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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
Why Independents will Vote for Parker
and Dayis.

Following is an extract from the speech
of Herman Ridder, editor of the New York
Staats-Zeitatag before the Editorial banquet
in New York on September q
81 have been asked to state in the few
minutes allowed me why the Independents
should support Judge Parker for the Presi-
dency. In the beginning let me say that
the independent voters cannot be deceived
by party clamor, by appeals to save the
country or stand by the flag, or by
digging up the dead issue of the money
question, which has been settled forever, as
Judge Parker so clearly stated in his famous
telegram
ut may be said we Independents havn't
good red blood in our veins. But that as it
may, our doctrine is country first, party
afterwards. We are always ready to sup
port any man or measure whose success is
for the best interest of the country. There
fore, in this campaign we are with Alton B.
Parker and against Theodore Roosevelt.
First, let me tell yo1 why we oppose Roose-
yelt. La our opinion he is cratic, NEEDLE
some, spectacular, just the man likely to do
something to injure our country The fact
that, at this very day, the Republican
party leaders are keeping Roosevelt quiet
shows how dangerous even they regard
him.
s'Let me tell you, in few words, why
we support Alton B. Parker In the first
place, he is the direct antithesis of Mr.
Roosevelt. He is a clear-headed, evenly
balanced American gentleman. His career
on the Bench has furnished him with just
the sort Of experience required to offset the
cratic Roosevelt. 1t has not been found
necessary to suppress him during the cam
paign for fear he may display unsafe char
acteristice.
Whatever Judge Parker has to say he
says in plain language that every one
understands. No one can mistake his
attitude on any question he has discussed
He does not pretend to know it all. He
does not preach one doctrine and practice
another,
1--WE can be sure from his record and his
utterances, that if he is elected Presidents he
will not pursue course at variance with
the spirit of American institutions.
1--WE Independents feel that Judge
Parker as President would give the country
safe, conservative business administra-
ton. As courageous as he is we'll equipped
mentally, he would not hesitate to undo
the harm of the Roosevelt Administration,
and during his term of Office the liberty
loving American people would not witness
the shameful spectacle of this powerful ma
ton bullying the weak. "
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
Do They Pay for Protection !!

The New York american on August Doth
published an astonishing story concerning
the contributions of. the trust to the cam
paign fund of the Republican party. That
newspaper asserted, upon what it claimed
was uuquestionable Republican authority,
that the Standard Oil Company had donated
81, 100000 and j. Pierpont Morgan had
given S250,000. 1t also announced that
the members of the Union League Club of
New York had contributed 500, 900 to the
fund
In regard to these trust contributions,
alleged to have been made, the Americaa
quotes its informant as saying:
''Morgan's enmity to Roosevelt ended
with the appointment of his banking firm
as fiscal agent for the purchase of the $40
100000 Panama Canal. The $3.50, 600
pledged by the Steel and Iron Trust was
not difficult to exact after the Chicago con-
vention, with the approval of the Presi-
dent, promised no tinkering with the tariff
except by its friends .
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
He Smoked.

A very pretty girl with well de-
fined air of knowing her way about
tripped into a day coach of train
bound for Washington at Philadel-
phia Tuesday afternoon, Every VIM
dow seat was occupied The girl walk
ed half way down the car and with
obvious disappointment took the best
seat that offered. A large, superheated
looking man already occupied half Of
it. He held his breath long enough to
make room for the girl, and she squeez-
ed in. Then he settled himself again
and appeared to swell out in every di-
rection. The girl east longing glances
at the window, but the mans huge
bulk and open newspaper cut off her
view. The girl idgeted. The man
spread himself more and more. Full
three-quarters of the seat he filled to
overflowing. The girl set her teeth.
Thirty miles spun by. The girl could
endure it no longer. She turned her
face to him.
Excuse me- she said distinctly.
''but don't you ever smoker
Two minutes later the whole seat
was hers.--Washingto Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
An Editorial opinion Of Judge Parker.

On the recent visit of Editors of the U.
S. to Rosemont, last Thursday, Editor w.
T. LaFollette, of the Gazette, Mitchell, S.
D. Mr.. LaFollette is brother to the
Governor of wisconsin, gave his impress
sion of Judge Parker as follows: An able
man, great man, a man Of strong charac-
ter, who would feel it his duty to stand on
every inch of the platform that's what I
would say concerning Judge Parker. | am
mighty glad l came way from Dakota to
see him. It would be godsend for the
Democratic party if every one could see
him. Democratic success in my State this
year seems assured. Ia 1896 we gave our
vote to Bryan, but in 1900, there being 30
Populist candidate, the Populists voted for.
Mckinley and the Republicans won. This
year Watson is going to get every Populist
vote in the State, and the result will be
that we will give our four electoral votes
to the Democratic party. Every Democrat
is for Parker. l wasn't originally a
Parker man, but l am particularly
after seeing the man.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
Protection and Starvation.
From Harper's Weekly. Sept 10.

wi
Give tariff time and it will fetch New
England away from its Republican moor
ings. For example, the cotton mills have
to compete with the Southern mills. In
the Massachusetts mills the hours of labor
are restricted by legislation. In the South
they are not. The Southern mills have
cotton at their doors and pay low wages
The Massachusetts mills pay freight charges
on their cotton and higher wages to their
hands.s The Massachusetts mill can only
live by making finer goods. But for that,
they need the long staple Egyptian cotton
on which they have to pay duty. There
were glass-works on Cape Cod; they used
wood for fuel until the wood was gone.
Then cheap Dominion coal would have
helped them. But there is a duty on coal.
and the glass manufacturing business has
moved to Pittsburg, where coal is handy
If Pennsylvania and the coal roads are
strong enough to MAINTAIN the duty on
coal, New England will eventually rebel.
She had furniture manufacturing business
for which she needs cheaper lumber. There
is a duty on lumber, and New England has
begun to buy her furniture and house
filings in Minnesota and Michigan. So it
goes. New England must live, and if
eventually the problem of living make it
necessary to vote.the Democratic ticket, she
will vote that ticket. She won't break
loose this year, but in time hunger will
beat tradition.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

Editor Albright has information that the
Primary Election law is bastard after all
We was under the impression that only a
brain so disordered as to believe it good
thing to consolidate Spring with Fall
elections in cities, could enyolve such a
monstosity as our present Primary Election
law, hence we laid its paternity at Meek
ers door. But what's in name, especially
for thing that nobody owns.
But what is more mysterious than the
paternity of this law, is the Constitutions
failure to purge Congressional Candidate
Loudenslager from the charge of treachery
to the greatest industry in his district OF
his own admission, Mr.. Albright is intimate
at the inner office OF the New York Ship
Building plant, and if he now lacks data to
discuss this particular piece of treachery,
would have no difficulty in obtaining it,
But on that important subject that affects
disastrously thousand homes in the dis
trict he is silent, while giving valuable
space to telling what he don't know about
the miserable Primary Election law
As matter of fact Mr.. Albright knows
that Mr.. Loudenslager is guilty as we
charged him last week, yet after the Re-
publican Congressional convention, he will
place his name at the head of the Conait,t-
ton columns. and urge his readers to vote
for him.
Let us hear no more about the Conaitu-
tion's devotion to the interests of the peo-
pie, since by its very silence on this i'm
portant matter it permits Loudenslager to
be renominated wit out protest, and in
the weeks to come VIII sing his praises.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

An acrimonious contest was waged by the
Republican factions at Tuesdays primar-
les over the selection of delegates to the
County Convention. There is no secret
as to the object of this contest. Both part
les are bent on control of the organization,
which is accomplished through the County
Executive Committee. The Loudenslager
faction is after Chairman B. W. Andrews
scalp, and the Watkins faction is as deter
mined that the position shall continue to be
filled by that gentleman. Democrats need
not be concerned which faction wins.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
We are a World Power. y

The assurance with which you, Mr.
President, born ia 1858, assume to haye
discovered the United States and its poll
cies is even more astounding than the
policies themselves. You tell us that the
Monroe doctrine will be an object of de-
rision unless we have mighty navy The
Monroe doctrine was thirty-fve years old
when you were born, and doing remarkably
well, as it has been ever since. You tell us
that without still newer, still bigger first
class navy we must definitely make up our
minds to accept secondary position, not
only in political but in commercial mat
tiers. When you cut your first tooth we
had the greatest merchant marine in the
world-greater even than England Sand
our navy was insignificant. Our mercantile
shipping on blue water has steadily de-
clined under the restrictive policies you
favor, and it is smaller now than it was
when the first keel of the new navy was
laid
You tell us that under your leadership
we have just become a world power.
What were we-pardon the personal illus
tration-more than generation before you
were born, when, with only ten million
people and insignificant ornaments, we
flung the Monroe doctrine into the teeth
of the Holy Alliance?
Considering your intelligence and your
knowledge Of American history, your atti-
tude seems mystery What can be its
explanation
What can be the purpose of all these shrieks
for mighty army and navy, these frenzied
Of towards weaklings"
and ''cravens," who sordidly mind their
own business instead of flying to arms, with
no discernible' provocation; these frantic
wavings of the mailed fist in the faces of
the nations? The spectacle is extraordinary
and bewildering. The country is in no
danger from any power Of Europe. All the
nations of the Old World are watching each
other, afraid of each other, and infinitely
more in dread of us, the terrifying sAmeri-
can Peril. than we could possibly be of
them. Not one of them would dream of
adding a war with us TO its other dangers,
if we gave it chance to escape. If we
could stand against England with our
great ornaments ninety years ago, when we
had only eight million people, what have
we to fear now with eighty millions and
eight hundred times the resources and pow
er for war? From the New York World.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

Next Thursday the alleged representa-
tives Of the Republican party of the State
of New Jersey will ride to Trenton on half
fare tickets or free passes and solemnly
place in nomination for Governor, the Hon.
Edward Casper Stokes, who was selected
for that Office by the corporation oyer a
year ago. How proud sincere Republicans
must feel that their party has become so
sodden as to have lost all Its spirit Of self
assertion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

The Democratic National Committee has
3oeo orators who will be placed in the
doubtful states the last week in September.
These include candidate Alton B. Parker,
VIM. J. Bryan, and ex- President Cleve-
land.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

President Roosevelt says in his letter of
acceptance =
AS conclusively shown by the bulletin
of the Bureau of Labor, the purchasing
power of the average wage received by the
wage worker has grown faster than the cost
of living"
Apply this statement to your own case,
wage workers, and see if your wages have
increased in proportion to the cost of filling
your dinner pail
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

A vote for Parker is vote against mill
tarism and imperialism two evils that de-
YOUR the blood and treasure Of the COM
mon people and aid the purses and mad
ambition of the privileged few.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

Mr.. Roosevelt's letter leaves no doubt as
to who makes the sun shine and the grass
grow and the rain fall, the corn to ripen
and the hogs to get fat. The republican
party does it all under the indispensable
bossing OF T. R.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

-Four years ago the Republicans of our
county paraded with full dinner pals; this
year the pals will be laid aside and the
Republican radicals will step lightly and
carry big stick
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

President Roosevelt's IL, 600 word accept
ance Of his nomination was disappointing
even to many staunoh Republicans because
1t was simply scold Of Democrats, past,
present and those Of the future 1t helped
him not bit, and has wrought actual
harm to his prospects of election.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

Not one reciprosity treaty negotiated
under President Mckinley has been ratified
by the present administration, yet Presi-
dent Roosevelt pledged himself to continue
the Mckinley policy.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

Canada has effeetually curbed the Tobac-
co Trust by refusing to allow it to do bust
ness in the Dominion if it shall require
dealers to handle none but its products its
scheme in the United States. A Republi
can administration in this country has
never tried that sort of trust-regulation for
all It's bluff and buster.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
DIED.

WILSON-Near Swedesboro on the 18th inst,
Olive L., daughter of Frank P. and Anna d.
Wilson, aged years months and 81 days.
The funeral will be held froa her parents
home on Saturday. the 18th instant, at 1850
o'clock.
Death has claimed cur little Olive,
Set his seal uuon her brow,
For the one we love so dearly,
Shines in Heaven with Jesus now.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

Brother j. P. Morgan has been won over
to Roosevelt. Mr.. Morgan is the greatest
trnst-maker in the business, but he feels
sure, no doubt, that Theodore's trust bust
ing is only bluff.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

A few years ago Republican orators
drew the comparison between the pauper
laborer of Europe and the American laborer,
and it was the boast that the latter had
beef three times day while the former
had it only once week. Hasn't the Beet
Trust brought the American laborer to
almost a once-a-week meat diet?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

That Democratic side show at Atlantic
City last Saturday, arranged and paid for
by the Republican State and National
Committees, was the failure it deserved to
be. Many Democrats of the State whose
names were appended to the call, appeared
and denounced the whole proceeding, as
well as the unauthorized use of their names
Among these was Mayor Nichols, of Clay
ton.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
efficient navy, the Monroe doctrine will go
far"-speech at Chicago, April 2, 1902
NO PERMANENT PEACE WANTED:

NO PEKMANENT PEACE WANTED:
If we ever grow to regard peace as per-
manent condition and feel that we can aft
ord to let the keen, fearless, virile qualities
of heart and mind and body sink into dis
use, we will prepare the way for inevitable
and shameful disaster in the future
The peace which breeds humidity and
sloath is curse and not blessing
Speech before Republican club, New York
city, February 18th, 1899
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Comp
any, the Ship Trust, the Beef Trust, the
Steel Trust and every other trust Is for
Roosevelt.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

President Roosevelt poses as the Trust
buster, but nobody can name the trust he
has busted. They are all doing business
at the old stand
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
Thursday, Sept. q, l9O4

In our next issue we expect to be able to
add to our ticket the name OF Hon. Thos.
NJ. Ferrell for Governor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

A Democratic Club in every township
will be one of the features of the campaign
in New Jersey this Fall
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
WHAT ROOSEVELT says
Comment of the New York
Herald.
I July 10Th. 1901. |

His (Roosevelt's) conduct in the float
ing of the Panama republic, his ruthless
regard Of public sentiment in the south, his
dictatorial assumption of authority in every
department. Of the public service have
suficed to show the people that his ideal of
government is imperialism, that he regards
brute force as the equivalent of right, and
his will as the equivalent Of legality. Are
these qualities desirable in President of
the United States I?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
Thirst District Democratic Congress
10 SiOnaI Convention

E}FiESt WIStEINt E5tIHUFTdtEt NOflIFts-
a Si0naI Convention.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the
last Democratic Congressional Convention /
do hereby fix the time for holding the Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention for the .om-
instion of q candidate represent the First
Congressional District of New J,rsey. in the
Fifty-ninth Congress. to be
Thursday, Sept. %, 1904
at ? O'Clock p. M TIE said convention to be
held in the Americas Club Room, Broadway
Camden, y j., ana in further compliance with
said duty, do hereby designate Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 18th, 1904 as the day for holding the
election for delegates in the various wards
townships and boroughs of the district. The
number of delegates each ward, township and
borough is entitled to elect is fixed by the Pri-
mary Election Law.
J D. CARPENTER,
Chairman Last Democratic Congressional Con-
vention.
Woodbury., N j., Aug. 25. 1891
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
CARRY A NBIG STICK p

There homely old adage which runs:
Speak softly and carry Big Stick you
will go far. II the American nation will
speak softly and yet build and keep at a
pitch Of the highest training thoroughly
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

NEW York has always had a low
political standard, one or the other Of its
great parties and fractional organizations,
and often both or all Of them, bearing at
all times most unlovely bodies of excessively
unwholesome moral tone Life of Benton,
p. 81.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

This paper is entered in the Post Office at Wood.
urg, N. J., as second-class matter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

"a merchant or manufacturer works his
business as rule, purely for his OWE
benefit, without any regard whatever fol
the community at large. Essay on Ma
chine Politics. in American Ideals, p 100
The Irish standard., 1904-06-11
Immaculate Conception Parish.

About $50 children received first
communion at the nine o'clock mass
last Sunday in the church of the In
maculate Conception. The occasion
was a happy one for parents and chill
dren. The church was clothed in her
brightest raiment. and the innocent
COMMITMENTS were similarly attired.
The girls wore white, symbolical of
purity, and the boys were neatly dress
ed as became those who were to re-
ceive the "King of Kings Oh! hap
ply day when the Divine Guest comes
into the soul the first time-the expec-
fancy. the joy. the thrill of love that
pelmeates the heart. The lesson that
the reception of the greatest sacra-
ment of the church conveys to the
mind and heart is that of love and
humility; love of God and love of our
neighbor. Humility in being conscious
of our dependence on God: humility in
conduct and manner, and humility in
dress. In the sacrament of the altar
love is paramount; because it was love
for sinners that moved the second per.
son of the Blessed Trinity to come
down from heaven and die on the cross
and afterward leave us His body and
blood to nourish our souls and guard
us from the pitfalls that strew the
I pathway of life. Oh! innocent chill.
The Irish standard., 1904-06-11
CHURCH AND SOCIETY,

At the church of St Anthony of
Padua tomorrow morning one hun
dred and twenty children will receive
first communion at first mass. which
begins at half-past seven. This year
there are Il few more boys than girls.
The commencement exercises of
Holy Rosary school took place last
night in the parish hall. Dolores" a
drama in two acts, was presented in a
splendid manner by the pupils. Fol-
lowing this was the class song. when
Life is Brightest then the comforting
of diplomas and distribution of pre-
miums. The graduating class consist
ed of eighteen, which is an unusually
large number. and the following are
the boys and girls who won the
honors: Joseph Flahavan. George Carr,
Maurice Culhane, Vincent Miley. Hugh
O'Neil, Thomas Conway. Mary Null
cahy Mary AIulkern. Helen Lawler,
Agnes O'Brien, Ruth Mcdonnell, Mar
guerite Keenan,. Marie Guilty. Mary
Mousse, Harriet Reilly, Mary Bowers,
Anna Mills, Grace CLASSIFY.
The annual election Of officers in the
Blessed Virgins sodality. ST. Anthony
parish, was held last Sunday and the
new officers are: Prefect. Miss Bird
get Flynn; secretary, Miss Julia B.
Harrington; treasurer, Miss Julia G..
Harrington: first assistant. Miss Mar
garet McNamee; second assistant, Miss
Bridget Harmon; librarian, Miss Nellie
ellis.
Prayer books and rosaries for first
communion at the Standard Catholic
book store, 81 Fourth street south.
The senior classes of the Holy An
gels academy will present at the Biiou
theatre on the afternoon and evening
of June Goth the sacred drama, en-
titled Elizabeth, of Thuringia." This
is the first attempt of the pupils in
the theatrical line and being in the
hands of competent teachers. aided by
! the untiring efforts Of the students,
bids fair to be great success. Miss
Helen Mccarthy is seen in the title
role. Others who play leading parts
are Margaret Donovan, May Dwyer,
Jessie Black, Sarah Noonan. Mary
Kennedy. Clare Hays and Mary
Hamersley. The minor parts are cap
ably taken. A synopsis of the play
will be given later. Tickets may be
procured at the Biiou and Metropolitan
Music Co.
The young ladies of the Ascension
parish will have an ice cream social
next Tuesday evening on the lawn at
Eighteenth avenue N. and Tenth street,
for the benefit of the church. Admis-
sion. fifteen cents.
The commencement exercises of ST
Anthony school will be held Sunday
evening, June 10Th. Admission, SO
cents. Doors open at seven O'Clock.
The pupils Of Ascension parish
school are preparing an operetta,
Golden HAIR" to be presented at their
commencement exercises, of which
there will be two performances. Tues
day and Wednesday, June 21st and
22d. Besides the operetta there will be