Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-02

are Johns bondservant! We are In
some respects advancing a la crab
that is, backward; growing after the
fashion of the cows tail-downward.
And yet this is the land of Patrick
Henry, George Washington, Commo-
dore Perry and Andrew jackson!
Neutrality Proceedings.
No doubt there be those who will say
that make these comments on the ac-
tion and nonaction of the administra-
tion in a earping spirit simply because
it is Republican and l am Democrat
ic. For the benefit of all such l call
attention to the following excerpt from
an editorial in the Washington Post,
which claims to be independent, but
which is greatly enamored of Mr.. Nc
The Post scents danger. Referring to
what the cabinet lawyers think about
the neutrality proceedings at New Or
leans, The Post says:
the IuprSSslCu GOuNeyeu 10 tue puDilC Hlinu
indeed is that the gentlemen of the cabinet rather
resent as impertinent interference the attempt
of an individual to challenge through the courts
what he regards as an injustice or cruelty even
though the attempt contemplate nothing
than statement OF the law. They are represent
ed as holding the opinion that private citizens
have no right to meddle in such matters and as
going so far as to say that if such right exists
they will ask congress to extinguish it by legis-
lation
We say that thoughtful people will be painfully
impressed by this disclosure. Public sentmen.
has already been sufficiently offended by our gov
ernment's singular complaisance toward England
during the past three years. In that time we
have seen many strange and startling things.
We have seen a large area of United States terri
tory handed over to England under the plea of
creating Temporary modus viyendi. We have
seen England arrest commerce in foodstuffs
with the Portuguese port of Lourenco MARQUES,
while simultaneously she established purchasing
stations in various parts of this country and
shipping depot at New Orleans for the openly
avowed purpose CT furnishing her armies in South
Africa with horses and mules, with the only war
material that could make England's success
against the Beers even remotely possible. Our
government permitted the suppression of the
United States trade with Delagoa Bay because
its continuance might help the Beers. Our gov
ernment winked at the expectation of war mate
rial to South Africa because that was absolutely
indispensable to England's war upon the South
African republics Yes, we have seen all this, to
say nothing of the shocking episode of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, now happily closed by the ae-
tion of patriotic senate, and it has grieved and
shamed every true American heart. Does the ad-
ministration propose to affict, to offend, any
further in this direction?
II such be the idea of the cabinet, we congrat-
ulate them upon the brilliant success which will
infallibly crown their efforts. Only construc-
tion will or can be put upon a suppression by
government contrivance of the legal proceedings
at New Orleans. The country will conclude, and
in the light Of past events will be justified in
concluding, that the administration does not
want the legality of the shipments investigated
but prefers to countenance them in England's be-
half, whether they be warranted or forbidden
C.-P.
Tennyson says:
In the spring fuller crimson comes upon the
robins breast;
In the spring the wanton lapwing gets himself
another crest;
In the spring livelier iris changes on the bur
nished dove;
In the spring young mans fancy lightly turns
to thoughts Of love.
Which lines are here quoted apropos
Of the announcement of the engage
ment of Major General Henry c. Cor
bin, adjutant general of the United
States army, to Miss Edythe Patten. So
while General Fred Funston was cap
turing General AguinaIdo Cupid shot
his dart straight into the heart OF Gen
eral Corbin. Certainly Cupid couldn't
by any possibility have selected a
more martial figure on which to prae-
tice his craftsmanship. On Inaugural
tion day General Corbin was the cyno-
sure of all eyes as he and Colonel Bing-
ham escorted Mrs. Mckinley to see her
husband sworn in a second time as
chief magistrate of the republic. Cor
bin is a large, soldierly, handsome man
and looked his best on that gorgeous
occasion. Thackeray says that all the
world loves lover. Consequently Gen
eral Corbin is to be congratulated
Likewise the lady who is to be Mrs
General Corbin.
Ended For the Steenth Time.
The Philippine war is over. Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge of Nahant says so,
and that settles it, for Henry Cabot is
omniscient, so he thinks. True that
Otis-by the way, what has become of
him?-said so. According to Otis, the
Philippine war ended every full and
change of the moon. Macarthur end
cd it several times-so did the secretary
Of war, Just before the election = but
somehow, though frequently ended by
those illustrious warriors, it always
broke out again next day worse than
ever. But Henry Cabot has ended it
for good and ALL True, he has never
been closer to the Philippines than Ma
hant, but then he knows, don't you
know Now, if the sage Henry Cabot,
having ended the war, would put an
end to American officers over there
stealing from Uncle Sam he would be
hailed not only as a modern Solomon,
but as public benefactor. Perhaps
Henry Cabot thinks that would be a
larger and harder job than ending the
war, and perhaps H. c. is correct.
Bad Case of luIligrubs.
The St. Louis be-Democrat is suf-
fering from what seems to be an incur
able case Of mulligrubs. It takes it Sc
riously to heart because the Missouri
legislature gerrymandered the state sc
that the Republicans will ordinarily
elect only one congressman out of 16
which is rather tough on Republican
Missouri would be congressman. Tt
hear The CD. tell it nobody but Dem
ocrats everput up gerrymander. Won
der If it ever heard of a state named
Iowa, where on any fair plan of dis
tricting the Democrats would elect five
or six congressman and where by vile
and amazing gerrymander the Demo
Gratis are allowed none at all. The 10
wa gerrymanderers lick the congress
sional platter clean. Even Genera
Henderson, the speaker, represents 8
district which is such a geographical
monstrosity as to be dubbed ''the mon
key wrench district" And to the Re
publicans the making of that district
was a ground hog case; otherwise some
ambitious Democrat would oust the
genial David.
Wonder if The CD, while groaning
In spirit over the sins of millionaire
Democrats, ever thinks of Minnesota
which permits the Democrats to have
no representation at all? Or of Maine
where the same state Of affairs exists