Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
Especial Washington I.etter.1 l

~ HERE never was in this world
a more thoroughly barefaced
piece of political stealing
than that now being attempt.
ed by the Republicans in Colorado.
The Democrats elected the legislature
fairly, and Senator Teller is entitled to
his reelection, but If force, Doodle and
chicanery combined can prevent it he
will not get it.
Aguinaldo's request for q loan of
$100,000,000 from this government to
relieve the distress In the Philippine
Islands will fall on the leaden ears of
the Republicans. Having used Aggie,
they will pay no attention to his re-
quests. prayers or demands. He ought
to have had sense enough to know that
before he went into partnership with
the Republicans. His request is pre-
posterous. So is he.
Those statesmen are to be pitied who
imagine that we can cultivate friendly
relations with the Cubans by getting
up ruction with them about the
worthless Isle of Pines. The truth is
that all the jobbers in the country de-
sire war with Cuba and that we shall
take and hold her as a conquered prov
ince in order that we may have some
excuse for large standing army. The
sons of senator's are crying for soft
berths-net "the sapient sons of saint
ed sires." as Governor Lon v. Stephens
once dominated a certain job lot of
governors, but the lazy sons of thrifty
sires.
That great reform movement" among
the Republicans of the New York leg.
islature which was to land Hon. Thorn
as @. Platt, "the easy boss" in the
soup tueen and to clothe Governor
Ben 0dell's form in a senatorial toga
did not eventuate or materialize.
Hon. Booth Harrington, novelist, of
Indiana is trying his hand at politics.
There was novelist once named Ben
jamin Disraeli who cut tremendous
figure in politics. 1t may be that Booth
Harrington will rival him, but few
men have rivaled that marvellous
Jew"
An Enigma.
There is one mystery in American
politics that ought to be explained, and
that is why purists and reformers are
forever bowling about Tammany and
its corruption while saying precious
little. If anything, about the Republic.
an ring In Philadelphia and its corrup-
ton, Is it force Of habit, is it perversi-
ty of spirit, or is it deliberate attempt
on the part of the self styled purists
and reformers to deceive the plain peo-
PIE and to lead them into the Repub-
lican party, as the Irishman who had
taken the temperance pledge, but who
still had consuming thirst, wanted
the doctor to give him the whisky ''un-
knownst to himselfY No doubt Tam
many does many things which were
better left undone, but the Philadel-
phia Republican gang does things
which Tammany never dreams of do
ing, yet the reformers split their throats
and the welkin also in denunciation of
Tammany and preserve a marvellous
silence when it comes to the Philadel-
phia corruptionists. 1t really looks as
though the professional reformers, men
who live by reform, are mere recruit
ing agents and exhorters for the Re-
publican organization. Mayor Seth
Low and District Attorney Jerome
William Travers Jerome = are thinly
veneered Republicans.
When, for instance, did Tammany
Of
ism as the Philadelphia Republicans
have performed as to their next may
or? Four or five petty bosses have Sc
lected Mr. Weaver for that high posi-
tion. They announced his selection by
telephone to the hundreds of thousands
of citizens of that great city, and,
while nearly all were astonished, none
has had the courage to protest, none
dares to contest the nomination, and ii
any man, no matter how strong and
meritorious, did pluck up the courage
to contest it would do him no good, no
matter how many votes he received,
for the ring would count their candi-
date in anyway. The reformers have
not opened their mouths about this Of
fensive bossism, but If Tammany were
guilty of such caper all space would
be vocal with their ululations, and
folks who know no better would think
that all Democrats ought to be hanged
and that all Republicans are SO pure
that they live in imminent peril of be-
ing translated in chariot of fire 10
Elijah.
Professional Reformers Mute.
1t is a well known fact that Senator
Matthew Stanley Quay dictates all the
principal appointments of his cousin,
Governor Pennypacker, from Wash
ington and that Senator Thomas Col
lier Platt, "the easy boss," dictates to
the Republican legislature in Albany
what laws it shall enact. Nevertheless
the professional reformers are mute as
mice.
Hon. William A. Clark of Montana
was driven into resigning a seat in the
senate for spending too much money
The sum proved was about $30,O0O
Yet the notorious Addicks boasts that
he has spent $250,000 in making Della
ware Republican. Yet when he pre-
sents his credentials not a Republican
senator will object. Wherefore? Be
cause he is a Republican.
1t is really a wonder that decent
people do not become so thoroughly
disgusted with Republican duplicity
and hypocrisy as to rise in their might
and hurl them into that outer darkness
where there is weeping, wailing and
gnashing Of teeth.
In Re Nelson A. Miles.
Will not some Republican authorita-