Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-30

A war cry of the Tllden CAM
II paign is likely to be resurrect-
ed in 19O4-"Turn the rascals
outw That rang through the land like
trumpet peal in 1876 and was largely
instrumental in clecting Tilden and
Hendricks, for no intelligent man
doubts that they were elected and ev-
cry honest man regards the theft of
the presidency as the greatest crime
ever committed against liberty. Yes,
turn the rascals out!' Turn them out
Of the post Office department! Turn
them out of the land department! Turn
them out of the seed department! Turn
them out all along the line! The only
way to do it is to elect Democratic
administration-not a bogus, pinchbeck
Democratic administration, but the
genuine article.
There is living in Philadelphia man
who was twice elected Democratic gov
ernor of Pennsylvania simply and sole
ly because he is an honest man. His
name is Robert E. Pattison. Recently
in an interview he said:
How are rascals to be turned out Of the
post Office department if not by the DEM
ocrats? That department is disgraced by
thieving and rascality.
The administration has not made par
ticle of impression on the machine domi-
nation in the Republican party and never
will. 1t is up to the Democrats to turn
the rascals out of Office.
That's the right sort of talk, and it
will win. Turn the rascals out! Over
haul the books The Democrats will
come into their own again.
The high tariff shouters are always
vociferating that while tariff revision
may be desirable it ought to be revised
by its friends" No doubt the Repub-
lican rascals in the departments of
government think that all the investi-
eating ought to be done by Republican
friends" The people may think other
wise.
"UncIe Joe's" New Phrase.
Happy the man whose inventive
genius enables him to coin a new and
fitting phrase in an emergency. Hon.
Joseph G. Cannon, Uncle Joe, as he
is universally and affectionately called,
the predestined speaker Of the next
house, or, more properly speaking, of
the present house, has just coined one
that fills long felt want and one that
is likely to become a fixture in our
language. The term elastic currency
has been worn to a fraZzle. In a mo-
ment of inspiration Uncle Joe dubbed
/ This no mo
may not please eminent financiers, but
the plain people will take to it as a
duck takes to water. Uncle Joe did
something else. He practically served
notice on all concerned that the house
must be taken into consideration In
on which the entire membership of the
house will back him up. Mr. Cannon
| "grimly remarked" so the dispatches
say, that SIT requires more than con-
ference of three or four senators to
determine the character of the finan-
cial legislation that shall be considered
by the coming congress" If he sticks
to that line Of conduct in the speakers
chair, and he most probably will, he
will aid largely in restoring the house
to its ancient power and dignity, which
will be a great and patriotic perform
ance.
More Republican Harmony.
From time to time we have in these
letters called the attention of readers
to the peculiar brand of harmony ex
listing in the Republican party. AL
Republicans assert that harmony does
prevail, and. strange to relate, g
great many Democrats nurse the same
delusion. The truth is that there Is
much of bitter dissension in the G. o
p. which is liable to make itself mani
fest when congress meets, if not before
| Certainly the New York Press is Re
| publican paper. The brassiest checked
liar in America will not deny that
Neither will he deny that Senator
Marcus A. Hanna is somewhat of a Re
publican. Yet here is an excerpt from
the Press touching Marcus Alonzo:
! Senator Hanna's fiat refusal of the vice
| presidential nomination was a heroic act
| but the emergency called for heroic treat
ment. He felt the rush of the party to his
| standard could have been checked in NJ
| other way 1t began when he tried to jan
the ship subsidy steal through congress.
Now. submit in all candor and goo6
faith that if that pungent, not to say
abusive, paragraph is an evidence Of
harmony then Republican harmony
| like the peace of God, passeth all under
standing. The Press not only accuses
| Senator Hanna of stealing. but it alst
accuses several of the most conspicu
| Gus Republican senators-all. in fact
who favor the ship subsidy bill.
| A Hawkeye Barkis.
For some time-in fact, ever sine,
| Uncle Mark surrendered to Colone
Rooseyelt--the Republicans have beer
beating the brush to find statesman
of eminence willing to accept the vict
presidential nomination. Uncle Mari
was suggested, and he spurned the idea
| Nearly every one of note was spOkel
| of. Each one mentioned refused, o.
some objection was found to him. 1t il
said Uncle Mark desires the nomina
tion of Myron 7. Herrick. now the Re
] publican nominee for governor of Ohio
! but Herrick hasn't been elected gov
] ernor yet. and it's no ten to one sho
/ that he will be. Tom Johnson. if nom
mated. will give him run for hi
money The latest dispatches. how
! ever, indicate that the Republican slat'
makers have found vice presidential
| Barkis at last in the person of Gov
ernor A. B. Cummins. who. so the stor.
runs, has written a letter, now being
| exhibited in Washington, in which h'
declares that he is willing to accept
Cynical persons will begin to inquire
if there is any connection between th'
| Cummins vice presidential boom ant
the fact that he permitted the viii!
Senator William B. Allison, ON behal
of "the stand patters," to emasculat'
1.-THE Iowa idea' to such an extent tina
it amounts to nothing.
Governor Cummins is a young maj
Of capacity. He possesses in high de
| gree one qualification for the vice pres
ideney good looks. In the chair Of th
president of the senate be would be or
namental If not useful.
| If elected-which God Forbid
real business for four years will be t
/ act as waiter in chief for dead man
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