Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
Nauseous Hypocrisy.
The Kansas City Journal says:

It is announced that two or three Beers
whose names are unfamiliar will soon
visit the United States to ask aid of our
people for their distraught countrymen.
If the Beers want to get help in this
country, they should have sent De Wet
or Botha or Cronje. The presence of
these heroic fighters would kindle the
necessary enthusiasm, and the contribu-
tions would be much more liberal.
The pretended sympathy and admira-
tion for the Beers now exhibited by
the journal and other Republican or
gan grinders are rank and nauseous hy-
ideas above Hottentot. When SYM
pathy for the heroic Beers would have
done them some good, the Journal and
other Republican organ grinders were
careful not to exhibit any. They backed
up the pro- English administration at
Washington i'll its friendship for the
British butchers. They hooted and
slandered and abused every American
who dared to lift up his voice in behalf
of two little republics fighting bravely
and against overwhelming odds to re-
tain their liberty. Now, when those
tiny republics are dead, these same Re
publican organ grinders grow senti-
mental and pour out a large quantity
of crocodile tears upon their graves
If the end had not come, these same
Republican hypocrites would still be
giving aid and comfort to John Bull in
the most bloody and shameful crime of
modern times.
Shows True Republican coIors.
While the Kansas City Journal is
Biabbering over the Beers because they
are beaten the Philadelphia Inquirer
another Republican organ grinder of
the most rampant order, with more
courage, shows the true Republican
feeling by the following glowing eulo-
gy on General Lord Kitchener:
It is announced that Lord Kitchener has
left Pretoria on his way to Cape Town
and that he will sail from that port for
England tomorrow. A great reception
awaits him on his return, and however
great it may be it will not be greater
than his deserving. 1t is to him more
than to any other man that belongs the
credit for having brought the conflict in
South Africa to successful end, and this
is said with full recollection and due
appreciation of the valuable services rem
dered by Lord Roberts.
No reception is greater than he de-
serves! Deserves for what? For exc
1ting Commandant Scheepers, who
was sick unto death and prisoner in
his hands? For numbering two repub-
lies? For penning up women and chill
dren like wild rabbits? For laying
waste the country with fire and sword?
Those are strange actions for which an
American newspaper should praise
Kitchener or anybody else, but one
must admire the brutal frankness of
the Inquirer more than the fawning
hypocrisy of. the Journal. The his
torian of the future will be puzzled to
understand how the greatest republic
on earth came to be in sympathy with
the British empire in wiping two re-
publics off the map of the world. Let
the Republican party answer.
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Somer-
sauIt.
Hereafter surely nobody will be fool
enough to pay the slightest attention to
anything printed in the editorial col
umns of the Philadelphia Inquirer. For
years and years it was ''the steady
company" of Senator Matthew Stanley
Quay and indorsed everything he did,
right or wrong. 1t swore by Quay.
Whenever 'the man from Beaver
took snuff, the Inquirer sneezed. When
ever he piped, it danced. When he
said "Come" it came, and when he
said Cor it went, nor did 1t stand on
the order of its coming or going.
But when Quay soured on the be-
loved Elkin the Inquirer soured on the
catured him at great rate, accusing
him of stealing and buying delegates.
But Quay triumphed as he most all
ways does, and the Inquirer takes It's
medicine without even making wry
face. Indeed it licks its chops and
seems to like it. It says:
The Republican party in Pennsylvania
Is settling down on the governorship
question. Following the lead of the In
quirer, there will be q very general sup
port of Judge Pennypacker. He will not
be held responsible for certain events
that occurred in Harrisburg which un-
questionably caused deep feelings of re-
sentiment. Not word can be said against
the Republican candidate. Those who
were fighting under the banners of anoth-
er candidate will loyalty follow Penny
packer through his election.
No matter what the Democrats may do 4
this week at their convention it would
seem to be quite improbable for them to