Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-09-05
NUMBER 5
policeman asked him 10 Step back.

policeman asked him to step back
8 You don't know who am. am Congress-
man Hull, said he. But the policeman said,
You're no different from any else SO far as
my orders CO.
'Mr Hull remained there during the governors
address. Twice he asked to come up into the
tribuna official and refused-onee when he was OBJ
served by Commissioner Wright. who sent an
army officer to invite him to come up, and an
other time General Barry, unknowing Of the incl
dent. went down personally to ask him up.
''Mr Hull's remarks have been indignantly dis
cussed, as they seriously reflect upon many esti-
mable people Everybody deplores the matter.
pecially his statement that this in line with
the way he had been treated ever since he came
here. Mr. Hull has teen entertained by many
prominent people. banquet was given to him
at the Army and Navy club soon after he arrived.
and he has been dined by members ct the COM
mission and others. Mr.. Hull has received every
recognition that could have been given him. al
though he to the Philippines for private
ends, to look into some investments, and not upon
any official mission"
In its editorial columns The Times says;
THE extraordinary conduct of Congressman
Hull has won him much criticism and sudden
notoriety of sort. His conduct can hardly
be called gentemanly. and ii he attacks the salary
slate OF the higher insular Offices, he has prom
ised to do, the act will not be lacking sayor Of
petty yindictiveness.
ssIt is strange to regard man OF SO much
reputed ability, by which it is to be presumed he
has risen to his place in the state, posing in such
ridiculous and childish light. The nature OF his
conduct calls for lcnient thoughts and eases the
friction Of his rudeness."
A Way to Get Even.
Now, the idea of congressman-not
only a congressman, but the chairman
of the great committee on military af-
fairs-being "put down here among a
lot of clerks as If he were a nobody"
is one of the greatest indignities placed
upon distinguished public function
ary since the fall of Adam. Those
American statesmen who were setting
the stage in Manila on the glorious
Fourth must have been binder than a
lot of bats. To prevent any further
sights by reason Of mistaken Identity
Governor Hull should have placard
printed in circus poster type which
should run in this wise, 81 am chair
man of the house committee on mill
tary affairsw and should wear it post
ed conspicuously on his person in front
aud rear. That would keep or tend to
keep him out of imbroglios while there.
aud when he resumes his functions in
the house he should promptly have all
the addle pated officers who caused his
vexation and vexatioHs reduced perma-
nently to the rank of clerk" to which
rank they reduced him temporarily.
There is nothing like living up to ones
privileges in high life. He might look
up an ancient precedent In his favor,
Ao6 hy7 ncf icff icl
parsonage of the early days of the re-
publie-to wit, the brilliant and bizarre
sage of Roanoke, John Randolph.
Iowa Democrats.
The attention of divers and suDdrs
persons, particularly the self styled
and self appointed reorganizers of the
Democratic party. is hereby called to
the action of the Iowa Democratic
state convention. The reorganiZers by
some sort of process not stated in the
press dispatches got possession of the
platform committee and reported a
platform to suit the reorganizers,
whereupon a minority of the committee
reported another platform reafhrming
the Kansas City platform, and, mira
bile dictu, the convention adopted the
minority report with whoop-which
teaches the important truth that there
are still left some people who win not
bow the knee to Baal
True. the Hawkeye Democrats added
several planks dealing with the local
political situation, which of course is
eminently proper and to which nobody
can reasonably object. for If there is
any spot on this mundane sphere which
needs shaking up it is Republican
iowa.