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Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08
BRIDGEPORT.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Alexander, of Orange,
spent over Sunday with ex-Sherjff Springer
and family.
Mrs. Chas. Dover, after having spent a
few weeks with relatives here, has returned
to her home.
Miss Edith Piats is spending some time
with Mrs. Franklin at her home in Dover,
Mrs. Hannah g. Helms has been i'll for q
few days but is now improving.
Pastor Whitton preached very helpful
sermon on Sunday evening last from the
text: "We Would See Jesus.
Charles Carey has been spending a few
days at home Mr.. Carey is at the sani-
tarium at Lock Haven, Pa, for treatment,
and has gained several pounds.
R K. Burk is shipping sweet potatoes
from the station in large quantities. The
price this week is $l.50 per barrel.
L. D. Sharp and family are spending a
part of this week in Phila. sightseeing.
Next Saturday morning on the 10 a.
m. train from here w J Helms will haye
excursion tickets to Mauch Chunk on sale
The excursion leaves the Reading Terminal
at 80 a. m.
Thomas Sheets has been on the sick list
the last sen days, but at this writing is con-
valescent
Mrs. DR.. 0liphant, in company with her
sister, Mrs. Ella Gibson, of SwedesboTo, are
taking their annual ous-ten days sight
seeing.
Our people are enjoying the parades and
festivities of Founders Week being held in
Philadelphia this week.
Capt. John F. Truist is on the sick liss.
He has been poorly for some time and at
this writing is not so we'll. A consulting
physician from Phila was in attendance on
Tuesday. Many friends are hoping for a
speedy recovery.
The Ushers' Union will give an enter
tainment in Logan Hall on Thursday even
ing. Oct. % Musical selections will be
rendered by able musicians. K F. Senser,
of Camden, will be the elocutionist and i'm
personator of the evening.
Next Sunday week will be rally day in
the church here. All members of the church
will receive postals from the pastor.
The first Sunday in November evangelist
Mitchell will commence revival services IN
our church. Mr.. Mitchell was here last
Fall and is we'll known TO our people, there
fore needs no introduction
A Bryan club will be organized here by
the legal voters of Logan township on
Wednesday evening, October IA, in Logan
Hall. All patriotic citizens, therefore, ir-
respective of party, who stand for the rule
of the people, and are against the oorrupt
or undue influence of money in elections,
and to that end favor publicity of campaign
contributions before election, as requested
by the Democratic platform, are most es-
pecially requested to be present. Don't
forget the night
Little Miss Dorothy AcKeag, who has
had broken collar bone, is now able to
have the use of her ann again, after carry
ing it in sling for a few weeks
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08
PROTECTING DEPOSITS IN BANKS.
An Ohio Example of Taft's Position
and okIahoma's Proof Of Bryan's
Position.

One of the planks of the Denver
platform favors guaranteed bank de-
posits- Mr., Bryan addressed the Ohio
legislature in February favoring guar
anteed deposits. Former Governor
Herrick subsequently addressed the
legislature in reply to Mr. Bryan, op-
posing any such protection for banks
and bank depositors.
Mr. Taft, in his speech of accep-
tance, denounced the plank of the
Denver platform, which declares for
a national law for banks similar to
the Oklahoma law for state banks.
thereby coinciding in the views of Mr.
Herrick and opposing the views of Mr..
Bryan.
below are two dispatches showing
what Mr.. Bryan stands for and what
Mr. Taft stands for:
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08
MuLLlcA HILL.

On Old Folks Day, Sunday last, the
church was crowded. The Oldest were
Christopher Knisell, Mrs. Murphy,
Ketura Dunlap, Mr.. Hiram Shute and
James Ecret, all received beautiful
bouquets "A Joyous Old Age" was
the topic Of the services.
Mr.. and Mrs David Borton have
been visiting their children in Phila,
delphia and Camden the past two
weeks.
Jacob Gaunt, of South Jersey, has
raised thirty-four tons of tomatoes on
three acres, an average of eleven tons
to the acre, and the tomatoes are of
fine quality.
Come out to the oyster supper next
ters in every style, in Parker's hall,
for the benefit of Huron Tribe.
Mr.. Isaac White had his property
surveyed last Thursday, by William M.
Carter, of Woodbury., and proposes
moving his stable, some twenty feet
to enlarge his livery business.
Mrs. R. N. Ballenger, of Mt. Vernon,
Virginia is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert c. Folwell this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert G. FolweH ar
rived home from Atlantic City last
| Thursday, having been there. two
weeks
Monthly meeting of the Epworth
League social will be held in the Meth
odist parsonage on Tuesday, the 18th
| inst.
The Young Friends Literary social
will be in the Friends Meeting House
| on Fourth-day evening, October 21st
at Mullica Hill.
Mrs. William M Colson, president Of
the w. c. T. q. and Mrs. Thomas Bor
| ton. secretary, started for Atlantic
City on Tuesday morning to spend 9
few days.
Song service next Sunday morning
| in the NJ E. Church and the Rev H
NJ Smith will give talk on the life
of Sankey.
Tax rates are soaring this year.
George H Horner has shipped sew
eral carloads of potatoes from State
4 of Maine, for the South Jersey SEED
Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Folwell, who
have spent the summer in Maine, viii
visit their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert G. Folwell.
Sweet potatoes sold on Monday al
the station at S145 per barrel
Report Of the intermediate Depart
ment of Union Academy, September
1908: Number enrolled, 35; percent
age of attendance, 81; neither absen
nor tardy, Is; present every day, 20.
Rally day has been postponed unit
Sunday, October 18th, in the NJ. e
| Church.
Mr.. Clinton Iredells have moved in
their newly purchased property on I'm
] ion street
Mr.. John Coombs bought the Ole
Methodist Church and grounds, Of
Mantua, for the sum of $1,000 and pro
poses converting it into a double
dwelling.
Charles Schlump and family spent Sun
day with Jacob Seend and family
Clarence Rapp, who has been spending
the summer with John Stealing, has gone
TO Detroit, Mich on his vacation as the
guest of his uncle.
Mrs. Henry Albright returned home or
Friday after spending two weeks as the
guest of her grand children, Lewis and Ruth
Albright, at the home of Jacob Seend.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08
THE oKLAHoMA Way.

Guthrie, Okla, May 81 Within one
hour from the time II H. Smock, Ok
lahoma banking commission, had
taken charge Of the international
Bank of Colgate he had authority to
pay the depositors in full, though
the banks cash and available funds
in other banks fell $4,000 short u
the total amount Of deposits The
comm isi ioner Wsts able to 10 this I'M
der The oeration Of the new banlSfng &
law and This IS the FIRST TIME Il has
been called into use
g rs fE5 IS.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

The Democratic County Platform in
paragraph Z, demands
The abolition of County Tax Boards as at
present constituted, and we favor placing
their present powers in the hands of local
authorities.
We believe this demand finds an echo
in every unpreindiced mind. 1t is admit
sed that taxation is no more equal now than
before this Board was created. Taxes have
not been reduced, though in some sections
the rate has fallen while in others it has
been advanced. In Woodbury. we haye the
benefit of an advance in both rate and
value.
So far as Gloucester County is concerned,
every phrophesy made for this Board has
failed. 1t has put four men on the already
overloaded public pay rolls, with no sorres-
ponding relief 70 honest taxpayers. The
ranks of the tax shirkers has not been re-
dueed, and tax exemptions have been in
creased, until the tax levy almost amounts
to confscation.
Il Republican Senate and House of As
sembly cannot remedy the tax evils That
party is pledged to thegreab army Of office
holders it has created and unless the legis-
lature is changed the wrongs Of the system
will 60 on, with increased complications
each year.
We subnit TO our intelligent people, that
the snre way to escape the Ills the Repub-
IIcan party has put on rs, is TO elect rep
resenfatiyea pledged 70 the elimination Of
those evils.
Joseph z. Newton and Wm. G. Allen
viii not fail 10 obey the public demand IL
1his Of any other regard.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

Are the favor-seeking trusts or the peo-
pie to rule the country Are the trusts and
corporations supporting Mr.. Taft or Mr..
Bryan? You, Mr.. Voter know the answer.
Are you satisfied with the conditions that
have prevailed for the past II years, cul-
minating in the disastrous panic of 1907
and which to-day are responsible for
thousands Of workingmen being idle? The
Republican party has been in power during
all these years. 1t cannot dodge the re-
sponsibility. Ii has catered to the trusts
and to the corporations Why? Because,
Mr.. Voter, the trusts and corporations
have for years financed the Republican
party. Did they proffer this financial aid
from dlsinterested, unselfish motives or be-
cause they expected legislation favorable to
theiF purposes? We will let you answer that
question, Mr.. Voter. 1t is for you to de-
eide whether YOU shall say how the coun-
try should be governed or shall leave it TO
the powers that prey and grow fat on YOUR
brain and sinue, they TO obtain the power
and glory and money while You must do as
they dictate, and because of their dictates
many thousands Of your comrades are to-
day unable to obtain work.
What do you think of party which re-
fuses to make public the contributors to its
campaign fund until AFTER the election?
The Democratic platform, through Mr..
Bryan has made it imperative for the dem
ooratic party to make public all contribu-
tions on October l5th and daily after that
until the close of the campaign. Why does
not the Republican party do likewise? The
answer Of their leaders TO this question is
Because the Democratic party might
make unfair use of the names of our con-
tributors If published before slection time y
What do you think Of that answer Mr..
Voter? But that is the advice Of the "Ad-
yisoryn Committee which Mr.. Hitchcock
named. William Nelson Cromwell, trust
lawer, confidential ssfriend'' of Mr.. Roose-
Velt, business associate of Henry Taft,
brother Of Candidate Taft; Cornelius Bliss,
former treasurer; T. Coleman Dupont,
whom popular outcry compelled to resign
and George R. Sheldon, the present Nation
al Treasurer. You know Sheldon, do you
not Mr.. Voter? He is a wonder from finan-
cial standpoint, and his trust connections
fill a page in the Directory of Directors
He is also the man whom Governor Odell
in 1892 refused to have named for Lieu
tenant Governor on the New York State
ticket because of his trust affiliations Mr..
Odell said to the State leaders, "If you
name him for Lieutenant Governor, I'll
take the nomination for governor Shell
don was not nominated. But Mr. Sheldon,
whom the Republican leaders would never
nominate for public Office has been selected
by those same leaders to collect funds for
them. The Republican party cannot afford
TO offend the trusts and corporations but it
can afford to offend YOU It is the trusts
and corporations which dictate the policy
of the government. YOU merely vote to
continue these overloads in power What
will your answer be ON November 3rd to
Mr.. Bryan's question: "Shall she People
Rule?u
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08
PITMAN.
le tax rate is S1.56.

The tax rate is S1.56.
The cellar is dug for Harvey Sny-
der's new house.
DR.. and Mrs. H. L. Gilmour return
to their Wenonah home on Friday.
The chestnut crop is fair and the
seekers for them legion.
handsome new sign decorates j.
c. Rulon's place of business.
Harry French, of Mullica Hill, mov-
ed into town on Monday.
Miss Collar, of Camden, spent Sun
day with her friend, Miss Bessie Lee
feyre
Miss Ella Greenwood is spending a
few days in Baltimore with her sister,
Founders Week is attracting nearly
every one in town to Philadelphia this
week
Miss E. E. Rulon is substituting for
Principal Davis of the Hurffville
school. Mr.. Davis is i'll at his home in
Shiloh.
Miss Ella Christian, of Marlton, was
a guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. |. D. Haines
over Sunday. 4
The bank statement just published
shows a gain of over nineteen per cent.
Miss Ruth Collins has commenced
her Junior year as a student in Bryn
Mawr college. Afas
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Rulon attended
the funeral of Mrs. Brannen at Black
wood on Friday.
Lorenzo Johnson and family left for
Florida on Friday and c. G. Justice
and family on Saturday.
Very few summer residents remain
lin tho q o,Ix, aII Io&
sers left on Thursday and Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Hengen, of Nor
ristown, Pa, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Champion
Prospect Temple, Ladies of the Gold
en- Eagle, viii give potpie dinner in
the ice cream parlor, First avenue, on
election night
Conductor Harry Hammel, of Pauls-
boro, father of Mrs Charles Wingate,
will build here in the near future.
Mr. Miller, an electrical engineer of
Providence, R. l., is booked at Hotel
Pitman for the winter. He has a posi-
tion with the electric light company
The new Republican Club organized
last week will hold meetings every
Tuesday evening, and a mass meeting
is scheduled for the 18th.
The executive committee of the Ka-
dosh Commandery, of Philadelphia.
sixteoen in number. guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Clouds, enjoyed a banquet
at Hotel Pitman Friday evening.
TWenty-six friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Rulon banqueted at Hotel Pit
man Thursday evening, the opening
occasion under new management. The
dinner had all the pleasing informality
Of a home gathering coupled with the
best of service
Miss Alice Brandes is running we'll
up in the North American contest for
free seats at the Hammerstein Opera
House Miss Brandes has good voice
and is becoming quite q well known
vocalist She has wide circle of
that are working heart and
soul for her. and she has received
many coupons from persons she has
never seem
Rsha1a INN Isns ara slszfzzs &l,ass euAr
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

Our coincidence is extended to Mr. Ed
ward E. Grosscup, Democratic candidate
for Congress in this district. Mr.. Grosscup
is good man and deserves better fate,
but he can console himself with the re-
fection that no other Democrat in his place
would fare any better. 1t is little less than
heroic to run for Congress on the Demo-
cratic ticket in the First New Jersey dis
trict. West jersey Press, Rep
In closing an address to the 18th Ward
Democratic Club, Camden, last Saturday
night, Mr.. Grosscup pledged himself, if
elected, to represent the business interests
OF the First Congressional District OF New
Jersey, not those Of Philadelphia The
audience caught the application, and ap-
plauded to the echo.
Hasn't the First District been furnishing
a representative of Cramps ship yard about
as long as our District pride and interests
and the welfare Of our people demand.
The West Jersey Press, as Republican
organ, stands for Mr.. Loudenslager, but
we submit if it spoke by it's heart beats,
and for the labor interests of the First Dis
trict of New Jersey, it would advise its
readers to vote for Mr.. Grosacup. Phil
adelphia is big enough to take care of it.
self, and Cramps shipyard is old enough to
get along with the contracts it gets by hon
est competition.
The New York sbipyard would now haye
ship on every one of its ways, if it had
received the contracts its bids entitled itto
Condole not with Mr.. Grosscup, Mr.
Press, but with the idle employees of the
great industry in your own county.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

We want to say TO Editor Albright that
It is not Editor Carpenter "who is making
a loud noise over the extravagant expendi-
lures OF the late Republican Primaries, y
but she debauched voters who for two days
thereafter rolled along the streets and
crowded the public spaces. The Demo-
cratic Committee don't need "bunch Of
money! for election purposes. because their
cause is Just, and the people are going to
rebuke the Primary debauchers on NeYem-
ber 3rd.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

What would happen to depositors if all
the banks in Bryan guaranteed system
should fail? There is no power which can
guarantee an insolvent system. Ia the ma
ture of things, or in the human nature of
men, the system would be insolvent as soon
as the bold ard sporty bankers had time to
play out their game. The depositors would
be left with what the Bryan style of bank
ing might have held back from the financed
specolalions Of sporty bankers-maybe per
cent. Ledger.
What would happen to Life Insurance
Companies if all who had insurance policies
should die; what would happen to fire in
surance companies if all buildings insured
should burn? These are parallel case with
that cited by the Ledger, but what happens
when one bank fails under both guarantee
and n-guarantee system is told in another
column of this paper.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08
TIE OHIO WAY.

Cleveland, O., Ang 1.-THE cred
itors' committee, charged with an in
vestigation of the affairs of the de
funct Farmers and Merchants bank
the cashier of which, Henry W Ga
zell, is under arrest charged with em
bezzlement tonight reported that the
depositors will be forced to shoulder
a loss of SALE, ,000.
The report, made in a meeting OF
$500 depositors, charged the deficit to
Gazell, alleging his speculations
proved disastrous to the institution.
TAFT STANDS FOR THIS.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08
Thorofare Grange News.

The literary program at the Grange
on last Monday night, was prepared by
the ladies. About fifty persons were
present The Grange sang .The Dear
Old Farm" for the opening piece. A
recitation by Miss Maggie Gibbs call
ed THE Church Reyerie of a School
Cir" was unusually fine. Mrs. Julia
Gibbs and Mrs. Isabella Carter sang
very sweetly, "When the Candle-lights
are Cleaning" Mrs. Anna Thomas
recited THE Elocutionist' with side
splitting effect. yesterday" was
charmingly sung by Miss May Gibbs.
Good Mothers" was an excellent
reading by Mrs. Annie Reed. Upon
the question, Should women be wage
earners?'' Mrs. Susie Reed read an ar
ticle by Ella Wheeler Wilcox who
claimed that women were never
meant to go outside of home for eml-
ployment" mo Wonder was pleas
antly recited by Miss Florence Heri-
tage when Mothers From Home
was we'll read by Champion Goldy.
Mrs. Susie Reed gave a delightful
piano solo. "A Song of Historic Phila-
| delphia'' was well read by Mrs. Beulah
| Clement The question, why is it
that man can never find anything in
the house?" excited much laughter.
THE Right Woman to Marry was a
good reading by Mrs. Annie Budd.
Because" was duet well sung by
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Bahcoek.
How Jimmy Tended the Baby" as
read by Miss Mabel Clement was very
funny and much enjoyed by the audi
ence. Mr.. Edward Heritage sang beau
tifully, Jennie, the Flower of Kill
dare "A Catchy Conversation was
a little dialogue given by Mrs. Mary
R. Low and Mrs. Julia Gibbs, was
super-excellent and created no end OF
laughter
The question. What is the most i'm
/ portant work to be done on the farm
during October?" was answered by
Messrs. Ellis c. Reed, VIM. R. Gibbs,
| Mrs. VIM. r. Gibbs, Mrs. Ellis G. Reed
| and Mrs James Carter.
cat the price for which corn is sell
ing does it pay to pen up chickens t.
fatten for market?n was answered by
Messrs. Isaac c. Low, Elmer E. Glenn
ent, Ellis c. Reed, Chas. H. Thomas
VIM. Yonkers, and Mrs. VIM. R. Gibbs
On Monday, October 18th, songs
etc, will be illustrated by magic
lantern On Monday October 26th
Ceres will have charge Of the meet
ing.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08
MI. ROYAL

Starting with the burning of the county
barn which evidently was of incendiary
origin, large number OF destructive fires
occurring in South Jersey, during the late
summer, due to a series of severe electrical
storms which swept over this part OF the
State, set the people of Mt Royal to think
ing that they bad no adequate protection in
case of fire. A meeting of the citizens of
Mt Royal and vicinity was called for the
/ purpose of organizing fire company for
| the better protection Of the property own
ers against fire. Cyrus w. Brown was
elected President; the writer Secretary ;
| Thomas J Stratton, Treasurer; Charles
Hill, Chief. While it has been said by
some that Mt. Royal could not raise any
money we would like TO say right here that
the people OF AIs. Royal subscribed over
$500 with which TO purchase fire fighting
apparatus. An engine and pump with
sufficient hose TO operate same has been
purchased, and a building erected TO house
all the equipment. As the funds on hand
were not sufficient to meet all expenses, it
was decided 80 haYe an oyster supper, which
was held on Friday and Saturday evenings,
October 2nd and 3ed, 1908 The ladies
were asked to take charge OF the supper, and
responded with willingness which assured
success, clearing SlS5. If we had had a
+ few more pickles we could have made more
money. bnt the crop seemed to be short for
the men were so anxious TO get one, they
paid from s to 55 cents piece We under
stand our storekeeper, "Unclen Dan, ex-
poets to raisessome next season. We wish
to thank the ladies especially for their SER
vices upon which depended the success OF
the supper. We wish also to thank our
many friends who assisted us in getting the
Fire Company started.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

Treasurer Sheldon is in seventeen cor
pofatioDs Most of them are Trusts, that
is, combinations Of corporations. One of
them is about as near monopoly as you
could have; it oontrols % per cent. of the
output in its line When he was elected
treasurer Of she Republican campaign fuud
the country instantly recognized the emit
nent suitably of his selection ii he can i
ges a campaign fund out of the Trusts they
dp not care who shall be- elected President.
But be has raised money enough; Republic
can complaints Of poverty are only d BLUFF.
Record.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

Prosecutor Rogers ought to make pub
lie statement of she number of special off.
GERS he had in the county on Primary Elec-
tion Day, and she amounts he paid each.
The rumor is that they numbered some
thing like fifty, and cost from $40 to $40
each. The people ought to know if their
money is thus squandered.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

Son-in=Law mick" Longworth, in the
enthusiasm of speech, OF something else,
let the cat out of the bag in an Illinois
town last week. After Mr.. Taft has had
eight years in the White House, Mr.. Roose-
welt is to take an eight years. lease. This
is splendid scheme for the Great Repub.
l;a
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

The New York Times, the paper that
originally published the alleged Cleveland
letter, eulogizing Mr.. Taft, has discover ed
it to have been forgery, and is honest
enough to publish the fact. We wonder if
the small bore Republican organs shat
published it will be as honest. We have
no hope that they will.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

The Constitution has begun its annual
abuse of every active Democrat in the State
or nation, but to its credit be it said that
it says nothing in favor of 'sJoe" Cannon
or stapds-pat Loudenslager or "Jimn Sher-
man, ct ais.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-08

An intellectual treat awaits the people
of Monroe township in the Town Hall on
Saturday night. All should improve she
opportunity to hear James E. MARITIME.