Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-10-19

slavery Still Exists Under the stars
and stripes and In Connived at by
the Hanna-McKinIey Administra-
tion.
Especial Washington I.etterl
Jupiter sometimes mods. Ditto Homer.
Ditto The Globe-Democrat, goldbug
shouter, high tariff propagandist. trust
defender, imperialistic missionary.
Three hundred and sixty four days out
of the last year it has vociferously as
sured us that we are in Prosperity,
with big, big P, up to our necks, and
that this Prosperity, with mammoth
P, is caused by the gold standard, and
that we were saved from ruin only by
the defeat of Bryan and free silver. In
the words of Sir John Falstaff, aLord
Lord, how this world is given to ly-
ingl' Not long since, however, The
Globe-Democrat let the truth out by
accident. In a gushy editorial it con-
graduated the republic Of Mexico on
its unprecedented Prosperity, spelled
with big, big p I am not denying
that Mexico is Prosperous, and | am
not condemning The Globe Democrat
for congratulating Mexico in her Pros
perity, with a big, big P. I rejoice in
that Prosperity and congratulate The
ID. on having sense enough to per-
ceive it. But Mexico is on the silver
basis, She is Prosperous. Therefore the
silver standard produces Prosperity
Q. E. d, Hence it would appear that
our Prosperity has come upon us not
only sporadically and not by reason of
the single gold standard, but in spite
of it Indeed, the natural and logical
conclusion extends still further as to
this particular spell of Prosperity We
are Prosperous, so | hear, and have the
single gold standard. Mexico is Pros
porous at least The GID, says So
and Mexico has the silver standard.
Therefore this Prosperity, which ac-
cording to The I'D. has fallen upon
both Americans and Mexicans, is not
tracesble to either standard or to any
standard. The causes for it must be
sought elsewhither-for instance, in
the crop failures Of Europe, in our Gu
ban war, in preparations for the Brit
ish-Boer war and in other accidental
causes.
For instance, it is impossible to con-
duct war in any portion Of the globe
in satisfactory manner without the
assistance of the Missouri mule in very
large numbers. He is more necessary
than Krupp's big guns. Consequently
our Cuban and Philippine wars and
it must never be forgotten that they
are two separate and distinct wars-to-
gether with the impending war in
South Africa, have sent the price of
the Missouri mule soaring skyward
and Notwithstanding this
fact, of which every body with two
ideas above a mud turtle knows the
cause, The @. d. and goldbug papers
of that ilk, together with every little
by 10 Republican stumper, assure the
horny handed Missouri farmer that the
price of his mules has been increased
by the operations of the single gold
standard But the Missouri farmer is
not fool-not by long shot and he
not long since gave his emphatic an
swer to this preposterous balderdash by
rolling mp majority for Shaekleford
nearly thousand larger than Bland
received in 1898.
The Texas Carnival.
The national Democratic carnival at
Dallas was grand success from every
andpoint-fnancial, oratorical, en-
thusiastic and otherwise Not long
since said in one of these letters that
the two days tristate Democratic camp
meeting at Palmyra, Mo. got up and
conducted by the Bimetallie union of
Hannibal, might turn out to be the in
itiative performance of a campaign
which would sweep the country from
sea to sea with wave of irresistible
as was done in the hard
cider, coonskin, log cabin campaign of
1910, The results OF the Dallas carnival
confirm me in this opinion.
Van, Van, Van,
Is used up mani
was one of the musical battleeries of
1910. l suggest to my Democratic
brethren everywhere this musical war
cry for 1900:
Mark, Mark. Mark.
Is a used up shark
At Dallas leading Democrats from a
dozen states and two territories whoop-
ed it up in grand style for Democracy.
Of course Bryan was the cynosure of all
eyes. He is unquestionably first in the
hearts of his countrymen. Like wine,
his oratory improves with age. His
daytime Dallas speech was the greatest
he has delivered since he was nominat-
ed for the presidency The last 80 min
utes of it would do well as an oratorical
gem to go into the speech books, the
highest tribute paid to oratory. / have
heard him many times in congress and
out. He is always great, but at Dallas
he excelled himself and stirred the
heart of the vast multitude as only
Bryan can do it. Indeed every per
former on the programme seemed to be
in perfect fettle and to feel the inspi
ration of the occasion. Governor Will
l1dGl JOtA DtUuC VI NAlSSOuT9, marry D.
Hawes, the brilliant and youthful pres
ident Of the Jefferson club of St. Louis
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and
William Sulzer of New York. Governor
Adams of Colorado, Congressman Dins-
more and McRae of Arkansas, Govern
or Dan Jones and Senator James Ell.
Berry of the same state. Judge james
p Tarvin of Kentucky, Colonel J. G.
johnson of Kansas and Mayor Rose of
all made happy speeches.
The most astounding thing that hap
pened was that Colonel Moses C. Wet
more of ST. Louis, the great fighter
against the trust iniquity, a man little
used to public speaking. faced that vast
multitude without tremor and with |
out touch Of stage fright and spoke
like a veteran Everybody supposed
that the colonel would read bis speech /
from manuscript or at least rlse his
notes frequently, consequently every
body was greatly and agreeably sur
prisad when the ex tobacco magnate
stepped To the footIiglats and delivered
bis fprcetul speech glibly ard without