Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-07-06

tblhSc ~ Wbe pdItlCulhIly uuSTdlcEUf IN
him to let the cat out of the BAG by
stating the immortal truth that "the
mother of all trusts is the customs tariff
bill Nothing except an overpowering
sense of dnty to his country and the
lashiugs Of an outraged conscience could
have induced this action on his part.
Whatever his motive, however, he hit
the tariff a solar plexus blow.
There is an old saying in the world
that when ycu throw stone into a
bunch of dogs you can calculate the
damage done by the yelping. Applying
this rule to the Havemeyer case. the
sugar king did great execution whan he
cast his ''dornick He tore .4e mask
with ruthless hand from the grinring
and smirking countenances of Republic
an antitrust howlers. Consequently the
Republican papers and Republican
statesmen are beginning to jump him in
way that is spectacle for men and
angels.
Jumping ON Havemeyer.
For example, my good friend, Con-
gresham j. A. Tawney of Winona,
Mimi, got himself interviewed at Chi
cago, in which he ponnces upon Mr..
Havemeyer with as much enthusiasm
as hawk would pounce upon spring
chicken Brother Tawney says Broth
er Havemeyer is simply disgruntled be-
cause he could not secure from Re
publican congress the adoption Of the
schedule he desired on sugar. This fact
accounts for his savage onslaught on
the tariff. .
Now, one of two things is true,
either Tawney is not half as smart as
be is cracked up to be or be takes the
American people for lot of suckers.
No man knows better than Tawney that
the sugar trust was royalty provided
for in the Dingley tariff bill, for the
aforesaid Tawney is a prominent mem
Der of the ways and means COMMITTEES
which concocted that stupendous piece
of robbery and iobbery If, as Tawney
says, Havemeyer is disgruntled because
be didn't get enough out of the Dingley
bill, then will he please explain how it
happened that Havemeyer's sugar trust
stocks rose several points as soon as the
Dingley bill sugar schedule was adopt
ed7 By doing this Mr.. Tawney would
probably render his country more serv-
ice than be has rendered it in all of his
years of brilliant service in the house.
Water is not in the habit of running up
hill to any astonishing extent neither
are stocks on the New York exchange
given. to going up when touched by IN
friendly legislation, and unless Brother
Tawney expects people to doubt the evil
dence of their own senses he would do
well to hurry up with his explanation.
Defense of Protection.
Mr.. Tawney. however, is not the
only palpitaiing Republican statesman
that has hopped ON to Mr.. Hayemeyer
with both feet. The Hon. Richard C.
Kereus, chief cook and bottle washer of
that gang of hungry Missouri Republic
an statesmen whom Postmaster General
Gary in moment of disgust designated
as the 'sblank bIankedest set7 he ever
saw, has also expressed his opinion. He
thus discourses as follows:
ssMr. Havemeyer's statements are no
more authoritative than any other well
/ informed business mans He stands
alone in voicing his interested opinion.
The present protective tariff laws have
brought prosperity TO the United States,
and are plainly contrasted with the free
trade laws of the Wilson bill. Mr..
Havemeyer is free trader. In no conn
try are trusts more numerous than in
free trade England The Mills bill and
4 the Wilson bill were very considerate of
Havemeyer's interests, but not condue-
| i've to the best interests of this country,
as was exemplifed by the panic and hard
\ times of President Cleveland admins
tration The Dingley tariff law is in no
manner responsible for the formation of
| trusts. Nor is the Republican party
any more identified with trusts than is
the Democratic party. Republican con-
ventions have everywhere declared
against trusts .
| Suspicious Transaction.
The Republican party was once de-
/ fined by man with power of graphic
speech as San organized appetite, and
he was correct in this definition. This
has been demonstrated anew by the re-
cent order of President Mckinley tax
ing from under the operation of the
civil service some ). 600 fat Offices which
Grover Cleveland placed there. The
particular time at which this was done
makes it very suspicious transaction,
as ii was just prior to the meeting OF
Mark Hanna convention at Columbus,
/ o. OF course it goes without saying as a
4 thing inevitable that the Republican
| spoiIsmen gathered there on that occa-
| sion most cordially indorsed the presi
dent for doing this. No doubt these
precious patriots thought with the Hon.
Web Flanagan of Texas in his immortal
declaration, .'If we are not here for the
offices, what in thunder are we here
for p In my mind s eye / can see the
beloved prophet Grosyenor, his white
beard floating in the wind, smacking
4 his lips with gusto as he tastes the blood
of Democratic victims.
Grosvenor is no hypocrite. On this
subject he is frankly brutal. If he had
his way about it. there woHld not be
Democrat holding an Office between the
1 tWO OCcdHs- III tutS KcspSSG lit II q tbOA
ough disciple of William L. Marcy, and
believes that to the victor belongs the
spoils of the enemy. particularly if the
victor happens to be Charles Henry
Grosvenor or his protege, William Nc
Kinley. have no doubt that Grosvenor
compelled the president to make that
order and to make ii at that particular
time to prevent the Hanna machine
from being utterly overthrown in Ohio
Even as it was Mark had narrow es-
cape, and its to shot that the tick
ct be set mp will be defeated in Novem
| ber.
Republican Hypocrisy.
As have said before in these letters,
Mr. Mckinley is a gracious, agreeable
gentleman. ] think be wants to do
what is right. which is thing impossi
bic so long as be keeps Mark Hanna and
men of that stripe about him. To IN
dersfand the utter hypocrisy Of all the
Republican talk abont civil service one
has but to remember the president s re
cent order deeapitating 1000 defense
less Democrats and then recall his in
augural address. in which he declared
emphatically that no backward steps
should be taken in the civil service