Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-11-19

ing to Leadville in the early days on
stagec0ach which was held up by highway
men. The passengers were ranged In
row outside with their hands up, the ia
miliar attitude being enforced BY gun
In the hands of one OF the men of the
road while the other went through the
various pockets at his leisure. In the
midst Of the ceremony Mr.. Bells nose be-
] gan to itch with that maddening per-
sistency calculated to drive to insanity
or the grave IL not relieved. Involuntarily
his right hand began to lower itself to the
seat of trouble
Hands up therel'' called the man behind
the gun sternly.
His hand shot back into place, but in u
moment began to lower itself again
whats the matter with your? inquired
the bandit. Are YOU anxious to become
a lead miner
MY nose itches so can't stand it any
longer" said Mr.. Bell I've simply got
to scratch it.
NO you hain't replied the agent sbe-
cause I'll do it for you
With which he proceeded to scratch the
prospective congressional nose with the
muzzle of his shotgun.
Sore.
There are two statesmen in Greater
New York perhaps more. but certain
" two who are dead sore on this
wicked world. They are William Trav
ers Jerome and William Deyery. The
two Bills did, each working in his
peculiar way, all in their power to pull
Seth Low through, but Seth fell by the
wayside, and lie two sweet Williams
are utterly disconsolate. Too bad. Too
bad!
Canada.
Our northern sister appears to be in
a most wretched frame of mind and to
be spelling her teeth gnawing file
because she did not get all she wanted
in the Alaskan boundary arbitration.
Why, bless her soul, we did not get all
we wanted either AS d matter of fact.
there was nothing to arbitrate We
were entitled to all that we claimed,
and whatever we claimed and did not
get IS so much clear loss to us. There
never should have been any arbitration
whatever about it, and ten years ago
there would not have been; but things
have changed, and the powers that be
consider England our best friend. But,
an arbitration having been had, our
arbitrator are to be Congratulated on
what they got, and Canada, instead of
being disgruntled, ought to be happy
| as clam at high tide because she got
anything that belonged to us. In 1874
| the Democrats, with Polk as their can
/ didate. won on the cry of sFifty-four
forty or fght!' Thomas Hart Benton
! of Missouri, one of the greatest Demo
Gratis that ever lived. always contended
that we had an indefeasible claim up
! to fifty-four forty. and he went to his
grave bitterly disappointed that we
did not make good that claim. If we
had done so, there would never have
been any arbitration as to the Alaskan
line, and we would have had three or
four more great states in the north
west. But we will finally get them
J That's one of the certainties of the flu
ture. 1t is written by the finger Of
fate on the scroll of destiny that
sooner or later we will own every
square foot of the British possessions
on the North American continent So
Canada need not fret She is our
meat
John Mitchell.
There is a rumor floating around that
il Colonel Roosevelt is elected next
year he will, to some extent at least. re-
organize his cabinet, and that John
Mitchell, the great labor leader, will
take the cabinet position now held by
Mr.. Secretary CorteIyou and that the
latter viii again become secretary to
the president Whether there is any
truth in this rumor deponent saith not,
because he knoweth not but at best it
is counting the chickens before they
are Matched A great many things are
liable to happen between now and
March 4, 1905. Inter ALA Democratic
president will probably be forming that
cabinet instead of Colonel Roosevelt.
Hearst.
] 1t is quite safe to say that among
those whose prominence was increased
by the November elections and whose
prospects were frightened is that stall
Wart young Democrat William Ran
dolph Hearst, editor of half dozen pa
pers and at present member of the
house of representatives. When his
name was called in the drawing Of
seats-a most interesting lottery he
was most generously applauded. The
papers all over the land give him great
praise for the great Democratic victory
in New York, and nobody-or scarcely
anybody doubts that if he is nominat-
ed for president he will poll the bulk
Of the labor vote and in all probability
be elected. Surely he is in a most COM
handing position His father, Senator
George Hearst, was a great Missouri
Democrat, transplanted to California.
and the son is chip off the old
block.
There is to be an effort on the part
Of the Republicans to economic at the
long session Of congress for the pur-
poses of the campaign next year, but
that is nrpciSpJy fhp ono thino n mi, ;x,h