Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-06-18
NUMBER zL6

A close reading of this paragraph
seems to indicate that the Advertiser
is in favor of "clapping them up if
they don't pay the poll tax, which is
hard to believe concerning a great
journal of civilization published in the
Hub. Are we retrograding or not?
Hardly. The chances are that the law
providing for Imprisonment for debt
is dead letter. Let us hope so at any
rate
The anniversary Of a mans birth is
usually celebrated by his friends if
celebrated at all, but there is one man
III this country whose sixty-fourth an
niversary of birth will be more thor
oughly enjoyed by his multitudinous
enemies than by his troops of friends.
That man is Nelson A. Miles, lieuten-
ant general and commander of the
army of the United States. This happy
event happens some time in August, on
which date he retires perforce from
active service. Roosevelt, Root, Cor
bin ct id genus omne may not clash
the glad cymbals in public on that day,
but they will extract vast amount of
joy from it nevertheless. Miles has
long been a thorn in their Sides His
last offense was his lurid report on the
Philippines. For that Root refused to
invite him to dinner!
A Doubling Thomas.
While most of the world is acclaim
ing President Roosevelt as the Repub-
lican presidential nominee, there are
some who prefer tie role of doubling
Thomas. Among these is the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, which sareastieally
says:
There was one acting president-perhaps
more than one-who, with his friends,
was confident that he would get the nom-
ination up to the moment of holding the
convention, and then he was ruthlessly
overthrown. Possibly, though, Mr.. Roose-
velt is different sort of acting president.
Not satisfied with thus throwing cold
water on Colonel Roosevelt's hopes, it
ironically remarks:
Mr.. Roosevelt knows what he wants and
asks for it of the man who has a great
deal of the say about giving it. Indorse-
ment in 1903 and getting the nomination
in 1904 are different things, though. Next
year is the time when the convention will
be held and when the politicians and
managers will be doing the most work.
Clearly the Enquirer does not like the
president, for it lambasts him in this
fashion:
The president has been yearning for
something to do. To him the country is a
'pent up Utica" 1t is too tame and stu
pidly virtuous. It's contentment with the
greatness it has acquired through the arts
of peace is calling to man of his war
like spirit. Ever since he was rescued by
the colored troops at San Juan Hill he
has been looking for somebody to have a
fuss with. He wants the army and navy
enlarged and the whole establishment put
at his command 20 knock things about
If time is really hanging heavily on his
hands he can hurry home and take a
hand in things at Washington. There is
really something going on there just now.
As civil service reformer, police commits
sioner of New York, assistant secretary of
the navy and in nearly every other public
position he has occupied he has UNDER
taken to be the whole establishment. His
colleagues have been obliged to submit to
being figureheads or to being in constant
hostility. There are gentlemen in the post
office department who would, no doubt be
willing that the president should take the
whole present trouble off their hands.
Twentieth Century Humor.
The ST Louis Globe-Democrat gives
unblushingly to the world these sam
pies of twentieth century humor:
No. 1.-If Massachusetts, positively re-
fuses to send Plymouth rock to the
worlds fair, search might be started
for the stone on which Captain John
Smiths head reposed when Pocahontas
rescued him.
No. 2.-If the insurgent brother of the
sultan of Morocco has been poisoned and
Beautiful Fatima," the light of the
harem, has been decapitated for running
away we don't know that we want him
at our worlds fair. Ughl
Raising Them.
To those who know President Roose-
velt's theories in general and his af-
fection for civil service reform in par
ticular it will be no surprise to learn
that he will in his next message advo-
cate raise" in the salary of the civil
service commissioners. OF course there
are a good many people who believe
that they are getting too much pay
now, but ''De gustibus non est dispu-
tandum"