Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21

/. also two other statesmen who are to
be congratulated on their good luck
lately in financial matters. It is re-
ported that Senator Joseph w. Bailey
of Texas has received d fee of 5000, 900,
while Colonel j. Hamilton Lewis, once
of the state of Washington, but now of
Chicago. has received one of 100000.
the robins breast;
| In the spring the wanton Iapwing gets
himself another crest;
| In the spring livelier iris changes on
| the FURNISHED dove;
In the spring young mans fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love
So sang Alfred Lord Tennyson in
"Locksley Hail." and Tennyson was
correct To this William Randolph
Hearst. editor Of three great Demo
cratic dailies. will make his "alfer
davy.' In fact. he has just demon
strated the truth thereof by taking
unto himself wife All persons what
| ever, male or female, old or young,
| Democratic or Republican, will wish
the brilliant young editor and his
wife health, happiness, prosperity and
length of days. "a touch of nature
| makes the whole world KIM
Now 1t Is Miles.
The newspapers are busy bringing
out candidates for the Democratic
| presidential nomination. No sooner
does one disappear or lose step than
another is placed upon the course by
our fertile scribes. While Hon. Mel
vile E. Ingalls,, president of the Big
Four, was candidate for mayor of
Cincinnati he was everywhere herald
ed as a possible president, if he won;
but he lost, and his presidential pros
poets went glimmering. Now comes
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles
with report-a confidential report-as
to the situation in the Philippines, con
tanning much of criticism, whereupon
he is acclaimed a presidential possibil-
ity. Nous verrons.
What idiocy will we get at next?
Our whole career in the Philippines,
except Dewey's victory. has been one
of unmitigated nonsense. But surely
we have reached the climax at last.
The following dispatch, which will
make the judicious grieve and which
was recently sent out from Washing
ton, needs no diagram to explain the
asininity which it describes:
Washington, May 4.-The Philippine
commission has put a premium on matri-
mony by making an increase of SIS (gold)
per month in the salary allowances of
mo cd of 70 %, 10 IIa1o nv bo
increase is for Communication of quarters.
There are many bachelors on the force
Third Parties In 1904.
A great deal is being said about the
disappearance of the Populists from
congress, and it is assumed that the
campaign of 1904 will be fought out by
the two old parties, the Democratic
and the Republican, without any inter-
ference by any third party. Those
who make that assumption are also
making a great mistake perhaps. Moth
ing in last years election was more
astonishing than the growth of the
SociaIistic vote. 1t may be the CON
trolling factor in 1904 just as the Bir-
ney vote defeated Henry Clay in 1874
anu lhC ClCI NOOICA NOIC IL OACS5Ou LII
1876 gave that state to Rutherford B.
Hayes. thereby enabling Zach Chan
dler and other Republican freebooters
to steal the presidency from Samuel
Jones Tilden by means of the eight to
seven commission. There are also
signs of resurrection of the Prohibit
ton party. A recent dispatch from
-
surprising feature of the spring city
elections in Hoosierdom was the large
Prohibition vote. In this day of tele-
graphs and telephones new party
may grow like Jonahs gourd yine
For Vice President.
Nobody ever commissioned the writ
er hereof to select vice presidential
candidate for the Republicans. bur
were he called upon to do SO in the
present emergency, when the G. 0. 2.
is splitting to pieces on trusts and tar.
lff, he would pick Governor Van SAINT
Of Minnesota. The backdown of the
Hawkeye Republicans as to ''the Iowa
idea" completely eliminates Governor
Cummns as a vice presidential candi-
date, as his chief stock in trade was
that same ''idea,' which was largely
exploited until President Roosevelt
and Secretaries Shaw and Root sat
upon it heavily and simultaneously,
since which both Governor Cummins
and "the Iowa idea" have been as nat
as the proverbial pancake. Thus is
David Bremner Henderson, eXspeak-
er of the house of representatives,
avenged on Cumminst ct id genus
omne If the Republicans propose to
pose as trust busters next year they
cannot afford to ignore Governor Van
SAINT, for he it was, solitary and
alone," to use Thomas Hart Benton's
pleonastic expression, who set in mo-
ton the law machinery which busted
the great railroad merger. TO ignore
him is to confess to hypocrisy alb initio,
which will prove fatal to them. Van
SAINT is entitled to the lions share Of
the praise for the proceedings which
ended in Judge Thayer's opfnion-an
opinion which has been said to evince
the mental grasp of Chief Justice Mar
Sudfl anu JuuSS SlOEy ldHililstA1ty
with authorities. Governor Van SAINT
was one of the most popular and
sought after men at the dedicatory GER
emonies of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position.
Hanna's Candidacy.
"The lady doth protest too muchw
Senator Marcus A. Hanna says: "AlI
this talk about my candidacy for presi-
dent is bosh. President Roosevelt is
certain to receive the Republican NOM
ination for president" Now, if all this
talk about Senator Hanna's candidacy
for president is bosh why. does he not
stop it? He could do so instanter if he
wished, but he does not wish it. The
Republican enemies of President Roose-
welt are playing a waiting game. Just
now they are quiet as mice or are pre-
tending to be for him because of his
great popularity with the rank and file
of the Republicans, but should his pop
ularity sag to any considerable extent
they will be up and at him in the fash
JOHN J..
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