Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-09

and they will blab. There used to be
man in the house from Missouri whose
chief stock in trade was to give away
the secrets of the delegation. 1t paid
him.
Cannon.
The New York Evening Post, indie
pendent, does not appear to be much
stuck on the Ohio crowd of politicians
and delivers itself of the following
more or less sarcastic remarks touch
ing presidential politics in Buckeye
dom:
1t is astonishing how early and at how
many different places the presidential
campaign of 1901 begins. We intended to
claim the real starting point for New
York by showing that the fale of both
parties would depend upon the success of
some candidate for mayor next fall but
Senator Foraker has anticipated US by
announcing that Cincinnati has superior
claims. The Democrats of that city have
nominated Mr.. Ingalls, the well known
railway manager, for mayor. and the Re-
publicans have named Mr.. Fieischmann,
not widely known to fame but believed
by Foraker to be equally good"
The overwhelming reason, according to
Foraker, why Fleischmann should be
elected is that this is the beginning of
the great campaign of next year" He
says 'it is impossible to disguise this
fact from which we infer that the Dem
ocrats are doing everything possible to
conceal it and are pretending that nothing
but municipal issues, such as the rule of
Boss Cox, is fit to be considered. For
aker will tear off that mask He will
show that not only in Cincinnati, but in
all the cities of the Union, the Democrats
are making believe that they are trying
to reform local abuses while they are ac-
tually aiming to defeat the Republican
party next year. The proof of this is
that everywhere they are preaching har-
mony and perfecting their organization"
What better evidence could you laye
than that? If they were everywher ere
preaching discord and allowing their or
ganization to fall in pieces, there might
be some ground for saying that the NOM
ination of such man as Ingalls, was in
tended for the sole benefit of Cincinnati,
but when they are avowedly harmonious
and energetic their designs must be dark
indeed. In short. Foraker thinks that if
Ingalls, is elected mayor he will be sin
line for the govcrnorship of Ohio and the
presidency" That would be awful.
Now, unquestionably the Post is a
great paper. 1t was founded by the
author of 'Thanatopsis," William Cul-
len Bryant. but it is not au fait as to
Ohio politics. Senator Joseph Benson
Foraker knew precisely what he was
doing when he wrote his earnest and
tear compelling address to the Repub-
licans of Cincinnati. He knows that
all decent folks in Porkopolis are tired
of Coke, old boy, and his machine, per-
haps the very worst case of boss rule
in the land, and he knows that unless
something desperate is done they will
elect NJ. f. ingalls,, the Democratic
candidate, and bury Coke, old boy, so
deep that even GabrieI's trumpet will
not resurrect him. And what would
Joseph Benson Foraker do then, poor
thing? Foraker is still presidential
candidate and will be until he dies.
He needs George B. Cox in his business
and proposes to save his machine if
possible.
Query.
The Washington Post rises to remark
as follows:
When the Republican leaders wanted to
strike decisive blow at a trust. they re-
moved the duty on coal. When they
wanted to fool the people on the question,
they enacted some new laws.
Now, what | want to ask, if it will
not be considered impertinent, is this:
If taking the tariff off anthracite
coal was decisive blow to the anthra
cite coal trust. what is the reason that
taking the tariff off steel would not
be q decisive blow against the steel
trust, and so on to the end of the chap
ter? Now, do not let all the Republic
once There is no reason under heay
en- known among men why the rule
that works well as to coal will not
work well as to everything else on the
list of trusts.
interesting.
The senate arrogates to itself the
title of upper house of congress, and
yet the queer fact remains that there
are more college graduates in the house
of representatives in proportion to
members than in the senate. Just why
this should be so it is hard to under
stand unless by reason of the different
methods of election 1t may be that
the masses of the people think more or
college education than do the members
Of state legislatures.
Good.
The supreme court of Missouri has
dealt the beef trust, one of the greatest
trusts in the land, body blow by fin
ing each of the criminal companies $5,-
900 and assessing another $1,000 for
costs, etc. OF course this is only a
foretaste Of what they may expect
hereafter. When it was charged that
they were in a criminal conspiracy to
put up the price of meat food products
to abnormal figures, much in the spirit
Of Boss Tweed they defiantly in
quired, What are you going to do
about itY' Well, the boss found out
to his sorrow, and the trusts are find
ing out in Missouri / feel especially
proud of this decision of the Missouri
supreme court because it was render
ed under and by virtue of a law re-
ported by the committee of which
was chairman when l was in the legis-
lature. As matter of fact Hon. Ly-
sander Thompson of Macon and Hon.
10. Allison of New London were the