Gloucester County Democrat., 1902-08-07
NUMBER

1t is clear as the MONDAY sun shin
ing in his meridian glory that if the
Missouri delegation to the next Re
publican national convention supports
Colonel Roosevelt it will do SO In spite
of the Globe Democrat. He might as
we'll understand that now as later.
Hoodooedl
Judging from press comments, even
from Republican papers, the senatorial
days of Hon j. Ralph Burton of Kan
sas will be few, not exceeding six
years, which is not half as long as he
was industriously endeavoring to break
into the senate, for he was one of the
most persistent seekers after toga
and curUle chair ever seen on the
American continent At the Philadel-
phia convention in 1900, at the head
of the Sunilower delegation. be was
one of the loudest shouters for Roose-
welt Now he is at outs with the pres
ident on the Cuban reciprocity scheme.
They say that rats desert a sinking
ship, and it must be true, for the Kan
sas City Journal. which. though pub
lished in Missouri. is really the organ
of Kansas Republicans, knifes Burton
i'll the following sliIlful fashion:
Kansas politicians who have the least
bit Of superstition readily account for
Senator Burton's turbulent time. There
are two senatorial lines in the state-the
Lane and the Pomeroy. Burton is in the
Lane line The incumbents in that line
have always had trouble, with one ex-
ception and it is regarded as a hoodoo
A told ton, hav al as
in the Lane line, while only four have
served in thc Pomcroy line. In the POM
eroy line Pomeroy served from 1861 to
1873, Ingalls, from 1873 to 1891. PETER from
1891 to 1897 and Harris from 1851 to the
present time. In the Lane line Lane
served from 1861 to 1866 when he commit
ted suicide; Z. G. Ross served from 1866
to 1871 since which time ne has lived in
political oblivion because of his vote on
the johnson Impeachment; Alexander
Caldwell from 1871 to 1873. when he re-
signed under fire; Robert Crozicr from
1873 to 1874 James Harvey from 1874 to
1877, T. u. Plumb from 1871 to 1891. when
he died in office; B. w. Perkins from
January 1882. to January. lS91; John Mar
tin from 1853 10 1855; Lucien Baker from
1885 20 1901; ]. f. Burton from 1901 to the
present. Thus only four out of the ten
senators in the Lane line ever served full
terms or longer. The other six were in
for a year or two. Since 1892 the Lane
line has had four senators. If precedents
are followed in the Lane line, Burton
will be a ore terrner. but he hopes to
break the precedent.
A Strong Arkanaan.
Everybody who is acquainted with
congressman and who ta,.es an inter-
est in the Democratic party will be de-
lighted to know that Judge John 5.
Little of Arkansas has been renomi-
mated. Judge Little is capable, in
defatigable, conscientious member--a
Democrat without guile. Like Mark
Antony, he lis plain, blunt man, who
loves his friends" No purer man in
both public and private life ever sat
il congress- While a most excellent
speaker and debater. Judge Lfttle's
forte is work-work in the house. work
in committees, work in the depart
ments. His unfailing good humor. his
perfect integrity and his loyalty to
duty have made him a host of friends
both in and out of congress. The
Fourth district of Arkansas honors
itself in honoring John S. Little.
A Valuable Georgian.
! Georgia las done herself proud by
renominating that sterling Democrat,
that capable legislator, that faithful
public servant. Judge John w. Mad
| dox. He is instant in season and out
of season-if it is ever out of season
| in proclainilg the faith once delivered
to the fathers John Maddox. as he
is popularity known, is not a skyscrap-
| ing orator hut no man knows better
what lie wants to say. and few say it
better. In his speeches he sticks to
the facts of the case, and he hammers
the facts into his hearers with rare
force. Georgia is to be congratulated
on such men