Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-31
CHAMP CLARK LETTER
Harmony" In the Repub-
lican Party.
PASSETH UNDERSTANDING.
Alger's Book Causes Discord at
the Love Feast.
RAISES THE LID OF THE oEssPooL

hA4CAO LID A4O OI LID O1G01OV1
Should Have Awaited a Time When
Its stencil Would Not Be So Appar-
ent-Seth Lows AmbitiOn-Hungry
Henchmen Fighting For Pie A
Chance For Congressman BoutelI.
The President Surfeited with Ad-
vice-Frye to Fight For Ship Sub
sidies-Fighf Is ON Between RoOse-
welt and the Machine-Henderson
Views ON Tariff Revision Tho
Coming Elections.
Especial Washington Letterl
This, according to Republican papers
and orators, is another era of good feel
ing, putting to blush that era of good
feeling which characterized James
Monroe's second term. At Towanda,
Ia, in our joint lecture on politics
Congressman Lands harped on that
theme perpetually, but the harmony
now prevailing in the Republican par
ty, like the peace Of God, passeth all
understanding.
It's far cry from any sort Of god
dess. ancient or modern, NEUROLOGICAL
or otherwise, to General Russell A. AL
ger, late secretary of war; but, never
theless and notwithstanding, he Is
playing most successfully the role of
that indignant goddess who, not being
invited to the feast, interrupted the
harmonious proceedings by casting the
apple Of discord into the midst Of the
revelers. 1t was cruel of Alger, too
the time he selected to precipitate Il
riot. Just as the air, or. more properly
speaking, the newspapers, were full Of
sweet talk about 1.-THE new era of good
feeling" and just as the easy boss,
Platt, was smuggling up to the presi-
dent, and while Mark Hanna was pub
fishing to an expectant world the i'm
portant fact that he is now full part
ner with the occupant of the White
House, and while the Schley court of
inquiry was fixing to condemn Schley
for thrashing the Spaniards, and while
another court was fixing to whitewash
the great Philippine Hemp company,
Alger, with nerve that is colossal,
with a recklessness that is appalling
and with sang froid that is amazing.
sets all the world by the ears by pub
fishing q book which will precipitate
half a dozen new feuds. half dozen
new courts martial and raise Cain gen.
orally. Really Alger ought to have
waited till coldest winter to raise the
lid on the cesspool which gives forth
such horrifying stencil. He ought to
be prosecuted for cruelty to animals.
Why do not Alger, Miles. Eagan and
the rest of the yawling, bowling, cater
wauling Republicans give the public
rest by retiring to some cool and Sc
questered spot and putting in a little
season committing to memory that
beautiful psalm which begins "Behold,
how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity
or "mutiny," as one brother made 1t
read?
Miles says Alger's administration of
the war Office was rotten as the beef
pulp he furnished Miles army. Alger
retorts that Miles is liar. and so 1t
goes In this happy family in this era of
good feeling. If this Is done in the
green tree, what will be done in the
dry?
Wants to Be "It.'
Hon. Seth Low appears to be ambi-
tious to be the political 'It' in New
York. According to his philosophy, po-
litical Reform-always spelled with
big, big R-begins and ends In his
election to the mayoralty of New York,
which he fondly believes will lead to
the governorshlp Of New York and
fnally-glorious consummationLtot the
White House. Those two superemi-
nent reformers, Hon. Thomas Collier
Platt and his understudy. Hon. Lem
uel ELI Quigg, are whooping 1t up for
Seth, evidently believing that they will
control the pie counter when Seth
comes into his kingdom, which will be
just after the last note of GabriePs
trumpet dies away on the startled air
of the great judgment day.
Too Bad!
The much yaunted era of good feel
ing among the Republicans appears to
be abont to end In an era Of wool pull
Ing, and it's a pity that all the bad
blood now being generated comes from
an abnormal appetite for pie. Over In
Illinois the Republican angry passions
are rising rapidly because Uncle Shell
by NJ. Cullom, with smile that was
childlike and bland, grabbed the first
piece of pie, the very first, from Pres
ident Roosevelt, and a whaling big
piece it was. too. and, worst of all, he
gave it to his son-in-law Rldgley. So
nepotism is to be added to Uncle Shell
by's sins. Whereupon young Governor
Dick Yates waxeth wroth and oils up
his machine to bust the era of G. F.
Meanwhile and simultaneously Mr..
Dawes re-enters Suckerdom with his
senatorial bee buzzing SO loud that all
men may hear, especially Billy Mason,
who, having creased up his hyacin-
thine and leonine locks, Is down in
southern Illinois-Egypt, as it is local
ly known-kissing babies, discussing
pumpkins and raking in instructions
for members of the legislature to de-
feat Dawes. Yates, Uncle Shelby and
all the rest-in this era of G. f.
Meanwn1Ie, with not half enough Of
fees to go around among Republicans,
President Roosevelt appears to be look
ing for Democrats to fill offices, which
adds to the era Of G. f.
A Professors Spoons.
The American Economist unwilling
ly publishes an article which shows to
what a demoralized state our high tar
if system will reduce a man. The
Economist heads it's article Professor
Hattsteadt's Spoons and it runs as
follows:
As the crowd on the Hamburg American pier
IN Hoboken uncovered at $3.50 Thursday afternoon
while they sang Nearer, My God, to Thee one
man, who proved to be Professor Hattsteadt Of
the University of Milwaukee, refused to take of
his high silk hat, according to The Tribune. This
refusal was not SO much in contempt Of public
opinion as In regard for a dozen teaspoons which
he had secreted there. Professor Hattsteadt had
Just declared that he had nothing dutiable. and
possibly his falsehood would not have been discoy
cred II the spoons had been SO fastened that the
hat could be removed without detection
It seems fitting to notice in this connection that
If Professor Hattsteadt lectures to his class on