Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-08-08

sheep subsidy, a cattle subsidy, horse
subsidy, hog subsidy, a chicken sub
sidy, goose subsidy, grain subsidy
or baby subsidy Seeing defeat star
ing them in the face, the subsidy advo-
Gates have got up a brand new plan by
which to deceive and entrap the un-
wary. They pretend to have divided
into two warning factions pretend,
mark you-one of which wants to base
the other on tonnage. OF course this
pretended row is fake pure and SIM
pie, plan by which to catch gudgeons.
The two gangs really constitute one
gang Of treasury raiders. They un-
derstand each other thoroughly and at
the proper time will divide the swag
if only they can get their paws on to
the swag If, however, they can be
thwarted during this congress, they
will never get the swag, for by that
time 1t will be SO clear that American
shippers do not need any subsidy that
to vote one would damn the party do
ing 1t.
BY Their own Mouths.
During the campaign of 1900 Repub-
liean editors and orators denied as
positively and bitterly that anybody in
America is in favor of Imperialism as
Peter denied his Lord and Master.
Mark how plain a tale will put them
down. Now comes The Echo of How
ard county, Mo-, rampant and ran
tankcrous Republican paper, and gives
the snap away by exclaiming. I'VE
would rather see Mark Hanna emperor
than w. J. Bryan PRESIDENT There
you are, without any cireumlocution.
evasion or beating about the bush
whatever. An open confession is good
for the soul. 1t is to be hoped The
Echo feels better. When Mark ascends
the throne and dons the crown, unless
he is most ungrateful wretch he win
at least make the editor of The Echo
Duke of Howard. He appears to be
the original man for Hanna for en-
peror. OF course Republicans will with
one accord roll their eyes to heaven,
confirmed habit when they contemplate
any unusual piece of deviltry, and SOL
Republican editor does not represent
anybody but himself when he declares
for Mark for emperor; but, query,
Would he have had the boldness to
make such a declaration unless he
thought his constituents indorsed him?
Has he lost any subscribers by honest,
ly and cOurageously aVowing his impe-
rialistic opinions? Not that any one
has heard of. Most Republicans are
not as frank as this Missourian, but
the probabilities are that his sugges-
tion as to Marks caput being encircled
with an imperial crown will meet with
a response no less hearty because Sc
cret in many Republican bosoms.
A Hint to Mr.. Payne.
President McKinley's proclamation
of free trade betwixt the United States
and Porto Rico must cause a qualmIsh
sort Of feeling in the stomachs of Hon.
Serene q. Payne, the Philadelphia
Economist ct i'd genus omne. 1t took
the presidents long time to do 'our
plain duty" but better late than never.
If he had done 1t about a year ago, he
would have saved his party a redhot
/ debate in congress. debate which
came near tearing it asunder. But
think of William Mckinley. author of
the Mckinley bill, Issuing a free trade
proclamation! Evidently the late la
mented Rev. John Jasper of Rich
mond was correct when he fervently
exclaimed, "The world do mover 1t
is to be hoped that Hon. Serene E.
| Payne, chairman of the house COM
mittee on ways and means, will not
feel it to be his "plain duty" to move
:he Impeachment of the president.