Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-09

/ read the book myself and found it
very interesting even to a man who
hadn't farmed any for twenty odd
years. The result was that after that
distributed these books Systematically,
reserving 200 or 800 copies to send to
those who especially requested them.
Since that have read each report as it
came out carefully if not religiously
and regard them as at least equal in
interest to any of Hall Gaines novels.
Valuable Publication.
The "Horse Book" is one of the most
valuable publications ever issued from
the printing press and is much sought
after by biacksmiths, horsemen and
farmers.
Captain Bendire's two volumes on
the Birds of North America" cannot
be had for less than $15. They were
published by the Smithsonian institu-
tion in 1892 and 1898, / believe. "The
Diplomatic Correspondence of the
American Revolution" sold in the book
shops for $11 at the time of it's publica-
ton. There were five small volumes of
it. l receive five reports of the National
museum and five of the Smithsonian
each year. l get about 15 requests for
each sort and would have to pay 81
apiece for them if I attempted to sup
ply them all
There is a popular impression abroad
that congressman has an unlimited
of Ioxx n
certain number of each kind is pub
lished and divided among the depart
ments, the senators and the represent
atives. Probably l receive on the av-
erage about seven copies Of each sort
of document.
A Rocky Road to Travel.
Mr. Babcock of Wisconsin, chairman
of the Republican congressional cam
paign committee, is having decidedly
rocky road to travel in his herculean
effort to squelch the trusts. Any Re
publican will have who undertakes
any such job as that. The Hon. Sere-
no e. Payne, chairman of the commit
tee on ways and means, jumps on to
poor Babcoek with both feet, for which
performance The American Economist,
organ of the trusts, raises Citizen
Payne to the rank of general. If he
succeeds in knocking Babcock and 9TH
er tariff tinkers out, The Economist
will probably make him marshal of
the empire. 1t may even make q
prince of him. The Economist not only
makes a general out of Mr.. Payne, but
it also larrups Babcock, and after
thrusting at him in every way it
knows how itself it quotes several
choice editorials from other organs of
the freebooters. The Philadelphia
Press, which is quoted approvingly by
The Economist, says inter ALA:
Numerous bills were introduced in the last CON
gress by Democrats to abolish or reduce the du-
ties on various articles for the alleged purpose Of
striking at trusts Mr. Babcock never had a
kind word to say for such measures. AS chairman
of the Republican congressional committee he cir
culated extensively in the last canvass speeches
of his own telling of the great strides this coun
try had made result of the protective tariff
Late in the session he was appointed to vacancy
on the ways and means committee and much
disappointed because his efforts to get larger
duction made in the internal revenue tax on beer
failed. Soon afterward he introduced his bill to
put iron and steel products on the free list going
much further than any Democrat had gone in
that direction, and he has followed that up with
newspaper interviews threatening to go still fur
ther in the same direction in the next congress
and declaring that he twill succeed
The first two sentences of this quota
tion, at least, contain a great truth
which / stated in these letters as early
as February. By a very little effort in
thelast congress Mr. Babcock could have
got his bills through the house or two
or three similar bills that l introduced
and some introduced by James d.
Richardson, the Democratic leader.
Mr.. Richardson or myself or any other
Democrat trying 10 down the trusts
would have cheerfully waived all
claims and honors of authorship of
antitrust measures in favor of Brother
Babcock if he had SHE'D his castor in
to the ring early enough in the action.
1t would only have taken seven Re-
publicanS voting with the Democrats
to have carried the measure in the Fif-
ty-sixth congress. In the Fifty-seventh
it will take at least 25, as the Repub-
licans have a majority of 80, so that
it somewhat appears that Mr.. Babcock
lost the golden opportunity to be of
service to his country and his kind, but
if he will persevere in the good work
think | can promise him the support
of the entire Democratic contingent in
the house. There is no sort of pros
pect that the trusts will ever let loose
of anything until they are choked
loose, and the antitrust men in con-
gress are willing that Mr.. Babcock or
any one else shall have the credit pro-
vided that any good can be accom-
plished, but he may expect the solid
opposition of all the high tariff organs
and all the publications. large and
small. supported by the trusts. To
shut them off from the public crib will
be Il holiday performance.
Pettigrew to the Fore.
The other day the newspapers re-
ported that ex-senator Richard Frank
lin Pettigrew of South Dakota had just
cleared up quarter of a million in
Wall street. While not exactly placing
my 20. f." on Wall street speculatiors
in general. still it gives me thrill Of
pleasure to hear of the success of the
doughty ex-senator. Hard upon the
heels of this interesting item comes the
news. through the Washington Post,
past master in the breezy recording of
political gossip, that Mr.. Pettigrew will
be candidate for the curule chair now
occupied by Senator Kyle. The term
Of the latter expires In March. 1908.