Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-06

Wag the dog. Neither can the Palmer
and Bucknerites capture the Demo
cratic organization in Missouri, not un-
til 3 equals 13, for, counting the st.
Louis delegation in q state convention
solid for them, which it will not be,
there are 13 other districts in the state,
not one of which can be controlled by
them and in which at least they can
hope to pick up an occasional straggler
This will be found to be the truth
when the test comes, provided the
Palmer and Bucknerites are foolish
enough to preeipitate row. Missouri
Democrats have been and are busy
with their crops, but when the neces-
sity arises, whether next week or next
year, they will take a day off to at
tend to their political duties and inter-
ests and to demonstrate the fact that
they rule the roost and are still faithful
as the needle to the pole to the great
principles for which Bland and Bryan
stood and for which Bryan still stands
We are willing to welcome the prodi-
gals, but we do not propose that they
shall monopolize the veal, or even have
the choicest cuts.
Rainbow Chasing.
Yes, Mr.. Bryan, the sunny south is showing
strong inclinations to break away from Democ-
racy. But what can you do about it?-Kansas
City Cio.) journal.
In the language of Professor Squeers
of Dotheboys Hall, ''Here is richness"
The more or less esteemed Journal is
always interesting - interesting when
talking politics because of its stark
idiocy; interesting when talking any
thing else because of it's brightness.
The above paragraph from The Jour
nal contains as much nonsense as can
be squeezed into such small space
and is believed by nobody except those
who want to believe such tommyrot, or,
as Rev. DR.. Rainsford would say. such
dashed rot" only the good doctor
used even more emphatic word than
dashed" The American Economist
quotes The Journal approvingly. The
wish is father to the thought in all
such cases. Pray, what inclination is
the south showing to break away from
the Democracy? Senator McLaurin of
South Carolina is the sole exhibit of
note, and it is an old ard true saying
that one swallow does not make sum-
mer. Senator McLaurin is an amiablc
gentleman, but he cannot create a tri-
umphant Republican party in the south
any more than he can convert the
southern people to the Mohammedan
religion or make a new world The
people of the south have not forgotten
how they were plundered and oppress-
ed by the carpetbaggers and scala
wags during reconstruction Gays-the
most monstrous carnival Of crime in
the entire annals of the human race,
bar none. They do not propose to re-
turn to that evil and ruinous condition
Kansas City Journal may sing a song
more dulcet than that of the sirens, but
the people of the south viii refuse to
be converted to Republicanism on the
very same principle that a burned
child breads the fire and a scalded cat
fears even cold water. In Missouri,
the richest commonwealth ever robbed
by a band Of thieves, it is astounding
to think of how much they stole in the
six years from 1865 to 1871. Regularly
every four years such papers as The
Journal raise the hue and cry that Mis-
souri, is going Republican, and regular
ly every four years Missouri casts her
electoral vote for the Democratic candi-
date, and she will continue to DO so as
long as the human mind retains the
faculty Of memory.
The Third. Term Idiocy.
Senator Chauncey Mitchell Depew un-
doubtedly takes not only the cake. but
the whole bakery. as a humorist His
greatest joke is found in his advocacy
of William Mckinley for third term
Here is what the incompara BILE, humor-
ist says:
Let me make prediction. Il is that President
Mckinley will be nominated for third term and
elected The people satisfied with Mckinley.
The great business interests of the country have
confidence in him and his administration They
desire the present period of prosperity to con-
tinue, and they dread a change or the substitu
tion Of a weak man in McKinley's place in the
White House. They realize that, owing to our
issues must be settled and policies worked out that
cannot be completed during President McKinley's
present term, and the knowledge Of these facts
will, think. ledt. to McKinley's nomination for
third term.
Now, ChauEcey is a hummer when
it comes to spinning a yarn or deliver
ing a postprandial GRAFTON. but nobody
ever accused him of being Il prophet,
either major or minor. so that his pre-
diction" carries little weight If Gem
eral Charles Henry Grosvenor, prophet
maximus Of the great Hooking valley.
should take it into his noggin to pre-
dict a third term for Mr. Mckinley.
people would prick up their ears, for
either because he is really gifted with
the powers Of vatieination or by the
rarest accident. or, rather, series Of ac-
cidents. General Grosyenor has hit the