Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
NUMBER g

faithful to his principles and his people
as is the needle to the pole. The Aus
tin district acts with great good sense.
1t viii have none but first class man
and Democrat to represent It For
years that stalwart statesman Joseph
D. Sayres. now governor of Texas, rep,
resented the capital district Of the
Lone Star State. When he quit Yolun-
tarily, Burleson succeeded him, and
Burleson maintains the prestige Of the
district.
Surely the Philippine war IS being
conducted on most peculiar plan.
We are offering $50 apiece for every
gun surrendered. but nevertheless Cap
tain d. II. Allen reports that La all the
province Of Batangas, containing 200,-
900 people. not a gun, old or new good,
bad or Indifferent has been voluntarily
given up.
Brynn's Brightest.
OF all the good things that Bryan has
said-and they are for multitude as the
stars of the heavens or the sand upon
the seashore-hls reply to Mark Han
mas challenge for q debate is one of
ttsss taes very brightest. BE said: 4 am IN
willing to slgasatsssi any enc whose
responsibilities are nos 50 great as my
own. If I an elected ! WIN Be gsess-
dent. Now, II the Republican commit
tee viii certify that IN the event OF Mr..
MeKinley's election Senator Hanna IS
to be president, I wiD cheerfuIly de-
bate with him"
Now, this is not only terse, straight
from the shoulder and full of wisdom,
but it also contains a great deal Of hBl
NOR, quality in which Bryan has
been supposed to be rather deficient.
a home thrust was made at Mark and
Mack in such a neat and polite manner
that no one can take exceptions to it,
not even the victims themselves
though every one understands pep
fectIy well what he meant. It would
be worth good dead to know exactly
what Mark thought Of that when be
read it and whether he didn't wish
that he hadn't issued his defiance to
Bryan.
Marks predieament reminds me Of
what one of my newspaper constitu-
ents, Harry G. Turner, once said:
II never attempt to say anything
smart to the other fellow without first
pausing and asking myself what be
might say by way Of retort"
This mot by Mr. Turner regard as
very fine and philosophic, and while T
am not Marks spiritual. political or
legal adviser eheerfully commend IL
to his consideration.
store Is No Come On.
A recent issue of the Washington
Post contained this editorial gquib:
We sincerely hope that no uafeeling artist viii
unload batch Of green goods up1a. the Hon. Bill
Joel Stone while he is IN New York trying %
watch the Flatt machine.
Evidently the gentleman who wrofs
that squsb hss nc Intimate personal
acquaintance with the Hon. william
Joel Stone and has only regarded him
at long range. violate no confidence
whatever when I state that the Hon.
William Joel Is like Major Joe Bag
stock-"sly, sir, devilish sly''-and II
any New York artist undertakes to un-
load green goods on William joel Mis-
sourians without regard to race, condi-
tion or previous condition are willing
to bet their sesterees upon 80 pr
ton that the green goods artist viii get
the worst Of It We don't ike tehaye
our great Missouri Democrat sneered
at in any such manner by the Wash
ington Post or any one else and resent
1t as an insult to the Democracy OF
Missouri. Governor Stone is engaged
in the great work Of harmonizing the
New York Democrats. who appear to
have been crossed with the Kilkenny
cats at an early day. The job that he
has undertaken is on par with the
twelve labors of Hercules. If William
Joel succeeds in this monumental task.
he will deserve well Of his country.