Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-28

Nobody is surprised at the Democratic
attack on Congressman Loudenslager. The
bosses never did like him, meyer failed to
attack, never hesitate to resort to any
method that will show the intensity OF
their opposition. Thus they make public
acknowledgment of the work of his party
and public service.
Constitution, July 81.
A more corrupt oligarchy than that
which controls the organization of the Re-
publican party in this district never before
directed political effort. The organization
that can compel respectable newspaper to
advise its readers that the best interests Of
his party lie in the election to high repre-
sentative station of man who, through
base deception robbed his partners in a
business enterprise, is an oligarchy such as
the honest founders of our unequalled sys-
tenn of government never contemplated.
The man who will put his hands into the
pockets of his business partners cannot be
considered eligible to public service and
the pleadings and sophistries of boss
ruled press cannot make him so.
We cannot conceive of any ordinary pres
sure that would bring from Mr.. Barber, the
statement that Democratic" opposition
to Mr.. Loudenslager is public &C.
acknowledgement of the work of his party
and public service"
1t is public service to make "Thad" Var
ney paymaster in the Army? after the
people of Camden reputiated him at the
polls for City CLERK? Is it public service to
make VIM. Moore an attachee of the
National department OF law
And what else has Mr.. Loudenslager
done lS call public acknowledgement from
the people?
In the six years he has been the accredi-
ted representative of this district, lone of
the largest and presumably of average in
telligence and probity in the whole
country he has never uttered word from
his seat on the floor deserving a report on
the Congressional Record. He has secured
some appointments, but those of a National
character are not such as evoke enthusiasm
in the localities from which they are made.
And yet, the voters of the Republican
party are invited to elect Mr.. Louden-
slayer, a Congressman sure to sustain the
Mckinley administration"
What pledge bave the people that he
will give his country different support than
he gave his partners in the Woodbury.
Heights Land Company when be was its
President? What support is President
Mckinley likely to desire that he has not
had without the asking and without diYi-
sion? Neither the speeches on the floor of
Congress nor the tally sheet of the roll call,
show the distinguishing lines of party sup
port to the President There is no visible in
dication that the President of the United
States needs the support of men 8 on whose
garments there is a smell of lack of honor
and integrity" and we hope and pray there
never will be.
The tools of this reputiated machine in
Camden who forced this nomination on the
Republican party, have got to give better
reason for his election than the statement
that the President needs his support in any
patriotic effort And right in this connec-
tion it should not be forgotten that the
certificate of election to this Office is pass
port to confidence which the people have
no right 10 bestow on those they know to
be unworthy of it. The issue forced by
this nomination overshadows all political
considerations, and involves the integrity
Of the people of the District.
b. G. Loudenslager cannot represent an
honest constituency.