Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-01-04

expressing luelf private opinions and
airing their individual griefs, and they
generally take full advantage of their
situation am not complaining of
this; far from it. Au contraire, | con-
gratulate them on their superior posi-
tion and on having the courage to
howl when anybody steps on their
corns. | wish most fervently that all
Americans had as good facilities as
our editorial friends for making them
selves heard If that were the case,
even the present Republican congress
would be compelled to remodel and re-
wise downward the Dingley bill of
denominations, and, what's more, Presi-
dent Mckinley. chief priest in the tenn
pie of high protection, would not dare
to veto tariff bill for revenue only
or a free trade bill. Just now our
editorial brethren are ululating about
the paper trust, which is a daughter
of the Dingley bill. They have abun-
dant cause for kicking, and it must be
said to their credit that they are kick
ing vigorously. They can give cards
and spades to the most lusty mule in
the land at his fayorite game and beat
him. Wherefore? Simply because
their OK is gored.
Tax on Intelligence.
DIR. w. n. Graham, business man
ager of the Sedalia (NIo.) Evening Dem
ocrat, says to me in private letter:
EARLY in September. 1899, we bought
a carload of news print at $1.S5, f. 0.
b., Sedalia. Since that time paper has
steadily advanced, till the best price
the travelling salesman can offer US
is now $3.50 at the mill, and this price
is subject to the approval of wholesale
house or the mill, as all travelling men
say prices are advancing every day
Freight rates from mills to this part
of the world are 2S to 80 per hundred
In carload lots.r
w. ID. Thomas, editor of the Fulton
(Mo) Sun, after editorially reviewing
the splendid fight his paper has made
for a year against trusts in general
comes down to business handsomely
and says:
While fight one year ago was disiuterested
and unselfsh, it is today battle for very
life When we began the fight we saw no danger
to our business, but today the great paper trust
threatens to gobble up all the little printing
plants. and our fight is now a fight for life, bat
tie in self defense.
In 1899 the white paper The Sun was printed or
cost us 81 800. In 1900 the same paper (same in
quality and same amount) will cost u.s. at present
trust prices, $3.50, difference OF $3.50 in the
cost of one item, white paper. Type and inks
have also advanced in price, and the wages to
employees cannot be made any lower.
The Sun is between the paper trust, the type
trust and the machinery trust on one side and ouI
subscribers on the other side.
The Sun is between two stones, and the mill il
grinding II we charge only 81 a year for The
Sun in 1900 and the trusts hold the price OF paper
and type up. The Sun will be ground to powder.
If our subscribers will give US little fighting
ground and year. we believe can
whip the trusts.
The tariff OF So per ton on paper has enabled
the international Paper company a trust, to ad
vance the price of paper IS per cent. This trust
is incorporated for S45 100000 and controls 50 Of
the Ss paper mills in the United States
Mr.. Thomas truthfully adds: "a tax
on paper is tax on intelligence. The
papers are the schools and libraries fol-
the great masses of the people"
The two Missouri editors above ram
ed are Democrats. "There are others,
and lots of them, kicking, among whom
are divers and sundry Republican ed
itors, for their OK is gored' even unto
death. The average editor must raise
his subscription price or go to the wall
But to increase his subscription rate is
merely to transfer the blackmail levied
by the trust from the shoulders of the
editor to the shoulders of his readers
which is the old and condemned per.
formance of ''robbing Peter to pay
Paul. The remedy is to ''bust the
trust. thus at one blow liberating both
editor and subscriber from the hands
of highway robbers. Consequently
have prepared and will introduce Jan
3, 1900, bill to place white print pa
per, wood pulp and all the materials
used in manufacturing the same upon
the free list.
This paper and wood pulp trust is
not a particle worse than hundreds OF
other trusts, such as the tobacco trust
the wire and nail trust, the glass trust
etc, ad nauseam ct ad infinitum. Why
then, do I begin on the paper and wood
pulp trust Simply and frankly be
cause the chances are that the edito-
rial fraternity of America may be able
to persuade enough Republican repre-
sentatives to vote for my bill to carry
it through. It's good place to begin
Self preservation is the first law of ma
ture. and Republican editor has nc
more relish for being ruined and driver
out of business for the benefit of q
trust than has his Democratic brother
Lyman to Be Investigated.
It is awful to think Of Lyman ]
Gage is to be investigated by congress:
that is. if the Philadelphia Norti
American Republican, is to be believed
and if the proceedings do not hang
fire Inter ALA that paper says:
Representative Gaines of Tennessee will ask fol
information aud Representative De Grafenreid o.
Texas will offer resolution providing for the
appointment Of committee FOR the purpose Of
investigating the subject and reporting to con
gress the relationship that exists between the
City National bank Of New York and the treasury
department at Washington and whether any oi
the officers OF the federal government are inter
ested in the City National bank, either as stock.
holders OF otherwise.
The assertion that Secretary Gage will immedi-
ately after the expiration OF his term Of Office
identity himself with the national banking inter
ests of New York, ultimately becoming president
OF the National United States bank, consOlida-
ton Of the City National with other banks has
aroused the interest OF politicians in Washington
Now, if Lyman cannot be permitted
to give the free use of $300,000,000 per
annum of government money to his pet
bank and cannot subsequently become
president of that bank, varying the
immortal question of Web Flanagan
of Texas on celebrated question to
suit the exigencies of Lyman's case,
"What in the deuce is he here for?"
Rash Seekers After Truth.
dote on Gaines of Tennessee and
De Graffenreid of Texas. but they are
innocent as 1.-The babes in the wood.
First thing they know they will be
pilloried as pestiferous traitors by all
the administration organ grinders who
believe that "a public office is private
snap and will find themselves in hook
on charge of leze majesty. They
had better let up, haul in their horns,
crawfish, retreat, cut and run, skedad-
die, or they are liable to become per
some non gratR to the powers that
be. If they persist IN their patriotic
purpose of standing up for the rights