Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-03-15
SINGLE COPY FIVE GENTS
NUMBER 30
B not well taken. Mr.. Reeds mean
ing is clear as crystal
VIII 1t PayT

B not well taken. Mr.. Reeds mean
ing is clear as crystal
VIII 1t PayY
It viii be remembered that Senator
Tom Carter of Montana said that the
great question touching the Philippines
was this-"Will it pay2" Let's see If It
viii pay. The Philippine war up to
date has cost US In round numbers
$100, 100000 for the army alone, to say
nothing of the navy. pensions and Of
loss Of life. 1t will cost as that much
or more every year that we try to hold
them. VIII it pay? Here is an ex-
tract from an administration paper as
to our commerce with the Philippines
which answers that question most et-
fectually:
''The war department has published
some statistics of Philippine commerce
for the quarter of last year ending
Sept. 30 which throw new light on the
export trade so far as it relates to the
United States. It is shown that Of the
total exports Of raw sugar. amounting
to S1.143. .349, only $S5, ,002 went to the
United States, while Japan and Great
Britain took nearly all the remainder:
also as to leaf tobacco, the exports OF
which were valued at 1855 ,463, the ex-
ports to the United States were trfHing
In amount, Spain taking the lions
share namely, 1924, S1S--and England
S3S.947. The United States also took
only $5,032 of Manila cigars out OF a
total export of $239, ,399, and none Of
the other manufactures of tobacco
came to the United States. In fact, CT
gars and cigarettes to the amount OF
$3,760 were imported from the United
States. Even in Manila the United
States was second to Great Britain IN
taking $905.S15 worth. while Great
Britain took 81, ,147, ,424 The total val
ue Of the hemp exports was 81, TIC, ,907.
and the amount was 19,949 tons.
"The imports of merchandise into the
islands were valued at st, OF and
the exports $4,8S4,O ,O57. Silver coin TO
the value of S5Ss,0O1 was imported.
THE total imports from Europe were
valued at $2.295,520 and from North
America $331. .4T5. The exports to Eu-
rope were $2,40O. 1856 and to North
America $1.036.5 .59S. The total collec-
tion Of import duty was 81 ,022, 1877 and
Of export duty $165. .424."
Republican Outrage.
1t strikes me that after the action of
the house on Thursday. March s, In
bouncing Robbins and seating AID
ridge Republicans viii receive the
horse laugh when they begin to talk
about Goebelism or Crokerism or any
other sort of ism Robbins received
about 1900 majority and had as clear
title to his seat as any man who
voted to unseat him had TO his seat.
Aldridge is a professional contestant
This Is the third time he was defeated
by the voters of his district. and three
times he has been elected by Republic
an members of congress in the house.
But the Republicans since their scare
over the Porto Rican bill and their
narrow escape from defeat on that
measure have made up their minds
that they need larger majority, and
they propose to get It by throwing out
Democrats who were elected and seat
ing Republicans who were elect
ed. Yet this party arrogates to itself
all virtue, all intelligence and all patri-
otismI
The chances are that every Democrat
whose seat is contested and whose con-
test has not been already decided will
be compelled to walk the plank; not
because be is not entitled to his
seat, but because the Republicans
have only IA majority in the house
which is uncomfortably close in so
large body, especially when the eie-
ment Of Generalization produced by
the new fad of imperialism is taken
into consideration.