Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-11-01

meyer of Kansas and would not per-
NIT him to conclude his speech.
Pearls of Truth.
Like wine. Bryan becomes better
with age. His speeches grow constant
| ~ better. The brain power and the
oratorioal capacity of no other man
that ever lived have been put to as
severe a test as his. For six years he
has probably averaged one speech a
day. For four years all of his speeches
have been sent broadcast over the
land by the Associated Press, and vet
he never repeats himself and never
says anything out Of which the oppo-
sltion press can make capital. He is
the wonder of the age and appears to
be favorite of heaven. His reception
IN New York was proof positive Of the
change of public sentiment in the east
and Of how thoroughly he has conquer
ed the respect and won the admiration
OF his quondam political foes.
His speeches in New York were stud
ded with pearls of truth, eloquence and
philosophy. Here are few words ut-
tered by him which are a complete ref
utation Of all the campaign lies hatch
ed and propagated by Republicans:
Honest wealth need not fear the Dem
ocrats. No honest industry, no honest
occupation, no honest man, need fear
the success of the Democratic party. I
deny that the wealth producers of this
country are enjoying their share Of the
governments protection" Nothing
could be in better taste or stated more
foreibly or more effectively. The pow
er of concise definition, OF luminous ex-
preston, is the secret of all persuasive
or convincing public speaking. This
power Bryan possesses in a larger de-
gree than any other man Of this gen
eration-perhaps Of any generation.
AdIai Holding Up His End.
Nor is your Uncle Adlai a slouch upon
the stump or ''a deadhead in the enter
prise" to borrow the euphemistic Ian
guage OF Hon. James G. Blaine. No,
your Uncle Adlai appears to be holding
up his end of the handspike in great
shape most approved fashion. Uncle
Adiai has the peculiar good luck to run
for an office when it is Democratic
year, which as much as anything else
leads me to believe that the Democrats
viii win this load of poles" Uncle
Adlai is in every way worthy and well
qualified, duly and truly prepared for
the high Office to which he aspires;
also for the higher Office to which he
will be heir apparent when he is elect
ed vice president, as he will be on the
9th day of November. Uncle Adlai is
sterling Democrat. tiptop CAM
paigner and always measures up to the
requirements of any office he is called
upon to fill.
While Bryan's Oratory has been great
u exploited, as was natural and right.
Uncle Adlai's has been neglected to
large extent But here is sample
from Uncle Adlai which Is terss In
style and full Of meat:
Imperialism Is rot an issue made by political
parties, bat an Issue made BY the people before
the assembling oi either Of the great national
yentionz. Two years and halt ago the people OF
this country filed with horror at the atroci
ties that were being enacted upon the island Of
Cuba at our very doors. The tyranny q three
centuries had eliminated In acts 81 horror that
thrilled the American heart
It was then that the congress 81 the United
States, yoicing the sentiments Of the American
people, declared war against Spain. Bnt coupled
with its declaration Of war was a disclainar ppon
our part OF any attempt at carrying a war Of
su5jugaton against those people, but it was sol
emily declared that when peace should be re-
stored in this island these people would be left
TO establish : government for themselves. This
disclaimer upon the part Of congress justified our
government in breaking the peace Of the world
In our war with Spain the people Of the Philip
pine Islands were allies. They. too, had felt
the iron heel Of Spain, and let me tell you that
when Agunaldo and his little band came at the
request Of Admiral Dewey to join in battles
against the enemy Of the Philippine Islands and
our own. the spaniards. Agunaldo said to his
eountrymen and patriots: Wherever you see the
American flag gather around it. They are our
friends and in the light Of subsequent events
that is of the most pathetic incidents in his
tory. Now the war with Spain has ceased, but,
strangely enough, the government Of the United
States is still engaged in war-a war against the
people OF the Philippine Islands, who
allies in cur with Spain.
BombsheI For Republicans.
1t has been persistently asserted over
and over again by the Republican ora
tors and press that the Germans are
not breaking away from the Mckinley
gang on the question of imperialism.
but the recent letter of Judge Roder-
lex E. Rombauer fell like a bomb
shell into their camp. Judge Rom
bauer is everywhere recognized as one
Of the ablest of all the able Germans.
He is a lifelong Republican. lawyer
in full practice, was judge of the court
of appeals for - years and is known
as one of the ablest jurists who ever
sat on the bench in Missouri. There IS
no question but that he has a large fol-
lowing among American citizens Of
German extraction, especially among
the Republicans. His letter is univer-
sally recognized as one Of the stron-
gest campaign documents issued this
year.
Henry Labouchere, the great editor
of London Truth. was recently accused
by Chamberlain of having written Sc
ditious letters 70 people in South Afri-
ca. Labouehere quickly proved that
he was engaged in an honest and pa
triotic effort to keep the peace and pre-
vent England showing the eloven foot
and at the same time losing thousands
of English lives. That done Mr.. La
bouchere says editorially:
when gold was discovered in Mexico and Peru.
it was all up with the natives On the plea that
the pope had granted the countries to Spsin,
Cortes and Pizzaro destroyed the governments
that had existed for ages, slew the Inhabitants
tortured the rulers Of those countries and, having
laid hands on all the gold that was visible, pro-
ceeded to force such Of the inhabitants as had not
been killed of for the crime Of defending their
country to work in the mines for more until most
Of them persisted. This they called Christlanizing
and eiyilizing savages. The world moves on, but
greed and hypocrisy are ever the same. We are
Shaving Ashantees because they would not give up
to US the golden stool" We are working them
in some gold mines. and we are using up the tax
PAYERS money in enabling the owners Of the
shares in these mines to get 1000 or leo per
cent by vending the shares
The Washington Post indorses these
remarks and says:
He might very well have added that the de-
struction Of the Dutch republics in South Africa
was originally instigated by the discovery OF gold
and diamonds in that unhappy region.
Dollar Above the Man.
The Post seems to condemn in Eng
land that which it indorses when done
BY the Mckinley administration. That
paper has supported continuously the
administration policy In the Philip
pines, yaunting much the speech OF q