Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-23
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going statements. out lDere are Olh-
ers" 1t so happened that Robert g,
Cousins, one of the most brilliant of all
Republican orators, delivered a speech
at the harmony" Republican eonven-
tion at Des Moines in the early days
OF July. He is ''stand patter" from
Pattersville," as Congressman Lacey
puts it, Bob Cousins could out-orate
the Iowa idea shouters, 50 1t seems,
but be could not out-cuss them, if the
following excerpt from an editorial in
the Des Moines Daily Capital, a Repub
lican organ. is to be believed:
Hon Robert G. Cousins made brilliant
and beautiful speech announcing his adj
herence to and belief In the protective
tariff which has now been in operation six
years. criticising nobody. Any one is in
vited to read the speech in full and render
q verdict upon it as to it's Republicanism,
its manner and the matter contained.
Yet the convention had not been out ten
minutes until certain men were around
the hotels and public places curSing and
swearing at Cousins in a most intemper
ate way. Republicans yesterday to some
extent, who disagreed with the speech
were still swearing. At the statehouse
prominent and influential men in various
parts of the building were in rage at
Cousins, giving utterance to the strongest
denunciation, criticising him personally.
What is the occasion for all this? We
regret to see the political affairs of this
state take such turn.
Republican state officials and big
wigs "cussing'' the great Republican
orator Cousins for making a stand
pat' Republican speech is certainly not
q convincing proof of harmony in
Iowa. Was not General David Brem-
ner Henderson a stand patter, and did
he not voluntarily retire from congress
and the speakership of the house rath-
er than bow to the Iowa idea? Won
der if the Cummins gang are going
to try to drive Cousins and Lacey and
Hepburn out of the party? How will
they fill the holes-big holes-which
these eminent stand patters" will
leave? Verify verify, Republican har-
mony is a queer thing.
Modest and Uninformed.
Hon. j. r. Corliss. a stanch Repub-
lican and ex-congressman from De-
troit. was so pleased that there is to
be no fight in the Republican national
convention for the presidential nomina-
ton that he gushlngly nominated Sen
ator Marcus A. Hanna for vice presi-
dent. Senator Hanna declined with
more emphasis than suavity. With
him it is ''Aut Caesar aut nullus.'
His understudy, Myron T. Herrick,
nominee for governor of Ohio has
been much spoken of first and last for
" +. In fact. when Senator Hanna
pulled General Charles Dick off the
track and left Myron clear field for
governor 1t SO tickled his friends that
they began grooming him for president.
After awhile they dropped to v. 2.
Now Colonel Herrick has been inter-
viewed in propria persona and denies
the soft impeachment that he is a
candidate for V. p, He has developed
brand new characteristic in the Ohio
man-to wit. modesty. The colonel
says: "My political horizon doesn't ex-
tend beyond the border of the state of
Ohio. 1t drops down there" That
will be an eye opener to almost every
body who has been accustomed to see
ing the Ohioans gobble nearly every
thing and reach out a covetous hand
after the rest.
Colonel Herrick adds this remark
able statement: 81 have never known
of any candidate for the vice presi-
dency who received the nomination."
Indeed! The colonel should read the
history of his country. He is sadly in
need of information. Wonder if he
never heard of schuyler the Smiler'
or of Henry Wilson or of William A.
Wheeler or of Garret A. Hobart? Mr..
Hobart was as actively and notorious
~ a candidate for vice president as
Herrick was for the gubernatorial
nomination. Get hornbook of his
tory, colonel, by all means.
A Dig at Canadians.
Under the caption Of "What Are the
Canadians? the Boston Transcript
publishes the following sarcastic edi-
toriaI:
s'The man without a country is not
Philip Nolan of DR.. Hale's celebrated
book His sad experiences made him a
real and true lover of a country he
might never see or hear of. His heart
,
the time he knew he had country to
love. And it is this makes a man with
country. But let US look north of us to
the land of great resources and a fine
and hardy people Suppose that one was
born child of 1.-THE Lady of the Shows"
Now. what is this son of Canada but "a
man without a country?" He is not a
colonist He will not tolerate the name.
Canada is not a colony in the old sense
of that term. Neither is it a nation Sir
John A. Macdonald would not allow that
name to be used. Canada is a 'domin-
ion," whatever that may mean. Her sons
do not take the oath of allegiance to
their native land, but to the king across
the ocean. They have no dear flag OF
their own to stir their hearts blood to
run quicker when unfolded to the breeze
There is a song, feebly sung in imitation
of Maryland, My Maryland Canada,
My Canada" but it is without the ring
that takes the children to the heart of
the mother in love. There is a song about
THE Maple Leaf somewhat popular
with the few, but it is a withered thing
compared to the shamrock, the thistle. |
the rose or even the orange lily. The
flag is that of the empire the union jack,
with patch on the lower corner, the
arms of the Dominion. The song of the
Dominion is God Save the Queen" or
King" as the case msy be- Canadians
citizens of their native land. These are
men without country. Are they ever
going to have one? Yes, when they
awake.
A New American Menace.
Europe appears to be growing nerv-
Gus as to what we are up to. We seem |
to be growing too fast to suit eastern
statesmen and savants, but we will |
not stop growing for that reason. We
must grow. We can't help it. It's the
law of nature. Growth is life Stag
nation is death. Our esteemed con-
temporary, the St Louis Globe Demo-
crat, which talks nonsense in politics,
but is otherwise sane, says:
Professor julius Wolf of the University |
of Breslau in an address to the Austrian |
Agricultural society and the Central As
ISOLATION of Manufacturers at Vienna |
told his hearers ebcr. . new peril from