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

case of Mr.. Neely. the distinguished
Republican thief who stole thousands
and thousands of dollars in Cuba and
whose trial will, from all appearances.
be postponed until after Gabriel sounds
his golden trumpet calling both quick
and dead to the judgment bar of God
The Washington Post says, Mrs.
Shepard added that her. husbands
plans for the future had not finally
been determined on" If Mr. Shepard
were some obscure citizen out Of en-
ployment who had stolen $S9.05 to keep
his wife and children from starving
until he could secure work, his plans
for the future" would have been final
ly determined upon ere this by a vigil
liant and industrious prosecuting attor-
ney, and those plans would mean sew
eral years at hard labor in the peniten
tiary But shepard was the best chief
clerk the patent Office ever had re
to doughnuts that Mr.. Shepard, by rea-
son of his high social relations, will go
scot free and that Uncle Samuel will
pocket the loss. People who pay the
taxes, love honesty and believe in econ
omy will more and more regret that the
Democrats did not carry the last con-
gressional elections, so that inter ALA
there might have been investigations
which investigate into the numerous
malodorous scandals now yexing the
olfactories of the American republic.
The Augean stables need q thorough
cleansing, which they are not likely to
receive so long as the Republicans rule
the roost.
Philippine Matters.
Things appear to be going to what
the late lamented Mr. Mantalini would
have denominated "the demnition bow
vows" in the Philippines. The follow
ing dispatch not only explains itself
but shows in what unity our officials
are dwelling together in the orient and
with what dignity they are deporting
themselves in our Asiatic possessions:
MANILA, Aug. 10.-Civn Governor H. Phelps OF
Benguet province has rendered his resignation.
No action will be taken in the matter until the
return Of the commission from northern Luzon.
From the meager information obtainable it ap-
pears that Governor Whitmarsh is disgusted with
the situation, the strong influence of his former
secretary Scherer is seriously affecting the gov
ernor's prestige.
Scherer is German. who has lived in Benguet
province for long time. About a month ago he
declined to act as secretary OF public meeting
of the lgorrote tribesmen on account OF alleged
interference in the meeting by the American au-
thorities. Thereupon Scherer thrashed by
Governor Whitmarsh. Charges then made
against the governor of using his position to fur.
ther his personal ends.
The Philippines commission Investigated the
matter and exonerated Governor Whitmarsh. SO
lar as the charges OF using his office were con-
cerned, but censured him for thrashing Seherer.
The resignation of Scherer was then accepted.
The attention of the officers, agents
and members of the Universal Peace
society is hereby called TO the pugilis-.
tic and ungubernatorial antics of Gov
ernor Phelps. Clearly he is setting
bad example to governors everywhere
and particularly to the heather sup
posed to be learning from us how to
govern himself If Governor Phelps is
to be taken as a pattern. there is no
telling what may happen. For instance,
Governor Alexander Monroe Dockery
is not only a ''most pulchrltudinous
Missourian," according to The Globe
Democrat, but he is also a big. burly,
muscular man, while his secretary of
state, Hon Samuel Baker Cook, is n
tall, slender man, if not "lean and
hungry Cassius." Now, il Governor
Phelps method of managing refractory
secretaries is to become the vogue,
Dockery might take Cook through a
course of sprouts-with bis fists and
there would be weeping, wailing and
lamentation from Iowa to Arkansas.
Congressman Hull Snubbed.
But the unpleasant news about Gov
ernor Phelps and his secretary is not
a marker to another bit of belated news
which has at last found its way to
these shores, and that is that Congress
man Hull of Iowa, chairman Of the
committee on military affairs in the
Fiftyfourth. Fifty-ffth and Fifty
sixth congresses and its predestined
chairman in the Fifty-seyentb. was
enthusiastically and vilely snubbed-
at Manila on July 4, and this unseemly
snubbing was. according to Hull him
self. who ought to know, in keeping
with the manner in which be had been
treated ever since he landed in the
Philippines. This is awful and calcu-
lated to harrow up the soul of every
loyal American citizen and to cause his
multitudinous hairs to stand on end.
like quills upon the fretful porcupine.
No such indignity to statesman can
be tolerated and something is likely
to pop loud and hard now that Broth
er Hull has returned to his native
heath. AS Republican editors have
carefully censored this astounding item
out of their papers and as many Re-
publicans read these letters. the dis
patch from Manila detailing this dire
full catastrophe is given here substan-
tally as it appeared in the st. Louis
Republic:
OMAHA. Aug. 17.-Congressman Hulvs criti.
cisms OF the army and officials in Manila are con-
strued In some quarters partially explained by
the Manila Times of July II in its report of an
incident during which the Iowa statesman lost
his temper.
1t was last July when Mr.. Hull, chairman Of the
military affairs committee, had his pride offended,
and, according to the paper just received, he
sulked throughout the holiday No report Of this
unfortunate affair was allowed to filter through
the regular news channels to the outside world, so
this is the first news of the "Hull Incident in
its entirety. The Manila Times reports it es fol.
lows:
"Since the inaugural exercises July there
have been considerable comment and a great
amount of surprise expressed in army, navy and
civil circles at the eccentric behavior and strange
remarks of Congressman Hull on that occasion. 1t
all arose over Mr.. Hulrs wounded sensibilities be-
cause he did not think he accorded the dis
tinction he considered he entitled TO. The
Congressman lost his temper and expressed him.
self in most unbecomng manner. laying stress
on his power as chairman Of the house committee
on military affairs and rejecting on the highest
and best people in the community
'tMr Hull had been invited to seat In the
official section OF the grand stand, which had
been reserved for the official party. military and
civil government heads. naval and military cont
manding officers the consular corps and other
distinguished and representative personages. Need.
less 10 say. the seating capacity was limited. and
each individual received one ticket No ladies,
not even the governors wife, were in the official
section and all other prominent people sat in the
other parts OF the grand stand
at appears that the congressman tried to take
bis family into The tribuna official but was eour-
teously told that the official arrangement did not
permit it. lie expostulated, proclaimed his rank
and declared that he would not sit there unless
his family could. The usher politely explained
that the other section reserved for this pur-
pose and assured him that it applied 10 all.