Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-06

At the rate of Is year terms for the
Surrogate, only six persons can hold that
Office in a century. It's nice for the six
Surrogates, but death to the ambitions OF
competent citizens Of the county.
Surrogate Willard F. Dubois is closing
bis second term of FIVE years as Surrogate.
He went into Office ten years ago practically
unknown to the business community and
without special preparation for the duties
of that Office. He has made good official;
be has been attentive to his duties and has
earned the confidence of the business com
munity He has performed the duties of
the Office of Surrogate as a public trust
and men of all parties give him full honor
for performing his duty we'll.
The first President of the United States,
the immortal Washington, established
rule OF office-holding in the Republic. He
had twice been the recipient of the highest
honors free people could bestow, and by
firm declination of further preferment
established the principle of rotation in
Office which has since been observed in
that great Office, and with rare variation in
all minor Offices in the gift of the people.
Mr.. Dubois successful administration
of this Office, without special preparation,
is proof that there is no great secret or
mystery to be solved in its right and proper
administration. 1t is not a trade or pro-
fession to be Surrogate it is business
Office which any good business man is
competent to fill with just as great a
degree of satisfaction to the business public
as it has been given by Mr.. Dubois. This
being the case, cd business men of the
county have right to an opportunity TO
fill it. They have right to its honors
and they have a right to its lawful
emUluments. While they have this right,
how about the opportunity, under the Is
year term which is sought to be inaugu-
rated here by the nomination of Mr.
Dubois for third time?
The considerations which will control
the choice of Surrogate this Fall are
simplifed by the nomination of Thomas c.
Dilkes for that Office by the Democratic
Convention last Saturday. The standing
of the Office will not be lowered by his
election the business men of the county
know in advance that the efficiency of the
Office will not retrograde with Mr.. DiIkes
as Surrogate; the interests of no person
will suffer with Mr.. Dilkes as Surrogate,
but his election would be notice to all
officials for all time, who have served the
extent of the tenure recognized by the
unwritten law, that for good and efficient
service they will be entitled to two terms
no more.
The principle of rotation in Office; the
nnwritten law of two term tenures and
sound public policy dictate the election OF
Thomas G. Dilkes as Surrogate.
Mark Hanna says the surgeons and
chaplains who tell stories of camp horrors
are talking for POLITICAL effect. Well. they
are nearly all talking, and they all talk
alike 1t is possible that all the surgeons
and chapIains in the volunteer army are
partisan Democrats? Why did the Presi-
dent 90 to the other party for men to fill
these post? Didn't he give Republican
doctors and preachers any show st all ?
Hudson Mich Gazette.
The worst and saddest result of Alger-
ism is that it has destroyed the enthusi-
astic loyalty of many American youth
Were war to break out tomorrow, could
another great volunteer army be raised !?
Ask the soldier and ask the soldiers
friends. They will tell you no not with
Russell A.. Alger Secretary of War, not
with Algerism to kill, and blight, and
undermine the soldiers health The
volunteer soldiers cheerfully faced the bull
let's of the enemy. They did not expect to
face neglect and abuse which would have
moved Weyler to shame.
Easton IN. Y. State Journal.
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