The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-19

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For many years the world has puzzled Itself
over the mystery OF the Man In tho Iron Mask.
Nobody knows who he wns. and perhaps no.
body ever will know. Nevertheless. the world
still seems to be interested In this queer gen.
tleman.
let. perhaps. the suggestion will be accepted
that Tor moment the world would do well to
drop the Man in the Iron Mask and turn its
attention to n more recent mystery: Who is
Robert g. Monroe1
lhere nave been great many mysteries In
this world. n great many outcroppings OF re-
markable effects without visible or known
causes. but they all sink into insigniflcance
when compared with this latest and most sur-
prising mystery: Who, In the name OF all
things. is Robert @. Monroe2
Millions and millions OF human beings.
treadine the winding paths which Destiny has
marked out for them. have passed through on
periences unaccountable. And yet 1t may be
said without fear OF successful contradiction.
no man. no nation. no world. has over before
confronted such strange. such q cloud Len
reloped. such a leviathan mystery as the one
that to-day confronts the American nation.
Who the devil Is Robert g. Monroe?
With great astuteness a Sun reporter rea-
soned that the best way to clear one mystery
was to find q connection between It and an
other that was partly solved. Therefore Sol
Berliner who. next to Robert g. Monroe. is the
greatest living mystery. was questioned upon
the subject.
How is tho political situation. Mr.. Ber-
llnerf n
Everything Is booming along. m'boy.
We'll sweep the town. We're the people for
you"
You have great leaders. Mr.. Berliner."
Nd l.l IN
Grover-he's with us. What better leader
aould there be? And then We have Bobby
Monroe and"
Yes. he's a splendid leader. By the way.
Mr.. Berliner. who is Mr. Monroe2"
ON. he's the right-hand man"
Whose right-hand man."
Sol closed one eve gently and smiled. His
face bore an expression of "Ah. that's tho
-. -. We-e-l!.,", no said. hos the power behind
the throna"
,"Ahl That's the secret OF the party. Mr..
bound together. don't you know. not to give
thing we 60 to Rob. seeS But "' say. Ai Tor
heavens sake. don't mention my name in con-
oS. It t can't 4's Be h hell, d."
my ne and so ns s Boz H,sp ont me
isult told him. Bob. / said., we, can't keep
our names out OF print Sh- h-h. said BOB,
i don't care about your name. but keep mine
out I'm not in politics at all. he said"
But he 10. isn't heP
That's Just tho point don't you see? He's
he's-he's tho power behind the throne. See 3D.?
He isn't In the anti-snapper movement at all.
but then he's-hes-he's right in 1t. Don't
you seer
Other Sun reporters went to other people.
but with the same unsatisfactory results. At
the Hoffman House tho name OF Robert G.
Monroe was in everyhody's mouth.
Who 10 Robert G. Monroe p THE SUN man
asked Of every politician. They all opened
their eyes n surprise and said:
~, What Haven't you heard OF Robert G.
Yes. but who--what-whch-w Is he?"
Ah-h! He's the great ant-snapper. He's
he's Il the great anti Of the party Seer"
"Boss9 oh. no. He's the leading spirit
don't you know It's hard to define him. but
In the Fifth Avenue Hotel every politician
had the name Of Robert G. Monroe upon his
I wonder what Monroe thinks Of the Tam.
many nominations?" one man asked.
II wonder what he thinks Of the Republican
slater" another suggested.
But who Is this Mr.. Monroe'" THE Sun
Fifty politicians sprang to their feet and
cried:
Don't you know who Monroe is?"
why he's Well! amt you green?"