Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-04-25

of Affairs In IsIand-C0ngressma
lists Prove Their Contention-Sen-
atOr Bailey as a Presidential Fac
tor-Sereno Payne Accused of Pet
tifogging - Hanna Won't Fight
Duel Unless He Gets Substitute.
| Keeps to His War Record-The New
Attorney General.
Especial Washington Letter.]
1.-TWO many cooks spoil the broth" is
an ancient saying applicable to the Gu
ban American squabble. Visiting
statesmen" flock to "the Queen of the
Antilles" stay few hours around the
| hotels, return and break into print,
each telling a different tale, each tale
| colored no doubt by the cuisine of the
particular hotel at which the speaker
stopped, for the condition of the stom-
ach largely influences the vision of its
owner. These numerous visiting states
men only make confusion worse con-
founded. One says, "The Cubans are
entirely fit for self government" An
other denies it. One says they all hate
us like ''pizen." Another says they
are infatuated with us. One tells us
Cuba is clean as new pin. Another
asserts that it is filthy as a pigsty.
And SO on and SO on. How would it do
for our statesmen to stay at home for
awhile and give the Cubans chance
to get their breath and settle their
minds? There is a tradition that
certain woman, not clearly identified,
on q certain occasion, whose date can
not be given with precision, married
man, whose name and habitat are to
the writer unknown, to get rid of him.
Perhaps the Cubans will take US for
better or for worse on the same prin-
ciple. Quien sabe? At present, how
ever, amid the babel of tongues we
know nothing of the situation.
Hard to Please.
My good friend and esteemed col
league, DR.. Richard Bartholdt of st.
Louis, Is in a towering passion. Like
Rachel, he refuses to be comforted, but
| for an entirely different reason. She
mourned because her, children were not.
The doctor breathes out threatening
and slaughter because be has too many
constituents and too big Il majority.
He deems the disciples OF the late Ell
bridge Gerry bad lot, especially those
in the Missouri legislature. He is on
his ear because. forsooth. those eminent
strategists gave him district with
over 100000 citizens and with any
where from G0000 to 10000 Republican
| majority. lie is the most unreasona-
BILE of mortals. He ought to be proud
as pig with two tails and happy as
clam at high tide instead of nursing a
bad case of mulligrubs. 1t really looks
as though such majority as Demo
cratic legislature bestowed upon him
ought to warm the cookies of his heart
and make him caper nimbly as young
William goat in the merry month of
May. | have known good men who
would have reioiced with exceeding Joy
on account of majority of 5000 or
GOO or even 6, to say nothing of 10000.
| To represent 100000 Missourians in
the more numerous branch of the ma
tional legislature is an honor vouch-
safed to no other living man.
Chunk of Wisdom.
Hon. W. II. Fleming is a thoughtful,
scholarly and conservative member of
the house, undoubtedly rising states
man in the Georgia delegation-one of
the strongest in congress In recent
Interview Mr. Fleming gives the mono
sl,; IL
The rock upon which Democracy split in twain
In the last two campaigns was the free coinage OF
silver. That obstacle ought longer to impede
our progress divide our forces. The free silver
Democrats have already obtained in large meas
ure. though from unexpected sources. the sub
stance of what they contended for. The gold
Democrats well gold Republicans have seen
prosperity come to us coincident with in
crease. from 1896 to 1900. of 2S per cent in the
circulating medium, despite their predictions CT
the direful results of Imitation and despite their
arguments to convince themselves and us that the
country needed more money.
| Mr.. Fleming hit the bullseye fairly
in the center. What he says so well
has been said substantially before. but
1t was never better said. and it has
never attracted the attention it should
have attracted. for the fact that pros
perity came with and because of the
increased quantity of money in the
country establishes beyond peradven-
ture the contention of the bimetaIlsts.
Mr.. Fleming does well to put the fact
in taking way which will compel the
attention of thoughtful persons. I'm
creased circulating medium means in
| creased prosperity is the essence of
the bimetall'c doctrine. whether the in
crease be silver or gold. 1t happened
10 be gold, but prosperity followed.
A New Richmond.
The Chicago correspondent of The
Globe Democrat declares that eastern
and southern Democrats are combining
to bring Joseph Weldon Bailey of Tex
as into the field as a presidential can
didate. am not advised as TO the
verify Of that statement. bu. am fully
advised as to Baley's eminent fitness
for the first place in the republic. Ever
since | began delivering my lecture on
picturesque Public Men" in the spring
of 1895 have declared every time that
delivered it-now considerably more
than 100 times-that whenever Demo-
Gratis concluded that it was feasible to
nominate southern man Bailey would
be selected, and that when he is in the
White House there will be another
Andrew Jackson come to Judgment
For years I was as one crying In the
wilderness, and consequently rejoice
that others are coming around to my
way of thinking. No Democrat in the
land carries around a finer brain or a
brayer heart than the stalwart young
Texas senator.
Amazing Impotence.
Recently the Washington Post gave
most astounding evidence of gall and
courage. 1t actually had nerve enough
to accuse the Hon. Serene E. Payne Of
New York. chairman of the house COM
mittee ON ways and means and ex Of
ncio floor leader of the Republicans,
with ''puerile pettifogging" had to
read 1t over two or three times to con-
vince myself that my optical apparatus
had not played me trick. But there
1t was In plain, clear, large type
"puerile pettifogging." Great Caesars
ghost, but that is too bad!- That the