Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-04


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WOODBURY., N. J., a. second-cldss matter.
The violent and txtraVagant methods
Tesorted to by Democratic newspapers OF
certain brand in their assaults upon Mr..
Loudenslsger belong 10 the plans that
were made halt dozen or more years ago,
when it was resolved to attack every Re-
publican whose prominence and influence
made him power and factor in party poll
tics. This practice has been followed with
scarcely an interruption in the county in
fact, SO marked has been this course that
personal attacks and assaults have been ex
pected with the regularity of the Fall
elections. Personal abuse, resort to attacks
whose viruleuce discloses a well defined
purpose, persistent Misrepresentation and
systematic declaration have been the out
come of these plans. 1t is not surprising
therefore, that Mr.. Loudenslsger is again
made the target of personal and party hate,
and that journals of certain brand, pro-
Tossing political virtue that is touching
in its cstentatious parade, have returned to
the besmearing policy Of personal assaults.
FaiTminded men have not failed to observe
these facts. The present deluge OF assaults
upon Mr.. Loudenslager are part and parcel
of this scheme Matched several years ago
to hunt and hound every Republican can
didate or worker who FORCES to the front
and becomes an Influence TO overthrow
Democratic power or keep that party out of
power. The fact IS indIsputable that no
Republican candidate has come before the
people. especially during the past six years,
who has not been the target for just such
attacks as the Democratic newspapers OF
certain brand have Systematically arranged
for. The intensity and extravaganza IN
the present case OF Mr.. LOudenslager make
the facts so plain that no one should be de-
ceiyed by their assaults"
10 the above statements the Constitution
in that il is not more specific IN designat-
ing Democratic newspapers of certain
brand, and untrulhfuI in its assertion OF
abuse of Mr.. Loudenslager and other can
didates of the Republican parties during
the past six years, by certain brand of
papers" Tue GLOUCESTER COUNTY
DEMOCRAT is Democratic newspaper of
certain brand, but not of an abusive brand,
nor one of violent and extravagant meth
DDS.
In dealing with political opponents we
have ever been truthful and Just; we have
commended where commendaiiOn was
proper and right, and candidates of the
Republican party who have brought honor
to the people and their party in Office,
will so testify cow.
dates for Office, we have exposed and
opposed, not from personal or POLITICAL
hatred, but from a sense of public right
and political duty.
And dare the Constitution deny that it is
a newspapers public right and highest
public and political duty thus to do9 Yes,
it dare do that as it dared to aid in foist-
ing upon an honest people as a candidate
for Congress, man who, as president of
corporation he had been chiefly instrument
tai in forming, made secret prof out of
the purchase of property. Quoting Vice
Chancellor Pitney's words:
"Hs concealed from the company the
fact that he received greater price than
he paid, and even went further, and, in
effect, asserted the contrary to the COM
pany, by inserting in the deeds to himself
a greater price than he paid"
II was through the concealment of the
truth of the transaction that H. c. Louden-
Slayer was made candidate for Congress
for fourth term. Papers of certain
brand have published the facts, mot all
the facts) but enough for general informa-
ton. They were repeated on the floor of
the Convention by delegate of certain
brand" and delegates of certain brand"
voted against Mr.. Lpudenslager's nomina-
ton. But there were 120 delegates in that
convention from Camden of a certain
brand" and there were few from GIou-
cester and few from Salem, Cape May
and Cumberland of certain brand, (" and
we are sure that those delegates were
actuated by different motives those of one
brand had instructions from their cons itu-
ents to vote for any other candidate than
LOudenslager, and those of another brand
had orders from bosses to vote for Louden-
slayer.
Newspapers that desire a clean Rep
resentatiVe in Congress from this district
are falsiied and viIlified by newspapers of
the brand that had rather be bossed than
to express the sentiments of those of their
party who do not want TO be bossed. They
will declare that truth is abuse that facts
are expressions of hatred, and finally that
the Woodbury. Heights Land Company was
a scheme Matched by newspapers of seer
tain brandt through which to hound
Republicans who forge to the front and
become an influence to overthrow Demo-
cratic power or keep that party out of
power"
That screed sounds more like the rawlings
of an imbecile than the expressions of a sane
mind. 1t is an insult to the intelligence of
the Constitutions readers, and if Mr.. Lou
densIager and his bosses can make no
other defence for his part in that crime
against his partners in the Woodbury.
Heights Land Company he ought to resign
from the ticket and save his party from
humiliation this Fall at the hands of the
people.
President cKinley has rightly expressed
the qualification of the county to Dewey
and Shafter, bet full month has gone by
and not an expression has gone from the |
Commander-in-C Chief to Commodore Schley
whose genius and intrepid energy put
CeYsra in q hole, and then won the most
notable victory of the Cuban campaign.
Why not thank you" to Schley2