Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02
Latest Infamy Of
the Navy Ring.
Dewey's Tribute
to valOr. !. !. :.

that pleasurabie thud probably
thought It woeId stop the row; bats,
wonder of wonders. the marvel only
grows. and in every quarter Of the
broad state and in distant spots where
two or three Missourians chance to be
gathered together the question is asked,
and only in low breath, who struck
Billy CardwellY And echo answers,
"Who?"
But this much is sure: The suit is
withdrawn, the Lexow investigation
into the condition of Missouri politics
is closed, the fact is made manifest
that the Democrats got the pleasant
smiles from the corporations and the
brewers, while the Republicans got the
fat wads of cash; that Cardwell has
the best of the situation, with nothing
to mar his felicity excepting numerous
letters and circulars inviting him to
get in on the ground floor in many .tget
rich quick" schemes. But who struck
him? Who is "Brownw This remains
the burning question, and,
Like Aunt Jemima's plaster,
The more they try to pull it of
The more it sticks the faster.
That Prize Money Grab.
Just to go back for a moment to that
abortion of justice, the court of inqui-
ry, it develops that SIMPSONS attor-
neys are going to file in the navy de-
partment protest against the accept
ance of Admiral Dewey's opinion e.,
to the effect that Schley was entitled to
all the credit of the great victory. In
the name of all the major prophets, If
it wasn't Schley's victory, whose was
it? Maclay's? he was off somewhere
running the engine in a lighthouse.
The perniciously active Lemly's? He
wasn't present; didn't fire a shot In the
battle. No sane man would say that
he won the battle The Brooklyn won
the fight with some gallant assistance
from the Oregon, the most magnificent
ship that ever dipped her bow in the
sea. Before that frightful hail of shot
and shell poured out by these two YES
sells the Spaniards all went ashore,
crushed. dismantled, disfigured wrecks.
A few hours before they were proud
and beautiful men-of-war. Then the
tardy Sampson comes along, claiming
the victory. even refusing to allow
Schley to notify the navy department
of the fight and accepting the surren-
der of the ships already defeated by
Schley. Under the technEcaIities of
the idiotic law providing for the dis
tribution Of prize money Sampson ees
$3.50.
But then, after all, perhaps Sampson
should not be blamed for accepting
this money earned By the 1o99lklyfn
and the Oregon Probably be couldn't
help it. 1t was his misfortune to be
born in Boston.
General Fat Collins Victory.
The above reminds me that Boston
has just risen to higher and a better
life. The other day she elected Dem
ocratic mayor by about 10000 ma
jority General Patrick Collins. splen-
did Irishman. an able man and brave
soldier Boston has half redeemed her
fame. Loyal Missouri Democrats will
now consider it good form to eat baked
beans.
Hanna In State OF Rattle.
When the last Republican national
convention met, Hanna forced Roose-
velt to take the vice presidential nomi-
nation, Hanna thinking that this would
put a cold damper on Teddy's aspira-
tions in 1904 But the unexpected
often happens and Roosevelt is presi-
dent. The thought that gnaws at Han
mas heart is that he was the cause of
making Roosevelt president. and, worse
than that, Teddy will probably get in
1904 the nomination for which Mark
so hungers Troubles never come sin
gly" The old adage is probably as old
as the human race. While Hanna was
still in state of collapse as result of
this terrible turn of fortunes wheel
the awful news comes that Foraker
has quietly effected coup that will
give him control over the Ohio legisla-
ture. to the destruction of Hanna's fur
ther senatorial aspirations. Hanna can
now feel the force of Cardinal VOL
sey's famous words
Like little wanton boys
That swim bladders. I've foated
These many summers in q Of glory,
But far beyond my depth.
At last my high blown pride breaks under me
And leaves me weary and old with service
To the mercy of a rude stream that must
Forever hide me. Vain pomp and glory Of
This world, hate yel
The Coming of Cox.
1t is asserted that George B. Cox,
king of the hoodlums In Cincinnati and
owner of the delegation of Hamilton
county, is coming to Washington in an
endeavor to keep the peace between
Foraker and Hanna. We will await
the event with interest. Will Hanna
meet him at the station with a brass
band. or will Foraker? Or will both
meet him, each with a band?
In fine contrast, l note from the pa
pers that Henri Watterson is in Wash
ingon-W Watterson, the well beloved
Kentucky editor, who never dipped one
of his fingers in the dirty mud of for
hidden politics. Cox and Watterson-
hoodlum boss and great editor, living in
neighboring cities, the one power of
darkness, the other power of light.
The GIobe-Democrat Gets Jolt.
Recently The Globe Democrat, the
leading Republican daily of st. Louis,
took a long, gloomy retrospective view
of the woes of the Democracy. but
could find no situation that looked
blacker than that of today. The CD.
said:
These days try Democratic souls harder than
any other times which have come since 1864, ex-
cept in the year when Henry Watterson and the
Democratic Mugwumps were shouting for the
anti i-Democrat, Greeley; when Thomas F. Bayard
and the rest Of the Democratic straightouts were
fighting Greeley and trying to draft Charles
+ o'Conor and when o'Conor and the Democratic
blue lights in general so disgusted with its
| alterations that they renounced for the time be-
| ing the Democracy and all its works and prayed
for the victory Of the Republican party.
| That was too much for the Washing
ton Post. even with it's strong leaning
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