Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01
II the end of the year the prudent
- man of business ''takes stock
d y in order to ascertain '.where

d u in order to ascertain s.wher.
he is at" to borrow a phrase
made famous on memorable occasion
by statesman now out of a job Lee
us follow the example
The results of the November election.
prove that the trend is toward Democ
racy. That we did not win the hous,
is true, but we cut down the Republic
an majority by one-third.
Except for the action of one man
President Roosevelt in the matter Of
the anthracite coal strike = we would
have captured the house and carried
New York. Even as it is, a great many
persons believe that we did carry New
York, for the party which stole tht
presidency from Tilden is not above
stealing the governorship from Coler.
The revolution in Rhode Island anl
the reduced Republican majorities gen
orally in the eastern states show thai
Republicanism is on the down grade
Since the confusion of tongues on tht
plain of Shinar, at the foot of the unfin
ished tower of Babel, there never fel
from human lips a more preposterous
statement than that made by Genera
Grosvenor in the house on Dec. IL il
these words: when the election was
over, there was nothing left of the Dem
ccratic party"
After winning great fight in which
his losses We're frightful, reviewing the
field of slaughter, Pyrrhus king OF
Epirus, mournfully exclaimed, IF we
have such another victory, we are un-
done!" 1 commend those words OF
wisdom to my venerable. yitriolie and
juhilant friend from Ohio.
At present the differences among Re
publicans are more pronounced than
those among Democrats. The Repub
lican factions are getting wider apart
while the Democratic sections are draw
ing closer together.
The war between the whole hog tar
1f Republicans and the tariff reform
Republicans is an irrepressible conflict
The hope of securing eligible places al
the pie counter may postpone the inev
table struggle from this session to the
next, but then it will break out with
redoubled fury.
If tariff revision downward prevails
the tariff barons will be disgruntled
and will refuse to contribute the sinews
of war to the Republicans, and with
out an abundance of the sinews the Re
publicans never did win-can never
hope TO win. On the other hand, if tar
If revision downward is refused Re
publican tariff reformers will desert
the G. o. p. in shoals, join hands witt
the Democrats and overthrow those
who believe in standing pat and il
letting well enough alone" theories
which every unconyicted criminal il
the land indorses most heartily.
On the tariff with Republicans it is
a case of Scylla and Charybdis-tht
devil and the deep damned il
you do and damned if you don't"
Republicans have grave cause for ap
prehension, Democrats good reason fol
hope.
The Democrats will reaffirm all the
essential features of the Chicago anG
Kansas City platforms, plant them
selves firmly on the time honored anG
benefcent Democratic principle Of
'equal rights to all; special privileges
to none," more necessary now thar
ever before, and wage the battle main
ly on the triple propositions to destroy
the trusts, to reduce the tariff rates tC
reasonable basis and to curtail public
expenses to the needs of the govern
ment economically administered.
Upon that platform all Democrats
and all others who love justice car
stand
Upon that platform we will place Q
genuine Democrat of high character
and approved capacity as our candidate
with an equal chance of success.
Leading Democrats are already be
ginning to express opinions as to what
manner of man shall be the candidate
and some go so far as to specify the
man.
In an elaborate interview Congress
man Charles Fremont Cochran of Mis-
souri,, one of the best Informed men il
public life, after outlining platform
much like the one set forth above
says:
The nominee in 1904 should be man ii
sympathy with that platf and one who
can prove incontestably his loyalty to tn,
presidential candidate in 1896 and 1900
Going just little farther back, he should
be able to prove unmixed devotion to the
Democratic platform of 1892 and in nj
way responsible for the emasculation Of
the Wilson tariff bill. The Democrats O
the west would not support candidate
for the presidency guilty of opposing ar
income tax or who assisted in puncturint
the Wilson bill with hundreds of amend
ments, each embodying Republican pro
tectionism and contrary to Democratic
doctrines. In my Judgment, the nomine,
must come up to these standards Wheth
er he happens to reside east or west Of
the Alleghenies is not so important.
Hon. Samuel Bronson Cooper of Tex
MS, member of the committee on
ways and means, expresses his ideas
in these words:
The Democratic party in 1904 shoult
nominate for president a man who was
not in harmony with the Democratic
platforms of 1896 and 1900 on the money
question, but who loyalty supported the
partys candidate for president Such 6
man is Senator German of Maryland Oh
Judge Parker of New York. The plat
form should make revision of the tariff
and the suppression of trusts its para
mount issues. I do not mean that i
should declare war indiscriminately on al
combinations of capital but it should adj
vocate the correction of evils that have
grown out of such combinations TIL,
question of imperialism also should b,
discussed, for, while the courts have sus
tained the Republican contention that thil
government has a right to govern colonies
outside the constitution, 1 do not believi
the American people have rendered
verdict favorable to such a policy. Th,
nominee, / think, should come from tn,
east and either of the two men / hav,
mentioned would make highly accept
able candidate
Hill For Hanna.
AS heretofore stated in these letters
when the short session of congress be
gan to all appearances President Roose
Welt had clear sailing for the Repub
lican presidential nomination Bu
things have changed somewhat, and NO
to his advantage. Nevertheless, he i:
many laps ahead of all competitors
But the way in which the name of Sen
ator Marcus A. Hanna bobs up contin
uaIly in that connection must be un
pleasant reading in White House cir
cles. The latest contributor to ths