Gloucester County Democrat., 1902-08-07

Ruby Robert went down before
A the Californian. youth will
be served" Wonder if Sena-
tor Marcus A. Hanna discovers in the
result prophecy of his own Waterloo
in 1904 at the hands of a much youn-
ger man-to wit. Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt? Perhaps the defeat Bob
received at the hands Of the boiler
maker viii cause the Buckeye boss to
put on his studying cap, and perhaps
it will not Still, there is no disguis
ing the fact that youngish men are
now most in the public eye. The cool.
calculating Kitchener succeeded the
elderly ''Bobs." The most potent fig
ure in European politics is the Ger
man kaiser. William of HohenZollern,
who. although a veteran emperor. is
still young man. Next to him comes
Nicholas of Russia, who got up The
Hague peace conference and who has
just startled the world with a PROPOSE
tion looking to an international stran-
Cling of the trusts. On this side the
water President Roosevelt. still in the
flower Of his years. holds the center of
the stage. In both the cabinet and the
field the youngsters are to the fore.
Old things pass away. among them the
ancient proverb, "Old men for counsel.
young men for war Temporarily at
least the boys" are usurping the func-
tions of the elders. Is it for the best?
Quien sabe?
No Politics In Teddy's Speeches.
Little Paul Dombey was always ask
ing Floy. What are the waves say
ing?" Certainly since the ocean first
was formed no stranger message has
come from it than that which now is
sues from Oyster Bay. 1t is given out
that President Roosevelt in his swing
around the circle this fall has no polit-
ical designs whatsoever and that he is
much annoyed that the ungodly should
have attributed to him such motives
all of which will be given the hoarse
hoot by the junior senator from Ohio.
who is one of Tom Johnson's most pre-
eminent constituents. But Marks
cynical thoughts and remarks will not
count. He will not be permitted to
pull down the ideal candidate. the al
truistic statesman of Sycamore Hill,
the harbinger Of the political millen-
mum, the philosopher who proposes to
let the Office seek him and-catch him!
No, indeed Colonel Roosevelt is not
going to tour the country in the inter-
est of his own nomination. Perish the
thought! He's going about the land
10 view the wonderful crops. which
Marks friends allege that Mark caused
to grow. OF course Colonel Roosevelt
has not gone SO far as to say that he
will not accept nomination-not he.
If the nomination chases and captures
him. what can he do but serve his
country and save it again by serving
four years more! The bold, bad men
who started the report that the presi-
dent is going OH an electicneering trip
ought to be severely alphabetically
they ought.
Harmony In Missouri.
1t will be great pleasure to Demo
Gratis outside the state who have been
alarmed by the twaddle Of the Globe
Democratic such there be-to know
that harmony prevails among the Dem
ocrats of Missouri, the first Democratic
state in the Union. and that all the
signs of the times indicate sweeping
Democratic victory this fall. Nobody
knows this better than the CD. 1t is
merely whistling to keep it's courage
up. Both at Springfield. where three
candidates for supreme judge were
nominated. and at St Joe, where the
of public schools and chairman of the
state committee were nominated, there
were contests more or less heated
about men and measures. which were
to be eXpected-which We're inevitable.
in faet-but the platforms are good.
what the people want. and while excel
lent men were defeated men above re-
proach and in every way capable were
nominated OF the thirteen Democrat
ic congressman eleven have been re-
nominated. generally without opposi-
tion. and will be reelected. The
chances are that Missouri will have
fifteen Democrats in the next house
out OF possible sixteen. that the state
ticket will have satisfactory major
ity and that the legislature will be
Democratic in both branches Nothing
succeeds like success. and no party
since states were first invented than
have the Democrats of Missouri in the
conduct of her financial affairs. the
one thing which most nearly concerns
the great body of taxpayers
Roosevelt Stabbed by Organ Grinder
a close and systematic reading of
Republican papers will disclose the
bitter warfare inside the g. 0. r.
In his Fourth of July speech at Pitts
burg President Roosevelt. under the
inspiring influence of great con-
course of shouting people and tenn
porarily for@etful of Hon Stephen B.
Elkins ana the rest of the senatorial
Boxers. exclaimed. Reciprocity with
Cuba is as sure us fate. Everybody
knows that he did Ills utmost to in
tlucc congress to pass the Cuban reel
procity bill He sent in a special mes
sage His bosom crony and compan-
ion in arms General Leonard Wood
governor general of cuba. spent thou
sands of dollars forming publi, opiI-
ion in America" favorable 10 the
scheme. The president threatened to
call an extra session of congress.
Now comes the ST Louis Globe-Denl-
ocrat. organ grinder of Missouri Re
publicans. Missouri patronage having
been disposed of, and stabs the presi-
dent under the fifth rib. The CD.
under the caption. "Going Beyond Rec
iprocity," says:
Senator Burton of Kansas made an ex-
tended speech this week at Topeka before
large assenblage in which he set forth
the arguments that induced large num-
Der of Republican senators to oppose the
Cuban concessions bill as reported by the
senate committee. The main point is
that the concessions proposed go beyond
all former conceptions or definitions of
reciprocity and assail the protective prin-
ciple itself. So clearly was this fact es-
tablishcd in debate that Mr. Burton as
serts, There are not fifteen Republican
senators out of the fifty-four who are in
favor of the present bill at heart" The
longer the bill was discussed in the SEN
ate the weaker it became. and the chief
reason is the assault on protection coiled
up in the measure That bill breaks down
all former limitations of what is called
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