Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-31
Dangerous.

Dangerous.
Really the great strain on the Wash
ington Jenkinses to find something new
wherewith to please the public is be-
coming dangerous. Two weeks ago it
was announced that there would be no
entertaining at the White House this
winter. Society was in the dumps.
Now it is given out fiat that this will
be the most hilarious season known to
that historic mansion. Society is in
the seventh heaven. Selah!
The Speaker Almost Persuaded.
The Hon. David B. Henderson, speak
er of the house, is more amenable to
reason on the tariff question than such
patriots as Hon. George w. Ray of
New York. In short, Henderson is not
a fool and admits that perhaps the tar
iff might need revision. In a recent
interview he says:
never a frmer believer in the doctrine Of
protection than / today. After some three
months spent this summer in several of the coun-
tries Of Europe am only strengthened in my
convictions. No one policy has done so much for
the development of country, for the elevation
of labor on the farm and in the shop this great
policy. Some are urging a revision of the tariff.
am not prepared to say whether the situation
warrants revision or not at this time, but if re-
vision is entered upon l feel did lamented
president when he gave out the splendid utterance
at Buffalo, that any action taken 'must not in
terrnpt our home productions" The Republican
party will undoubtedly make such revision of the
tariff as is needed when the necessity and the
duty become plain
Sampson Should BE WhttewasIaed.
If this "era of good feeling" lasts
much longer, there will be a quantity
of Republican fur and cuticle filling
the atmosphere that will startle even
those most familiar with Republican
intrigue. Now Alger falls afoul of
Sampson, to say nothing of what he
does to Miles. The Washington Post
wonders if Sampson will be as ready
to call for an Inquiry as was Schley.
The Post very properly says:
II vili1cation by the imponderable Maclay caus-
ed Admiral Schley to demand an official inquiry
into his record, how much more urgently should
the charges preferred by General Alger move
Sampson to similar effort at vndicatonl To
be abused and libelcd by a subsidized under
strapper is an experience of no great hardship.
To be deliberately and specifically accused of bad
faith of false witness, of neglect of duty, by
SO highly placed General Alger should be in
went into court on comparatively slender provoea-
tion. What will Sampson do in the face OF this
challenge of his professional and personal integ-
rityH
Thing Much Needed.
The public prints say that Washing
ton Is slated for union station. May
Providence and congress be propitiousi
At present the capital of the United
States boasts of two little stuffy de-
pots that would be a disgrace to any
western town of 10000 people.
Tammany Better Than PhiladeIphia
Republican Ring.
Every time the Democrats carry New
York city, every time that they are
about to carry it and every time New
York politics comes up for discussion
the Republican papers, the mugwump
papers and the hybridized sheets all
over the country proceed to berate
Tammany. Tammany may be cor
rupt, but sensible men will continue to
believe that Tammany gives New York
better streets, better government and
less stealing in office than any other
organization has ever given to that
city. But while so much is being said
of Democratic corruption In New York.
why is that horrible, reeking, sinking
cesspool of political corruption in Phil
and unwhipped of justice? Only two
or three eastern newspapers have at
tackled the hydra headed monster of
the City of Brotherly Love. John
Wanamaker's Philadelphia North
American has led the fight for clean
politics there. A Washington paper
refers to "the brazen front of the ring
that has long rioted in the spoils of
municipal misrule." Pious John Wana-
maker has alleged and proved that in
the registration stuffing in Philadelphia
even the pet dogs-the clipped cared
bull terriers-were registered and
voted by their facetious owners. The
people who value our free institutions
will thank God that there is but one
Philadelphia in the land.
Coming Elections.
Governors are to be elected this fall
in Iowa, Ohio, Massachusetts. New
Jersey, Virginia and Maryland The
first three of these states are freely
claimed by the Republicans. but they
lack confidence In New Jersey. Mary
land and Virginia are safely Democrat
ic. The former state expects to send
back TO the senate her old warhorse of
Democracy. Arthur P. German.
Mckinley Promises.
1t is curious to note the large num-
Der of persons who are recollecting
that the late President Mckinley
promised" them something or other.
President Roosevelt has carried out
several of these promises so promptly
that / much fear there will be an epi-
demic Of remembered promises that
will necessitate the abolishing of the
civil service commission and turning
over of the spoils to the victors. 1t is
true In a double sense that the people
have long memories
The New Jersey Democrats have put
up capable man for governor in the
person of james NJ Seymour. New
Jersey was Democratic prior to the
late evidences of lunacy and shows
symptoms of coming back to her for
mer faith. Should Mr. Seymour sue
ceed in redeeming the state, who
knows but that the eyes of the Demo-
Gratis Of the country may be turned
fondly upon him In 1904?