Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-12-04
Monroe Forever.

1t is said that history repeats itself, and
that there have been times throughout all
ages when people possessed with conscience
and self-respect have revolted and rebelled
against conditions brought about through
the actions Of ambitious, yes, and | ven
ture to say, inscriptions men. If this be
true, then surely, the independent voters,
or those who are not tied to the Republi-
can party, and whose minds are not warped
or biased, but vote as they believe, | say
surely this class Of voters were justified in
protesting against the action of their party,
when it placed in nomination men whom
they did not want
After one of the hardest struggles of re-
cent years the Democratic party OF Glou-
cester County has been partly successful.
1t was evident as soon as the nominations
were made that Ferrell and Jones had a
fair chance of winning. No one regrets more
than the writer, the defeat Of Joseph T..
Sickler and John Taggart. While Mr..
Sickler ran behind in our township it was
not because he failed to get Republican
votes, for the vote shows that change of
sixteen would have given him the town
ship. Ridgway has always been popular
here. This township gave him ITO major
ity five years ago when nearly every soldier
and his family voted for him. yet notwitli-
standing all of this, Monroe township gave
Joseph more votes than any other one in the
county, except Franklin, and that of
course, is Democratic No better man ever
ran for an office in Gloucester County than
John M. Taggart, and in point cs integrity
and intellect, he is the peer, and superior
of many who have been elected from this
county. So | say of our defeated can IL
dates, as has been said of the sword of the
House of Hapsburg they have been de-
feated but not dishonored.
We notice that the GLOUCESTER COUNTY
DEMOCRAT says Fall hats off to Glassbor,
because it gave Ferrell 178 majority. Now
it should be remembered that there were
others running. l am not jealous, neither
am / egotistical when / say that Monroe
township is the banner township for the
whole ticket If it is doubted consult the
maiorities: Miller, 81; Terrell, 50; Tag
CART, 81; Jones, SO; Ridgway, only 80, and
Simmons, only 8. Can any other Repub-
lican township show up as we'll? These
majorities were gotten in face of great
opposition. A great deal of credit
is due to the energy of the candidates.
Why that man Jones came through here
like a will o. the wisp, or like comet,
Leaving trail behind. The magic name
OF Jones seemed to be taken up, and
waited from one to another. 1t was not
necessary for our new Senator aud next
Governor to make canvass here, because
his name has been household word for
the past twenty years.
Monroe township is classed as one of the
strongest Republican townships in the
county, yet during the past four elections
it has gone Democratic three times. That it
is Republican there is no question, as the
figures for Presidential elections will prove
that Mckinley, two years ago, received 15S
majority The average majority for the
past eighteen years has been one hundred,
but in off years, there is nothing certain
about it. Some say the party here needs
Moses. but from present indications the
whole county needs one.
Some of our friends of the opposite party
were surprised at the majority Ferrell re-
ceived here Permit me to say that he
could have made it 100 had he cut the
county ticket little. So it can be seen
that be ran no risk of defeating our County
candidates. We looked at home first. So
in conclusion permit me to say as did
Brutus over the body of Caesar, ssNot that
we loved Judge Miller less, but our county
andidates more. HARRY CRIsT.
Dated Nov. II, 1902.