The Penn's Grove record., 1900-11-02
9em9cratic Doctrine Expouned
BY y. w. Wescott.

On Tuesday evening the Democrats
held q nesting III Odd Fellows Hall.
which Wal crowded. 3. 3. Bright was
chairman. George Pfieffer, Jr., the
D6mUcfatie candidate for Congress
spoke first.
Hi said tho nomination came to him
ilnsoticited, but there is 4 time when
duty calls avery man. The first Con.
gresslonal District has a system of pol
ities unparalleled in the United States.
How many Republicans had anything
essay III regards to the nomination OF
Mr.. LpndeiIslager who was nominated
ny tie bosses last April. They thought
the Democrats would put up a man
VINO would make no light.
Mr.. Pfeiffrr said he lived in the BAN
ner Republican ward in Camden and a
strong Republican county yet he had
been elected to the State Senate and
the Council by the best thinking Re-
| publicaTs. While there were trying
times IN The Senate lie had nevar let a
NNpubiican nor Democratic boss die
c,tt to him and had always voted for
the interest of the people against the
corporations aud would do SO if elected
To Congress-
"A prominent Republican says there
are no trusts. But there is one, The ice
trust. II that in the papers was true
Mayor VanWick. of N. Y, should be
impeached. MI. Pfeiffer said if elected
he would introduce u bill to kill that
one trust. In bis younger DAYS he use to
be connected with the oil BUSINESS
when there were lots OF Independent de-
liveries Of oil to various towns, but
now the Standard Oil Trust controls
the whole business by getting lower
ftelgbts on raiIr0ads. This has taken A.
way Tie individuality ti many men.
IT there ale good combinations he
wished TO know where they were.
| In his business career he had emplcy-
ed many men, always paid the highest
priced wages gwen fair treatment and
all due them. He had always voted in
favor OF lilt workman against comb.
nations, and would do SO. il elected, as
he WAS responsible to no one for his
nomination He does nut usually talk
but act. He WAS the only Democrat in
CamdsD Council and the other "a had
70 60 into anc for fear of Pfelffer.
lie proposed IL see that only legal
votes Wsrs cast as one house in Camden
had 80 registered from il and one shan
" had 10.
john w. Wtseott next spoke. He
appealed to Lho independent think
ing voters, thOss voters who decide the
fate Of the nation. Ii WAS a cuise TO be
governed by Il boss and not by Tie
people. A few years agu Il tat-seeing
man organized a land company. He
bought 4 tract Of land at Woodbury.
for $64, 0OO aud sold it TO the COMPANY
he ORGANIZED and WIS president OF, for
$50, 900, putting The difference in his
pocket. Ordinary people called it a
fraud aud an ordinary man would he
sent 10 prison for il. The whole pre-
ceedirgs are printed ii, the State re-
colds Of the Court Of ChanceI,. Gen.
SeWell declared ii a cItlDmun steal. vet
the General put this distlDg uished Cit
iZ.n Mr.. Loud-Ds'ager Gu the Ilepub-
lican ticket TO be voted for and to rep
resent you III Congress-. Tire boss nonl-
mated him. you did not. What will
you do at,oui 1t?
There is no boss named man on the
Democratic ticket, and we thus far
have ihs advantage.
TRUSTS
are HI important issue in this cam
paign 70 illustrate what a trust is
MIR. W~estcott tod OF one he was Il par
" to. Camden, Woodbury., Merchant
vile, Haddonield and several other
towns had independent electric light
and waiter plants. The owners of these
formed Il combination called the South
Jersey Light and Water Company.
They valued Aaslflleir property attwo
Miaiiolss of dniIars, when the real value
- S6Ds7t ono million. The new com-
6ttsAlIon then issfied SIX millions of
H0ei3ssand six millions OF stock. Ten
millions is what is called watered stock.
WHEN Mr.. Westcott's quarterly water
bill came in it was $40, formerly 81, the
latter above cost. The electric light
bill was SIG, formerly $l2. The in
crease goes to pay dividends on the
watered stock, which gives it value
AMI the holders Of the printed stocks
become ~millionaires. 4 trust is form
ed when Il big corporation swallows
many little ones. Those on the Inside
make millions and proclaim great pros
perity because they have such a mon
oply that they make the people DAY
dividends on their waterea stock. This
is An DISSATISFACTION OF d tiast in a
| homaly way.
The people feel that something is
wrong When the employed make
more and ARE not able To save ANYTHING:
when the improvements III the country
are not as in former times; when vol
fail to see the able, independent, me-
chanics as IN former days something is
wrong. The laboier wants something
besides a full dinner pail. Labor Gre
ates all wealth, but why does IS mil
lions go into the hands of a Rockerfel-
Ter each year and less into the hands of
those who create wealth? It is thelaW
which permits the formation Of trusts,
which make you pay more for sugar,
clothes. shoes, &c. It Is no hOsh.
What you feel you know.
When a monarchy OF money threat
ems the nation VIM. j. Bryan is the
man with moral courage to apply the
remedy by promising to enforce the
laws against trusts if elected.
IMPERIALISM.
Republicans say there is no imperial
ism. The fact is known that there Is
war in the PHILIPPINES where we have
81, 1000 soldiers, at a cost of a million a
day which you help pay when you put
a stamp on a check or deed. 10000
Filipincs have been shot. They helped
drive out the Spaniards and asked to
be free and govern themselves. II we
have q right to freedom, liberty and to
govern ourselves so have they. To
shoot Them for wanting freedom is
against the conscience of the nation.
This contest is not a question of win
ming offices for a party but of h~indering
the destruction Of human liberty and
doing right. Never before has astand-
ing army of over %, 600 been asked for.
Republicans say prosperity and Is to
/ are the ISSUES. The plea Of a full.
dinner pail is an insult to the higher
instincts of man. In 1896 the people
noro cooro1 hu tho 0rr RI 1A