Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-11-19
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many things which they ought not to
have done and left undone many that
they were in duty bound to do.
4 Bogy Man.
Good Bishop Fowler. is essaying the
impossible by trying to get up scare
in this country about what Russia in
tends to do or about what Russia as
pires to be- No doubt the bishop is a
great and excellent man with the best
intentions, but nearly a century age
one Napoleon Bonaparte endeavored to
brighten Europe with this same Rus
sian bogy man by declaring that in
fifty years Europe would be either all
republican or all Cossack Near twice
fifty years have rolled into eternity,
and Europe is not much more either
republican or Cossack than when the
immortal Corsican demonstrated What
a poor prophet a great soldier may be.
That Russia has grown and is growing
is true, hut why should that disturb
US? Are we not growing somewhat our
selves? Russia is making land grabs
in Asia, is she? Have we not acquired
by either conquest or purchase, or
both, somewhere from 1 500 to 2,500 is
lands in Asia and somewhere from
100000 to 12,000000 subjects in that
PARKWAY and benighted region? When
did Russia make such a grab as that?
The bishop beholds by the eye Of fear
Russia swallowing China whole.
That's marvellous vision, but how can
he deny, Judging the future by the re-
cent past, that we may not swallow
Russia and China both? When it
comes to the process of deglutition we
have somewhat of capacity our
selves. But, seriously, suppose Russia
does swallow China then what? How
will it hurt us? All we have to do is
to attend to our own affairs. Russia
will never bother us this side the judg-
ment day.
The New Leader of the House.
Hon. John Sharp Williams was the
Democratic nominee for speaker and
therefore becomes ex officio floor leader
of the minority. ! cannot better rein
troduce him to my readers than by
quoting the following well considered
tribute to him by the Washington Post
independently;
The house Democrats have made no
mistake in choosing for their leader upon
the floor the Hon. John Sharp Williams
of Mississippi. 1t has been said of this
Office at various times in the past that it
is an empty honor, carrying with it nei-
Their power nor opportunity. The truth
Is, however, that the leadership Of the
minority is just what the individual in
cumbent sees fit or is able to make it.
The function may be undignified and fool
ish or respectable and authoritative ac-
cording to the character of the man who
represents it. So we say that the Demo-
Gratis have done well to select Mr.. Will
liams as their guide
This is not a man of froth and gesture.
He is no country crossroads demagogue
or sophomore orator. He has brains. and
three of the finest universities in the world
Tennessee, Virginia and Heidelberg
have informed and trained his mind.
When John S. Williams gets upon his feet
in the house of representativeS-and it is
by no means an hourly or even daily
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is always assured of a
respectful audience on both sides of the
aisle. for it has come to be known that he
is not in love with the sound Of his own
voice, but that he speaks in truth and
sobernesS. His are serious aims. He is
Of conservative and grave purpose. In a
word, the Democrats have taken to them
selves leader who can lead. chieftain
whose title reads entirely clear. We con-
graduate them.
even though it fail of achieving or even
influencing actual legislation. This is the
hour of making records. We are on the
eve of national election, and the two
great parties will next year appeal to an
electorate not wholly ignorant vicious
and corrupt There are still many mill
lions of enlightened and patriotic voters in
this country, and there will be more as
time goes on. Leaders, both in the senate
and the house, can make or define issues
as the case may be- and much depends
upon the skill with which they do IT. Mr.
Williams is in the position OF an artist
who, while he may not dictate the figures
or the outlines of the canvas, can never
theless direct and concentrate the high
lights at every critical and desired point
He can turn the blaze upon every in
coherence and hypocrisy. He can flood
the dark places with the radiance Of ex-
posture and condemnation
The moment is opportune. The Demo-
cratic possibilities are not to be classified
and measured at this time, but the work
is to be done, and in our opinion Mr. VIII
liams is the man to do it.
That certainly is highly compliment
tary, and add that the Democrats In
the house appear to be in a frame of
mind to lay aside all personal differ
ences and do the best thing possible for
the Democrats and the Democratic
party and therefore for the country.
Faction has been the bane of the party
Of late years. Get together!'' should
be their slogan.
An Old Friend.
Lord Byron always contended that
there had never been but seven original
anecdotes in the world and am get
ting SO that believe it. The Chicago
Chronicle very recently related the fol
lowing anecdote about Judge John G.
Bell, for ten years a representative in
congress from Colorado. One Of the
first things remember in this life was
the same Identical anecdote related
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