Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-02-14

Marcus A. Hanna in these letters that
there was but one way by which he
could crush out all opposition to his
ship subsidy steal, and that was by
passing law establishing and defining
the crime of leze majesty and provid-
ing pains and penalties for the same
He failed to take the advice and en-
deavored to accomplish his purpose by
writing a letter to each and every Re-
publican senator to be in his place
ready to help raid the treasury; but,
mirabile dictu, certain Republican SEN
ators got their dignified backs up, to
use phrase more forcible than ele-
CANT, and worked themselves into q
state of high dudgeon. They are actu-
ally giving aid and comfort to such pes
tiferous guardians of the public treas
ury as Senators Vest of Missouri, Tur-
ner Of Washington, Clay Of Georgia
and Berry of Arkansas. They have
-sgUssssd Boss IT vs-T7.;sg ~ sss..- vvseFsA
that he is threatened with cerebral in
hammation. Turner has such bad man
ners that he actually denounced Mark
grab as huge steal ON the floor of the
senate without any circumlocution
whatever and tongue lashed Senator
William P. Frye of Maine SO savagely
that he took refuge in the cloakroom.
1t is universally conceded that Texas
has one of the three strongest delega-
tions in the house. No reference is
here made to numbers, but to the aver
age intellectual strength of numbers.
She has 13 representatives, soon to be
man in the lot. Texas Democrats are
the salt Of the earth-none better any
where. Of the big 13 Judge Samuel
w. I. Lanham is one of the strong
est He is also the oldest, not only in
years, but in point of service. He is of
a calm, judicial, conservative turn of
mind. He is always listened to with
pleasure when he has any message to
deliver to the house. In many respects
he Is an admirable orator. The other
day he delivered a set speech, carefully
prepared, on the subject of reorganiz-
ing the Democratic party a speech
which has attracted much attention
and deservedly, too, both because of
the Importance of the theme and it's in
trinslc merits. | wish | had space to
give it all, but can only furnish my
readers with extracts. Among divers
other good things Judge Lanham said:
''In formulating what seems to be the
attitude of the great majority of DEM
ocrats 1t would, l think, be reasonably
safe to say that in their opinion
somewhat precipitate and abnormal
solicitude concerning the future of the
Democratic party seems to have taken
possession of some who were erstwhile
in affiliation with its organization, but
who have in recent years not only man.
ifested an indifference to its success,
but have aided in it's defeat. They
have laughed at it's calamity and so
demeaned themselves as to be charged
with desertion of its colors in the midst
Of its battles. They now step forward
and volunteer their criticisms and prof
fer their advice. They come with Off
cious and unsolicited counsel to tell
what ought to have been done in the
past and what ought to be done in the
future.
"In illustration of this an old friend
of mine and former prominent con-
gressman who is and has long been a
persistent advocate of the gold stand
ard said to me only few days ago:
"'Such suggestions at this time from
| such sources are like the proverbial
shaking of the red flag.
'They bear upon their bodies no
| wounds which they have received in
conflict with the party's enemies. They
| are scarless and smokeless and pow
derless and scentless of strife. They
were invisible when their presence and
| participation were needed. But they
are invincible and mighty men Of
valor If they shall now be allowed to
| take control and shape the policies and
dictate the future conduct of the party.
"They do not propose to return. as
did the prodigal of old, with meekness
and profess a willingness to be made
hired servants, but with unbridled
audacity, .reaping where they have not
sown and gathering where they have
not strewn,' they want TO head the
procession and direct the proceedings.
! They do not feel that probation is in
order In their case. They must occupy
the chief places in the political syna-
gogue and from their lofty position
superintend the rank and file.' 1t is
true that the lamp still holds out to
burn but it is luminous to and for
those only who return with lowly, con-
1 trite hearts
''It does not seek to throw out its
rays in search of leaders among the
apostate. 1t is perhaps well that il
should once for all be understood that