Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-07-18
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the most enjoyable tete-a-tete this
powerful American has had in the old
world was with King Edward VII
an hour upon whose pleasure the King
is to he congratulated. He must have
thought somewhat upon what fine
subject he lost when the then little
David, stout Scotch laddie sailed
with his parents across the sea to
seek his fortunes In this wondrous new
world.
Fundamental Truths.
Mr.. Bryan is entirely and eminently
correct when he says that the DecIara-
ton of Independence was not mere
temporary expedient, but is an enunc
alton Of fundamental truths intendc
for all time. Not long since the Wasl
ington Post declared that the fathe;
themselves ignored the Declaratic
when they came to make constitution
Not so, however. They applied the
principles Of the major charta of oue
liberty so far as was possible in tEa
circumstances by which they found
themselves surrounded. Not being onI-
nipotent, they did the best they could
with such lights as We're available, but
that they did run counter to, or that
they intended to run counter to, the
eternal principles of human freedom.
so graphically and so felicftously set
forth in Jenerson's immortal document,
cannot be maintained by any evidence
worthy OF eredenee. Part of the men
who sat in the constitutional conyen-
tion helped make the Declaration, and
the rest had aided the good cause in
congress and in the field. It is the
height of idiocy to conclude that they
would have stulti1ed themselves by
recanting so soon principles which had
been made good by so much life, blood
and treasure The whole truth is that
every article, section line, word and
syllable of the constitution ought to be
construed in the light Of the Deelara-
tion of Independence The latter in its
broad statement Of general principles
Is a preface or bill of rights TO the
former
Not Property Advised.
Senator julius Cesar Burrows, the
smooth and Chesterfeldian statesman
from Michigan, appears to have stir
red up a hornets nest By his i'll advised
| remarks touching the trusts. The gist
of his interview is in these words: ''The
Republican party is not in favor Of de-
stroying American industry in order
to deal blow to American trusts
Unfortunately for the suave senator,
the Republican newspapers of Michi-
gan construed his remark into an in
dorsement of the trusts and proceeded
to jump on to him with both feet.
Newspaper men are groaning under
the extortions of the wood pulp and pa
per trust, and they may make it de-
cidedly warm for julius Cesar.
Work For the army.
Governor Hull. chairman of the house
committee on military affairs, is in the
Philippines looking after the army and
| also after the affairs Of the Philippine
Hard Wood company, of which he is
president. lie has just delivered him
self of an interview in which he speaks
in anything but glowing terms Of our
newfangled civil governmental system
! or systems in the Philippines. This win
be a damper on those gentlemen who
have been blowing about the pacifea-
tion of the Philippines. If Mr.. Hull is
correct in his representations, our ar
my of conquest or occupation has many
years of active work ahead of it; like
wise the Philippine Hard Wood COM
pany. While Captain Hull can hardly
be described as "star eyed Science"
| one upon reading his interview instinc-
lively recalls the lines
0 star eyed Science, hast thou wandered there
To bring US back the tidings Of despair2