Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-07-04

United States, but then there's Schwab,
who made 100000 in one day recent
ly. That's certainly thrilling news for
every barefooted boy in the land. The
old theory hath 1t, ''What man has done
man can do" Ergo. each of you can
make 100000 in one day or a day
and half.
1t must also cheer your aspiring souls
to know that another trust is in process
of formation. This time 1t is to be a
telephone trust, and by strange coin
cidence its home is to be in Cleveland,
the habitat of Marcus A. Hanna, heir
presumptive to the imperial crown.
The new trust may produce new
Schwab. General Grosvenor may have
been a little added when he wrote the
name of William Mckinley above that
of George Washington, but he may
confidently elevate the cognomen of
Schwab above that of Mr. Cresus. In
deed, if trusts continue growing Croe-
sus would be considered a poor man
when brought into juxtaposition with
the Morgans and Schwabs.
AmOIneE 1HeCknCt heard ErOnl.
One by one the roses fall. Slowly
but regularly Republican representa-
tiyes in congress from close districts in
the west are slipping into the Babcock
camp and advocating the Babcock plan
"a fact which must give Hon. Serene
e. Payne, chairman of the ways and
means committee and therefore ex of
| ficio floor leader of the ajority in the
house. great deal of worry and an
acute pain in his medulla oblongata
The latest and most conspicuous con-
vert to Babcockism is my distinguished
and highly esteemed friend, Hon. James
| A. Tawney of Winona, MINI. He is
| among the ablest of the Republican
chieftains and has way of doing
| things. Witness his successful advoca-
| cy of the antioleomargarine bill and of
| the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Brother Tawney is not only a propa-
gandist of butter, but. he knows per-
! fectly well on which side his political
bread is buttered He was interviewed
recently, and commend his interview
to Brother Payne, the American econ
omist ct i'd omne genus. Tawney says:
| The west is opposed to trusts. It believes that
something should be done to restrict them, but l
don't believe at the present time it Is ready to
! begin an onslaught the tariff to accomplish
| this end.
Congress will, think. take some action look
| ing toward hampeTing their operations. The
country believes they should not be free to charge
, the American consumer whatever price they please
1 fo Gy and call 70 fha
| reduced rate.
Congress will take some action to prevent this,
but what direction the legislation will take am
| unable to say.
Now, Tawney says something must
be done to bust the trusts. He thus
far agrees with Reformer Babcock, the
Washington Post ct al. True, when he
comes to practical remedies he SHES a
little and hedges by saying. Il don't be.
lieve the west at the present time is
ready to begin an onslaught on the
tariff to accomplish this end" Not
ready at the present time, but soon will
be. Tawney, as to Babcockery, ap
pears to be in that betwixt and be-
tween frame of mind in which King
Agrippa found himself on that mos
i important historic occasion when ht
exclaimed, Paul. thou almost per
suadest me to be Christian~ Stran
ger things have happened than that
Tawney will see the cat clearly, go the
whole hog and seize the truncheon O!
command from Babcoek and win 8
sort of Sir Robert Peel glory. There
is evidently great opportunity ahea6
for some Republican statesman of the
pacity of Tawney, and Jeemes is moi
the man to let an opportunity for re
nown pass by without grabbing 1t.
A False Prophet.
Mr.. William T. Stead of London has
recently blossomed out as one of the
major prophets, and emits the harrow
ing and blood curdling prediction thai
the next great war will be betwixt
Great Britain and the United States Of
America. That may be labeled as
startling if true" 1t would be 9
heart killing performance TO the little
handful of brainless. dudish, un-Ameri
can anglonaniacs who disgrace this
country by their presence, and would
cause each particular hair upon theil
contracted craniums to stand on enc
like quills upon the fretful poreupine
but they may possess their little souls
in peace, for there will be no war be
tween Great Britain and this republic
anyway soon--not for three years
eight months and half. for as long as
the Mckinley administration holds the
reins America is merely an appanagt
of his royal and imperial majesty Kins
Edward VII.
John Bull would be a monster Of in
gratitude should he undertake to whale
us for not letting him have his way
about the isthmian canal, for have
we not, after the manner of Saul O
Tarsus at the stoning of Stephen, stoot
by consulting while John has beer
numbering the heroic little republics
Of South Africa? Have we not fun
nished him mules, horses and othe
articles contraband of war galore whil,
he has been butchering them for fol
lowing our example? Have we no
caused our name to stink in the nostril
OF the civilized world by reason Of ou
subserviency and newborn love fo
John? And can he so soon forget
Perish the thought! Mr.. Stead is to,
previous. We have not built an 18th
mian canal yet though we ought t
have done so long ago-a canal bull
by Americans, owned by Americans
fortified by Americans, controlled b.
Americans. defended by Americans
and we will build just such canal jus
rs soon as we place a thoroughly Amer
ican administration In power, on
which will defend American right
against the world, the flesh and tn
devil. This cannot happen till higl
noon, eastern time, March 4, 1905
Then, let Mr.. Bull growl as much a
he please, it will be done.
Presto, Change!
"Tempus fugit' was one Of the ia
vorite copies" set by the old fiel'
schoolmasters, who with their OK CAD
have gone to glory, 1 hope. But !
time flies, so also do old customs. TIL
most remarkable and suggestive inter
view that has appeared in the publ
press of America, even within the mem
ory of the oldest inhabitant, is that 0
Senator John L. McLaurin of Soutl
Carolina. who when asked as to th
stains of his struggle with Senate