Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10

Democrats in the army and navy he
made the statement that Schley made a
loop to avoid danger
This was blunder which brought forth
cries of derision and Kisses from the
Democratic side of the chamber and af-
forded Mr.. De Armond who followed, an
opportunity to call Mr.. Littlefeld severely
to account for his attack upon Schley.
On June % the Washington Post On
DEPENDENT said
We fail to see how Mr.. Littlefield ex-
poets to add materially to the Republican
vote in the doubtful congressional dis
tricts by insinuating that Winfield Scott
Schley is a coward.
Now, be it remembered that those
papers are Independent, but they are
here on the ground at the seat of gov
ernment and printed the above para
graphs out of Difference to public opin-
ion, which is overwhelmingly in favor
of Schley.
Now, be it remembered that this per-
formance grew out of the false charge
that Democrats abuse the army. AS a
matter of fact they have done nothing
of the sort Not scintilla of evidence
Cdu DO pIOOuOCN " GlOAC my
have abused the army. Certain Dem
ocrats and such Republicans as Sen
ator Hoar of Massachusetts, have criti-
cised certain soldiers for certain things
done in violation of law and morals.
That's all. But to say that therefore
army is monstrous lie, and the men
who assert that they have abused the
army know they are lying. Only such
soldiers as have done forbidden things
have been criticised by any Democrat
of any standing, but here comes Mr..
Littlefield, a leader of his party, and
virtually charges with cowardicc one
of the bravest Americans that ever
trod a quarter deck or stood on Il
bridge-an American who filled the
world with his acclaim and then with
modesty equal to his courage gener
ously said There's glory enough for
allr'
No Republican repelled Littlefield'S
baseless charge against Schley but a
Democrat did, and he did it immediate
ly and most effectually. That Demo
crat was that great Missourian, Judge
David A. De Almond, who possesses
the most caustic tongue in the house
and who is not afraid. He denounced
Mr.. Littlefeld's assault upon Schley as
a slander and with his wonted irony
said surely Littiefield spoke unadvised-
ly, but as the latter did not recant or
modify his statement it must be con-
cluded that his assault upon Schley
was premeditated and that to assail
Schley is part of the Republican pro-
gramme Will it win? Not so long as
the American people love their country
and admire her defenders.
A Two Billion Dollar Congress.
When the Fifty-first congress, with
wicked and wanton waste, appropriate
ed a billion dollars and was dubbed
'the billion dollar congress-" Speaker
Thomas B. Reed answered by pro-
pounding his famous inquiry, well,
isn't this a billion dollar country?" If
that brilliant man is paying any atten-
tion to the doings of congress, he must
pinch himself to see if he is awake, for
this congress-the Fifty-seventh-dur
ing it's first session has really appro-
priated over a billion, though it may
not so appear to a casual observer. If
it goes ON at this rate during its sec
ond session, it will have appropriated
more than two billions.
l guess the Republican leaders will
try to find justification in Lord Gives
famous epigram. When accused of
plundering the East Indian princes of
an immense fortune, in a burst of in
dignation he exclaimed, 'By God, when
I think of my opportunity, l stand
aghast at my own moderation