Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-01-04
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
NUMBER 22

Wesley Gaines Of Tennessee and R.
G. De Graffenreid of Texas after they
came into juxtaposition with Lyman's
buzzsaw?' Gaines and De Graffen-
reid are young, able, courageous, pa
triotic and faithful to their country and
their kind, but they should be warned
by the untoward fate of the late Mrs.
Bluebeard and be cured Of the disease
of overinquisitiveness They are In
Yiting humiliation and oblivion by try
ing to uncover this latest and most
gigantic piece of Republican deyiltry.
That New York bank which is to en-
Joy the usufruct of Uncle Sans $780,
100000 will probably make over ST.
100000 annually out of Lyman's IA
voritism. and it is liable to expend a
quantum sufficit of that amount to kill
off such obnoxious congressional agi-
tators and brash seekers after truth
as Gaines and De Graffenreid.
Being their sworn friend, entertain
ing the highest regard for their shin
ing talents and splendid personalities,
have studied their case carefully and
prayerfully, and / see only one faint
ray of hope for their safety, and it is
this: The North American says that
the news of Lyman's unprecedented
largess to that New York bank has
aroused the interest of politicians in
Washington" Now, it is possible
barely possible-that that amazing bit
of news may also arouse the interest
of" somebody else-tO wit, the numer-
Gus national banks who do not get any
of Lyman's swag. Mark Twain once
sagely remarked that 1--WE all have a
heap of human nature in u.s." National
banks who are not in on the ground
| floor of Lyman's scheme may exhibit
a modicum of this same human ma
ture, may get on their ears and may
also clamor for information" don't
you know? In which case Gaines Of
Tennessee and De Graffenreid of Tex
as may survive the wrath of Lyman.
In the multiplicity of victims they may
escape the Destroyer consummation
devoutly to be wished-but if Lyman
can furnish all the national banks their
portion of swag Gaines and De Graf
fenreid are gone fawnskins. Nous ver-
rons
Dry Conventions.
Philadelphia has captured the Repub-
lican national convention, and Kansas
City will bag the Democratic. In all
human probability they viii be the two
driest and dullest conventions ever
held by the great parties. The presi-
dental candidates, Bryan and MeKin-
ley, are already selected, unless death
interyenes. The platforms are prac-
tieally settled in advance. Nothing re-
mains. therefore, except a small conten-
ton as to vice presidential candidates.
National conventions usually are pro-
ductive of some splendiferous oratory,
! but even this will be wanting, for an
! orator might as well undertake to thrill
his audience with a thesis on the uses
| of the grindstone as ON who shall be
the tailpiece on either ticket As to the
Democratic v. p, hope he win be
sufficiently eminent as not to compel
us to go on a voyage of discovery to
ascertain who and what he is, as we
/ did in 1896. New York Is the mother
of vice presidents. This load OF poles
she has three Republican candidates
Root, Bliss and Woodruff On dit that
Mark Hanna CWarwick) has picked
Root (christened Elihu) and that Wood
ruff of the gorgeous and multifarious
waistcoat is in the dumps. Bliss is
playing waiting game. If the Dem
ocrats should go east for a candidate,
perhaps Hon William Sulzer of New
York would gobble the plum. He is
genuine. able, simon pure Democrat
who has the courage of his convictions.
He thinks New York can be carried for
Bryan and Democracy. His faith is
strong. l hope it is not misplaced.