Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09


"N HE astounding news comes from
Cincinnati that George B. Cox,
the hoodlum chief who holds
the destinies of the Republican
party of Ohio in the hollow of his
hand, has fallen out with the senior
Buckeye senator, Joseph Benton Fora
ker, and proposes to make war on
him, all of which is important if true.
But that report must be taken cum
grano sails. Foraker, who aspires to
the presidency in 1908 and who was
President Roosevelt's chief lieutenant
in humbling the pride of Uncle Mark
recently and IN driving him out of the
presidential race, can't afford to break
with ''Coxie, old boy" and will make
any concession demanded by that
truculent boss rather than incur his en-
nifty. for, strange as it may seem, Cox
can overthrow the Republican party in
Ohio whenever he wants to.
Republican Harmony.
Republicans have much to say by
way of glorifying themselves as to the
harmony, with big, big H, which
reigns among Republicans. They de-
clare that white winged peace presides
over their meetings from Marthas
Vineyard to the Golden Gate. Oh, yes!
Peace, no doubt! But ask Uncle Mark
what sort of peace was on tap at the
Ohio Republican powwow, and if he is
entirely candid he will answer that ''it
was the peace of deathp' He is to
have another term in the senate if he
will be good. let Roosevelt have clear
track for the presidency and let Fora
ker have the patronage. peace reigns
in Warsaw" and in Ohio.
Go over into Illinois, where young
Dick Yates Is playing boss and run
ming for second term, and search for
Republican harmony You will find a
huge chunk of it when you strike eX-
Senator Billie Mason, who will tell you
that he is doing a little law, a little
politics and a little Dickie Yates"
Go up into Wisconsin in quest Of Re-
publican harmony and you will find
the La Toilette gang and the anti-La
Toilette gang ut each others throat.
Mr.. BabcoclS has been called to lead
one faction. and there is likely to be
something doing. And SO it goes every
where, this intense Republican har-
mony which clothes the party as with
a garment-with huge slit in it; in
deed, several huge Sits.
That eminent Republican statesman
Mr.. TiIlloeli says that the irreguaari-
ties, extravagances. ETC.. in the post Of
fee department are largely due to
Perry Heath, who was assistant post
master general under Gary in AIcKin-
ley's first administration. Heath, who
is something of a Republican himself,
wastes no words, but tersely answers
that Tulloch is a liar,
Down in Maryland Sidney Emanuel
Mudd is hotfoot after the scalp of Sen.
ator McComas. In Missouri the Kerens
faction and the Atkins faction hate each
other a good deal worse than either
faction hates the devil. To all of these
harmonious Republicans commend
the One Hundred and Thirty-third
Psalm:
Behold, how good and how pleasant 1t
is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
1t is like the precious ointment upon
the head, that ran down upon the beard,
even Aaron'S beard, that went down to
the skirts of his garments.
AS the dew of Harmon and as the dew
that descended upon the mountains of
Zion, for there the Lord commanded the
blessing, even life for evermore.
A SoIemonic Governor.
Colorado's governor has appointed a
woman as colonel ON his staff, for
which the ungodly have been gliding
him numerically, but worms will turn,
likewise governors, and the Colorado
governor has given a luminous ex-
PLANTATION to the effect that staff colo
nels are only for decorative purposes;
hence the greater the ornament the
greater the eolonell Great is the head
of the Colorado governorl He might
point out that Kaiser Wilhelm ap-
pointed his illustrious grandmother
Queen Victoria. colonel of regiment
of dragons, and it must be said for
her in common justice that she was
fully as good a soldier as her illustri-
Gus uncle, the Duke of Cumberland
So far as is known Colonel Victoria
rendered eminent satisfaction as colo
mel of cavalry.
Progressing.
The latest press dispatches indicate
that Judge Alton B. Parker of New
York from being merely a passive OF
receptive candidate for the presidency
is becoming an active candidate, may,
hap an aggressive one. He is going to
follow the example of Andrew johnson
and ..swing round the circle" 1t is
marvellous that SO unpopular presi