Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-02-08

First thing Lyman knows somebody
will plump resolution into the house
providing for his Impeachment. which
he richly deserves There is a hot time
In prospect anent Lyman and his do
lngs
On the proposition to refer the Gage
| business TO the committee on ways and
means Hon. James D. Richardson of
Tennessee leader of the house Demo
Gratis. said in part:
There must be some reason why the secretary
OF the treasury, when he sold the custom house
| property in New York city to the National City
bank. did not complete the title by conveying the
| property to that bank He took paper credit
with that bank Tor considerable part OF the pur-
chase money-s5,Z ,Zi5.e0o the total amount being
81 1866 000-leasing the pitiful sum of SI50 600 un
paid or rneredted Why was this doneS
| insist that the was the intention Of
the secretary OF the treasury. by agreement with
\ the National City bank. TO excuse that bank from
paying taxes TO the state and city Of New York
II It be true that the secretary Of the treasury
has in Lis official capacity entered into per
sonal partnership with favored bank in the city
| OF New York 70 prevent the city and state from
the collection Of taxes man on this floor,
| take it, will contend that he does not deserve
| condemnation.
| The statement made shows that large amount
of money has been made by the bank by reason
of the secretarys action. It shows that the gov
| ernment Of the United States did not receive pur-
chase money, for a large amount was retained in
| the bank, and at tue time the state and city
| OF New York were not allowed the opportunity Of
| taxing its property. The whole amount, am in
formed reached something like 1851 900 that this
government juggling the part Of the secretary
OF the treasury has enabled this bank to make.
On the same subject Mr. SuIzer of
! New York said in part:
| There matters OF much greater significance
! and Of more infamous character regarding the
\ administration Of the treasury department that
| will come out a fair investigation.
| 1t is said and not denied that the secretary Of
the treasury permitted himself to be used by the
Standard Oil trust to aid il in manipulating the
stock market in Wall street. to the injury Of its
competitors and to the advantage OF the Rookie
| fellers
The people Of this country will never consent to
the treasury being turned TO the Standard
| Oil trust for speculative purposes
We want TO subpoena the directors OF the Ma
tional City bank and find out from them just
4 what aid they rendered the Republican party IL
the last national campaign and just what favors
they have received from the Republican party
since March T. 1897.
The Republicans of Kentucky have
added assassination to their Office get
ting methods Republicans have never
scrupled to steal any office from that
of president down to constable. Now
they have taken to shooting down in
cold blood their opponents. Whether
Goebel is right or wrong has nothing
] n ~ IIr hnd irrtat
to contest Taylors title to the govern
orship of ''the dark and bloody ground"
Every candidate for office in any state
in the Union has a right to contest
when he deems the law and the facts
on his side We hear a great deal of
talk against Iynching, but it ought to
be remembered that it is as much a
| lynching to shoot man as to hang
him. The result is precisely the same
to the victim. So it seems to me that
Republicans will have to haul in their
horns on that proposition. They will
also have to sing smaller on their much
yaunted moral superiority over the
rest of mankind,
Republicans and Trusts.
A witty Irishman once said that he
was In favor of a certain law, but
against its enforcement That appears
to be the exact position of Republic
ans as to the trusts A very wise man
once said. Let me write the songs of
a people. and care not who makes
their laws" The trusts seem to say,
Let us select the federal judges, and
we care not what laws state legisla-
lures pass" That they would be safe
In proelaiming such a theory is shown
by the following dispatch:
Chicago, Jan 2g. Judge G. c. Kohlsaat in the
United States circuit court today decided the
antitrust act OF the Illinois legislature in 1893
void on the ground that the statute contains both
class and special legislation and is in contrayen-
ton Of the federal and state constitutions. The
opinion of the court bears more directly on the
ninth clause Of the act Of 1898. but the validity
OF the whole act is also denied The ruling was
made in the case of the Union Sewer Pipe com
pany against Thomas Conelly but applied as well
to the case OF the same plaintiff against William
Dee the two causes having been tried conformity.
The court took the case from the jury and gave
instructions that the finding be in favor OF the
plaintiff. The Union Sewer Pipe company brought
suit to recover upon promissory notes given by
the defendants. who contended that the plaintiff
was a trust or combination organized for the ex
press purpose of creating and carrying out re
strictions in trade.
Guess the trusts think that there is
nothing quite so reliable as "a friend
at court" who is the court This de-
cision is on a par with the infamous in
come tax decision Everything for the
plutocrats. nothing for the people.
Cochran the Snowman.
Hon. Bourke Cochran has got his
name in the papers again AS an ad-
yertiser Hon Bourke could have given
the late lamented Phineas T. Barnum
cards and spades and then beaten the
greatest Snowman on earth at his own
game Three times since Bryan was
nominated at Chicago has this below
ing blatherskite managed to thrust
himself before the public by linking
his own name with that of the
illustrious Nebraskan Twice he was
paid to cut his capers before
high heaven. The last time be
evidently performed solely for ths
purpose of receiving a free ad.
But Bourke might as well make up his
mind that genuine Democrats care
about as much for his utterances as
they would for the believing of the bull
of Bashan. which he so much resem-
bIes in volume of voice. He is not go
ing to see any of the faithful falling
over themselves to do him honor If
he wants to come back. all well and
good, but he must climb on to our plat
form.
Frequently in these letters ! have
quoted from the Washington Post
the most ably edited independent pa
per in America. Ii is for the gold
standard and has pronounced bias in
favor of President Mckinley ! think
it really desires his reelection. With
this preface hereby quote from it the
following editorial. remarkable alike
for its awful skinuing of Bourke Cock
ran and its philosophizing as to past
legislation and future events:
DEMOCRACY IN 1900
Mr.. Bourke Cochran. arayed in what Is lett of th,
bedTaggled anery and oyeFdone rouge Of 1885, come
gslIivanting about the hedgerows and curhstonei
Of the Demecracy's domain. ogIing the Hon vii
liam J. Bryan and itmpting him with the nod
and becks and wreathed smiles Of the politca
couriesan We have Tim paying iervent tribute
to MIR. Brysn's integrity and sngleness Of pur
pose, his steadiast courage and his indomiabi,
convictions We have him, in fact. limiting thai
tha On outtast have moi been