Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-19

wrath, "All men are liars" Evidently
the CD. assumes that all men are
fools. Otherwise it would have pre-
cious little to say about the Beers. If
at any time since that awful war be-
gan and before it closed the Globe
Democrat had lifted up it's voice in be-
half of the Beers, it could have driven
a Republican administration into voic-
ing the sentiments of the American
people in favor of two prosecuted re-
publics, but it lifted not a finger, it
opened not it's mouth. Why did the
Globe Democrat not speak out in meet
ing when it would have availed some
what? Why wait till the Boer repub-
lies are dead to praise the Beers?
Can storied urn or animated bust
Back to its mansion call the fleeting
breath?
Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust
Or f1attery soothe the dull, cold car of
death?
A False Prophet.
AS a prophet the Globe-Democrat is
a stupendous failure. Just now it is
busy predicting a Republican victory
III MlSSOuEl, VI w nlCA laClC dOOut sl0
much prospect as for Democratic
triumph in Maine 1t will be remem-
bered by the readers of these letters
that shortly after the election in 1896
the CD. said that within six months
Bryan would be so thoroughly forgot
ten that he would have to be dog bitten
or would be compelled to fall out of a
third story window to get his name in
a newspaper. No doubt the man who
wrote that idiotic statement thought it
exceedingly funny, but nevertheless
and Notwithstanding in its issue of Fri
day, June 6, 1902, the Democrat
contains Bryan's name twenty-one
times by actual count, twenty times on
the editorial page! There's the proph-
ecy and there's the fulfllment. If
Bryan has been dog bitten or has fallen
out of a third story window or any 9th
er sort of window, nobody has heard
of it, and whatever he says or does is
heralded in the world.
Not only does that one issue of the
Globe Democrat contain Bryan's name
twenty-one times, but it contains one
long editorial devoted entirely to him
and another long editorial devoted
mainly to him, besides several edito-
rial squibs. In speaking of the Indiana
Democratic convention it says, ''Bry-
ans name aroused the most enthuSi-
asm by far, and if he had walked in he
could have stampeded the convention
bovopdf tho cliol+oct do,1Tt q n11oa,,
way Of being forgotten surely. Most
people would pray to be forgotten in
the same unusual manner. Again, in
that same issue the CD. says, ''But
Bryan is today the most popular man
in his party, and no large Democratic
convention can meet where he would
not be overwhelmingly the dominat-
ing force if he chose to be present"
No Democratic paper could give a
stronger certificate of popularity to
Bryan than that.
Misleading.
Even in statement of facts the CD.
cannot be relied on. In order to cheer
it's tatterdemalion following in Mis-
souri, it either ignores or warps Oh
suppresses the truth For instance, il
says:
1t is intimated that the Democrats in
the campaign of 1902 will give special
prominence to the trusts and the tariff.
They can make no votes on either issue.
The tariff Of the present time is acceptable
to the country. On the trust question the
Republicans are far in advance of the
Democrats, for it was the Republicans
that passed the antitrust act, and it is the
Republicans who are enforcing 1t.
Now, let's examine that remarkable
paragraph for moment in the light
of truth and see where we land. 'NThe
tariff at the present time is acceptable
to the country" quoth the CD. How
then, does it happen that the Republic
ans In house and senate are split into
two bitter and irreconcilable factions
on the tariff and are fighting each 9th
er with the proverbial ferocity of the
Kilkenny cats? How does it happen
that the Republican machine was ut
terly routed in the house on the tariff
question? How comes it that the lead
ers first threatened to spank Babcocb
of Wisconsin because he dared to as
sail the trusts and the Dingley rates
and then, when Wisconsin Republicans
indorsed Bah, these same leaders moi
only had him reelected chairman OF
the congressional campaign committee
but were compelled to go down or
their marrow bones before him to in
duce him to accept? Why are they
now talking about nominating Babcocb
for vice president as tub to the tariff
reform, antitrust element in the Re
publican party? If the country is sat
isfied with the present tariff, why has
the present session of congress beer
prolonged at least a month in order
Mat the two wings of the Republican
party may be induced to flop together
on the tariff? Why are the leaders
threatening a Republican senate eau
Gus to whip in the kickers? The CD
will not dare to answer these ques
tions
But the CD. says the Republicans
passed the antitrust statute and are
now enforcing it. Does it expect tt
| fool any considerable number Of peo
pie for any considerable length Of time
with such twaddle as that? Yes; thu
Republicans passed the antitrust stat
ute just as the devil quoted Scripture
but they never intended to enforce it
Years have passed since that law was
i placed upon the statute books. Durin.
those years trusts have sprung up likt
mushrooms in a damp cellar and have
fourished like tree planted by thu
rivers of water. Nobody has been pros
ecuted under that statute. Now, how
ever. when the people have got theil
dander up, Attorney General Kno,
makes a bluff at restraining trust, ;
western trust with headquarters 1,30t
miles from Washington and LOCO miles
from Pittsburg, his home. The Repub
| lican administration appears never II
have heard of that trust until two o.
| three states began proceedings agains
| it and until Republican leaders con
cluded that bogus prosecution by th'
attorney general would help them il
| the autumn elections. But why no
! prosecute the steel trust, which trans
| acts it's principal business right undel
, the attorney generals nose in his owl
home city Of Pittsburg? Does anybod.
| believe for one moment that so intelli
| gent man as Mr.. Attorney Genera
Knox has never heard of that billion
dollar trust? Can anybody be deludet
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