Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-10-05
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NUMBER 9

Democratic meeting, and that is pre-
cisely why only two Republican gov
ernors, Shaw and Pingree. attended
the conference. Pingree is a sort of
bull in the Republican china shop and
knocks the crockery to smithereens ev-
cry once in awhile. He is not as
smooth an article as fowa's chief mag
istrate. He blurts right out in plain
American whatever he happens to
have on his mind Republicans toll
crate Pingree because he is immensely
strong with the plain people. and the
leaders, while desirous of reading him
out of the party are afraid to under
take that hazardous job lest the plain
people should go out with him, so they
take it out in cussing Pingree behind
his back or under their breath. | don't
Sc how Governor Pingree can long
trot in the same harness with trust
supporting and trust supported Repub-
lican leaders. They are bound TO come
to the parting of the ways
Commercial Monsfrosify.
In his st. Louis speech Governor
Pingree did not mince matters. He
spoke out in meeting There was no
double meaning about his declaration.
Inter ALA, he said amid great ap-
plause:
'eThe trusts could hardly have chosen
a better champion than Cochran. Bou-
quets We're thrown at labor ia Cock
rams speech, the idea being to create
the impression that warfare on trusts
meant warfare on union labor. Cock
ran failed to show where trusts had
lowered prices any more than enough
to preserve monopoly. The structure
Of his argument was well built, but it
would fall because its foundation was
on sand. Philosophy is all right, but
it should be kept in the school
''The trust is monstrous CONNER
cial deformity. 1t has no conscience.
There are no good trusts. Human ma
ture makes such things impossible.
1t viii not raise wages if it is not COM
PEELED. 1t cannot be compelled If it is
the only employer. The complaint is
that the trust concentrates wealth. de-
stroys equality Of opportunity Let US
face real conditions The evils of the
trust are many. 1t raises prices ar
bitrarily. while the product is poorer.
1t drives the small manufacturer out
of business aud causes the farmer to
sell at its own price. 1t treats man as
an industrial slave and thus saps the
strength Of our democratic citizenship.
''The remedy is what we are now
seeking. The Chicago conference
brought us nearer TO that point. The
press has treated the conference with
some sarcasm because more was not
accomplished, and / believe that the
opponents of trusts win be wise to be
prepared to battle with an antagonistic
press"
But the trouble is that Governor Pin
gree stands almost alone among Re
publican magnates in his fight against
trusts. He is most emphatiealIy in
the wrong pew. and the sooner he gets
out of it the better he will be off.
Republican traitors and copperheads
are multiplying as rapidly as rabbits
in Australia. and they are not all OBJ
scure Republicans either. Mark has
not been able to muzzle Hon. Thomas
B. Reed, Senator Eugene Hale of
Maine. Senator George Frisbie Hoar
of Massachusetts, Senator Billie Ma
son of Illinois. Hon. Henry " john
son Of Indiana or ex-senator, ex-Gov.
ernor and ex-Secretary of the Treasury
George S Boutwell, of Massachusetts.
Now these traitors and copperheads
have been joined by ex-senator w. D.
Washburn of Minnesota. He is also
an ex-governor and ex-general Like
wise General John B. Henderson of
Washington city has entered the ranks
of treason. Tt is awful Mark should
at once erect his block in the market
place, grind his AK and begin to let
the heads of Republican bigwigs fall