The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-11
The Ar, h Bolter Presumes to
Spee k to Party Patriots.
CALLS THEM BACK HOME
Bids Them Get in the Indiana
polls Home That Hanna Built.
ne HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT
And the Party viii Still Go On in OPP
position to the MouthY Member of
the Mckinney Machine
silver Fight Goes On.

Washington, Nov. 10.-(SpeciaD--I
have been so engaged since ''the cyclone
that struck u.s. that / have not been at
sufficient leisure to review the causes
that led to our defeat or to point out the
sure and certain road to victory next
time. And as | have delayed to do this
a whole week, it may be as well that
postpone it altogether. ! am sure each
reader has his own explanation, and will
thank me for not venturing another
But must call attention of your readers
to the fact that there is a Democrat here
in Washington who knew all about the
causes that led to Democratic defeat,
and who has n patent scheme to turn that
defeat into victory. That man is the
irrepressible "barn-rat," as Sena-
tor Morgan called him-J. Ster-
ling Morton Secretary OF Agri-
culture. Mr.. Morton is the mouth of
the administration. He just simply opens
his mouth and let's the words fall just for
the fun of hearing himself talk. He en-
joys it immensely, and while he is never
wise, and is often silly, he always has
point to what he says, and you know ex-
aetly what he thinks. The average voter
in Nebraska doesn't ask but one question:
What does j. Sterling think? and as
soon as he finds out, he knows it is safe
for him to go the other way. The aver
age member of Congress here does the
same thing. He chances at the report of
the Secretary Of Agriculture, sees what
T. Sterling wants, and then proceeds to
give him something else. Does ]. Ster-
ling want seed? The Congressman takes
delight in voting against giving him
any. Does j. Sterling protest against
seed. Then, the Congressman votes to
pour seed by the ton into the Agricultural
Department. So much by way of pre-
face.
J. Sterling comes to the front now.
The people viii be anxious to hear his
plans for future Democratic success-in
order to go in the opposite direction. He
said in an interview day or so ago:
1.-THE Democratic party is not dead
it still lives. Its principles are mighty.
and must prevail. And four years hence,
beneath the banner flung to the breeze
in indianapolis, it viii march forth, re-
united and rejuvenated, to victory"
The FIVE million Democrats in America
who remained true to their party this
year while j. Sterling was trailing off
after Mckinley, will be glad to have the
assurance from the arcrh bolter that the
party is not dead, and that its principles
must prevail. So kind of ]. Sterling to
keep the ark Of the covenant safe while
the rest of us were following the party
banner, thinking we were Democrats.
1t turns out now that we were prodigals,
according to J. Sterling, and that he is
the good father waiting to receive us back
home In answer TO a question whether
he would favor letting Bryan and the
several million other silver men back into
his little coterie, j Sterling showed
forgiving spirit and said:
Eyes; / am willing to welcome the wan
derers home, kill the fatted calf, and give
them some Of the veal. But don't want
them to do the carving"
That is to say, J. Sterling is willing for
Bryan and Vest and Daniel and Harris
and Jones and Blackburn and White and
the rest may stay in the party il they
and Eccles are permitted to do the cary
ing, but If not, then they will have to
flock by themselves or remain as Repub-
lican annex.
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