Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-08-06
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United States of America if we, act
with any sense. That was Jefferson's
dream, which has been the dream of
most statesmen since his day. While
the reason for the Ostend manifesto
has failed, the public feeling which
tolerated the Cstend manifesto still ex-
lists. Our possession of Cuba being de-
sired, it goes without saying that we
should cultivate the most friendly re-
lations with her while she is in tram
stu and should do nothing to create
friction. She wanted the Isle of Pines.
Twas q matter of pride with her. To
us it would be of little value. There
fore it is well that Cuba should have
that sand bank
Astounding.
On the highest authority we know
that the leopard cannot change his
spots or the Ethiopian his skin. Con-
sidering his utterances in the past and
his political and business connections,
it seems as incredible that Senator
Marcus A. Hanna should fight trust.
He first declared, as it will be remem-
bered, that there are no trusts He then
differentiated the trusts into good
trusts and bad trusts'-mostly good.
They bled freely for his campaign
chest Now comes the amazing in
formation that he is the principal stock
holder in the new Aultman-Miller-
Buckeye Harvester company of Akron,
o., which is organized for the purpose
of competing with the International
Harvester company, known as 'The
World Combine in harvesting machin-
cry and farm implements. If that story
about Uncle Mark is true then there is
nothing too astonishing to happen these
summer days.
Senator Patterson's Philosophy.
In going on my lecture tour to the
Pacific coast recently it SO happened
that l passed through Denver while
the Christian Endeavor convention was
in session. In United States Senator
Tom Patterson's Rocky Mountain
News-one of the brightest papers in
America-I found under the caption of
Lift, Push, Pull" the following edi-
torial comment about and suggestions
to the Endeavorers:
One gentleman from Philadelphia got
the meat from the cocoanut when he gave
the advice: Lift push, pull; be active,
and others will join in the activity. Do
nothings are grumblers. Busy men have
no time to grumble."
Hear this, citizens! Grumbling wastes
energy. Save it for active efforts to right
what is amiss. Lift, push pull!
One bored blase individual in a conn-
pany or congregation will cast damper
over all within his radius. One sympa-
thetic, appreciative, enthusiastic spirit
will set in motion waves of unity and
fervor without which the best planned
meeting will be failure. Be alive!
Receive all the good will and wisdom
sent your way and pass on the contagion
to all around. Make the world electric
with waves of hearty comradeship and
mutual help. Be lift, not drag Be a
sounding board. not a deadened wall
Now, Senator Patterson, one of the
most brilliant of all our public men,
addressed those remarks to the Chris
tian Endeavorers to help them fight
the devil, but they are equally applica-
bic to Democratic endeavorers who are
fighting the Mammon of unrighteous-
ness in politics. Lift. push, pullr'
Yea, verify, get together; put your
shoulders to the wheel! BE alive"
says Senator Patterson to the Endeav-
orers. He might have extended that
advice to Democratic mopers. .Be a
lift, not a drag. Be a sounding board,
not deadened wall" If every Demo-
crat in the land would take to heart
the Colorado senator's advice and act
upon it what whaling we would give
the Republicans