Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-30

again'D. Indeed he has already risen
and Is on his feet making speeches, u
role in which he not only shines his
brightest, but in which he shines more
Respondent than any other living man.
If his unwise assailants had let him
alone, he might not have taken the
stump so soon, and Bryan with his
tongue of fame is a far more potent
parsonage than Bryan the writer,
though he is no slouch with pen in his
hand. There is none-no, not one-of
his political opponents, by whatever
name called, who can hold his own in
an oratorical contest with the great Ne
braskan. Those idiots who would not
let him rest will be likely to compre-
hend the folly of arousing a sleeping
lion and will be made to realize the
forcefulness of the hind sight being
better than the foresight philosophy.
Gnawfng n File.
Evidently DR.. Richard Bartholdt,
Republican congressman from Missou-
ri, and the st. Louis Globe-D Democrat
believe in the philosophy of the ancient
saying that "a constant dripping Will
wear the hardest stone away" They
persist In lifting up their lugubrieus
voices and bowling about the Demo
cratic gerrymander in Missouri They
ought to read the Bible, especially that
passage which recommends certain
persons to remove the beam from their
own eyes before they begin a surgical
operation on the optics of others to ex-
tract mote. They are going through
the condemned performance of swai-
lowing a camel and gagging at q gnat.
der is a monstrous crime in Demo
Gratis. but positive virtue in Repub-
licans. While they are jumping or to
the Missouri legislature for so arrang-
ing matters that the Democrats may
elect Is congressman and the Republic
ans only one why do they not turn the
walls of their wrath upon the Iowa
legislature, which fixed it so that the
Democrats can't elect even one con
gressman in the entire state?
Labor and Capital.
Various experiments are going on to
reconcile the conflict between labor
and capital-an irrepressible conflict if
greed is to be the sole guide, a short
lived conflict If wisdom, justice and
humanity prevail. Some years ago
Mr.. N. o. Nelson, capitalist and manu-
facturer of st. Louis, introduced the
cooperative plan, which has been
adopted by others to limited extent
and which has everywhere proved to
be a success.
Some months ago the Pennsylvania
Railroad company established a sys-
tenn of pensions for its employees who
are incapacitated for service by reason
of sickness, accident or old age Now
comes the Illinois Central Railroad
company and provides pension fer
its old employees.
Every good citizen will hope that all
these experiments will prove eminent
" successful and that finally an equita-
bic plan will be universally adopted by
which labor and capital may dwell to-
gether in unity.
WGO lg1Q 1t?
On celebrated historic occasion Hon
Jerry Simpson. sage of Medicine Lodge,
solemnly arose in the house and said:
'Mr. Speaker, the great question at
present agitating the public mind is.
Who killed the Carlisle bond blllg
Democrats say they did not; Republic
ans disclaim the honor To settle the
matter for all time frankly avow that
| did it. l assume the responsibilities
l felt very much as did Jerry when
lately l read in the Washington Post a
statement to the effect that my valued
and brilliant friend, Judge james NJ
Griggs of Georgia, had accused my
other valued and brilliant friend, Sen
ator E. w. Carmack of Tennessee, of
plagiarizing his remarks touching the
OVERRIDING of reunification of the coun-
try. Truth to tell, neither of those dis
tinguished statesmen originated the
idea that the slabbering caper was be-
coming ridiculous and boresome. | am
not cocksure that | originated it, but |
am sure that in that regard l antedated
both Senator Carmack and Congress-
man Griggs by many moons-in fact,
by about two years. OF course l am
not intimating that l voiced the senti-
ment of disgust which all sensible men
feel for this everlasting lachrymose
flow over the returning prodigal as flu
emily, as elegantly, as eleauently, as
iorcibly,as yolubly, as did either Griggs
Or Carmack. but put the idea into my
remarks delivered in the house on Gen
eral Frank P. Blair, Feb. 4. 1899. as
follows:
Lately we have heard vast deal Of eloquence
about reunited country. Thirty-two years afte.
Appomattox men are accounted orators, states
men and philanthropists because they grandilo-
quently declare that at last the time has arrived
to bury the animosties of the civil in a
grave upon whose headstone shall be inscribed,
s'No Resurrection l would not detract even il
the estimation Of hair from the fame of these
eleventh hour paeihcators. l humbly and fer
vently thank Almighty God that the country is
reunited.
When I look into the faces of my little chill
dren, my heart swells with ineIable pride %
think that they are citizens of this great republic,
one and indivisible, which is destined not fer
day, but for all time, and which will be the
browning glory and dominating influence of all
the centuries yet to be, but if we applaud these
ex post facto peacenakers and shed tears Of joy
over their belated pathos what shall be our need
Of praise, the measure of gratitude, the mani
festation Of our admiration, the expression of our
love for Frank Blair, the magnificent Missourian,
the splendid American, who with his military
laurels fresh upon him, within few days after
Lee surrendered, returned to his state, which had
been ravaged by fire and sword, holding aloft the
olive branch proclaining to the world that there
were no rebels any more, that his fellow citizens
who had fought for the south were entitled to
squal respect and equal rights with other citizens
and that real peace must ''tinkle on the shep-
herds bells and sing among the reapers" OF Mis-
souri,? He took the ragged and defeated Conied-
crates by the hand and in the words Of Abraham
to Lot, said, '.We be brethren"
t'The truly brave,
When they behold the brave oppressed with Odds
Are touched with desire to shield and save"
1t seems to me that the very angels in heaven,
looking down with approving eyes upon his mag
nanimcus conduct, must have sung, in full chorus,
the song of nineteen hundred years ago, "0n
earth peace; good will toward men,"
King Solomon says:
s"ro every thing there is a season and time to
every purpose under heagen-a time to kill and
time to heal''
In the time for killing Frank Blair was one Of
the most persistent fighters. When the time for
healing came, he was of the first to pour the
balm of consolation into bruised hearts and to
bind up the nations wounds.
In Tho army ha one of favnrita 1;eufpy-