Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-15

ear TO the ground IQeSo DuQQlnS
spring days, he will hear many
other interesting things besides
the grass growing. For instance,
he will learn that the ostrich policy
which Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and
other big bore statesmen of the Re
publican persuasion are pursuing as to
what is going on in the Philippines will
not go down with the American peo-
pie. The Washington Post can read
the signs of the times. 1t has itself
been great sinner in whooping it up
in favor of the grab all, hold all policy,
but it knows thing or two, and it
says editorially:
Administration orators and organs will
not succeed in Snothering public disap-
proval of the Philippines scandal by the
impudent pretense that such disapproval
is equivalent to abusing the army" 1t
is evident that this policy has been adopt
ed. The keynote has been struck, and of
course the chorus will soon be in full
voice. But the expedient will prove a dis
appointment to its authors. The Ameri-
can people are not fools.
Precisely so. The American people
are not fools, but Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge and his coterie of word jugglers
think they are and will think so until
the election of a Democratic house in
November undeceives them. 1t may be
that the Junior senator from Massachu-
setts can give the president valuable
pointers in the equestrian art, but he
is an unsafe counselor when it comes to
humanity, justice, honor and the pres
ervation of our national good name.
Teddy wants to do right. In order to
do SO he must part company with the
jingos.
L'Enfant Terrible.
President Roosevelt put a stopper on
one ''Penfant terrible" when he uncer-
enormously and incontinently squelch-
ed General Freddie Funston. No doubt
the president hoped to have peace in
his military household after that. If
so, he was woefully disappointed, for
just about the time he was putting a
quietus on Freddie one Colonel Wood
ruff broke loose at Manila in a speech
before the court martial trying Gen
eral Jake Smith, which speech pro-
duced so many tears that another flood
was imminent. Woodruff laid on and
spared not the people of the United
States who do not believe that the
butchery of old men in their dotage, of
women and children, adds to the glory
of the American arms. He smote hip
and thigh the folks at home who be
lieve that murder and arson are for
hidden methods of war. He boldly vo
ciferated that the American people, in
cluding Colonel Roosevelt himself, are
suffering from hysteria. He compared
General Jake to one Ulysses Simpson
Grant, very much to the advantage OF
Jake, and cut many other verbal and
oratorical capers before high heaven
we'll calculated to make the angels
weep. Here clearly is a case where
Teddy can use his oratorical extin
guisher to great advantage. Clap it OF
Woodruff without delay!
capers Extraordinary.
There is an old poetic saying to the
effect that 'hell hath no fury like wo
man scorned." Recent events in the
Republican circles of Pennsylvania
raise grave doubts as to the reliability
of that line. For years and years the
Philadelphia Inquirer has been the
steady company of Senator Matthew
Stanley Quay, has been his most faith
full servitor, has supported him in al
his high handed proceedings. The In
1ir.n,. ic E1lyiT, fnT. Z
was said to be for Elkin, but, coming
to the conclusion that he is a Jonah
dumped him. The Inquirer thereupoI
assails Matthew Stanley day by day
in a way that is absolutely amazing
The Inquirer says:
Matthew Stanley Quay has been the
! leader of Pennsylvania Republicanism fol
| years.
| AS a leader striving to build up the Re
| publican party he deserved and secured q
| grand following.
But when Senator Quay, declaring that
his course in politics is rum" practically
abdicates and hands his leadership over
to pair of Pittsburg millionaire fran
chise speculators, then the time has come
for the sturdy Republicans of Pennsylva-
MIA to protest.
When Quay obliterates himself, deals
| with the divers of Pittsburg, casts aside
| lifelong friends, spurns those who have
stood by him and seeks alliances with his
| enemies, then he is playing with fire and
| inviting destruction.
| The remarkable the inexplicable course
| of Senator Quay is jeopardizing not only
| the governorship, but the United States
| senatorship.
Now, the Inquirer has never beer
called humorous paper, but when we
! consider what Quay is and has been
| for years and what the Inquirer is and
| has been for years we must conclude
| that the foregoing excerpt, regarded
from the humorous standpoint, exceeds
anything Mark Twain ever wrote and
| illustrates the utter decentralization OF
Republican politics in Pennsylvania.
In another editorial The inquirer
says:
| It has pleased the millionaire combine
! outfit of Pittsburg, which has apparently
| laid violent hands upon Matthew Stanley
| Quay, to permit the news to be circulated
! that President Roosevelt took hand II
| turning Quay against Ellzin.
| There is not one word of truth in the
] absurd yarn.
| Not for one second has Senator Quay
| discussed the Pennsylvania governorshiI
| with the president. He has simply beer
| hypnotized by a pair of franchise grab
/ bers of Pittsburg, with whom his sor
/ Dick has been associated.
| 1t is a most pitiable position in which
| the senator has placed himself-that o
| ingratitude, of betrayal of friendships.
! The Republicans of Pennsylvania can
| not follow him in his betrayal. They cal
/ pity him, but they cannot obey.
| Pennsylvania Republicans who owl
| themselves will support John p. Elkin
No millionaire combine can rule Penn
i sylvaniai
| Three Dead Congressman.
Verify, verify, "in the midst of lif
| we are in deathp' Never before di,
| three congressman die in such rapi,
/ succession as Mr. Cummings of New
York, Mr.. Otey of Virginia and MI
Salmon of New Jersey. Never befor
4 were three dead congressman unbur
led at the same time. Mr.. Cumming
died May 2, Mr.. Otey May and MI
] Salmon May g. Stranger still, Mr.. Ote
was appointed by the speaker of tn
house as one Of the committee to al
tend the burial of Mr.. Cummings, bu
was himself dead before Mr.. Cum
mings was inferred. For some time t
come, at any rate, congressman wi