Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-07-26
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
NUMBER 81

changed July 4. 1850; proclaimed July
3, 1850" II may be added that that
was almost the last official act Of Pres
ident Taylor. as he died July 8, 1850,
from eating cherries and ice cold but
terrnilk take pleasure In adding that
the man who fought the ratification
most bitterly was that immortal Demo-
erat Stephen A. Douglas.
I wish to state emphatically that
do not accuse Brother fDolliver of de-
liberately or Intentionally misrepre-
senting the Democratic party in this
matter. Dolliyer Is a gentleman. While
generally intelligent, he was ignorant
In this particular matter He knows
better now instructed him. He win
never charge the Clayton-B -Bulwer treaty
up to Democrats again. He gracefully
came down at White Cloud and charg-
ed it to the Wings, but / set out the
facts above in extenso because I have
every reason to believe that Republic
an spellbinders generally make the
same mistake made by Brother DoIli-
yer until operated on his understand
ing and added to his stock of informa-
ton at Spirit Lake, La.
Having Fun wita Landis.
At Springdale, Ark, l also let some
light in upon the intellect of Hon.
Charles 3. Lands of Indiana, when we
debated before the Chautauqua assem-
bly, there. In referring to the sale of
bonds under the Spanish war revenue
bill, he declared that the bonds were
purchased. not by the rich, but by the
body of the people the farmers, mer-
chants, mechanics, clerks and laborers
when everybody knew that the state
ment was all tommyrot. Springdale is
q fine little city in a fine farming sec
ton. We had splendid audience of
about 1900 people. concluded to try
Sam Jones plan on Landis. so in my
reply repeated his statement as to
the people e-the plain peopIe-buying
the bonds. and asked all in that audi
ence who were the happy possessors
of United States bonds, or who bid on
the Spanish war bonds, to stand up
and be counted. Not a soul arose al
though | repeated the invitation ur-
laughter burst upon the summer air
as to make the leaves quiver on the
mighty oaks under which we were
speaking. Safe to say Brer Landis win
never repeat that performance where
there is anybody to expose his trick.
But other Republicans will do so when
speaking alone.
r XYrfrfoId rr-t,o,, Ts,.,4t.
1 debated before the Chautauqna as
sembly / had some more fun with
him and again added to his stock Of
information. He steered clear of max
ing his preposterous assertion about
the body Of the people buying bonds.
but he went into the hole after the
fashion Of Mr. MeGinty on another
occasion. n defending the Atlantic
City money bin he grandiloquently
said Why should you fear the banks?
The people own the banksf' Once
more tried Sam Jones' plan We had
a magnificent audience: the very
cream Of the people Of the Arkansas
valley IN reply / restated the PROPOSE
tion of Brother Lands and invited al
whe in that splendid audience OF 1900
people owned national bank stock to
stand mp and be counted Not a soul
stood up. So another Of Brother Ian
dis campaign gags went where the
woodbine twineth.
No doubt when alone he will repeat
both these thoroughly exploded propo-
sitions aud Republicans who would not
know a United States bond or a piece
Of national bank stock if they met it
in the big road win yell themselves
hoarse, and such lying sheets as the
Kansas City Journal viii continue to
publish fables to the effect that Lam
dis mopped up the earth with Champ
Clark I really enjoy such mopping,
and, like Olirer Twist, cry for more.