Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-11-05


campaign, she would have taken
great credit to herself for her prophecy
as to "horseless carriages. They were
much in evidence Two years ago
much fun was poked at Tom johnson
by Republican newspapers by reason
Of the fact that he Travelled about in
his Red Devil" as his automobile is
named, but this year not only did Tom
repeat that spectacular performance,
but so much has public opinion chang
ed on that subject that Hon. Myron
T. Herrick. Republican candidate for
governor, went gallivanting about the
state in an automobile, trying to beat
the mayor Of Cleveland at his own
game. So in that regard Hon. Tom L
has been indicated AS to automo
biles, he can fttingly quote the old
dictum that "he laughs best who
laughs last
OF course many strange things hap
pened in the Ohio campaign. but GER
tainly the strangest was the attempt Of
General Charles Dick, chairman Of the
Republican state committee, to teach
Tom johnson what Thomas jefferson
thought on divers subjects. Since the
devil fell to quoting Scripture there
hasn't been anything so preposterous.
With all due respect to General Dick
and personally | have only the kindest
feelings for the general lit may be safe
ly asserted that his mind is rugged up on
such plan that he cannot understand
what Jefferson said or wrote. If he
could comprehend it he would become
Democrat instanter. The very fact
that he is still a Republican is proof
conclusive that his mind is muddled
on things Jeffersonian. Nevertheless
the general took it into his noddle that
his mission during the campaign was
to expound Jeffersonian Democracy.
which he proceeded to do in way
calculated to make the sage of Month
cello groan in spirit The general de-
i veloped mania for writing open let
tiers to Tom johnson. which lad about
as much effect on that cheerful states
man as pouring water on a ducks
back and afforded him an immense
fund of amusement. At an early stage
in the campaign Tom proposed a joint
debate with his opponent. Myron T.,
Herrielz The latter knows on which
side his bread is buttered and declined,
not with thanks, but he declined. Then
came General Dick and wrote the
Cleveland mayor half a dozen long, la
bored and learned epistles explaining
to him that Herrick could not debate
with him because Thomas Jefferson
said and thought this, that and the
other, and thereby General Dick set all
mankind possessed of a sense of humor
to laughing at him. The plain truth.
which everybody knows, is that Her
rick was afraid to debate with Tom
and couldn't have been pulled by four
mules into the same room with him.
So General Dick might as well have
saved the wear and tear on his type
writer and at the same time his repu-
tation. Safe to say, his open letters
will not be treasured among the valu-
able documents in the archives of Ohio
Republicans.
Grosvenor, Alias elijah" Dowie.
Some decidedly amusing things hap
pened in the Ohio campaign. Senator
Hanna and Colonel Herrick campaign
ed together, and they began at sunrise
and kept it up till midnight. At
Crooksville they slept late, and my ven
cradle and vitriolic friend. General
Charles Henry Grosyenor of Athens,
was in great hurry to see them on
business Of Importance. So he thump-
ed on their door vigorously until the
drowsy Hanna and Herrick inquired in
chorus Who's there?s Before Gen
eral Grosvenor could answer the bell
boy yelled, ITS Dowiel'' 1--WE haven't
any money! Drive him awayl'' ex-
claimed the Hanna Herrick combina-
ton, but Grosvenor persisted until he
gained entrance and convinced them
that it was not Elijah III" but a
tough Republican campaigner. Gener-
al Grosvenor would have been justified
in walloping that bell boy within an
inch Of his life. He has frequently
been called Santa Claus. but TO be mis-
taken for Dowfe is too much for hui
man endurance.
DoIIiver and athe immortal ]. ~"
/ One Of the strangest characters in
the west is J. N Free, tramp editor,
! known all over the country as the I'M
mortal j. NJ q harmless semilunatic.
whose specialties are raising the pres
sure and lifting the veil. whatever
| those expressions may mean. He Is a
1 humping big fellow, with iron gray
/ hair falling down over his shoulders.
When Senator Dolliver lately spoke at
! Columbus, by some accident y. NJ
occupied conspicuous position on the
stage and attracted about as much at