Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-01-18
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days of reconstructlon. ana 1t win sur
viye the taunts and jeers with which
you now assail it. am still a young
man. yet have seen It solemnIy pro-
posed to disband the Democratic par
ty. In 1872 the Democrats Of my ma
tive state. as loyal and as devoted as
ever cherished the immortal principles
Of Thomas Jefferson. had reached the
point where they were ready to despair
and yield. and convention was called
In Mississippi TO consider the advisa-
bility Of disorganizing the Democratic
party. But even in that trying hour
there was small though devoted
band. In whose hearts the divine fire
Of the old Democracy was still burn
ing, to protest with a tongue Of flame
and voice OF prophecy against the
abandonment of our time honored and
undying organization. Their wisdom
prevailed. That convention adjourn
ed. and instead Of sending abroad the
gospel of despair they sent a message
of hope and courage that still animates
the splendid men Of that great com
monwealth."
Trust Buster.
Divers and sundry statesmen are
hot foot after the trust octopus. H.
man ingenuity is being exhausted in
this titanic struggle because self pres
eryation is the first law of nature. To
Hon. John Wesley Gaines of The Her
mitage district of Tennessee belongs
the honor of brand new idea on the
subject. / am not certain but what
John Wesley has hit the buliseye. II
he has. vast and enduring win &c his
fame. His plan Is drastic enough,
heaven knowsl II he can get 1t passed.
and If the courts do not declare it IN
constitutional. 1t win cause a rattling
of dry bones among the trusts. from
the sugar trust down to the peanut
trust 1t is the same plan that killed
the Louisiana lottery deader than a
smelt-exclusfon from the mailsl
AS the supreme court OF the United
States has solemnly decided that con-
gress has absolute power In that re-
gard. Brother Gaines would appear to
be in town with his pocket full of rocks
unless. when brought face to face with
the question. that august tribunal
should face about and upset the decI-
sions Of a century. as IT did In the in
come tax case. So that Mr.. Gaines has
two dangers to escape before he con-
quers the trusts-frst. congress may
refuse to pass his bill; and. second. the
supreme court may take 1t into It's
venerable head that after all. the pow
er of congress to say what is mailable
and what is not mailable should be
curtaiIed. Nevertheless Mr.. Gaines
proposition will make difficult sailing
for the gentlemen who want the votes
Of the hoi polloi and at the same time
desire fayors from the trusts Honest
men will wish Mr. Gaines well.
Hoar and Beyeridge.
Young Senator Beveridge of Indiana
on Tuesday delivered himself Of the
speech which he has been incubating
for months Senator Hoar didn't do a
thing to him oh, no. In about 40
minutes he utterly demolished Beyer-
idge's glass house" He hurled dor
hicks Through 1t till the holes were nn-
merous as the sands npon the seashore
or the stars of heaven and then. to
show his supreme contempt for the
Holsters eloquence. announced at the
close that he wasn't making q speech
then. but would do so at later date.
Senator Beyeridge's speech. elaborate
In scope. polished in language. may be
all summed up in one sentence. The
Filipinos have marvelously rich coun-
try. and we must take ii by the eagles
claw and the lions paw" The al
mighty dollar is the be all and end all
Justice to the Filipinos and the preser
yation of the American republic are
not worthy of consideration.