Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-06-11
NUMBER 45

"A hotel keeper at Crab Orchard is GER
tainly the friend of the candidates." said
Mr.. Josh Griffith, candidate for the DEM
ocratic nomination for state treasurer.
who was at Seelbach's hotel last night.
He has conducted the hotel for twenty
hye years, and he has never charged a
candidate cent for board or lodging.
He claims that candidates have large
enough expenses without having hotel
bills to pay, and his house is always open
to them When I arrived at his hotel the
other day he said: Walk right in am
always glad to see candidates. I will
give you the bed tonight in which John
e. Carlisle. Joe Blackburn and other dis
tinguished Democrats have slept
4 had never been there before as a
candidate and was of course grateful
for the interest the proprietor took in me-
Because of this interest, however, 1 ex-
pected to be charged more than usual
and was willing to pay 1t, but when I
announced the next day that I was going
to leave he surprised me by saying that
did not owe him cent"
Well Said.
The Atlanta Constitution has this
sane and opportune word to say:
The bravery displayed by Private VIII
liam Ballom, who, unaided and alone,
checked a second rush of Filipino insur-
gents at Suclacan while he stood guard
over the bodies of Captain Overton and
Private Moves, who had been killed by
boloInen in the first rush, is of a kind
calculated to make the blood of his coun-
trymen tingle with patriotic pride.
The history OF the American occupation
of the Philippines tells many similar sto-
ries of individual bravery and heroism.
All honor to the men who have done their
full duty under the flag.
No need of DraiSe eiven them oar I1a
greater than they deserve. 1t must,
therefore, be matter of deepest regret
to all Americans that inhuman and dis
graceful acts should have been thought
lessly or wantonly committed by a few
officers and men to sully and stain the
good record made by the vast majority of
the splendid army which has done duty
in those islands.
Republican Harmony.
OF all the transparent frauds ever
seen or heard of the much united Re
publican Harmony, with big, big Fl,
heads the list. The late lamented Phin-
eas 7. Barnum, the proprietor and ere
ator of the greatest show on earth, al
ways justified his stupendous canards
on the ground that the world likes to
be humbugged and that in humbug-
ging it-as he most rarely did-he was
simply gratifying a desire already and
almost universally existing.
Republican harmony? Oh, yes; there
is lots of it. There was harmony in
the Ohio state convention, and where
fore? Because Foraker, backed by the
administration, placed Hanna hors de
combat by blow on the solar plexus.
peace reigns in Moscow was the dis
patch sent by Russian general to the
car on a memorable occasion, but it
was the sleep of death, same as Marks
presidential boom is now experiencing.
At the conclusion of the bout between
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons at Coney Is
land some years ago harmony reigned
while Bob was in dreamland.
Discussing Republican harmony in
Maryland, the Washington Post says:
Well informed political observers in
Maryland say the success of the Demo-
Gratis in the state campaign this autumn,
if not already assured, is made much
easier by the bad factional quarrel of the
Republicans, which has been stimulated
by the outcome of the mayoralty cleo
ton. Representative Wachter, defeated
for mayor. blames the organization Re-
publicans and insists he would have had
a walkover had they stood by him. 1t is
not expected that he and his friends will
very cordially support candidates of the
organization in the state campaign.
With the party split wide open, what
ever hope Republicans might have had of
winning is thought to be imperiled.
Wachter is continuing his fight in the
courts for the mayoralty and that is not
tending to heal the breach, for both par
ties are credited with having done things
at the city election which they would not
like to have aired in a legal way.
Can Afford to Pay 1t.
The salt trust has been unmasked in
the United States district court at San
Francisco before Judge he Haven,
where this octopus has been found
guilty of violating the provisions of
the Sherman antitrust law Unfortu-
nately, if the judge infiicts the seyerest
penalty of the law the largest fine he
can assess is $4,000. This they could
easily afford to pay about once a week
In view of the fact that they formerly
sold salt at from 81 to So per ton and
under their present system are selling
1t at $50 to $50 per ton. Conducting a
trust or aiding in the nefarious work
should be made n felony