Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-08

/ ing 1t up LOT LIS Dill, Willie OuCie JUe
Cannon, the next speaker. is poking
fun at rubber currency Mr. Fowler
of New Jersey is prowling over the
country making speeches wherever he
can induce anybody to hearken to his
gentle voice. On the last occasion
when he grated an irate Republican
banker was about to make it "a per-
sonal matter with him." Secretary of
the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw has been
overworking his vocal apparatus in ia
vor of the Aldrich bill or something
much like it. and the Republican organ
of Iowa, the Des Moines Register and
Leader, says;
At the outset it may be admitted that
no sentiment has been developed in favor
Of a currency based on bank assets that
encourages the belief that legislation will
be enacted in the near future. The dis
cussion is therefore wholly academic
There is not even enough sentiment in
favor of an emergency currency, such as
Secretary Shaw has suggested to secure
its adoption-at least, there has been no
public expression of it. But in the end
some change is going to be made in our
banking laws, and some leeWay is going
to be granted to banks to meet emergency
demands for money, for other countries
have proved that an elastic currency sat-
isles a real demand of business, and gov
eminent bonds are going to prove less
and less adequate as the basis of our
bank issues.
"a Bluff"
Hon. John H. Clarke, Democratic
nominee for United States senator
from Ohio, has challenged Hon. Mar
Gus A. Hanna. Republican nominee for
United States senator from Ohio, to a
joint debate. Hanna replies that Its
a bluff" Wonder if Senator Hanna
never heard that the proper thing to do
with bluff is to ''call it?"
Leze Majesty.
Is the Chicago Inter Ocean good au-
thority for Republicans or not? 1t GER
tainly ought to be, for it is one of
the most rampant Republican organ
grinders in the land Consequently all
persons whomsoever, especially the
Republican readers of these letters, are
cordially invited to carefully and
prayerfully peruse the following ex-
CG1Dl HUH lQG l1lCI OGCQA OA lu6 SUI
ject of prosperity:
Yet it may be doubted if one-half the
heads of American families are in as ia
vorable a position as they were in 1897.
The third party-the majority who are
neither capitalists nor able to fortify
themselves behind labor union walls-is
today giving more proportionately than in
1897, while getting only the same.
When capitalists combine to raise prices,
reduce expenses or anticipate profits, 1t
is this third party that pays the higher
prices, stands the reduction of expenses
and converts the anticipated profits into
actual ones.
The plain truth is that fully one-half
the workers of the United States-the
men whose incomes are from $500 to 49, 900
a year, the men who are neither in trusts
nor labor unions-have not been getting
their share of the national prosperity.
They are working for the prosperity of
capital and organized labor, but no one
is working for them, and under this bur-
den they are becoming exhausted.
Now, if some unwashed Democrat or
wild eyed Populist had said that it
would be leze majesty, or misprision of
treason at any rate, but what will the
whippers in and whoopers up for the
Republican party do to the Chicago
Inter Ocean? Will they read it out Of
the party? Will they denounce it as a
traitor to the country? Will they sup
press it? They will be compelled to
discipline it in some way for to permit
such talk as that to continue to pro-
coed from Republican organs vii; GER
tainly land the G. o. P. in the soup
tureen.
Hearst.
The Washington Post contains the
following as to William Randolph
Hearst's status as a presidential can
didate:
sit begins to look as though Mr.. Will
liam r. Hearst We're going to be the
choice of all the prominent labor leaders
for the presidency" said Mr.. E r. Buck
alew of San Francisco at the Riggs House.
81 travel a good bit over the country and
find that the youne editor is a redhot ia
vorite with organized labor everywhere.
There are many big cities where his name
is a household word, and If he were the
nominee of any big party he would get
the solid support of the wage earners. In
fact, it isn't at all improbable that he will
be voted for anyway, even though the
Democratic nomination goes elsewhere.
There is bound to be big labor party in
this country some day. as separate po-
litical organization, and 1t may come
quicker than any of US now think posi-.
ble.'
Senator Hoar's Proposition.
Senator Hoar has made statement
to the effect that a tariff revision
should take place Immediately after a
presidential election and not just be-
fore it, in order that congress may be
working under fresh instructions from
the people. The senator is evidently
losing the power of memory. Repnb-
hcan congresses are not in the habit
of following the instructions of the
people. In 1874 congress was instruct
ed overwhelmingly to take the soldiers
out of the south. In 1876 the people
elected Tilden president. but congress
counted in Hayes, who was not elected
president any more than he was elect
ed ahkoond Of Swat. Republican con-
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