Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-14
Especial washington letter.


III PUT in part of the holidays lectur
ing in the states of New YorE
81 and Vermont, and l met grea
many Democrats Whether Of
not it proves anything, they almost in
yariably talked with confidence abou
electing Democratic president this
year New York Democrats are very
enthusiastic on the subject. While they
differ as to their candidates. they in
sist that any good Democrat can carry
the state. While from time to time tht
metropolitan papers have good dea
to say about the harmony between
Governor Odell and Senator Plat, the
people say it is a cry of harmony where
there is no harmony. While these two
illustrious statesmen in public are fall
ing on each others neck, in private
they are seeking the poniard into eacf
others back with all their might. The
wish and prayer of every good Demo
crat will be, More power to their
armslv 1t is stated and believed in
New York that Odell aspires to the
unusual honor of a third term in the
governors chair. Evidently Benjamin
knows a good thing when he sees it
Democrats say if the governor is nomi
mated for third term he will lose the
state by 100000. This may be too rosy
a view of the situation, but not too
rosy if he gets the nomination in spite
of Senator Plat. There are plenty OF
people now living who remember what
happened in 1882, when Arthur forced
Folger on the party, and he lost the
state by 10000 Senator Plat sup
ported Folger loyalty; it was the Blaine
Republicans who revolted and applied
the knife to Secretary Folger of the
treasury. But it may turn out that the
Blaine Republicans, or feather heads, .
were not the only Republicans who
understood the art of boiling and ap-
plying the knife. AT any rate and for
some reason New York Democrats hail
the new year jubilantly and conf
IDENTIFY.
The Vermont Democrats are the most
remarkable set Of Democrats in Amer
lea. With them 'Shope springs eternal
in the human breast and no mistake.
They haven't carried the state within
the memory of the oldest inhabitant,
and yet they are enthusiastic, patient,
courageous and as true to their polite
al principles as the needle to the pole.
They can't be bought or seduced from
their allegiance. They are Democrats
not from the hope of reward, but be-
cause they love the great party and its
principles with undying affection If
l were as rich as Rockefeller or Car
negie. would present every Vermont
Democrat with gold medal.
When 1 lectured at Barre, the Demo
Gratis of that delectable city gave me a
banquet. | never heard a more en-.
thusiastic set of speeches in my life
Long live the Democrats of Vermont
A Paradox.
My esteemed contemporary, the Phil
adelphia Press, edited by my brilliant
personal friend, Hon. Charles Emory
Smith, though politically antagonistic
has this TO say touching affairs in the
far east: Both parties have every
thing to gain by delay and everything
to lose by premature action" That
n
ten by Hon. Charles Emory Smith, one
of the most brilliant Republicans in the
land. Hardly. General Forrest, who
taken all in all, was one of the greatest
soldiers of the civil war, once defined
the art of achieving victory, ITO gel
thar fustest with the most men, and
he usually s'got thar fustest." That is
only cotton field translation of Napo
Icons maxim, God fights on the side
Of the heaviest battalions." General
Charles Emory Smith is one of the
greatest editors in America. He is
more one Of the greatest orators ii
America, but evidently he knows moth
ing of war To get the bulge is the
principal thing on the field of Mars
and it is impossible that both Russia
and Japan should profit by delay.
More or Less Valuable Advice.
The more or less esteemed New York
Evening Post winds up an elaborate
editorial of advice to the Democrats
with the following somewhat racy re
M orI-c.