Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-07-28
CURRENT COMMENT.


Russian sugar. No one but Congress
is competent to repeal the law or rem
der it's workings lax. Russia either
knows, or should have known, this
fact, hence the so-called retaliatory
measures adopted we're agressions
pure and s.mple.-New Orleans "Plca-
yune."
The glorious achievements of Nc
Kinley will live in the hearts of the
people long after the grasshoppers of
Democracy have held high carnival
over the neglected graves of Bryan
ism.-Moravian Falls IN. c. yellow
Jacket"
The surviving admirers of William
Jennings Bryan are trying to make
political capital for him out of the
fact, admitted by him, that he de-
clined an offer of 100000 from Ag-
uinaldo as a contribution to the DEM
ocratic campaign fundla last year. They
do not see that the offer itself was
plain reflection on Mr.. Bryan's loyal
ty.-Indianapolis Journal"
The Ohio zealots who think that
William j. Bryan is still alive will
read the platform agreed to in Column
bus July 10 dozen times and then
fail to see the sacred word silver. And
the hideous Grim of '73 is yet un-
avengcd.-Cleveland Leader"
Bryan clings to hope as a ship
wrecked mariner holds with death
grip to his plank when he fondly i'm
agines that Marcus Aurclius Hanna
will lead the Republican hosts in 1904.
-Meyersdale (Pa.) Commercial"
The Ohio Democrats seem to have
no more use for Organism this year
than Mr.. Bryan's own State of Ne
braska had for it in the election last
yCdl .-ANSW IOIh IT6SS.
1t is noted that bank failures this
year cause no panic. Tho people
know that while there may be some
thing wrong with bank here and
there, the country is all right.-San
Francisco Call
The Democrats didn't extract the
satisfaction from the Ohio Republi-
can convention that some of their
monthly rainbow chasers had led
them to expect, and they will get even
less satisfaction out of the election re-
turns.-Harrison (Mo.) News"
A Democratic paper wants to know
If criticism of Protective Tariff is
treason. Oh, no; it is just exploded
foolishness.-Greenvillo (Ohio) "Cour-
ier.'
Thomas Jefferson wished that the
Atlantic was sea of firos that goods
of foreign nations might not be able
to reach this country. And yet Free
Trade Democrats claim Jefferson for
their political daddy.-Clyde IN. c.
Journal"
Henry Watterson wants the Demo-
cratic party to go into the next cam
paign permeated with modern ideas.
Well, if they do it will be the first
time.-Pierce (Neb.) Call"
1t Is said Republican harmony in
Ohio is very discouraging to the Dem
ocrats. The rich fellows are not sub
scribing very libcrally to the cam
paign fund.-Davenport Qa.) "Repub-
lican."
The United States is a great nation.
He who looks backward over it's car
Ger, as he celebrated its anniversary
of independence on the 4th, could not
help feeling proud of his country
Clinton (Mo.) Republican"
1t is another Republican year in
Ohio. Peace and harmony prevails in
the ranks of the party there to re-
markable egree.-Rockville Qnd.)
Republican"
Mr. Bryan will have to admit that
he went a little too far when he said
there would be no Fourth of Julys if
President Mckinley was reelected
Kansas City Journal"
The future of the Democratic party
is all behind it. 1t never makes a
move forward, onward or upward. 1t
is a party of dead issues, exploded fall
lacies and poor management.-Jame
town (Tenn.) Gazette"
The Ohio Democracy publicly ac-
knowledge that IL had been rwong, for
five years, by turning down Bryan.
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