Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19

trusts by Republican administrations
Simply because Republicans have fos-
tered trusts and because the trusts in
turn furnish the Republicans money to
retain possession of the government.
The Globe-Democrat knows all this,
and yet it has the effrontery to under
take to make people believe that Re
publicans are against the trusts. 1t
might as well undertake to make them
believe that the sultan of Turkey is
opposed to the Mohammedan religion
or that Nicholas of Russia hates autoc-
racy.
Must Eat Dirt or Bolt.
Matthew Stanley Quay triumphs
once more in the state once honored
by Benjamin Franklin, Albert Gala
tin, Governor Mexican, George NJ. Dal-
las, jeremiah S. Black and Andrew G
Curtin. His grip on the Republicar
machine is still unbroken. Ee p:.i,Hd
Judge Pennypacker through for the
governorship. John p. Elkin knows
much more than he did and could give
the world some valuable pointers as tC
how man feels after butting his head
against stone wall. What will the
Philadelphia Inquirer do now, poor
thing? 1t will have to bolt or consume
more than the traditional peck of dirt
The dish of crow which Senator Quay
in his role of Reformer, with big. big
r, prepared for it is tough and nau
h,1+ hor r.
swallow it or leave the party. Ir
it's issue of Monday, June 10, only
two days before the convention met
in circus poster type it said: Elixir
has won his fight Only bribery ani
corruption can take from him the ma
jority of delegates pledged TO him.
But Quay did take from him these
pledged delegates, and therefore, il til,
Inquirer is to be believed, bribery anC
corruption were triumphant. IN tina
same issue it printed a picture of +;
mans head from the eyes up, and upol
the forehead appeared huge dollal
mark. Beneath that came this edi
torial, which needs no diagram to ex
plain it:
It is very well known that agents sup
piled with ready money and plenty o!
promises have been going about trying tt
buy with cash certain delegates elected
for John P. Elkin.
It is to the credit of these delegates tha
such offers have been spurned with con
tempt and disgust.
Mr.. Elkin has appealed to the people
He has relied upon them. He has left hi
case with them. He has demanded tina
there shall be fair play, majority rule, {
convention free from a mailed hand an(
that humanity in politics is principle
that cannot be ignored if political partie:
are to exist.
The people have fooked to his support
and the delegates elected for him havt
been chosen because of the high princi
pies involved.
To expect such delegates to sell them
selves is to insult them.
To prove false to the trVJt imposed
would be to bare the brow to the dolla-
mark of infamy, mark that would neve
be eradicated in this life.
The agents who would buy might al
well save their time.
Fair play and majority rule are wha
the Ell1in delegates believe in, and briber.
has no part in the principles for whicl
they are contending.
On the very morning of the conven
ton the Inquirer's headlines ran il
this wise: "On the eve of convention
Elkin claims victory; Quay packs cau
Gus and steals delegates"
After printing such diatribes as til
| foregoing how can the Inquirer SUP
port Judge Pennypacker and retain it
self respect, if any it has?