Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01
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thorough organization among the ne
groes would force one of their race on
the next Republican presidential ticket
as the vice presidential candidate, and
in the event of success would land at
least one negro In the cabinet. 1t would
also secure to them a fair division Of
the spoils generally. In addition to all
this, they could force colored repre-
sentation in the congressional delega-
tons from Republican states and a
partitioning of state officers from gov
ernor down in the Republican states.
Be it clearly understood that l am not
advising them to do this. l am simply
speculating on what might happen-on
what may happen. 1t is plain that the
Republican party Is at the mercy OF
the negro voters. Why the negroes
themselves do not recognize the fact
and act upon it is one of the mysteries
of the times i'll which we live. 1t sure
~ must be that the northern negroes
have as keen an appetite for pie as
their southern brethren. Why, then,
are they not as clamorous for 1t? The
only reason must be that they fully re-
alize the hopelessness of the quest.
What they need to drive white Repub-
Hcans into an equitable division of the.
spoils is a resolute and capable leader.
Perhaps Rev. William McGinn is the
man; perhaps he is not As the French
say, Nous verrons" One thing may
be stated with absolute certainty, and
that is that if he is bold and insistent
he will cause Republican congressman
to have creepy feeling in the region
of the spinal column. 1t is not very
lucrative position to which he aspires,
but it is a most honorable one. He is
in a situation to say to the Republican
party, "Stand and deliverw
Mexican Justice.
The Washington Post contains the
following rather curious reading:
"The way that the Mexicans dispense
justice seems queer to men from the
United States, remarked Mr.. Ralph G..
Stoneman of st. Louis at the Hotel Bar
ton.
II went to the land of the Montezumas
few years ago for my health and was
staying in little town not very far from
the Texas border. One morning the
corpse of cowboy was found in the
bushes in the outskirts of the village. 1t
seems he had come over from the other
side of the Rio Grande to attend q fam
dango. He indulged little too freely in
pulque while at the dance and doubtless
excited the jealousy of some hot headed
greaser because ct too much attention on
the part of the American to a dark eyed
senorita.
''At least that was the theory of the
killing, because a bag of money amount
ing to $500, all in gold, was found on the
body, proving that the murder had not
been done for robbery. Besides the coin
a very costly six shooter, silver mounted
and ivory handled, was strapped around
the deceased. The finding of the gun was
the occasion of a trial before the local
alcalde or justice of the peace. 1t was
against the law to carry weapons, and
the dead man was fined $500 just the sum
they found on him, for violating the Mex
ican statute"
Election Ridden Ohio.
"De gustibus non disputandum" is a
great truth. To the mere locker on in
Vienna it would appear that an election
every year is too much of good thing
in any well regulated community and
that Ohio, Iowa, Kansas and other
more or less magnificent common
wealths which now INDULGE in that sort
of superfiuous thing would hasten to
reform themselves, but the locker on in
Vienna would be much mistaken if he
came to any such conclusion. Au con-
traire, they seem to like it. For in
stance, General Charles Dick of Ohio
has been spending the holidays in
laying pipe and pulling wires for the
gubernatorial nomination, to which
Hon. Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland
also lays claims. He is also laying
pipe and pulling wires. These two am
bilious statesmen are assiduously court
ing "Uncle Mark" who is supposed to
be the dispenser of all political bless
ings in Buckeyedom except such as
To Z ooiiiiii johnson reserves for himself and
his followers. They will probably make
"Uncle Marks life miserable.
If they did not have this odd year
gubernatorial election in Ohio, all con-
cerned could eat their Christmas tur-
keys in peace. AS it is, they are all
likely to contract a bad case Of indiges-
tion.