Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-15
NUMBER 2

the guzzling. Both parties are accumu-
the canteeners to prove that the army
is travelling to the deuce at double
quick by reason of having no canteen,
and the ants to prove that there is
vast improvement in the army as to
sobriety since the canteen was abol-
ished. When congress meets and Cap
tain Hull brings up his army appropri-
alton bill, all the old straw will be
thrashed over again and every one will
be of the same opinion still.
Monkey and Parrot Time.
They are having In Illinois In the
Republican camp a monkey and parrot
time. Something like century and q
half ago the cry In England was,
Down with Walpoler' All factions
could agree on that, and the great Sir
Robert met his Waterloo. 1t Is far
cry from Sir Robert Walpole to Sena-
tor William e. Mason of Suckerdom,
but the cry now ringing through Illi-
nois is. 'Down with Masonr' All the
Republican factions can agree on that
from the followers of Uncle Shelby NJ.
Cullom to the rooters for young Dick
Yates. but there the unity ends, and
there the coalition falls to pieces.
When Walpole fell, those who pulled
him down were at each others throat
in a few days. and so 1t will be in Ma
sons case. They will pull him down.
That's dead easy. He could have been
great man, whether In the senate or
out, had he remained with the friends
of human liberty. but the smell Of the
fieshpots was too strong for William.
and, having put his hands to the plow,
he looked back and turned back and
meekly crawled into the Mckinley
band wagon. And his Republican enc
mics will do Billie to turn. But after
they dispose of him, what then? Just
there their real trouble will begin.
There's the Dawes gang. the Yates
gang. the Uncle Joe Cannonites, the
Hillites and others too tedious to men
ton.
A New Cabinet officer.
A press dispatch from Cripple Creek
at the time the transmississippi con-
gress was in session there runs In this
wise:
Ex- Secretary Noble expressed himself as opposed
to department of rines in the government
the ground that laws regulating mining are made
by the states and not by the general government.
He favored bureau OF mines TO test and dissemi-
nate information regarding methods Of mining and
treatment OF department OF commerce.
whose head should be member of the presidents
cabinet. he declared to be necessity.
General John W. Noble, once secreta-
ry Of the interior. referred to therein,
is most excellent gentleman, a sue
cessful lawyer. But it may be suggest
ed without running the risk of being
prosecuted for leze majesty that the
government has about as much use for
a ninth cabinet officer as a wagon has
for five wheels. If secretary Of min
ing, why not secretary of commerce,
or secretary of education, or secre-
tary of fine arts? Truth to tell. public
officials are so plentiful In Washing
ton now that they fall over each other
and are in each others way. The null
tiplication of supeTfiuous officials Is
one Of the crying evils Of the day, and
there would be far more wisdom In d.
, minishing than In increasing the num-
! bera II is as easy as falling of log.
and slippery log at that to create a
new Office or to raise the salary attach
ing to an old one, but any attempt to
abolish an old one or to reduce sala-
ry is seeking the unattainable. No
doubt the intention Of General Noble
and others who are advocating the Gre
alton of new cabinet positions Is good;
but, then, it is said that the place
which is hotter than this is paved with
good intentions.