Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-07-12

tlon ana fof which army officials in Cuba were re-
sponsible, and they hesitated to stir up such
cesspool OF corruption, realizing that all the yir
tues OF the Sl25,909 eiectrozoue plant and other
disinfeetiDg fakes would not be sufficient to de-
odorize Davis doings, let alone purify the city
expense account
Besides, the constant admonitions from the
White House Keep Cuba out Of poiitics''-eould
not be ignored 50 the military authorities In con
tTol followed as long possible the advice Of the
late Colonel lnserson Never look for what you
don't want TO and, and were happy.
On the Stool Of Repentance.
Now, mark you, The News has been
a stanch supporter of the McHanna
administration But rats desert a sink
ing ship. The same correspondent gets
off this startling paragraph for the
amazement of gaping world:
The real facts that the present adulinistra-
ton lacks the foresight to discover, the courage
to denounoe and the ability to bring to justice
the real thieves and political parasites both civil
and military, that have disgraeed cur occupation
of the island.
Whereupon the agile editor of The
News. determined not to be caught
as the ship goes down. makes a brave
leap for the shore, remarking on the
way through the air:
But the people will not have it 50. They win
insist on knowing The worst in order that the
proper remedy may be applied The president
cannot afford matter how completely some Of
his friends may be involved. to ignore this mat
ter, and cannot believe that he will When
the whisky ring scandals touched the most init
mate friends OF General Grant, the members Of
his own official household, he said, Let no guilty
man escape" Here is precedent for President
Mckinley.
Evidently The News IS on the stool of
repentance, and it may seem ungra-
cious to jog its memory with unlleas-
ant things but the fact is that, not
withstanding General Grants fine cpl
gram, several guilty men did escape,
among them his military secretary.
General Babcock, and at the ensuing
election the Democrats swept the coun-
try, electing Samuel j. Tilden presi-
dent by popular majority Of a quar-
ter of million and by a substantial
majority of the electoral college.
Two Pictures.
1t viii be remembered that when the
ENJOYS of the two brave little South
African republics presented themselves
at Washington to seek the sympathy
of the greatest republic under the sun
in their heroic but unequal death
struggle with the vastest monarchy
upon the face of the earth, the admin
istration, headed by President McKin-
ley. gave them the cold shoulder and
the marble hand Mr.. Mckinley and
his premier. Colonel John Hay, reeeiv-
ed them as private citizens only and
turned them away empty handed
Gaze first on that picture of heartless-
ness and then on this of American
cordiality. When an ovation was given
these same ENJOYS at Omaha. William
j. Bryan was the chief orator. During
his speech, which was American
throughout, he uttered these noble
words. which thrill the heart like
strains of martial music:
trust the day viii never come when a nation
fighting for liberty viii look in vain 70 the
American people fer sympathy and aid These
ENJOYS have honored US by coming to seek our
sympathy, giving US as Americans the opportunity
to assist them to gain that liberty which is so
dear to Us.
It is to our honor that the Beers have come to
Us to receive our sympathy. 1t is hard to under
stand the feelings OF the man who has sympathy
for the Boer cause, but who is eoncealing it for
political reasons. When young man, heard 2
very able sermon which has always elung BY me
on the text, As he thinketh, so he is.
Why should any American citizen who feels for
the Boer fail to express himself as such7 / do not
see how do other than to choose the
cause Of the two republics In preference TO that
Of monarchy.
Essence of Americanism.
Those words were fifty spokerP and
are like apples of gold in pictures of
silver | humbly and fervently thank
Almighty God that America is still
able to nurture a man such as Bryan
His career demonstrates that the breed
Of men who formed this republic has
not run out. Il do not see how one
can do other than to choose the cause
of the two republics in preference TO
that of monarchy" That is a simple
statement. 1t contains the very es-
sence of Americanism. Two years ago
to those words and to that sentiment
there would not have been dissent
| ing voice in all this broad land; now
official Ameriea-Mark Hanna Ameri
oa-dissents toto celo. | doubt if any
other nation since the morning stars
| first sang together for joy has Travelled
the road from republic to empire as
fast as has America in the last Is
months. Which represents most truly
the great body of the people in this
Boer matter = Bryan or Mckinley
| There can be but one answer.
Bryan aud Mckinley.
| My more or less esteemed and always
amusing contemporary. the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat, suggests that a joint
debate between William j. Bryan aud
Theodore Roosevelt would be a fetch
/ ing performance. Teddys friends
ought to have The CD. arrested under
the statute against cruelty to animals
The CD. ought to suggest somebody
of Bryan's size, or. failing that. which
/ is impossible, somebody who measures
up somewhere to his intellectual stat
ure. He is easily the greatest living
orator, perhaps the greatest that ever
lived. Roosevelt would have about as
much chance with him in an oratorical
slugging match as Terence McGoyern
would have had Nth John Lawrence
Sullivan when "Sully'' was in his
prime.
l have not seen Bryan since April
and am no more authorized to speak
for him than is any other Democrat in
good standing, but if The CD. is really
hankering. for a joint debate in which
Bryan shall figure can suggest one
which win add to the gayety Of ma
tions Let William Mckinley and VIII
liam j Bryan have one joint discussion
In each of the 10 states OF the Union
am absolutely certain that Bryan viii
accept Can The CD. bring William
of Canton to the scratch? trow not,
/ and why not? Because The CD. knows
full well that Mckinley can't hold a
candle to Bryan in a full and com
prehensive discussion of the issues
now before the American people.
feel so certain that Bryan and
Democrats generally would favor
a discussion between the presi-
dental candidates that. while
am not authorized to speak for the
| Democratic national committee. and
while that committee Is not burdened
with funds. | feel perfectly safe in say
ing that rather than not have these a
1 debates between BRYAN and Mckinley