Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-11-26

benefitS upon c1tlzenS OF Doth nations by
providing for even freer and yet more
untrammeled and unrestricted commerce
between them. As long as the present
party is in power we can perhaps hope
for tariff reductions and revision only
from reciprocity treaties It is piece
meal process but it is better than no
process at all. We hail it as harbinger
of future reciprocity treaties with other
countries, especially those upon the Amer
lean continent, and notably our neighbor
to the north, the Dominion of Canada.
Commercial wars are detrimental some
times destructive. They are wars IN
which there cannot be a victor on either
side. wars as a result of which both sides
endure defeat. Friendly relations be-
tween peoples cannot be as certainly se-
cured in any other way as by the recip-
rocal benefits of trade and commerce.
Men of different nations bound to one an
other by large and valuable trade reIa-
lions are bound by the closest tie of a
materialistic character known to human
nature, the tie of self interest. They have
given mutual bond to keep the peace,
and strenuous 'jingoism' itself hesitates,
under such circumstances. to disturb it.
We recommend the passage OF the
in that having fled our protest by voice
and vote against the right or power to
bind our future conduct, we still recon-
mend the passage of the bill.
JOHN S. WILLIAMS.
CLAUDE A. SWANSON.
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
CHAMP CLARK.
Every word of the above report was
written by Hon. John Sharp Williams,
Democratic floor leader
Bob Williams.
Hon. james r. Williams Of Illinois,
popularity called Bob, now representing
a Republican district in the house of
representatives, appears to be making
Roadway as a presidential candidate
All the Democratic factions in Illinois
are uniting upon him. The Republican
legislature undertook to retire him to
private life by gerrymandering him in
to a district which has normal Re-
publican majority Of about 5000, but
Bob won a splendid victory, once more
demonstrating the truth of Robbie
Burns lines:
The best laid plans o mice and men
Aft gang agiey.
Good!
1t is said that when Hon. George B.
! Mcclellan resigns, about Dec. 1, to get
ready to enter upon his duties as may
or of Greater New York. Hon. Charles
A. Towne. late a senator of the United
States from Minnesota, will succeed
him. 1t is to be hoped that this is true,
for Mr.. Towne is a very brilliant man
as well as a splendid Democrat He
will be uproariously welcomed back in
the house, where he made such a mag
nifcent record in the Fifty-fourth CON
gress.
For the sake of the good name of the
American senate it is to be hoped that
+ Senator Dietrich of Nebraska is not
guilty of the crime of selling post Of
fees, for which he has been indicted
by a federal grand jury Nothing is
known here at least, generally about
the facts, but it would be humiliation
to the entire citizenship of the repub-
lie, without regard to political affilia-
tons, if it should turn out that even
one senator or representative should
prove so recreant to duty and to honor
as to sell Offices.
Hon. Eugene f. Ware, poet, lawyer,
soluisi s'liu Soi'iiiasssoaiea u pehsioiis'
nas uilusf'ahen 6 Joo - sase propor-
tlons ana q extreme alncuity. ne pro-
poses 20 stol tue employees Of tne pen
sion bureau from gambling on the stock
market anu iroln rlsking tnelr money
on me result q morse race. Desplte
pig ukase' nose lncllneo % De sporty
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