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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15
Rushina THINGS Presidential.

More than once in these letters no.
tice has been made Of the unusual ac-
tiyity among Republican aspirants for
the presidency. To read of their swing
ing around the circle. speeehifying,
handshaking, etc, one would naturally
conclude that this is the year next be-
fore a presidential election rather than
the year next after one THE early
bird catches the worm SO we are told.
We might also take the converse of
that proyerD and reflect somewhat on
the proposition that it is the early
worm which Is caught But this early
bird business in matters presidential
is not confined to ambitious Republic
ans. It seems to be catching. like small
pox, measles and itch Democratic
statesmen are beginning to take no
tice.H Now come certain Democrats Of
Chicago and organize themselves into
an Edward T. Dunno league for the
purpose of boosting the new mayor of
Chicago into the White House This Is
a free country, and any set of citizens
have an indefeasible right TO boom
any man they please for the presidency
or any other office, great or small, at
any time that seems to them good and
proper SO let the merry dance pro-
ceed Still. few words may not be
inapropos. Mayor Dunno Is 40 doubt
most estimable gentleman He made
"a great race for mayor and achieved a
splendid victory. Democrats every
where wish him well, but his fitness
and availability as a presidential guam
tity are to be determined not SO much
by NJ majority for mayor as by the
manner in which be discharges the
onerous, important and multifarious
duties Of that great Office Within the
recollection of all d man SO deported
himself as mayor Of a much smaller
city than Chicago in such way as to
make him governor Of the most popu-
lous and wealthy state in the Union
and in due time he became president
Of the United States. If Mayor Dunno
makes great mayor, he may skip the
gubernatorial chair and succeed Colo
mel Roosevelt at Washington March 4,
1909, but If he falls down as mayor
bis chances of being president will go
where the woolbine twineth The peo-
pie of the United States will buy no
more presidential pigs in pokes. Such
an opportunity as Mayor Dunno now
has comes to few men The presiden-
tial ladder is iii his full view. He can
climb it il he chooses. He can far
more easily remain at the bottom and
see others ascend to the political beav-
en-. for it Il not overstating the case to-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15
Judicial Wisdom.

What finely patriotic decision was
that of Judge William Jefferson Pol
lard in his Dayton street police court
in ST Louis Right worthy the name
of Jefferson it was. The story is this:
One Paul Baritone was hailed before
Judge Pollard on Memorial day and
fined $50 for threatening two other men
with d revolver. Baritone made no
defense, ana the fine was announced.
Before he was taken from the court
room Judge Pollard learned that the
row arose because Baritone resented
the claim of the other men that Russia
could whip our Uncle Samuel and. fur
Their, that Baritone fought with Schley
at Santiago. That was too much for
the judge. He called the prisoner back
and RENTED the fine, saying, mo de-
fender of his country shall go to the
workhouse from this court, on Memo
rial day at least"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15
The Unexpected.

And now comes the announcement
that Charles Joseph Bonaparte, grand
nephew of the greatest land fighter Of
all the ages, is to be secretary Of the
navy. Can it be that the Bonaparte
family is to make its third entry into
the field of the worlds warlilxe dispo
sitions? If he has great practical abil-
ity in naval matters. how unfortunate
for the French that the first Napoleon
could not, at the time he longed for
great naval leader to pit against Eng
land, have reached long finger into
the future and plucked this landlocked
sea specialist from his law Office long
enough to sweep Nelson from the Eng
lish channel 1t is a customary piece
of the vagaries Of fate that the water
fighter of the Bonaparte family. should
not have lived at the time when he
could have been of the greatest service
to his immortal relative and to the
French people. Could Napoleon once
have driven Nelson from the channel.
his soldiers, as did those of William
the C0nqueror in A. d. 1866, would
probably have made short work of the
Red Necks.' Thackeray says that for
all things there is compensation. While
it is true that Napoleon practically
gave us the rich expanse of the terri
tory of Louisiana, yet he preyed I'M
mercifully upon our infant commerce,
and we of this day inherit the debts of
the French spoliation Claims and
now again we have another turn of
this inevitable wheel of "compensa
tion," and Napoleon's family has given
US head for our navy, upon which de-
ponds 50 largely the defense of our
country. The whirligig of time surely
brings its rewards and its revenges.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15
Criminal Idiocy.

Probably the intensest fool is the an
archist with the bomb New evidence
of this is found in the attempt on the
lives of King Alfonso and President
Loubet What good would come Of
their removal even in the eyes Of an
anarchist? " ere is there a better,
more progressive. humane or intelli-
gent leader of a nation than is Presi-
dent Loubet? Could a change in the
ruler of France be anything but step
in the direction of retrogression? In
Spain, where the kingdom seems inev-
itabIy fixed, SO long as they are to have
kings born to the purple, ruling by
divine right" how much worse it might
be than to have for king the delicate
young gentleman who now sits on the
throne of Aragon and CASTLE!
What good can the bomb thrower ex-
pect to accomplish TO say that gov
ernments can be destroyed by killing
few rulers is tommyrot and should
seem such even to as big fool as the
anarchist with a bomb in bis hand
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15
"Phases Of the Tariff

with the above caption for text the
Washington Post, a consistent but RAJ
tional high tariff advocate serrnonizes
as follows
Chickens and crow, as articles Of diet,
are not more different than the specula-
tive political economy laid down in Sec
rotary shaw's speech at Cleveland and
the practical political economy expressed
in Secretary Taft's intentions touching
purchases of supplies and materials for
the construction of the Panama canal
The secretary of the treasury is the most
radical Of the stand patters. the secretary
Of war is an intrepid reyistonist The is
sue may be stated after this fashion, ITS
the government bigger than the tariT2''
The converse of that may be put this
way: Is the tariff bigger than the gov
ernrnent2 Has the government any
rights the tariff is bound to respect?
Only a short fifteen years ago the Re-
publican party was making the Mckinley
tariff. James G. Blaine was then secre-
tary of state and the most influential man
of his party. Mr.. Blaine learned that the
principle of reciprocity was utterly ignor-
ed in the composition of the Mckinley
bill. and he FASTENED to the capitol to
demonstrate. He was emphatic to the
verge of violence, and his anger was ex-
pressed by the crushing Of an Immaculate
eight dollar hat that, 1t Is probable. he
had bought in London for twice as many
shiilings. The party in both houses was
frightened Mr.. Blaine was yet the plum
ed knight and immensely popular in Kan
sas and Iowa. AS result Mr. Blaine was
invited to write what he pleased in the
Mckinley bill, and he writ large the
word ard the plan-reciprocity
Mr.. Blaine is dead his shining lance is
rust. his trenchant falchion forever
sheathed his great doctrine of reciprocity
utterly repudiated Here is the mingled
contempt and sarcasm with which a Re-
publican secretary of the treasury speaks
of the legacy James G. Blaine bequeathed
his party and his country: But there are
those in this country. am told, who
favor material reductions in present tar
ifs on merchandise coming from certain
countries and the enforcement Of present
rates as against others. I think they cali
this reciprocity
Then the secretary advanced what he
was pleased to call, for some reconcile
reason or other the maximum and the
minimum. And what do you suppose he
intends to do with the maximum and
minimum? Stimulate. encourage and ex-
pand trade by means of it, as the French
do? Not at all The French maximum
and minimum is nothing in the world but
reciprocity, of which any nation may
avail itself. The Shaw plan of maximum
and minimum is prohibition. for he makes
duties. already prohibitory. the minimum
of this wonderful and fearfGlly conceived
thing he has named the maximum and the
minimum. With due respect to Mr. Shaw
and the great place he has filed with
consummate ability and pronounced sue
cess, it is yet pertinent to remark that
his conception of maximum and minimum
is q trifiing with question soon to be
paramount and with the people, who are
grizzly resolved to examine the whole
thing
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15

The papers seem disposed to poke fun
at Hon. Charles B. Lands of Indiana
for saying that be expected to live to
see our mutual friend, Senator Jona-
than p. Dolliyer of Iowa, president and
Intimate that Lands Is quite likely to
double discount Methuseiah In number
Of years but stranger things have hap
pened than Dolliyer president
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15

A great surprise has been sprung
upon the world by Governor William
T.. Douglas of Massachusetts by his
declination to be a candidate to sue
coed himself. The announcement is
received with varying emotions. Dem
ocrats regret it; Republicans rejoice at
it. He evidently believes in letting well
enough alone.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15
The kinodom Of RrownIow.

Congressman w. p Brownlow of
Tennessee announces that he desires to
create a new state, composed of the
rough, mountainous and Republican
portions of Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina and Virginia which adjoln
each other up IN the Cumberland noun
tains. Those who have read John
Fox's great story THE Little Shepherd
of Kingdom Come" need no introduce
ton to this region, a region much crit
icised and held UP to ridicule, but
which deserves commentator for a
good many things, However, It's poll
tics is not one of these things Brown
lows congressional district has some
thing like 10000 Republican majority,
and Gibson s, also in east Tennessee. IS
almost as unbearable The mountain
districts Of the other three states are
similar If such thing as the fornia-
ton of this proposed state could come
about BrownIow, one Of the most de-
lightful men in the world, would ro-
tate between the offices of governor
and senator as long as he lives, for bis
popularity IN the mountains is Inn
mense
However, some small difficulties lie
in the way, as only one state, Texas,
has the right under our laws to divide
without the consent Of the general gov
ernment as well as the consent of the
people of the state But who knows
but what the four states mentioned
would be glad to slice OF the small
mountainous region as d contribution
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15

HH Hrs ulf iiS AOtGt. d1Nl 1EiQk(to
H yociferously because Paul Nor
ton and Charles J. Bonaparte
left the Democrats and joined the Re-
publicans. From those occurrences the
GID. concludes that young men gen
orally are Joining or going to join the
G. o. p. 1t is too hasty in its conclu-
sions. 1t undertakes to deduce a gem
eral rule from too few instances, which
is violative of the Bac0nian rule of
reasoning. What it should conclude is
that {; cabinet Office is a great tempta-
ton to an ambitious young man,
whether he be a Democrat or Repub-
lican, and that few perhaps could with
stand it: but there are only nine
cabinet positions with which to reward
deserters from the Democratic party,
even if they were all SO bestowed.
But can the president keep on giving
cabinet and other high places to new
converts without disgruntling the vet
Grams Of his party, the men who have
borne the heat and burden of the day?
Hardly. But while the CD. is mem
tioning distinguished converts, why,
oh, why did It omit that illustrious
renegade Lyman J. Gage, who in 1896
rated to the Republicans to get the
treasury portfolio, and who got it, and
who is now receiving q princely salary
for getting it and for favoring certain
interests while he had it? Such a
bright and shining light as Lyman
should not be hidden under bushel
when a list is being made up of those
ex-Democrats who made good with the
Republicans before they were dry be-
hind the ears. He is the bellwether of
the whole gang.
How can the CD. honestly claim
that the Republican party is especial
" strong with young men, drawing
them all to itself when such young
men as Charles A. Towne, George
Turner and Webster Davis voluntarily
leave the G. o. F. to cast their for
tunes with the Democracy? Also Fred
T. Dubois should be counted in. He
was Il United States senator when he
Quit the party of special privilege.
Towne was popular Republican con-
gresham. Davis had been assistant
secretary of the interior. Any Of the
four was more prominent and had a
brighter future with Republicans than
Morton or Bonaparte or Gage had with
Democrats. What's more. when a man
leaves a majority party to take mem
bership in a minority party be gives
stronger proofs of sincerity than when
he reverses that process.
The GID winds up its self congsatu-
latory address with this nice compli-
ment to the G. O. r.: Here is one of
the secrets Of its power. 1t draws to
its fold the best Of the members of
other parties and retains them. Yes
'.the best No doubt the gang of Re
publican thieves who have been plum
dering Philadelphia for years are the
best The Republican land thieves of
Oregon are 1.-THE best The Repub
lican band of marauders at Minneap-
Oils are 'the best" No doubt.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15
The Philinninas.

Two things have served to popular
ize the Philippine propaganda in this
country, if it can be said to be popu-
larized at all: ID An unwise senti-
ment that somehow it is our duty to
act as universal policeman; (2l that
everybody can get rich over there
Those afflicted with the first idea are
incurable, for it grows out Of idioey.
The sure-pop- get-rich idea is durable.
A few more jolts like the closing OF
the American bank of Manila. by order
of General Wright, will do the work,
It's heroic remedy, but few appli-
cations win convince the greedy that
they would do well to give the much
exploited Philippines a wide berth
American interest in ciyilizing the Phil
ippines will soon reach the vanishing
point when it is once ascertaiDed tnat
ciyilizing the Philippines will not bring
fortunes to the American philanthro-
pists.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15

say that that is about the estimate that
aspiring statesmen place upon the
White House He has his fortunes in
his own hands. No man, no coterie Of
men, anhelp him to any large extent
If he demonstrates the possession of
a high order Of executive ability he
will need no clubs to boost him. The
people will take him ii their mighty
arms and place him in the greatest of
fee known among men
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15

Alack and alas. The Russian govern
ment through Ambassador Cassini has
protested to our government against
Mr. Secretary Of War Taft making a
visit to the emperor Of Japan, accom-
panied by distinguished retinue Of
senator's, representatives and generals
Cassini says such a performance will
be regarded by his government as an
"unfriendly act The Russians are
playing in hard luck just now but they
remember, even if we do not, that dur
ing our civil war Russia was the only
world power friendly to us.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15

to the new state, aud have no doubt
that the present national adj s<1istra-
ton would be much more pleased to
welcome new Republican state than
to oflciate at the birth of some new
Democratic states in tie southwest
e We can't have a King Brownlow,
we may have state of Brownlow.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15

Mr.. Speaker Cannon is wrestling
with President Roosevelt ia an effort
to have him postpone the extra ses.
sion Of congress to Nov. 10. BY
cutting out the Christmas holidays the
extra session could be avoided alto
gether, and it would be extremely diff
cult to explain how the Christmas holi-
days really benefit the public or sena-
tors and representatives themselves. II
Uncle Joe would suggest this to Colonel
Roosevelt, he might have an UNDER
standing which would avoid the waste
and worry of the extra session. If he
could accomplish that, be would de-
serve we'll of all concerned,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-15
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lux H. Il K -NewIiead "
Nay--IheF aandI Bomb
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Especial Washington letter.
~ He st. Louis Globe-Democrat
lifts up its voice and reioIces
Il yociferously because Paul Nor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23

A new life is always open to the man
or woman who believes that, however
the past may have been sold for small
returns or forfeited by indebtedness, the
future is q fresh possession which may
be held upon the highest terms.
1t does not follow that because man
has made unfortunate investments with
one fortune 1t is inevitable that he should
go on to lose other fortunes Many a
man learns by losses how to conserve and
Increase gains. If a man has wasted one
moral fortune, he has the blessed GER
tainty that there is another at his dis
posal; and the lesson of disaster can al
ways be turned to account in new self
control, a steadier will. and a finer in
sight. II there were a universal biog-
raphy in which the fortunes of all the
race were set down, II would be full of
thrilling recitals of moral victories won
after long disasters, and moral eonquests
achieved after many moral defeats. They
are not the most unfortunate who are
taught the lesson Of success through the
bitter lessons Of failure. There Is always
future before the man who sets his
feet in the right path; and he who doubts
his ability to gain the highest moral pos
sessions because he has wasted his sub
stance In the past really doubts God
1.-THE Outlook
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23

great world OF experience that awaits you
all. But 1t is also "A motto that might be
fitly Joined. as by hooks of Steel to this
clarion message of the apostle to the
Gentiles- To be loyal, as God and your
own consciences would have you loyal,
implies the possession of valor, OF en-
durance in the face of obstacles, of an
earnest desire to show ones faith by ones
works. This have no doubt you have
found to be true, within the brief span of
life you have been able up to this time to
call your own. Your school days. no mat
ter how pleasantly they have been spent,
must. II they have had the true fibre rum
ming through them. have borne frequently
testimony to this iron quality of the soul.
1t lies at the foundation of that richer
experience which no teacher can place be-
fore YOU no books impart Therefore. do
not forget, l pray you, as you take the
next step forward I'm your pilgrimage,
that so long as the power and the OPP
portunity are both vouchsafed you, an
obligation exists that 1t is not the part OF
loyalty or OF sincere Christian service to
disregard for a moment Be true to your
selves; be true to the community in which
you live; be true to your God and the
well done" bestowed upon Timothy. the
martyr bishop OF Ephesus, at the close OF
his tasks will ultimately be yours, and
that peace of the Most High which pass
eth the understanding Of men.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
Must Believe It.
When Wellknown 5rattleboro People
Tell 1t SO Plainly.

When WeknOwn 5rattIeboro People
Tell 1t so Plainly.
When public endorsement is made by
a representative citizen of Brattleboro
the proof is positive, You must believe
it. Read this testimony. Every back
ache sufferer every man, woman or child
with any kidney trouble will find profit
in the reading.
Mrs. E. E, Whitney. professional nurse
of IS Green street says; when living
at No 2 Church street in the winter of
1897 had been annoyed for years with
attacks of pain in the small of my back
and other symptoms of either weakened
or over excited kidneys. When an adver-
tisement about Doan's Kidney Pills in
duced me to go to Greenes drug store
for box. If the treatment had not pro-
duced marked results never would have
bought a second. nor continued until I
used several, I made these facts known
to residents of Brattleboro at the time,
and now, over five years from that date
just as emphatically recommend the
same means employed to get relief as
did when it first came to my notice"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
wlndham and Bennington Association.


The Windham and Bennington Associ-
alton of Universalist Churches will hold
Its annual meeting in the Guilford Centre
church on Tuesday, June "a Col. II f
Taylor, vice president, will preside. The
delegates and friends will listen to an
address of welcome at 1880 by Miss Mar
tina Ingraham of Guilford, who is also
secretary OF the association. The FIRST
address Will be given by the Rev F. l.,
LeaVitt or Bellows Falls. This viii he
Followed by the reports from churches
sunday schools and Young PeopIes'
Unions, and the transaction of business
Dinner will be served by the ladies of
Guilford. "a
At o'clock there will be a praise SER
vice, followed by an address on the ed
ucational Needs of the South" by Rev.
Lyman Ward of Camp Hill, Alabama.
sermons will also be given by Mr.. L. E.
copeland OF the Canton, N. Y, Divinity
schooi' who Is supplying the Londonderry
ehurch this summer, and by the Rev.
FRANK L. Masseck. The business of the
association will then be completed. sun
per Will be served by the ladies'.
In the evening at o'clock the occas-
lonal sermon will be given by the Rev
A: N. Blackford, of Wilmington who
VIII take for his subject, "Worship "
The Brattleboro committee have ar
ranged for tally-ho to leave the church
al o'clock to return after the evening
meeting. Fare for the round trim 10
cents. 1t is hoped that a large delegation
Will go. All who intend to do so are in
vited to send their names to Mr. Mas
seek on or before Monday, so that suf-
hcient accommodations may be provided.