Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-11-12

of the people all the time, but you can't
fool all the people all the time" The
unpalatable truth about our possession
Of the Philippines is gradually but
surely coming out. The scandals in the
post Office department, the interior de-
partment and other places have con-
vinced people that, while much is
known, in the words Of the queen of
Sheba to King Solomon, The half hath
not been told,' and they are evidently
concluding that the only way to get to
the bottom of these scandals is to turn
the Republicans out and to put the.
Democrats in. Next year the battle
cries win be Turn the rascals out!"
and Let us see the booksr'
a New National Figure.
Two results Of the November cleo
tons are that Senator Marcus a. Ham
ma will certainly become a presidential
candidate and Hon. George Brinton
Mcclellan certainly becomes d national
character, perhaps a presidential can
didate, OF Senator Hanna it is SUI
perfuous to speak. Everybody knows
more or less about your Uncle Mark,
and everybody is beginning to inform
himself about Mayor and Congress-
man George B. Mcclellan. This splen-
did young man is q most interesting
parsonage, just now impinging upon
the public eye as national figure OPP
position papers affected to sheer at
him as "the son of his father" but that
sheer froze upon their faces when he
delivered his closing speech in his cam
paign, one of the strongest speeches
delivered on the American hastings
in the last ten years. 1t was admirable
in every respect-in matter, style, tenn
per. No doubt it helped materially to
swell his majority. If anybody dreams
that being 'the son of his father" Gen
eral George B. Mcclellan. Little
Mac" will injure the young mayor,
he is badly mistaken. General Nc
Clellan served the country with great
capacity and perfect fidelity, as the
son has done and will continue to do.
but Mayor Mcclellan does not need
the aid of his fathers great reputation
to assure him magnificent career.
His nine years service in the house of
representatives, most Of the time on
the great committee of ways and
means, is prophecy of what he will
do in the future. One Of the most
pleasant traits Of his character is his
love for his father. In closing the great
speech to which have referred he
thus spoke of his illustrious sire and
of one who had dragged his name into
the contest:
ask my fellow citizens to bear witness
to the fact that have endeavored in all
my public discussions to preserve that de-
cency Of expression which becomes a
gentleman.
Before / close wish to express the
sense of indignity which I have suffered
in this campaign. It is, believe, the
only painful feeling which shall outlast
the decision OF the peoples vote at the
polls.
The name I bear was borne more worth
lily by another, who has long since been
gathered to his fathers, after a life which
7 love to believe was one of unselfish de-
votion to his country and of loyalty to his
Maker.
assure you, my fellow citizens, that
not for all the honors of this world, not
for any station. however high, would
dishonor it.
In this campaign a man has dared to
assert that have dishonored it.
/ rejoice to say that among all the fac
tionists who have supported the Cd Sc of
my political enemies there was but one
mouth foul enough to add this atrocious
Islander, and could not forbear to end
this campaign without publicly taking no.
tice of him assert this expression Of my
contempt.
General coci<relI and the Presidency.
General Francis Marion Cockrell of
Missouri, now serving his twenty ninth
year in. the senate of the United States.
is in no sense candidate for the presi-
dency. His friends and they eonsti-
tute host-in Missouri and elsewhere
are pressing him to permit his name to
be used in that connection. If he yields
to their solicitations the chances are
that he will be nominated and elected
AT a great meeting Of Missouri Demo
Gratis at MoberIy Oct. II resolutions in
dorsing him for president were offered
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Union soldier, and adopted unanimous
" and with whoop. At the great
Folk meeting at St Joseph Oct. "A sim
liar resolutions were adopted. The
Wetmore resolutions are as follows:
All Missouri Democrats love Missouri
and delight In whatever tends to increase
her glory and prestige. They are proud of
the fact that she stands as the foremost
Democratic state tn the Union and that
her unconquerable Democracy exercises a
commanding influence in the national
councils OF the party Believing. as we
do, that the political signs are prophetic
Of great Democratic victory in 1904 and
feeling that Missouri is entitled to lead
the united Democracy of the nation in
that mighty contest. the Democrats COM
posing this great assemblage. gathered
from all sections Of the state. propose to
the Democrats of Missouri that they in
Htruct their delegates to the next Demo-
cratic national convention to present to
that convention the name OF Senator
Francis Marion Cockrell for nomination
to the Office OF president OF the United
States. This we do because we recognize
that his high character, his long expert
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