The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-02
CHAMP CLARK LETTER
McKinley's Moses Arises
In New Hampshire.
GREENE rs Ills APT NAME.
"Alc:-ander, Cesar, Napoleon
and Mckinley"
IMPERIALIaM SWALLOWED WHOLE.

Position OF the Democratic Party
Regarding the Supreme Court.
Facts Established by Natural isis
tory-Dryan's War Record--Why
the Democratic Candidate Did Not
Go to Cuha.
Especial washington Letter.l
All Bible readers are aware of the
fact that at least as long ago as the
Saviour's birth there were wise men in
the east. Indeed, back of that was
King Solomon, famous for his wisdom.
Others, both before him and since,
might be mentioned. but it would be a
work of supererogation. But a new
wise man has arisen suddenly in New
Hampshire whom | wish to introduce
to my readers as the real thing. AS the
Republicans III congress are all broken
up and are busily and angrily seeking
Il Moses to lead them out of the wilder
ness into which the sugar trust and
cigar trust led them Oh the Porto Rican
tariff bill, volunteer my services free
gratis for nothing" to announce to
them the glad tidings, "Eurekaw l
have found him-their Moses, of whom
they are IL such sore need. His name
is j. Alonzo Greene; his habitat Moul-
tonboro. in the old Granite State. He
is stem winder, and no mistake.
On the I'd day Of February, A. d.
1900, just after William j. Bryan had
finished his New England tour, Mr..
Greene delivered q speech in the city of
Concord, the place where Senators
Gallinger and Chandler had their his
torlc quarrel last summer. and where
they came near to contributing to the
gayety Of nations ard the prestige of
the God and morality party by a game
of fisticulfs. Nobody else laundering
after the colossal job of answering
Bryan Mr. Greene tackled it himself,
for on the front page of the pamphlet
containing his speech is this legend,
printed in characters so large that he
who runs may read: Speech of j.
Alonzo Greene CT Moultonboro, n.
H., in reply to Colonel VIM. j. Bryan"
Republican Moses.
One day in the Fifty third congress
Jerry Simpson arose and very. grayely
said: "AIr Speaker there seems to be
some question as to who Killed the Car
Isle bond bill Republicans deny doing
it. So do the Democrats. TO remove all
doubt about it, ! openly confess now
and here that | did it. | assume the
responsibility"
SO with MIR. Greene. He did it. lie
replied to Bryan. He says so himself.
He may have had call TO do it, or he
may have thought rs millions Of others
think, that the fifty odd Republican
United States senators and one hun
drcd and ninety odd Republican repre-
sentativos in congress couldn't do it.
SO Mr.. Greene assumed the patriotic
duty of going forth to do battle against
the redoubtaDie William Jennings; and
bearing aioft the star Spangled banner
made of his wife's blue handker-
chiefs, red shawl and white petticoat,'
he stood. Ike Horatius ut the bridge,
Leonidas az Thermopyla, and Dayy
Crockett at the Alamo. and delivered
his speech Mr. Greene or somebody
else sent me two copies, for which
! am profoundly grateful. IT'S true that
read only one. but 1t afforded me
more amusement than anything ] have
read since first perused Mark Twain s
side splitting story Of THE Jumping
Frog CT Caiaveras County" Yes,
read It. as will more fully appear fur
Their along in this letter. Mr.. Greene is
evidently man of vast information.
This he demonstrates by stating that
Governor Altgeld is frequently men
toned as q Democratic nominee for
vice president Now | do not believe
that anybody ever mentioned Altgeld
for vice president If mentioned at all,
it was by Republicans; but Democrats
are too well informed not to know that
the constitution bars Altgeld from the
vice presidency by reason of his birth
In foreign land.
Not satisfied with furnishing US that
chunk of history. Mr.. Greene. causes
us to gasp for breath by stating that
Jefferson purchased from France in
1903 all that great tract of land west
of the lower Mississippi and Missouri
rivers" Now, il that was all that JEFF
ferson purchased how the deuce did
we get hold Of all that large, rich body
of land west of the upper Mississippi
and east Of the Missouri, including
most of Missouri all of Iowa, most of
Minnesota, North and South Dakota?
Evidently before Brother Greene again
assumes to know it all and proceeds
TO make any more replies to Bryan
or anybody else he owes it to a suffer-
ing world ia rub up on the geography
Of his country unless lfe intends to
have his speeches regarded rs works OF
the imagination-whi they are.
The Supreme Court.
We are further astonished by Mr..
Greene's statement that 1.-THE combi-
nation party" as he denominates the
opponents of McHannaism, is in favor
of n revolution Of the constitution
by the suppression OF the supreme
court" That's an absurd falsehood.
lie cannot produce the utterance of a