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

tour through New England,
HA New York, Michigan, Illinois
and Iowa. On every hand
were indubitable signs of spring and of
a Democratic revival. Democrats are
putting on their fighting clothes every
where and will make it hot for Repub.
licans from now till the polls close in
November, 1904.
Down in Rhode Island Governor Gar
vim is doing his best to give the people
| an honest and intelligent administra-
tion. The lower house of the legisla-
ture is with him, but unfortunately the
senate is thoroughly rotten Repub-
lican body, completely under the thumb
of General Brayton, who appears to be
the greatest boss in America.
In Little Rhody they still have the
same apportionment they had when
the Indians were driven out of the
woods, so that about one-fourth of the
people elect the senate. In one district
seventy-eight voters elect a senator!
The upshot of the matter is that
Brayton and his venal senate thwart
the benefcent purposes of Governor
| Garvin and the Democratic house.
The fight which Boss Brayton is MAX
ing on Governor Garyin is keeping the
latter constantly in the public eye, and
people are more and more considering
him as presidential possibility, even
as presidential probability. Up in
Massachusetts most of the presidential
talk centers about ex-Attorney General
and ex-Secretary of State Richard
Olney. There can be no question that
the Bay State delegation will present
his name to the convention and do all
in its power to secure for him the nom
ination.
Signs of Reviving Democracy.
In fact. the great number of men who
are grooming themselves or being
groomed for the Democratic nomina-
ton for president is proof positive that
the party is in a growing condition.
Besides Olney and Governor Garvin,
already named. there are William j.
Bryan. Grover Cleveland. Arthur r.
German, David 3. Hill, Judge Parker,
William r. Hearst. Edward NJ. Shep-
ard, Tom i. Johnson, M. e. Ingalls,,
Francis Marion Cockrell, Alexander
Monroe Dockery. William ]. Stone,
Carter Ii. Harrison, David Overmeyer,
James D. Richardson. e. w. Carmack
and David r. Francis That list con-
tains every shade of opinion that any
body would deem Democratic even by
the most liberal construction. Indeed.
some of the names thereon are not con-
sidered as Democratic by Democrats.
OF course some of those men have
no more chance to be nominated for
president than they have of being
/ translated a la Elijah in chariot of
fire, but the very fact that they are
grooming themselves or are being
groomed proves that Democratic pros
poets are getting brighter, for men dc
not take the trouble to secure nomina-
tions which are worthless. 1t may be
safely predicted that whatever else the
next national Democratic convention
may be it will not be dull. Nobody
will suffer from ennui. Quite the con
trary.
New England and the South.
l spent delightful day in Boston
going with my little son Bennett to see
Bunker Hill monument. Fanueil ball.
Boston Common, the Old South church
the place where the tea was chucked
into the sea and other places of inter,
est. 1t does patriot good to see the
places made famous by great deeds OF
great speeches. On every hand in
Boston are memorials to her great dead
OF course Boston and Massachusetts
claim to have done more than they ac-
tually did during the Revolution, but
one can forgive them for magnifying
their achievements by reason of the
great care which they have taken to
preserve every scrap that throws any
light on their history.
That is precisely where the south
fell down. She did her full share dur
ing the Revolution perhaps more than
her share-and took it for granted that
history would do her justice. She lefi
her fame to chance. and chance has
played her a scurvy trick. The recol
lection of her great deeds is fading
away, and in another century the cas-
, ual reader will believe that New Eng
land did it all. that Yorktown IS sub
urb of Boston and that the south haC
no labor part in the immortal glory.
) am not complaining of what the nortl
. does in this regard. On the contrary
! think she is to be commended | an
} philosophizing about what the soutl
lost by not pursuing the same plan. II
the brains of the south had been de
voted more to literature and less TO pol
! itics. it would have been better for her
. Homer Mods.
One is astonished at the large space
given to editorials in the Boston pa
pers-elaborate editorials. For instance
the Herald must average eight column.
OF editorial matter day. AS rule
they are excellent and accurate cdito
rails | was surprised. therefore, Il
find that one of the leading Boston pa
pcrs declared that on one occasion .Iosl
Billings wept copious tears at the toni
of Adam. Now. am a AIissourial
and do not propose that the most illus
trious living Missourian, Mark Twain
shall be deprived of any of his laurels
Mark is the man who set all the worlt
laughing by weeping at Adams grave
Massachusetts may claim that Johl
Quincy Adams is the author of th
Monroe doctrine. her general court ma.
refuse to repeal the decree banishini
Roger Williams. but ! will not permi
her to take from Mark Twain the fam
of great and historic weep.
In the same paper there was an ed
itorial about General Sam Houston
the liberator of Texas, in which it wa
, stated that after he was governor h
loft his wife and went TO live wit
the Indians in Illinois. Now. there
history for you. He left his wife Will
governor, resigned the governorshi
and went to live with his friends. til
: Cherokees, in Arkansas. 1t is doubt
full if General Houston was ever i
Illinois at any time in his life, and
is also doubtful if a Cherokee India,
ever set foot in Illinois. OF course
these are small matters, but they Illus
trate the truth of the old saying tha
: "HoIner mods" The desertion of hi
wife by Houston and his resignation
of the governorship of Texas form on
: OF the most mysterious chapters il
American history