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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
Black Captures Republicans.

Repub lican leaders in Hudson County
N. j., are alarmed over the continued de-
sertion to the standard of Charles c. Black
Of influential members of their party.
DR.. Gordon K. Dickinson, a lifelong
Republican and President of Mayor Fagans
Board of Health, was the first to declare
his intention of supporting Mr.. Blacks
candidaney.
Then followed Henry v Condict, prom
inent member of the jersey City Board of
Trade and an ardent advocate of equal tax
alton. When John P Landrine, one of the
Republican leaders in the Ninth Ward and
a thorough organization man, enrolled
himself under the Black banner the party
leaders rubbed their eyes in surprise
They were gwen another shock when
John W. Heck, former Assemblyman,
and one of the most influential Republicans
in the Bergen section of Jersey City, came
out in statement in favor Of the Demo-
Icratic Gubernational candidate.
II have carefully considered the two
platforms, Mr.. Heck said. 81 have weigh
ed every word, every sentence, every para
graph, and after all due precaution against
hasty opinion have come to the con-
clusion that the Democratic platform is the
better of the two. The equal-tax issue is
one that appeals to every man, and especi-
ally man from Hudson County. We need
an expert to handle that issue, and Charles
C. Black is just the man."
Alfred E. Chapman, who last fall was
elected Justice of the Peace in the Ninth
Ward, and Mungo j. Currie were among
other Republicans who declared their inten-
tions of supporting Mr.. Black
1.-The young men of the Republican
party are out for Black Chapman said,
"and be will get tremendous vote in the
Ninth Ward. y
II will vote for Black and am sorry
that can give him only one vote, 2 Mr..
Currie said
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
From Roosevelt to Parker.

Quite political sensation has been
caused in the State of Indiana by the
announcement that Colonel William L.
Ewing, of yincences, a Union veteran and
lifelong Republican, will support Judge
Parker and the entire Democratic ticket.
Colonel Ewing is prominent in Grand Army
circles and has splendid civil war record.
Colonel Ewing gives as his reasons that
Roosevelt is absolutely unsafe and may at
any time engage the country in disastrous
foreign complications; that the President
has usurped the rights Of Congress and that
he has ill-treated faithful servants of the
Government like Miles and General Tyner,
of Indiana. The Colonel lived in St. Louis
for several years and was at one time Mayor
Of that city as q Republican.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
From the Camden Democrat.

The Democrats of this district have nam
ed an excellent and irreproachable candidate
for Congress in the person of Lawyer Austin
Fl. Swackhamer, of Woodbury.. The dis
trict is, of course Republican by large
majority, but it is equally certain that Re-
publicans all over the district are chatting
about Loudenslager and are anxious for a
change The leaders do not want him,
and he knows it. Nothing would suit
many of the prominent Republicans Of
Camden and Gloucester counties better
than to wake up the morning after election
and read that Loudenslager is defeated.
It would mean a new deal. The Ferrell-
Robenson situation is very nearly repeated
in the present campaign. The Democats
of the district Gas well as the Republicans
are on the alert to effect change. Mr..
Swackhamer will secure hundreds of Re-
publican votes, and all he needs is the full
Democratic vote to seriously imperil Mr..
Loudenslager's chances.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
ECONOMY

The World has heretofore called attent-
ion to tht fact that neither in the Republic
an platform nor in President Roosevelts
speech of acceptance did the words
economy = .'retrenchment'' or reform
once appear
In the Presidents letter of acceptance
the President corrects this omission. He
not mentions economy but defines it.
Confronted with unquestioned figures show
ing that INSTRUMENTATION has cost SPILL
100000 more than MeKinIey's and 1888, >
100000 more than Cleveland's, he boldly
says that "the expenditures have been
managed in spirit of economy"
So it is also economy, that has increas-
ed the expenditures of the Government
S187,000,00o in seven years in the war,
navy and civil appropriations alone. 1t is
economy that has caused deficit Of
S21, o00, 900 in less than three months Of
the current fiscal year.
II the taxpayers like this kind Of
economy" Mr.. Roosevelt is just the Pres
ident for them. World
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
MANTUA.

There will be the usual monthly song
service in St. Barnahas Church next Sun
day evening at 730.
The choir of st. Barnabas ?. E Church
will have supper in the near future, pro-
ceeds to 60 toward the purchasing Of new
organ.
Joseph Kelly has sold his farm to John
Reed of Woodstown, and will have sale
soon of his stock and implements.
Colonel Bowman's show has drawn large
crowds for nearly week, and the most
/ fastidious persons find nothing objection
able in any of the performances.
Mrs. Mary Abbott had an old-fashioned
quilting party coupled with an entirely up
to-date Pink Tea recently. A most en-
| joyable time is reported by those present:
Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Mullen, Mrs. Moore,
Miss Moore Mrs. Thurlo and Mrs East
lack, mother of Mrs. Thurlo
The Guild will meet next Tuesday even
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DEM.
A set of silver offered by Col. Bowman
for the most votes for the most popular
lady in town, has furnished lots of excite
ment for the past week, and some of our
most quiet ladies haye entered the contest
and are enjoying it immensely. Husbands
are making lively canvas for their wives,
and in some instances paying the exorbi-
tant price of nickel for voting ticket.
Smith, the grocer, has an immense crop
of peaches Of a very late variety known
as the White Heath The trees are so
heavily laden that they really cannot ma
ture.
The thraa naat shons are, nrourpssinU
finely and prices are way down.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
wESTvILLE-NEWB0LD

member of our people went to the
Trenton Fair on Wednesday.
Charles Brooks, one Of our old and respee-
ted citizens, passed away last Friday. He
was one of the Brooks Bros. for many years
leading horse dealers Of New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. His remains were taken to
Pennsylvania for interment
Through G. r. Bankers agency Mr.. Fl.
c. Baughman has bought the Souders prop
erty corner Station and Summit avenues.
and is renovating same before occupancy.
Mr.. Barker has also sold Mrs. G. G. Voor-
heis lot on Highland avenue, to Mr.. ".
Ferris, Of Camden, who will build thereon
soon.
Joseph James is building large double
house on Station Ave.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29

When Governor Murphy, in his last
message, declared that
''The blessings and benefits of our
government would be more highly appre-
ciated if every citizen was required to CON
tribute substantial sum as a poll tax to
the support of the State before being allow
ed to vote, and / would have such tax
large enough to remove the temptation
from any political party to assist the
citizen in its payment. y
he was not mindful of the fact that the
New jersey railroads pay but two-thirds of
one per cent tax upon all their property,
while other property pays two and three
per cent, and, with the profits corrupt the
people, buy legislatures, control the Cover
nors and dominate the State. Governor
Murphy is now in the political arena, and
be might well say that if the railroads paid
more taxes to the municipalities, they
would more appreciate the blessings and
benefits which they derive from the govern
ment, True American.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
Roosevelt as a scoId.
From the Boston Herald, Indl.

from the Boston Herald Ind.
1t cannot be said by the most ardent adj
mirer of Mr.. Roosevelt, who thinks or who
has any knowledge of public affairs, that
the letter of acceptance is serious state
paper. 1t is in fact,a political document of.
great shrewdness and cleverness, betraying,
however, an undignifed temper, and to be
more than conservative, an uniformed mind
Mr. Roosevelt is clearly not the stuff of
which we used to make Presidents, and his
manners, to speak for a second Of matter
which is deemed of little Importance in
Washington, especially at our White House
are far inferior to those of all his immediate
predecessors, say, to point our moral, to
those of Mr. Arthur, We have never before
had a scold in the Presidential chair, and
meyer before did president, as a candidate
for the Presidency, declare, in any formal
paper at least, that AS per cent. of our vot-
ers are dangerous neaiies of the country and
must be governed BY he very complete and
easy running macI9e of the other "a per
cent. This, if true, means that our democ-
racy is failure, and doubtless Mr. Roose-
welt really thus regards democracy, al
though he may not thus have boldly and
frankly formulated it,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
TURNS TO PARKER FROM ROOSEVELT

In a letter to the New York Herald.
Dewitt Clinton Overbaugh, Of New York
City, gives his reasons for supporting Alton
B. Parker for President ~
II haye been a strong adherent Of the
Republican party and devoted to its princi-
pies for many years, but, President Roose-
welt having injected so much of his manner
and methods of his own personality into his
administration and forsaken the underlying
principles of the foundation of our Repub-
lie, now, for the first time since | cast my
first vote, in 1864, l will vote for the Demo-
cratic Presidential candidate, Alton Brooks
Parker President Roosevelt's letter of ae-
ceptance helped me to come to this decision.
God has prospered this nation and
brought it to its present exalted position
among the nations of the world for the
purpose that it might fulfil the mission of
peace, but peace with the outside world
cannot be maintained by our nation if its
President, through strenuous disposition,
assumes belligerent attitude, with chip
on his shoulder, desiring to give some real
or fancied enemy an opportunity to strike
it off.
ssWhen we believe, as people, that this
spirit is backed by disposition thoroughly
imbued with militarism and imperialistic
motives, then it is time for this nation to
call halt.
This nation in the next four years may
be called upon to pass through maze of
difficulties. International questions OF
great Importance may confront US which
will require the keenest intellectual diplo-
macy to keep our nation from becoming
entangled with other Powers Of the world.
There are also vital questions of national
importance that must be settled Monop-
olies, strikes, Investigations and punish
ments of dishonest public officials, squan-
dering uselessly the public money and the
rich trust combines, which are eating like a
cancer into the very life OF the nation. the
tariff to be adjusted properly. Can the
people trust the present Executive? Is he
safe? | think not Therefore, | advocate
the cause Of the Democratic nominee Alton
B. Parker, because Of the vast difference
between the two candidates. The one
strenuous, cratic and hasty; the other with
a judicially trained mind-thoughtful,
competent, careful, firm as rock where
justice leads him, sympathetic and digni-
fed.
mot since the days of Tlcuias Jefferson
(the immortal) has the Democratic party
made better nomination.
'sAlton B. Parker was my fellow towns
man for twenty years. | can speak from
pie of these United States that he is man
who can be trusted in the highest office
within the gift of the people 2
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
THE CANDIDATE THE PLATFORM.

On Tuesday last the Committee appoint
ed by the State Convention to notify candi-
date Black met him at his home and per-
formed that pleasant duty. Mr.. Black
words in accepting the responsibility and
honor should be read by every voter by all
parties. They are as follows -
'sThe platform, expressed in language SO
precise and so simple it cannot be misun-
derstood, aud shall not be misconstrued,
adopting two cardinal principles of Demo-
cratic government, economy in public ex-
penditure and the equal taxation of rail-
road property in each municipality at the
same rate that is imposed upon the property
of private owners, dollar for dollar, in
assessment of valuation, dollar for dollar in
amount of tax to be imposed and paid to
the taxing districts in which the property
is located, meets my deliberate approval.
In the language of the platform, by accept
ing this nomination | feel in honor bound
to keep the pledge of the platform in letter
by the people at the polls.
A system Of taxation which by law grants
a special privilege or partial exemption to
the property of the steam railroads and
canals not granted to the property of private
owners, is in violation of that spirit Of
fairness which has been fostered by State
j e..
The force of these principles can be made
clear by few simple illustrations Can
any valid reason be given why S., 900, 600
of real estate railroad property in Hunterf
don county, or nearly 100000 of the
same class of property in Burlington Co.,
should not be taxed at the same rate and
bear the same burden as the lands of the
farms in those counties? Or the $40, 000 900
of railroad property in Essex county be
taxed at the same rate and bear the same
burden as the factories and homes of that
progressive county? She asks simply for
justice.
Are we to continue to be a Democratic
State, under which men with equal rights
are to govern themselves, for the people
and by the people, or a State under which
special privileges are fostered and pro-
tected, or justice prevails
Hand IN hand with any sound system of
taxation must go rigid economy of public
expenditure. Can any valid reason be
given why the Inauguration Of Demo
cratic Governor in 1898 should cost the
State 81, $685. 50 while in 1902 it cost the
State 81, 444.64 to inaugurate Republi-
can Governor
This is but an illustration of the lavish
expenditures, which if continued will in
evitably lead to a State tax. The Demo-
cratic party is the party that relieved the
State from State tax, and it will be the
Democratic party that will prevent State
tax from being imposed upon the people Of
New Jersey. In public affairs believe in
a conservatism that is not timid or weak,
in progress that advances without being
radical or revolutionary.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
CLAYTON.

Mrs Jacob Campbell and son Preston,
spent last week with her son, George
Campbell, and family in New York City.
Miss Alice Davis, of South Orange, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Days here.
Joseph Corsilia has purchased the prop
erty now occupied by Charles Turner, on
the corner of Pear and Linden streets.
William Cliff is on the sick list at his
residence on Clayton Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hoffman, Jr, are
entertaining her father, William Buck, Of
Millville.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Newkirk, of
Pennsgrove, were over-Sunday visitors with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Atkinson.
Misses Martha and Ida Klinger enter
tanned Miss Bispham and her sister Mable,
OF Millvjlle, ever Sunday.
Mrs. William Mclaughlin, formerly of
this place, now of Winsor, N. Y, is visit
ing James Madden and family here.
Moore Bros. now have one factory work
ing and two more have fire under, that will
start working next Saturday.
Miss Miriam Leigh is on the sick list.
Alex. Corson, formerly Of this place, was
an oyer-Sunday guests of friends here.
Lewis Leob moved in his new house on
Academy street on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beckett, of Camden,
Mrs Rachel Porch, of Millville, and Mrs.
Selida Proctor, of Phila., were the guests
of F. G. Ladd and family few days last
week.
Miss Ethel Laid spent Sunday as the
guest of Miss Bertha Isaac in Elmer.
N. D. Brown, our enterprising grocer, is
having his store and residence on High ST.
remodeled and newly painted.
Harry and William Porch spent Saturday
in Trenton.
Wesley Ingersoll has accepted position
at Whitney's glassworks at Glassboro, and
moved his family there last week.
Misses Hannah and Francis Porch are
visiting friends in Ridley Park, Pa.
William White, Of vineland was an
over-Sunday visitor of relatives here
A two-year-old child of Thos. Stafford
fell against hot stove day last week and
was severely burned.
BASE BALL.
Clayton team disbanded last Saturday
after defeating the strong Robbins of Tren-
ton, at Trenton, by a score OF to |.
The fence that enclosed the Clayton ball
park has been taken down and piled IN
Moore Bros. factory yard where they will
know where to find it next year, and
the grand stand has been inclosed.
Out Of 81 games Clayton won 40, and
closed the season holding the championship
Of New Jersey,
Manager Campbell has signed the same
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29

The Republicans of New jersey are al
ready on the run. The present State adj
ministration has disguised the people, and
DIVIDED the party into warning factions in
a majority of the counties, and the people
see in Mr. Stokes candidacy only con-
tinuation Of Murphyism for three years
more, and they have had enough of it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29

Numerous interviews with officers of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, published in
the World last Tuesday, show how
thoroughly they approve Judge Parker's
statement that old-age pensions should be
granted by law, and not be given as largess
distributed by the Chief Executive" AS
one Of them says, We do not care to
receive benefit about which there is a
question of legality
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
Throwing Tub to Catch Whale. y,
TFrom the trenton True american

From the Trenton True American.
Everybody has read, or heard, Of the
great droyes Of savage wolves that swept
the Russian steppes in search Of food and
how the travellers, when chased by these
wolves, throw out any old thing from a
bearskin to a pair of gum boots, for the
wolves to fight oyer, and so impede their
progress, while the travellers escape.
The Republican leaders seem to have
read and profited by this information and,
by the platform and candidate which they
forced on the convention, have sought to
stop the pursuit of robbed and indignaut
public by throwing overheard for local tax
alton the $40, 1876, 097 of second class pro-
perty, already taxed at one and one-half
per cent, while the railroads and the Re-
publican party make off with the $780,
157, 600 OF main stem and the $25, POI, 118
of personal property to be taxed at one
half of one per cent. in aid of wilful and
wicked State extravaganza.
:. It.makes no difference whether the Re-
can leaders call this equal taxation or
It makes no difference what prospect
bold out of future improvement, this
that the railroads allowed them to
Use; that is all that the railroads will
them to fulfill.
$40, 600, 600 of second class property
silly located in the larger towns and
and is now taxed one-half per cent.
10 State and one per cent. for the tax
istrict.
main stem of the railroads and
cut an hundred foot swath through
State in all directions, and in almost
township and city in the State.
ere are in the several counties over
miles of main stem, 100 feet wide.
other words, there are 80, 205 acres of
covered with the most costly i'm
ements and expensive structures, oc
ing the most valuable sites in cities or
e country, absorbing every available
of water front, constantly traversed by
host elaborate and expensive machinery
Il making money out of all of it
ID yet not all nor any of all this wealth
pne dollar of tax to the municipalities
e protection which it receives or to
the burdens of the farmer or mer-
and the manufacturer; the real estate
r and the real e~tate renter-whose
makes the raili. ads profitable and
be earnings are taken to pay taxes on
exempted property It the railroads.
addition there are S25, 600, 900 of ma
ery, locomotives, cars, tools and uten-
which are absolutely free of any local
be main stem values of $3.50, 157, 600
esent more than one-sixth OF the as
led values of all the farms, factories,
Filings, theatres, Office buildings in the
'ssa4e, and the Se5, 600, 900 of railroad
eqt lpment exceeds one-sixth of all the
machinery, farming utensils, furniture,
bark capital and surplus, bonds and other
securities taxed in this State.
These values it is which the Republican
leaders proposed to exempt from public
taxation and ask the people to content
themselves for their absence by rejecting
upon the glorious record which they have
made in swelling the State receipts and
spending them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29

The New York Sun, the ablest of New
York Republican papers, is supporting
Roosevelt and opposing Higgins the Re-
publican candidate for Governor New
York State will electa Democratic Governor
and cast its electoral vote for Parker and
Davis this fall, sure.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29

The Democrats Of the Fourth Congress
sional District have nominated Robert T.
Stevens, Of Somerset county, for Congress.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29

The Public Ledger, the greatest of the
Independent press of the country, throws
its great influence for Parker and Davis.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
Charles C. Black
OF Hudson.
For Congress
A. H. SWACKHAMER,
of Gloucester 10.
Democratic County Convention.

The delegates representing the Democratic
party elected in the various townships, wards
and boroughs of Gloucester County at the pr-
mary election on September 18th, 1904 are re-
quested to meet in Prehl's Hall, Woodbury.
N. j., on
Saturday, October LIST, 1904,
at two O'Clock p M, for the purpose of placing
and one Coroner.
GEORGE P. PIERCE,
Chairman of last Democratic Co. Convention
E. l.. SpRATTON,
Secretary.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29

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