Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-11-27
NUMBER II

homa by the National Memorial associa-
tion. but private donation to the fund
from Oklahoma citizens of 1885. which
has been forwarded to Myron T. Herrick.
national chairman. raises Oklahomas do
nation to 81. OBS IS for national monument
to the martyred president.
Truth to tell, the people of the terri
tories are among our most enterprising,
ambitious and intelligent people and
deserve well of the republic. They are
the rear guard of that valiant and In
vincible army of pioneers who have
blazed the pathway of civilization
across this continent.
WI!
WI Ting Fang has been in state Of
eruption again. What pity he can't
be squelchedi He ought to have been
given his passports long, long ago.
Ambitious.
Out in Colorado candidates for the
United States senate are springing up
as multitudinously as toadstools in q
damp cellar. and they are about as val
liable citizens. OF course most Of them
are rich One of the peculiarities OF
Colorado politics is that generally the
Centennial State sends rich men to the
senate and poor men to the house. It
goes without saying that If the Demo
Gratis carry the Legislature Henry M.
Teller ought to be returned to the SEN
ate, and if the Republicans control it
they ought to send Wolcott back. He
has brains and eloquence at least
In Kansas Governor Stanley Is con-
testing the senato torship with Congress-
men Long and Curtis, while several
dark hosses." including Governor
Elect Bailey, are champing on their bits
and paving up the ground. Colonel
Marsh Murdoch says edltorially In the
Wichita Post that Governor Bailey is
too good and pure to violate his con-
tract with the dear people to serve az
governor two years. Evidently Colo
mel Marsh's memory is playing him
tricks. How, pray, did Ross, Osborne
and Harvey get to the senate? By
procuring their election during their
terms in the gubernatorial mansion.
There may be others WHOSE cases VIII
occur to Colonel Murdoch. 1t is dollars
to doughnuts that Governor Bailey will
turn up in the legislature with as much
real strength as Stanley, Curtis or
Long. perhaps with more. and may be
the beneficiary of bitter three cor
nered fight.
To Divide New York.
While sizzling hot over the result OF
the recent election in New York Hugh
Mclaughlin. Democratic boss of Kings
county, proposed to divide New York.
1t won't work, Hugh. 1t won't work.
Mclaughlin insists that he Is ia
thorough earnest in suggesting that
New York be divided into two states.
"Why not?" says he There's money
enough and land enough for four, but
two will do. The farmers of New York
demand the right to govern the state,
while the people of New York city
pay the taxes. If we split the state
In two every one would be satisfied.
Let one of them be esta blished above
Albany, and the other below it. Each
commonwealth could then govern IT
self according to it's own IDEAS"
1t won't do, Hugh. 1t will not do.
The fathers may have done wrong to
compromise on the theory of repre-
sentation in house and senate: but they
did compromise. and their compromise
will stand, never fear Without 1t there
would have been no constitution and
no Union.
Missouri Grit.
At Laddonia. Audrain county, Mo-, the
ladies of a church did not have money
enough to buy chairs for their edifice.
One of them was bewalling that fact
| to her husband. substantial farmer.
who jokingly said. "Oh. I'll give the
churchwomen a load Of corn II they
will gather and haul it," and thought
no more about 1t till they appeared
on the scene with a wagon. gathered
the corn, thirty-eight bushels. took it to
town and sold 1t at auction. The corn
merchants were so delighted at the ex-
hibition of female Missouri grit that
they ran the corn up to 60 cents
bushel.