Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-01-24

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of state II Mr.. Mckinley. the presi
dent elect and the Democratic presi-
dent should both die and tie secretary
Of state who succeeded should deem it |
his duty to hold On as long as he could,
or suppose, instead of the amiable Colo.
mel John Hay, some Republican were
secretary of state who was avaricious
of power or who didn't deem Colonel I
Roosevelt ct for the presidency and I
should succeed to the presidency by |
reason of the death OF his chief, then |
what would happen on March and /
who would be president after the 4th /
of March? | submit this question to !
those who are fond of solving such |
problems and have the leisure for in
dulging in such luxuries, which l have |
not
Really, in the events referred to the
presidential succession would be as
puzzling as the relationship of children |
born to a father and his son by the
marriage of the son to widow and of |
the father to the widows daughter,
mathematical problem for which no
one has ever been able to give q salts
factory solution.
Civil war and revolution have fire.
quently hinged on muddles much less
important than this question of success
sion, and it seems to me the imperative
duty of the next congress to pass law
to clear up these muddles or any others
that may arise in the presidential sue
cession.
Congressman Ixitchin.
Coming to congress seems to be q
confirmed habit with the Kitchin fam
lily of North Carolina. What's more,
they make tiptop congressman after
they get here One of the ablest and
brightest ESung Democrats in the
house is William " ". Kitchin Of the old
.Tar Heel State. He is haffSssS51iissee ssS5iise a. csil-
pablo, Industrious, vigilant and is uni
yersally recognized as a growing man.
His father was distinguished repre-
sentative in congress. In the next con-
gress w. w. Kitchin will sit beside one
Of his own brothers, also representa-
tive from North Carolina. The other day
on the apportionment bill Judge Lin
ney, a Confederate soldier elected as a
Republican, made an entertaining bat
very bitter speech about the recent do
ings of North Carolina Democrats.
Kitchin replied with a great deal of
yigor and courage. He didn't dodge,
beat about the bush or whip the devil
about the stump. He took the bull by
the horns and made speech which the
Democrats applauded to the echo and
with which many sensible Republicans
sympathized. In replying to Judge
Linney he said inter alia
He might have told you that the same spirit
that thrills the white man in North Carolina
thrills the white man in Indiana, where recently
white mobs lynched two negroes for numbering
white barber. He might have told you that the
spirit that thrills the white man in North Caro-
lima is the that thrills him in Pennsylvania,
the home of the gentleman who is SO anxious to
investigate these matters
He might have gone to Illinois and found that
wherever the white looks to the blue sky
the spirit Of superiority and progress stirs within
him. He would have told you that under the dis
graceful and shameful regime inflicted upon the
people by the Republican party the white
did rise in their might and hurl them from power.
The gentleman wants to know if that is fair
Was the election conducted fairly? l tell you, in
the light of sound philosophy, in the eye of
civilization and justice, it fairer and juster
than the disgraceful regime that made that revo-
luton necessary.
The white people there have done than
such people would do in any community.
New Senator From Colorado.
The election of the Hon. Thomas
Patterson of Colorado to the United
States senate adds an unusually strong
man to that body. 1t is rare indeed
that three men of the intellectual
strength of Tom Patterson, Governor
Thomas and Ex-Governor Adams COM
pete with each other for the same seat
among the conscript fathers. 1t is
really a pity that all three of them
could not be elected. Patterson has for
a quarter of century been ranked as
one Of the foremost lawyers of the
western country For 10 or IL years
he has also been editor of The Rocky
Mountain News, the leading anti
Republican morning paper of that
whole section of country. He is in
| the very prime of his mental and
| physical powers and will take high
rank in the less numerous branch of
/ the national legislature. He is an ora
| tor of unusual force and fire. l have
| had profound admiration for the man
ever since 1 heard him deliver mag
/ nificent speech in the Democratic ma
tional convention in 1888, putting his
| friend, General John G. Black, in nomi-
/ nation for the vice presidency. Though
it was foregone conclusion that the
4 old Roman, Allen G. Thurman, would
be nominated, Patterson's magnificent
speech demonstrated not only his ex-
traordinary capacity, but his unwaver-
ing fidelity to his friend. He takes
the place of one Of the most brilliant
men now in the senate and will easily
uphold the prestige of his state. Pat
terson, Fred T. Dubois, Bailey and
/ Carmack will make a great quartet.
Matt Quay.
The election of the Hon. Matthew
Stanley Quay to fill out his own unex-
/ pired term was hailed in Washington
with hilarous delight on the one hand
and decidedly mullagrubish feeling
on the other. The insurgents or the
Wanamakerites, Immediately went into
the cave of Adullam, where they will
probably say many things not fit to set
down in any polite letter writer i'll
tended for use as q textbook in hoard
ing schools for young ladies Alto
gether it has been most astounding
fight, both for Quay and against him,
All who know him personally attribute
to him two qualities that do great cred
it to his head and heart. The culver
sal testimony is that he never loses an
opportunity to do a kindness TO hui
man being when, it Is in his power