The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-28
A DEMOCRAT ONCE MORE
SAYS JOSEPH LETTER. RETURNTNC
TO CHICAGO FROM
EUROPE
BRYAN AND BRYANIsM DEAD
There Is Now a Chance to Reviyify
the Democratic Party on a
Basis Acceptable TO
Democrats.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-'I am q, Democrat

CHICAGO, Nov. PIT am Democrat
again"
Th1s was the statement of Joseph Lett,
er, who arrived in Chicago from New
York yesterday after having spent the
greater portion of the summer in Europe.
L believe" continued Mr.. Letter, that
bryan and his idiotic beliefs are forever
gone and l think the party can be re-
JuVenated and brought back to foster the
principles of good government There
are just as good statesmen in the Dem
ocrauc party as there ever were but
the trouble is they have either put them
selves in alliance with Republican issues
or else they have allowed themselves TO
be mesm erized.
What L think will probably make no
nIIerehce either way, but / am sort of
IN love with the good old Democratic
party and L am in hopes that it will re-
Train hereafter from losing its head. 1t
is too great to be dictated to bv one
man. and my firm belief is that it is safe
from that henceforth. I do not pretend
to predict what the issues will be, four
years hence, but am in hopes the party
Will be supporting principles which all
good c1t1zehs can support
SATISFIED WITH ELECTION.
When ] left Europe two or three
weeks ago everybody was clamoring and
hoping for the election of Mckinley. I
sailed before election day and arrived
here after it, and was much gratifie6
with the result. Had I been here. Mr.
Mckinley would have received from me
lust as long an Australian ballot as I
would have been able to find in the
booth, and I think he deserved it. lie
was nominated on a platform which fos-
tered everything which was right, and
IN my opinion, he was on the ticket
which had every right to win, and [ am
glad that it did. But now that l am
satisfied with the idea of Republicans
winning, l want the Democrats to get
in line and elect a president the next
time.
What about my visit in Europe? Well.
1t was purely on business There wera
many men across the water whom
wanted to see in a business connection,
and for the most part succeeded.
SECRETIVE ABOUT HIS TRIP.
1.-The nature of the affairs which en-
ployed my attention while abroad does
not concern the public, and 1 wouI1
rather not speak about them | had i'm
portant conferences, however, and full
filled engagements which were of more
than ordinary Importance to me, and
was more than glad to meet the gentle
men With whom 1 had the opportunity
of filing such ngagements.
Il was sorry I arrived in the United
states too late to cast vote for preSi-
dent, but luckily the gentlemen who
would have received the benefit of my
ballot did not need 1t, an I am especially
glad for that I am in hopes we will
have full dinner pail for everybody
during the coming administration, and
there is little doubt that we will The
condition of labor in Chicago is not such
as is should be. but doubtless it will be-
come regulated in a short time Labor
generally in the country, I understand
is in fairly good condition, and Chicago
will surely soon get into line.
LITTLE POKER-NO WEDDING.
las to society, I have had little time
for it, This is true both since [ arrived
in New York and during my stay in
Europe AS 1 have said before my
time was taken up principally with
business matters, and there has
been little time for anything else
1 had time to spend but half a day
at the New York horse show [ under
stand the usual stories have gone about
| concerning my poker games and my in
tention to commit matrimony, but there
is not the slightest truth in either one.
have refrained from participating in
! heavy poker games, and as far as the
proposition of contemplating matrirlOny
is concerned, that is too silly to be talk
ed of. 1 would rather talk about the
weather. | find the weather, by the way
about as pleasant here as it has been in
New York. 1t is little disagreeable in
both places, but so far as being crisp
is concerned, 1 rather enjoy it.
81 will enjoy a few days seeing
friends concluded Mr.. Letter, land
| then I will again settle down to BUSH
ness