Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-03-07
NUMBER 81

are to come Intellectually he has stood
well in the senate. He has not been
regarded as a freak. but as man OF
sense.
A Giant Intellect.
Along with Pettigrew and Butler
goes man who injured his own repu-
tation when he spoke for 141a hours in
the senate at one stretch and thus ac-
quired the title of the champion long
distance talker.. His name is William
Vincent Allen of Nebraska. He is
much more than a mere long distance
talker; he is giant intellectually and
physically. fine lawyer, d strong de-
batter and man OF courage and ca
pacity. He has served eight years
six by election and two by appoint
ment. He is honest as the day is long,
and his career has been highly credita-
bic to himself, his state and his nation.
He has not been a chimerical states
man, as our eastern friends are fond
Of believing all Populists to be. On the
other hand, he is a man noted for level
ness of head. He is universally respect
ed by all who have observed his course
and is obnoxious to none except the
jobbers and looters of the treasury.
Nebraska now has three national char
acters among her private citizens-Wil-
liam J. Bryan, William V. Allen and
John NJ. Thurston
In my last letter l stated that there
was some room for suspicion that Mr..
Babcock's bill to kill the steel trust
was buncombe, or, in plain. everyday
English, fake or fraud. Subsequent
events demonstrated that he was SIM
ply playing to the galleries. One day
last week Hon. James D. Richardson,
Democratic leader. moved in the COM
mittee on ways and means to report
Babcocks bill fayorably, whereupon q
Republican member moved that the
committee adjourn which latter motion
was promptly carried, which is the end
of Brother Babcock's bogus attempt
as a trust killer. If he has deceived
anybody whatsoever or whomsoever by
his transparent trick. 1t must be some
resident of an idiot asylum. Certainly
no sane human being could be hood
''Bab's.'' His caper is somewhat on a
par WITH but not quite so ridiculous as,
the fake antitrust constitutional amend
ment cooked up by the Republicans of
the judiciary committee in the closing
days of the long session.
The lines
Oh, what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceived
do not apply to these Republican pre-.
tenders and sleight of hand performers
simply because they have been practic-
ing to deceive for, 10. these many years
but they weave tangled web all the
same.
Navy Aristoerats.
Just to stir up the pure minds Of my
readers by way of remembrance to the
fact that United States senators ought
to be elected by a direct vote of the
people l wish to direct their attention
to the action of the legislatures Of
Oregon, Delaware and Nebraska.
Oregon elected al the last moment,
after a deadlock lasting throughout the
entire session, while Delaware and Ne
braska have not elected at all. Ad-
dicks is strong enough to prevent the
| election of two senators in Delaware
which is sufficient evidence that the
/ present cumbrous and corrupt system
of election should be abolished.
Rear Admiral Sampson appears to
have brought a hornets nest full of
very bald hornets about his head by
writing letter openly advocating
naval aristocracy. Sampsoa's sin is
! that he spoke cut in meeting what
many other ar cl ats are thinking. A
peerage is a necessary eoncomitant of
an empire. Napoleon so found it, and
we will hardly find larger pattern in
matters imperial than the Corsican.
He died sullen prisoner at st. Helena
"a very good ending for an emperor
who strangIeG a republic.