The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
THE DINNER CAMPAIGN.

r HE Democracy will have two dinners OF ma
tional import in New York. In these the OPP
posing factions will line up, at ST and the
other at $40 per plate and and drink defiance at
each other The dollar plate party will be led by
Colonel Bryan, who with munitions, consisting OF
hash and steam beer, will assault the turkey and
champagne position OF the ten dollar party led by
General Richard Croker 1t will be war the knife
and fork between the house of want and the house OF
have Mr.. Croker, who by honest industry has &C
cumulated fortune without work will lead his fly
ing columns against the forces OF Colonel Bryan, who
has made living with his jaw. In the ranks OF the
latter will fight Mr.. Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
who recently deserted the mahogany OF the ten-doar
paters and took his place in the one-doar trenchers
He has announced that while personally a gold man
he believes the country get along with silver OF
any old standard, provided the national banks are
turned over to lynching committee and judicial de-
cisions are rendered in mass-meetings He also de-
sires public ownership of everything the Belmons are
not dealing in and thinks State communism is the
remedy for everything in sight.
The dollar p1aters propose to against trusts
and that is right but the ten-doar platers will also
roar against trusts and the Republicans have roared
already so that between the simple citizen and
the Man With Hoe will be confused as to which is
the original and only roar, with the senior caveat
among the roars which making everYtrust teel
around for its lawyer and other weapons Of defense
There are grounds for believing that Mr.. Crokers
antitrust roar will be louder than Colonel Bryan 5
and the roar of Mr. Belmont. This belief is based on
Mr. Croker's wide and long experience as roarer
In the presence of his stenorian sonorosity bull OF
Bashan would retire crushed and hide his Intellectual
roar in the bushes.
The campaign is being carefully planned Mr.
Bryan has been practicing on the South and is now
giving his roar course OF the waters at Hot Springs
for he knows that when it meets Mr.. Crokers it will
be up against the real thing
This beginning OF the campaign of 1000 has the
merit OF novelty and will attract widespread attention
The news will be hardly second in interest to the
battle dispatches from the Philippines. At the
Antipodes the strife is for the conquest OF Aguin
aldo's Capitol. which is built OF bamboo, while at
home this battle Of the banquets is for the
conquest OF the Capitol OF the republic, which
is built of brick and marble with a dash
OF granite and is honeycombed with Offices. Me-
Croker enjoys the advantage of his ownership OF
Greater New York, with its Mayor, munitions, NUM-
nents and merchandise its taxes, tithes and tolls.
Colonel Bryans properties and impediments have not
the physical value OF Crokers equipment, but still he
has his martial voice and the copyrighted trademark
Of the Jefferson cigar. He has fed his forces en-
balmed hope and expectation stale and strngy to be
sure but very abundant so that the quality of the
ration is somewhat compensated by the quantity.