Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-23
GNAHP CIARK'S LETTER
Mckinley to Lose His
Fidus Acllates.
PASSING OF MARK HANNA.
Too Heavy a Load For the Re-
publican Party.

Too Heavy a Load For the Re-
publican Party.
STILL SOUNDING THE HEWGAG.
Nofwithstand. The Black Eye 1t
Received at the Late Elections the
G. o. p. ISeeIs Up Great Shouting.
Grateful For Small Favors-Impor-
tant work For the Next Iouxe-The
philippians ouestion-Paying Trib-
ute TO the sultan OF suIu.
Especial Washington letter.
'eThe passing of Mark Hanna is at
hand The Washington Star, Repub-
lican, informs an expectant and star
tied world that divers prominent Re
publicans are laying their heads to-
gether to devise a plan of breaking to
the presidential ear the unweleome
news that the party can tote the
Hanna incubus no longer; that Mark
must go aud not stand upon the order
of his going, or the jig is up with the
G. o. r But who will bell the cat?9
is the question which is pestering these
prominent Republicans, for they one
and all fear that when William is in
formed that lie is to be deprived of his
fidus Achates he will be in a frame of
,lo II c.loo
robbed of her cubs would be amiable,
blissful, heavenly So these prominent
Republicans stand trembling on the
brink and fear to launch away, for,
should they make the attempt and fail.
where would they be? Echo answers,
"Where?" While / am neither the legal
nor spiritual adviser of these prom
inent Republicans, make bold to nom
mate Hon. William e. Chandler to lead
this fOrlorn hope, to undertake this
perilous mission to the presidential
tympanum. for two reasons: "a Chan
dIer began this crusade some months
ago by suggesting that Mark volun-
tarily efface himself for the party's
good, which suggestion l pointed out at
the time was preposterous. But now
that, this self effacement failing, Mark
is to be effaced vi ct armis Chandler
should have the post of honor which is
to lead the van in assaulting the presi-
Dental ear with this dire intelligence.
| (2( Chandler perhaps knows more
about ears than any other prominent
Republican, for he was once compelled
to study that subject carefully aud
prayerfully, especially as to the appli-
cation of arnica. liniments and poul-
tices, when fiery Joe Blackburn, the
Kentucky Prince Rupert. pulled one of
Chambers auricular appendages loose
from his head.
What Hanna May Say.
When Mark learns of this conspiracy
TO do him up, his wrath will be terri
Bile to contemplate. He may not have
read Shakespeare. If he had, he might
say to the Republican party in the bit
ter words of poor old Lear to his
daughter:
All the stored vengeance of heaven fall
On her ungrateful topl
Or, if he desires to be more elaborate
| in his quotation from the Bard of
Avon, suggest these lines as sooth-
ing sirup for his bruised and bleeding
heart:
Blow. blow. thou winter wlndl
Thou art not so unkind
AS mans iagratitude;
Thy tooth is not keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter skyl
Thou dost not bite so nigh
AS benefits forgot.
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remembered not.
| Mark should have pondered the fate
of Jay Hubbell and Blocks of Five
Dudley and been wise. He should
have learned the lesson that Republic
an statesmen are perfectly willing to
use a corruptionist to climb into power,
but, being in, are prone to kick down
the ladder by which they climbed. A
discovered Republican corruptionist is
thrown away ruthlessly as sucked
orange.
A Race of Mark TapIeys.
| The Republicans are race of Mark
Tapleys. Their jubilation over the re-
cent elections is one of the most as
founding phenomena that l have OBJ
served in 10 years of tabernacling in
the flesh.
1t reminds me of story. read in
my salad days of young physician,
partner of a veteran. who was called
| in in a case of great delicacy. When the
youthful disciple of Eseulapius return
ed to the office, his senior asked him
how he had got along. First rate,
replied the young one THE mother
and baby are both dead, but | saved
the old mani" So with our Republican
friends. With comb cut, tail feathers
gone, one eye out, wings dragging in
the mud, they still crow. They lost
Kentucky. they lost Maryland. they
sank to minority party in Ohio, their
majorities were sadly reduced in Mas
sachusetts and Pennsylvania, the fu-
sion majority increased fivefold in
Nebraska. but they saved the old
| man.
LII Boston votes next year tue way
she voted this year. while Massachu-
sets may not go Democratic, at least
| three more Democratic congressman
will be elected from the old Bay State,
| but Republicans sound the hewgag be
cause they saved the old man"
If Nebraska stands pat. fusionist
senator will succeed the soulful Thurs
ton. and the entire Nebraska delega-
ton in the house will be fusionist, but
nevertheless the Republicans beat the
somtoms because they saved the old
man.
Maryland, my Maryland, promises to
replace Wellington witt a Democrat,
send a solid Democratic delegation TO
the house and cast her electoral vote
| for the Democratic presidential candi-
date, but i1e cynlbaIs clash in the Re
publican camp because they saved
the old maA :
A union OF the Jones and Mclean
forces in Ohio. than which there have
been many stranger happenings, would
defeat President Mckinley in his own
state by $4,000, but Republicans are
singing re Deum because they
saved the old man BY whole
sale use of Doodle. BY levying black
mail upon all the benefciaries of civil
/ service reform and hy the frantic cry,