Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-02

age ana dOnnlng the garD OF clViilZa-
ton, he rode into Texas on a borrowed
horse, became commander in chief of
the Texan forces and at San Jacinto
wrote his name on the scanty list of
the immortals. He ought to have been
nominated for president by the Demo-
Gratis in 1860 He could easily have
been elected and would have made a
great president. When the civil war
came, he was stanch Union man, as
became a disciple of Andrew Jackson.
Once during the war a Confederate
picket demanded his pass. The old
soldier drew himself up proudly and
said, "San Jacinto is Sam Houston's
pass anywhere in the state of Texas"
A Jab at Fairbanks.
The Springfield Nfass) Republican
contains this vicious squib:
Senator Charles w. Fairbanks has
bought a paper in North Carolina to pro-
mote his candidacy for the presidency.
Who is Charles w. Fairbanks?
This jab at Senator Fairbanks is
eminently unfair. Senator Fairbanks
is not nearly so obscure a man as that
would indicate. Truth to tell, he
stands third in the list of eligibles to
the Republican nomination. First
comes Roosevelt; second, Hanna; third,
Fairbanks; fourth, Spooner. This about
exhausts the list If Roosevelt and
Hanna get into a bitter fight, Fair
banks stands a rattling good chance
for the nomination.
A Boston paper insinuates that Sen
ator Fairbanks is busily engaged in
buying out the southern delegates.
Nobody who knows Fairbanks be-
lieyes word of this In the first
place, he has entirely too much sense
to buy them so long in advance, for
the great characteristic of the southern
delegate is that he will not stay bought
for any length of time. If anybody
doubts this proposition, let him read
John Sherman's book. John bought the
southern delegates in 1888, paid a
fancy price for them and thought he
had them corralled. but Russell A.
Alger came along and bought them
away from him. So says John sub
stantially in his celebrated book. An
other thing, Senator Fairbanks is con-
sidered an honorable man by those who
know him best In view of these facts
the Springfield Republican is not doing
well TO make mouths at Senator Fair
banks.
Philadelphia Idol Makers.
! What are we coming to anyway
/ This has been declared to be a Chris
! tan country by solemn decision of
the supreme court of the United States,
but nevertheless and Notwithstanding
a firm in Philadelphia is now engaged
in manufacturing idols by the whole
sale for the heather to worship! That
seems almost incredible and would not
| be believed were the fact not vouched
for by unimpeachable witnesses. What,
alas, will not the abnormal love of
money induce greedy men to do? 1t is
written, "Woe unto him that putteth
the bottle to his neighbors lips!' Is it
not as bad, to say the very least of it,
to set up false gods for poor benighted
creatures to worship? What's the
sense in sending missionaries to heath
en- lands in ships loaded with idolsi
The Philadelphians are a thrifty lot
and are willing to turn penny by any
means known among men. These idol
makers justify themselves by saying
that England and Germany make idols
What of it? England and Germany
have monarchies. Must we maintain
monarchy also to keep up with the
procession?
The same sort of logic by which these
idol makers justify themselves vii
avail to justify any criminal or idioit
performance whatsoever-that is, We
must do it because others do it; il
other words, we must be in the fash
ion. No matter whether the fashion is
good or bad, we must be in it at all
hazards and at any cost of self respect
More and more lagos sordid advice
to Roderigo, put money in thy purse,
becomes the motto in this country
Putting money in ones purse is wise
and fortunate thing to do. if honestly
and decently done, but if one has tC
take leave of decency, violate mora
precepts and outrage the feelings of al
good men and women. then putting
money in ones purse should not be
thought of for one moment
The bishops and preachers are lam
basting the Philadelphia idol makers,
ana rightly so, but they will compla-
Gently initiate Boss Tweed's impudent
pose and question, "What are you go
ing to do about it?'' They are amena-
BILE to no law, and they will sell Amer
lean idols so long as the price is salts
factory and would worship the idols
themselves for pay enough
Business and Politics.
The Cincinnati Enquirer gives the
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat the follow
ing editorial dig:
One of the many absurd things that are
uttered by journals which are run on the
plan of partisanship and without even a
faint suggestion of philosophy is by the
St Louis Globe-Democrat:
1.-The railroad men of the United States
stood by sound money, and great has beer
their reward in the advance of business
and values"
Fiddlesticksi The major portion of the
prominent railroad men may have beer
with the Republican party in the cam
paigns of 1896 and 1900, but their present
prosperity is not due to that fact or tc
the fact that Republican executive or &
Republican congress has done anything
for their advancement. For the leaders
and politicians of the party now in power
to proclaim that the people are wholly
indebted to them for the good times j:
"good politics, for thousands upon thou
sands of them believe the story. Th'
men who have the genius to lay out anc
operate railroads know better. At leas
they ought to know better. They know
that, the overwrought and clogged condi
tions which made adversely having ruI
their race, prosperity came naturally ant
as matter of course. They know ther'
has been no executive action or Legislation
to bring about Improvement.
The Republican leaders claim to hav'
put the country on a gold standard The1
have done no such thing. All that ha
traR-rir-d Il taet direction hes com
JOHN +.