Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
NUMBER 40

ure IN the navy item, but must be meE
in future years.
1.-The dominant party attempted to
commit this congress at this session
and will doubtless renew their efforts
at the coming session to commit the
government to what is known as the
ship subsidy scheme, which involves
the sum of $i20,000,0O0 to be expended
throughout term of years"
An UnintentionaI Compliment.
sHoner to whom honor is due" is an
old and familiar adage. Up to four
years ago Hon Richard Franklin Petit
grew, senior senator from South Dako-
ia, was prime favorite with Republic
anmagnates. Now he is their bette noire.
Wherefore? Because Pettigrew was a
man of the people. In sympathy with
the people, and when the Republican
party basely and wickedly surrendered
to the money trust and every other
species of trust he severed his connec-
tion with it and boldly took his stand
in favor Of pure methods In politics
and of popular rights. He has waged
perpetual warfare against robbers,
thieves and jobbers until he has be-
come persona non grata to such Re-
publican bosses as Mark Hanna and
Senator Tom Carter of Montana. But
Pettigrew is not afraid of the whole
gang of swashbucklers and freebooters
and lays on and spares not these han
dlers Of Republican campaign corrup-
ton funds. What's more, he is more
than match for any Of his enemies
single handed and fights them In a
bunch, invariably infiieting upon them
more punishment than he receives.
During the session just closed he has
been particularly active and aggressive
and has stewed them in their own fat
on divers occasions. In spite Of abuse
and persecution he has kept up the
fight, and it is only the simple truth to
state that within the last year he has
given Mark Hanna and his gang of
political cutthroats more trouble and
caused them more loss of sleep than
any other man in public life.
A strange thing happened In the
Washington Post one day recently.
That great paper is not enamored Of
Senator Pettigrew, but it unwittingIy
paid him a handsome and merited
compliment. have always under
stood and do now believe that plus
make 4. On that day The Post had an
elaborate editorial explaining who and
what the Chinese Boxers are, lauding
them as great patriots fighting for all
the heart holds dear. just as we would
do under similar circumstances. Then
In an editorial squib in another column
it declared that Senator Pettigrew Is
the chief American Boxer. Now, on
the mathematical principle above stat
ed if The Post did not prove Pettigrew
to be the chief American patriot then
words have no significance whatso-
ever.
Missouri to the Front
God bless the Missouri Democrats.
They are the salt of the earth Others
may dawdle, beat about the bush and
try to ride two horses going In opposite
directions. but the Missourians will
not. They keep the faith. In their
Kansas City platform adopted June
they say:
We reafflrm and indorse the Democratic national
platform adopted at Chicago in 1896 and declare
continued fealty 70 the utterances therein
enunciated upon the free and equal coinage Of
silver and gold at the established ratio OF 1s to l.
and we denounce as unwise and dangerous in the
extreme the single gold standard bank act of the
present session of congress, which places the con-
troll Of paper circulating medium in the hands Of
the national corporations.
There is nothing equivocaI about
that. It's straight from the shoulder.