver
out during the campaign with the sole
purpose OF venting the spleen of any
one man or set of men we shall no
hesitate to give our views, not agains
the candidates but to the person VIII,
so bitterly opposes the ''hog combine
that he does not have time to clean hi
own body of the mire of the pigpen.