Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-01

deaths door, for Amos is perhaps
known to as many persons as any 9th
er man in public life, barring the pres
ident. Some men are made to be ad-
mired, some to be loved, and a few
very few-to be both admired and low
ed To this small and goodly company
Amos undoubtedly belongs. l doubt if
he has an enemy in the world. don't
see how he could have, for he is the
most generous of mortals. His bright
sayings have made his name familiar
to the ears of his countrymen, his fer
vid oratory has stirred their hearts and
his intense patriotism has awakened
their love. He has said more kind
things about his fellow members than
any living man. There are representa-
tives and senators who owe long ca
reers to something written favorably
of them at the right time by Amos
Cummings. Individually | feel under
deep and lasting obligations to him.
What a varied career this genuine and
enthusiastic American has led! He
was a filibuster under Walker in Nj
caragua. He boasts that he has set
type in every state in the Union. He
wears a medal for heroic conduct un-
der Mcclellan at Antietam. He has
edited great dailies and served nearly
a generatio in the house. Let us all
hope and pray that this big hearted
man may speedily recover.
Every Prospect PIeases.
Not only are the Republicans all split
up in congress, but the G. o. P. appears
to be in the process of disintegration
everywhere. 1t is given out that Gov
ernor Benjamin Odell of New York is
considering = seriously considering =
whether he will accept another nomi-
nation for chief magistrate of the EN-
pire State. Why this coyness on the
part of Ben who has never been known
to refuse any good thing before? Ben
jamin isn't a fool, and he sees, or
thinks he sees, the handwriting on the
wall to the effect that the Democrats
are about to sweep the state, and he
does not desire to be caught in the
storm. Ben's reluctance to accept the
nomination is straw showing which
way the wind is blowing.
Quaysylvania.
There would be nothing particularly
strange in the Democrats carrying New
York, for New York is normally a Dem
ocratic state, but the prophets are pre-
dieting that Pennsylvania, or Quaysyl-
vania, may not increase it's Democrat
ic delegation in congress, but may elect
Democratic governor and, what is
more incredible still, may elect Dem
ocratic legislature which will retire
Boies Penrose and send a Democrat
to Washington in his stead, consum-
nation devoutly to be wished. The
Washington Post says that all those
things are possible.
Demoralized.
Republican decentralization is so thor
ough and widespread that their talk
takes on the character of "sauve qui
peut' cry. Who killed Cock Robin and
Who smote William Patterson? are IA
miliar queries. Wherever two or three
Republicans are gathered together the
question discussed is, "Who did itY'-
l. e., Who set the Republicans by the
ears? Then begin examinations and re
ordinations which suggest that it is
time to turn in riot call Some blame
Teddy; some are desirous to make
Mark Hanna sort of universal scape-
goat for Republican sins; others still
cuss the Republican leaders in the
house, while not a few undertake tG
make the Republican senate responsi
BILE; but no matter how they parcel
out the odium, the fact remains that
the G. o. T. is groggy and sparring for
wind. Whether it can get it's second