Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
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NUMBER 4

John does accuse Russell in his book OF
buying his southern colored delegates
away from him at Chicago on a mem
orab1e occasion? And do you remem-
Der Governor Bushnell and Hon. Ste
phen b. Elkins and Don Cameron and
Willie Waliie Astor and Postmaster
General Gary and all that motley
throng of patriots who illustrate the
latter day history Of the Republican
party? And where, oh, where is your
Uncle Levi Morton and WhiteIaw Reid
and Charlemagne Tower and the rest
of the Republican multimiIlionaires
Your memory is bad. Colonel Dick
very bad. You ought TO get one OF
those newfangled systems for Great
ing or improving the human memory
really you ought. And then there's
your own dear, darling Mark. When
did he become poor? What's the mat
ter with Hanna?
sayres' New Crusade.
1t is genuine pleasure to think of the
splendid figure Governor Joseph D.
Sayres of Texas is cutting. 1t is a de-
light to know such a man. He is honest
as the day is long. brave as lion, faith
full as the needle to thepole. IN congress
l learned to love him. His nay is nay
and his aye is aye. He Is what he Is.
He is reliable as the sun Ia his coming.
Nobody has to go on a voyage OF dis
coyery to find out his position. He is
plain as an old shoe There are no
frills about him. 1t was a magnificent
compliment paid him by the heroic
Democracy of Texas when they NOM
mated him BY acclamation to be their
governor while he was at Washington
discharging his duties as a representa-
tive. ] regretted to see him quit con-
greSs, where be was such a potent
factor, but circumstances appear to
have shaped themselves so that in
stead of rusting out in the guberna-
torial Office he is winning for himself
new laurels and wider and more en-
during fame He is rapidly forging
to the front as a leader In the anti
trust crusade. If this succeeds, Sayres
will become a great historic parsonage.
Texas appears to be particularly good
soil for breeding Democrats of prowess
and of brains. Her delegation in con-
gress is one of the three strongest, and
they are mostly young men who have
their careers before them.
Having experimental great deal In
talking to the public, l have long
been of the opinion that the secret Of
GOOD eraanf ,nal-ipr. Is N I-,,o.---=r,--
when to quit. This point is clearly IL
lustrated by the following anecdote
from the San Francisco News letter:
Mr.. Maxwell McNutt is a gentleman
as well as a lawyer, and he is quite a
young lawyer. He had been trying a
case in court and he had been very
diffuse. In truth, some Of the older
practitioners declare he bordered on
verbosity. and languor and depres-
sion fell upon his hearers. The food
of his eloquence never promised to
cease flowing, but finally it did stop.
Mr.. AIcNutt was proud of his achieve
ment-intensely proud of it, but,
strange to say. nobody came up to him
and gave him the glad hand He sim
gled ont a sympathetic friend.
"Ah," said he, what did you think
of my speech."
Great replied the sympathetic
friend, yawning.
"You really think it was greatY
Indeed do
And not too lengY'
s'Well--oh, no, not too long.
81 am glad you think spoke weIl.
Do you know" continued Mr.. McNutt.
swelling with pride, 4 could speak like
that all day
Il have no doubt you could, mutter-
ed the friend. setto voce, *but who IN
the devil would listen?'
Most aspiring orators would do well
to glue that excerpt in their hats and
govern themselves accordingly.