The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-26
Brother Augustus,s Picture Gallery.

The portraits hang in a row, without
much regard to precedence or systematic
arrangement; but they are all strictly con-
temporaneous, belonging to 1898:
. Com HARVEY Of Illinois, formerly q Pop
ulist pamphleteer, but now general mana
ger and campaign 1nancier Of the regular
Democracy. Old JAMES K. JONES selected
Com for this important post. CONS face
is a shade OF two off from real cheerful
ness, for he is constantly obliged to pay out
for campaign purposes dollars worth more
than twice as much as he thinks they ought
to be worth; yet there is a CLEAN of hope
in his dreamy eyes as he looks in the direc-
tion Of Brother AUGUSTUS VAN WICK.
Com knows how Brother AUGUSTUS voted
on the silver question two years ago. He
imagines, perhaps with reason, that his
own writings on financial subjects in
fiuenced Brother AUaUsTUs's mind.
JOHN P. ALTGELD, likewise Of Illinois,
formerly known as the Ablest Of the An
archists, but now an organization man in
the fullest sense of the term. ALTGEnD Is
working in Illinois for the same cause which
Brother AUGUSTUS is serving a thousand
milesfurther east. He is intellectually Broth
er AUGUsTUs's superior, and Is proud Of him
as a disciple. He knows that Brother AU-
aUsTUs voted two years ago for ALTGELD's
pet principle, as Incorporated In the Chi
cago platform, namely, that the Federal
Courts are dangerous institutions and that
their power to prevent disorder in the land
ought to be destroyed. ALTGELD believes,
perhaps with reason, that his own flaming
speeches in denunciation of the Federal
judiciary influenced Brother AUGUSTUS to
vote as he did in 1896.
BEN TILLMAN Of South Carolina, depicted
with his pitchfork in hand. TILLMAN is
properly included In the Van Wyck gal
lery, because TnLMAN was one Of Brother
AUGUsTUs's political preceptors in the past,
and he is at the present time one Of Brother
AUGUsTUs's political collaborators. He, too,
is o the stump here and there, speaking for
the cause which Brother AUGUSTUS repre-
sents in this part Of the country. TILLMAN
knows-and rejolces in the knowledge-that
Brother AUGUSTUS voted two years ago for
an income tax by an evasion, II possible, OF
the decision Of the Supreme Court OF the
United States or, falling In that, by pack
ing the Supreme Court 30 as to secure a re-
versal. TILLMAN is proud of Brother AU-
GUsTUs, and is privately Of the opinion that
some OF his speeches in Congress on the
graduated income tax and the iniquity of
wealth may nave helped to shape Brother
AUGUsTUs's convictions.
Old JAMES X. JONES Of Arkansas, who was
Maior-General In command OF the political
army In which Brother AUGUSTUS fought
as a private two years ago. Old JONES
is proud OF Brother AUGUSTUS. Brother
AUGUSTUS stood firm for BRYAN and tho
Chicago platform, as framed by Com HAIR
vEY, iALTGRLD. TILLMAN, and the rest.
Indeed, Brother AUGUSTUS somewhat as
tonished his commander at that time.
JONES had expected that Brother ANGUS
TUs would take to tho Indianapolis woods.
or even go over to the enemy, as did
30 many other old Democrats when the
free silver flag was raised over the party.
But Brother AUGUSTUS was true to the Chi
cago platform, and he voted precisely as
old JONES himself voted.
WILLIAM j. BRYAN Of Nebraska, in regi-
mentals that loo about as ine as they did
on the day when he was mustered in. This
is the portrait OF the statesman for whom
Brother AUGUSTUS voted two years ago.
n in whose interests and In the inter-
ests OF free silver he is a candidate this year
for Governor OF the Empire State. Brother
AUGUSTUS is the representative OF BRYAN
and Of Bryanism In the heart of the enemy's
country, q territory which Brother AU-
oUsTUs's great leader himself failed to cap
ture when he led the attack in person. No
wonder BRXANS mobile face beams down