Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-04-25
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Il held ON Tuesday, April 2, and
the Democrats won because
Mayor Wells during his six
years incumbency in Office has given
the people n clean, economical and pro-
gressive administration, vast Inn
provement over the Republican adj
ministration which preceded him. Up
to and including the morning of April
the Globe-D Democrat whooped it up in
great shape for the Republican ticket.
On the 18th, however, ii contained two
editorial paragraphs which furnish
much food for reflection. First the
GID said:
Politicians who think they can win with
an inferior ticket have often missed their
calculation and given their party black
eye.
Now, thing or person is inferior"
when compared with something or
somebody that is superior" There
fore the foregoing paragraph must
mean that the Republican candidates
were s.inferior' TO the Democratic can
didates; but, nevertheless and notwith-
standing, the GID. whooped it up for
the inferior ones. Query Did it
know prior to April 2 that the Repub-
licans were s.inferior to the Demo
Gratis. or did it make that discovery be-
twixt the time when its issue of April
went to press and when its issue Of
April went to press?
The G.-D.'s second editorial para
graph on this subject in its Issue Of
April is as follows:
The Republican party of ST. Louis can
not successfully carry a collection of
discredited politicians A class of this
kind can accomplish nothing for them
selves, though they are certain to injure
the party as far as it is identified with
them and their unsatisfactory records.
An incubus of this variety is a boon to
the opposition and a handicap to what he
calls his own side. Politicians with an
unsavory reputation may seek to be vim
Dictated, but they put a party that in
dulges them at disadvantage. It is es-
sential for the Republicans of St. Louis.
who have just lost an election on account
of an element of this nature, to send it to
the rear, unless the experience of Tues
day is to be repeated, in spite of having
the most votes and the best prospects.
That paragraph will repay careful
perusal, especially in light of the fact
that the Republicans claim the G. o.
p. is the party Of sweetness, purity,
light, patriotism and every good quail
ity possible. Certainly to that para
graph is applicable the old saying that
can open confession is good for the
soul.n But suppose case. Suppose
the GID. had published that paragraph
two days before the. election instead
of two days after the election. Then
what? Why, if it has one 1.-THE the in
fuence it is credited with, just as sure
as grass grows or water runs, the Dem
ocratie majority would have been in
creased by 1000 or 5000.
In this editorial the CD. humps the
candidates whom it supported off as
"a collection of discredited politicians"
which would probably furnish grounds
for SANDER suit unless its descrip-
ito personarum is correct. 1t evidently
does not mean that they were discred-
tied by the defeat on April 2, for in the
next sentence it refers to their sunsat-
isfactory records, clearly meaning
records which they had made prior
thereto The CD rubs it in on those
whom it supported still more by char
acterizing them as an incubus" an
other actionable word unless the CD.
can prove it. Still further along it de
dominates its late candidates as poll
ticians with an unsayory reputation
which, unless justified, would consti-
tute third count in a petition for dam
ages.
The G.-D.'s performance appears to
be a clear case of shindsight is better
than foresight"