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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

The New Euglanders who favored the
slave trade while it gave employment to
their ship-yard and seamen;
The New York merchants who sheltered
piracy, while it brought money to their
counting houses;
The English administrations which glee-
fully issued privateers' letters of marque so
long as they prayed upon French and
Spanish commerce and enriched their own
merchants;
Each and all were just as honest and
just as patriotic as those Jersymen who
favor the creation of trusts to prey on the
general public, because the trusts pay the
State moderate commission for the i'm
moderate franchises which no other reput-
able State could grant.
The trusts which destroy competition,
which restrain trade and which control
prices both OF production and of output.
are all formed upon exaggerated capital
and cost. And in order to make the profits
upon this, the public of New Jersey must
and do pay ten times as much as the State
receives in license fees.
Like railroad taxation, the tax on trusts
is shifting Of the burdens'of the State on
the people, and in shifting the burdens are
multiplied. True American.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
Trusts as = State Issue.



The true issue, which is raridiy taking
shape. will be leading feature Of the po-
liticaI campaign in New Jersey next fall.
That is fact which some of the daily
newspapers of the State, like the Paterson
Press, the Jersey City Journal, and the
Trenton State Gazette that have been
upholding trusts as the proper and legiti-
mate outcome of American enterprise, have
not stopped to consider.
The idea evidently entertained by Gov.
Voorhees,, the official champion of trusts
and of the papers that echo him, is that
Jerseymen are SO mercenary in their State
affairs that they are reconciled to all kinds
of Nominations and conspiIacies of capital
in trade and industry for the sake OF the
income flowing into the State Treasury
from the laws legalizing these concerns
This is a low-downvview to take OF the
principles and mortality of the people OF
New Jersey, and if the trust issue ls
sQuarely presented to them it will be
found to be wholly mistaken one.
The great breeding place for the trusts Is
New Jersey under its Incorporation laws
The only power that can change the laws
is the State Legislature. The only power
that makes the Legislature is the people.
A Legislature is to be elected next fall and
hence the issue OF trusts will logically
occur in that election and may, indeed,
dominate 1t. In that case the defenders OF
the trusts, from the Governor down, had
better stand from under.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

Miss Coffey. They were met at the Broad
street station of the Pennsylvania
railroad by a ladies' reception COM
mittee. of which Mrs. Charles C. Har-
rison, wife of the provost of the Uni
vehsity of Pennsylvania, is chairman
After the informal greetings were over
the entire party was driven to the
Hotel Walton.
At 1890 O'Clock today President Me-
Kinley and party arrived from Wash
ington They were received by the
members of the reception committee.
of which John Fl. Converse is chair
man. and taken to the Hotel Bellevue.
For an hour previous to the arrival of
the presidential train thousands of peo-
pie had been assembling in the yicin-
ity of Broad street station. and when
the president finally made his appear
ance it was with difficulty that the po-
lice cleared a way through the streets
to the hotel for the line of carriages
which had been provided for the party
by the reception committee Passing
between two solid masses of cheering
citizens on either side of the streets,
the party finally reached the hotel,
where luncheon was served.
At O'Clock this afternoon the ladies
of the presidential party left their
hotels and took carriages in waiting,
which formed in line after the presi-
dents carriage, in which were the
president and Attorney General Griggs,
to take part in the great parade to
Fairmount park, of which General
George r. Snowden was grand marshal.
A in fhe mi fol
ing the presidents carriage were Mrs.
Mckinley, Mrs. IT, S. Grant, the wives
of Secretaries Gage and Long, General
Fred D. Grant, Miss Sartoris and her
brother Captain Algernon Satoris. and
Mrs. Gramer, General Grants sister,
Mayor Ashbridge presided at the
ceremonies at the monument Bishop
Whitaker asked the Invocation John
H. Converse, of the Paramount Park
Art association, presented the statue
to the park commissioners, which body
had delegated Colonel A. Louden Snow
den to receive it. Then Miss Sartoris
unveiled the statue, and Battery D
fred salute of II guns. The news
of the unwilling was communicated to
the Raleigh, which also fired a salute.
An interesting feature of the exer-
cises was the participation of the
veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic, many Of whom were with
Grant in his most important cam
paigns. A tribute from China, ia
the form of a wreath from the
Chinese minister at Washington, was
deposited ON the statue after the I'M
yelling by the Chinese naval reserves.
After the unwilling President Nc
Kinley attended banquet at the Uniou
League. and in the evening was pres
ent at the meeting at the Academy of
Music. Tomorrow forenoon the presi-
Dental party will pay visit to the
Raleigh, and in the afternoon will re-
turn to Washington.
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith was not able to be present ut
the ceremonies in Philadelphia, be-
cause of long standing engagement
10 deliver an address at GaIena Ills
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
w ANANAKER,S.
Philadelphia, Monday, April a, 1899.

We have opened full-hedged
md quite complete piano store. The
finest instrument we sell is one of the
two equally fine sorts made-The
Chickering. You know, the Stein
way is the other.
Then we have the Vose PIANO and
the Krell and the Royal. And the
Angelus, the piano playing attach
.nent and the Symphony, a self
playing organ, that is a complete
organ besides.
We were six months getting ready
for this new branch of our business.
It is manned by experts, and when
we claim complete mastery Of the
business we do so advisedly. As
artists, these experts know the pianos,
but piano people are a dreamy class,
only knowing one safe way of SELL
ing and that is to charge prices 50
big as to surely bring them profit.
We shall sell pianos as we sell
other goods-at least possible prices.
This will help the general piano bust
ness, increase the number of piano
players and, we believe, viii be fair
to all.
Piano prices are lowered.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
Watkins and Pi4ney.

The Jersey City Neaos on Monday, made
the following contribution to the political
literature of the season =
The scheme of the Republican leaders
who favor the nomination of young Mr.
Pitney of Morristown for Governor, two
years hence, to sidetrack his most dangers
GUS rival, Speaker David o. Watkins, is
not likely to succeed. The boom of Mr.
Watkins, during the last session OF the
Legislature, received such an impetus that
1t seems almost impossible to stop him !;
while Mr.. Pitney, who many thought was
the f0Teordained successor to the nomina-
ton, so damaged his cause by his arrogant
and dictatoral manner, that bis friends
recognized that only the most desperate
measures could save him. They concluded
that the first thing to be done was to get
Speaker Watkins out of the race, SO they
persuaded the powers that be at Washing
ton to offer him the United States District
Attorneyship. According to the funda-
mental law of the land the person holding
the Office Of District Attorney cannot occupy
any other Office, and the friends of Mr..
PItneY, with that marvellous astuteness
which characterizes their principal, i'm
agined that the Speaker could be inveigled
into accepting the position, thus shelving
himself as a Gubernatorial candidate.
1t is hard to think that anyone, even
with the intelligence of young Mr.. Pitney,
could have entered into such a scheme as
this; for, from what can be learned from
those near to him, Mr.. Watkins will
probably accept the offer, and at the same
time remain 10 the field to beat Mr.. Pitney
in the Gubernat0rial Convention of 1901
The developments of the last session of the
Legislature opened the eye of Mr. Watkins
and he has about concluded that he would
do mis- boom more good by staying out of
the Senate than he could by sitting in that
body during two or three sessions. The
awful example of young Mr. Pitney haunts
him, and, although no one who knows the
Speaker will believe for a minute that he
could make such an exhibition of himself
as did the yOung man from Morris, yet he
does not care to try any experiments. 1t is
now said that Mr.. Watkins will accept the
appointment, and if any nomination to
office. like the Governorship, for instance,
should come his way, there is nothing in
the Constitution which would prevent him
from resigniDg the District Attorneyship
and accepting the nomination. 1t begins
to look as if Pitney combination had over.
reached itself, and that Speaker Watkins
is still very much ahead of Morris young
man.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

1t is quite natural that an old dyspetic
and chronic ofice-holder like the editor Of
the Constitution should imagine in his
misery that he had editorial company, but
we protest against being placed in his class
We simply won't and that ends it. 1t
must be nice to draw 50 900 in salaries
from three offices that involve no labor,
muscular OF otherwise, and it is quite nat
ural that be should feel himself enyied by
his more humble brethren of the press.
But again be lie in error. SecIusion of the
sanctnm hiss it's eompensations, and we
doubt If out of the dozen or two Of meek
and IowIy editors in South Jersey, one
couId be found 90 bereft of his senses as to
envy Barber, his Offices and bis load Of
LoudensIager and Reading. lie is indeed
receiving small compensation for the bur-
dens be is required TO carry, and if about
Che time Mr.. Dell's time expires, he should
give symptoms Of bending under it, the
additional fodder of the p. 0. will act as a
new incentive TO bend to it till he breaks
square of
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

This spring says dispatch from Pheo-
nixYille, Pa, six once valuable farms in
Warwick township, this county, have been
abandoned by their owners rather than pay
the taxes on them, and now they will be
sold by the Tax Collector for the taxes
against them. Owing to extensive i'm
proyements being made in Warwick, the
taxes are higher than in any other town
ship in the county, aud owing to the low
price of grain the farmers could not pay
their taxes, and moved away, leaving their
farms for the Tax Collector to sell. Other
farmers say they will have to follow suit
as they cannot make enough to live on
after their taxes have been paid
In the above is warning to our pro
gressiye" fathers, in both county and city
legislative bodies, TO go DO faster in lex
pensiYe improvements" than conditions
really warrant The system now in
vogue, of forcing prosperity by bonding
county and municipality is serious one
and should be exercised by those who
ultimately, will have the bill to pay.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
How.a This,7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
FL CHENNEY & co Props. Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known F. J.
Cheney for the last IS years. and believe HIM
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligation
made by their firm.
WEST & TRuAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio, WALDING, KINNAN & MAIvIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Price, IS cents per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls family Pills are he best.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
TERRIBL.E CAMDEN TRAGEDY.
Edward Oswald Killed Ms wife AMI
C,a.ila al A - ID ....a..a.l..

Edward Oswald Killed his Wife and
Child and Attempted suicide.
Camden, N. j.. April 26.-One of the
most horrible tragedies ever recorded
In The annals of crime in this city was
committed yesterday morning in lit
tie two story frame house at No. $50
Jefferson avenue, when Edward Os-
valid stabbed his wife Mary and S.
year-old daughter Gussie to death
while they slept He then attempted
suicide by cutting his throat with the
same weapon with which he dealt his
wife and child the death blows.
John Williams, young colored man
living in the house adjoining the Os-
wald home, was awakened by cries of
murder. He broke open the door of
the Oswald house and 9-yeA-old Edna
Oswald ran out, closely pursued by her
father, who carried a large butcher
knife, Williams picked up the child
and ran with her until he found al
officer When they returned to the
house Oswald was found under a bed
with his throat cut. The attempt at
suicide, however. was not successful.
and at the Cooper hospital. where Os-
valid was taken. the physicians stare
that he will live to lawfully pay the
penalty of his terrible crime. which
was the result Of jealousy.
Pennington. April PA gang OF
forgers IL working very extensively In
Hunterdon county. To dispose of the
forged papers the men make small pur-
chases at different stores and tender
the checks in payment. receiving be-
tween $40 and $40 In change. A well
dressed man entered the wall paper
store OF Henry Cook yesterday and
purchased 81 SO worth of goods. He
offered In payment a check purp0rting
to be signed by Charles f. FeiInly, to
the order OF John Hon. Presenting
the check to be genuine Cook gave the
stranger the difference in cash. sl2.50
The forgery was not discovered until
today Jolin opie, pf Three Bridges.
was victimized Id the same way and
paid the fellow SIS.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

Senator Pitney, of Morris county, is the
author of the following act, passed by the
last legislatRre:-
Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey -:
l. All incorporated towns of this State,
whose territory is not part of any town
ship, snail be entitled to be represented by
not less than two freeholders in the boards
of chosen ireeholders of the counties in
which they are respectfully situated.
2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed, and this act
shall be q public act and take effect inn
mediately.
Approved March %, 1899
Under this act Wenonah and Clayton
are entitled to two FreehOIders, and the
act will prove an additional incentive to
Panlsboro, Mullica Hill, Williamstown
Bridgeport and Swedesboro to incorporate
Bat what petty political scheme it is
10 eminate from " statesman"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27


The New York Sun editorialIy makes
the following. admission, which es credit
to its candor:-
Mr.. Bryan could easily earn not only
his living but probably riches beyond the
dreams of Nebraska aVarice as lawyer, a
lecturer, an actor, an author or journalist
There are not many men in the country
to-day with greater potential earning
capacity covering a greater variety Of
alternative occupations. We make these
remarks merely to emphasize the absurdiiy
and injustice of the notion that the leader
Of the Chicago Democracy remains in
politics for the sake of the money that is
In politics for him. Ga the contrary, to
the best OF our knowledge and belief, Mr.
Bryan is standing by his party and his
principles at a very considerable Sacrifices
of pecuDiary profit
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

The opponents of Senator Quay deserve
very little consideration in their present
predicament Any day, during the session
of the late legislature, ii was in their power
to permanently rid the State Of Qlay. by
voting with the Democrats and electing an
able, pure and upright citizen to the
Senate. But they preferred Quay and all
be represents, to a Democrat, and they
must abide the humiliation of the present
situation. If they shall have learned what
is plain to everybody, that the only way TO
rid their State of Quay and Qnayism is to
unite with the Democrats, then is this
lesson not too dearly bought, and the battle
for good government need not yet be
abandoned.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

There need be no surprise at the reyela-
tons of the past week, which connects men
of highest standing with the conspiracy to
rob the government OF millions by fraud
uient notes and revenue stamps, and to
cover up misdolnes By bribery. 1t is the
natural sequence of public methods in this
section of the country. The surprise will
come when the perpetrstns of the crime
are convicted.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

All hope of an amicabe settlement of the
wage question by which all the manufac-
turers of South Jersey would come to the
Union scale, has apparently been abandon
ed, and long lockout seems unavoidable
Why do these manufacturers hate the
Union, which, according to high Republi
can authority, affords the workmen the
only protection they ever had?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
Indications are that the glassblowers in

Indications are that the glassblowers IN
the non-union factories are going to achieve
a complete. victory in their contest tn
unionize their business in this State.
Should they succeed, the good effects will
soon be apparent in all lines of industrial
effort in South jersey, as well as IN the
business Immediately affected. With this
great industry conducted on a right basis
the several committees will feel an impetus
they have not experienced since the blight
fell upon them ten years ago. The organ
izers of the movement are entitled to the
highest commentator for wisdom display
ed in bringing about the reform, and
thorough organization combined with wise
counsel, will make permanent what has
been accomplished.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
MR. slNdERLY WAS coERcED.
His Physician Declares HeNyas Forced
to Sign Documents.

His Physician Declares HeNyas Forced
to Sign Documents.
Philadelphia, April Pin the hear
ing yesterday before Auditor Hanson
in the Conrade case. one of the inn
portant side issues growing out of the
Chestnut Street bank failure, DR.. Ber-
nardy gave important testimony. The
doctor had been the physician of the
late William M. Singerly for over seven
years. He declared that flr. Singerly
had been laboring under such stress
of outside compulsien for months be-
fore he made an assignment of his
property for the benefit of the bank
and trust company that he was virtual
ly in state bordering on personal ter
ror. This assignment was made on the
morning of Feb. 10, 1898, and DR.. Ber-
nardy testified that at that time he was
not in nit condition mentally to I'M
derstand and execute the papers pre-
scented to him for his signature. His
name was affixed to these documents
under duress. On one occasion Dr.
Bernardy heaId Mr. sinGerly say to
his daughter: Just think, rs years
a king and today a slave, for today |
am under the command of other men.
| have got to do as other men tell me
to do"
The doctor further testified that Mr..
Singerly was a confirmed drunkard,
and that for months previous to sign
ing the documents he was under the
influence of liquor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
LAST PERSONALITY CONDUCTED TOUR TO
WASHINGTON VIA PENNSYLVANIA r. R.

The last OF the present series OF Penusyl-
yania Railroad three-day personally con
Quoted tours to Washington. D. c., will be
run on MAY II. The rate, $l4 so from New
York, 81. so from Philadelphia, and pro-
portionate rates from other points, includes
transportation, hotel accommodations, and
Capitol guide fees. An experienced
Chaperon will also accompany the party.
For itineraries, tickets, and full informa-
ton apply to ticket agents Tourist Agent
1896 Broadway. New York 789 Broad st,
Newark, N. j.. or address Geo. w. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station. Philad. 4-20-99 BITS.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

New York, April 22.-In his speech
at the reception rendered to officers OF
the Raleigh at the Union League last
night Captain Coghlan told of an in
terview between Admiral Dewey and a
German officer sent by Admiral Died
iichs to make complaint. AS Captain
Coghlan told the story Admiral Dewey
said: Tell your admiral that German
flags can be bought for half dollar
a yard. and Spanish feet might come
in flying them. Tell your admiral that
the slightest infraction of any rule will
mean but one thing. That will be war
It will be so accepted and resented inn
mediately. If your people are ready
for war with the United States they
can have it at any time
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

United States Senator Teller, of Colorado
who bolted from the Republican National
Convention in 1896. shows no disposition
to resume his former relations with the
party to which he had owned allegiance
during all his previous life. In reference
to it he says
The Republican party is so thoroughly
dominated by trusts, syndicstes and com
biDes that I have no hope of relief in that
quarter. / thoroughly believe that the
continued administration of the Govern
ment by the Republican party as now
controlled threatens the very existence of
free government"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
Nav York Horse Manure Prices

We will receive orders for New York Horse
Manure for present delivery on West Jersey and
Seashore AID Delaware River Railroads until
January ist 1893, at last seasons prices. New
short manure. 81 80 per ton; old manure, Its
per ton, payable by note in bank october list,
1899. At all points south of Franklinville, Mon
roeville, and point Airy, ten t10) cents per ton
additional will be charged. Fifteen cents per
ton on above prices for cash. All manure TO be
either by cash or note. Orders received by c.
7. Molony. sales agent, Woodbury.. N. J.; VIM.
g. B. Brooks, Deerfeld, n j.; b. a. Headley.
Swedesboro, N. j.. for SwedesbOro and Salem
branch. or by Geo. NJ Wells, our general col
Letting agent, who will be at the Molony build
ing, Woodbury., n. ]. every Monday until 30 p.
M
NEW YORK HORSE MANURE TRANsPORTA-
TON COMPANY. lib 98-5mos.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

The coal combine which, OF course, was
organized to cheaper production" with
the main idea OF relieving the poor in cold
weather relieving them of all they have
is to raise the price of coal at tidewater
1t does not go into effect until May l
Crate and egg coal have been raised ten
cents per ton, and chestnut forty cents per
ton. Washington Star
Following the PRONUNCIATION of trust coal
rates. is Governor Voorhees, statement
" That the trusts of the present day are
all benevolent organizations, organized TO
cheaper production, and thus help the dear
people,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27

IT'S said tnat the mantle of David o
Watkins as Senatorial possibility is to fall
on Freeholder George E. Pierson of this
city. The political developments of the
next few months in Republican politics in
this county are going to be decidedly
interesting.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
Quav Aequltted. Appointed senator

Quay Acquitted. Appointed Senator.
Philadelphia, April 24.-The jury in
guilty last Friday, and within an hour
afterward Governor Stone appointed
NJ. S. Quay to the seat in the national
senate left vacant by the failure of
the state legislature to elect sue
cessor to NJ Quay. whose term as sem
ator expired on March 4. Mr.. Quay
was enthusiastically cheered wherever
ne appear ed after the verdict was an
1nnnced