Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-09
OHIO POLITICS
And POIltlc ans as Viewed by Correspond
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Special to the Leader.

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Special to the Leader.
Columbus, o.. Jan. S.-The Demo-
Gratis of the country are today cele-
brating the anniversary cf the patron
saint, Andrew Jackson whose mcnIory
it appears is still revered by the Demo-
Gratis, but whose doctrines have been
abandoned by the party, If not entire
ly forgotten. These celebrations for
several years past, particularly since
line rarty has been under the magic
of William jennings Bryan. have been
mockery, and meant nothing.
After two successive and humiNlating
defeats under the leadership of Bryan,
Altgeld, Pettigrew, Towne. Tarvin
and others. there is new seine talk of
returning to first principals, but there
is no likeiIhoIo1 cf a reorganization of
the party along the lines laid down by
ex-President Cleveland or any one else.
The differences between The radical
free silver advocates and THE sound
money Democrats are too great to ad-
NIT of their blending except by the
slowest processes, and then only after
each side shall have made concessions
to the other. They not Only Disagree
upon questions of finance, but also dis
agree upon the Presidents foreign
| policy, the sound money Democrats
or some of them at least. fiavloring the
idea of national expansion. while the
Bryan element denounce 1T as i'm
periallstic and dangerous to the Re-
public.
The gold wing of the party will gath
or in this city today TO participate in
a banquet in Uhe name of Jackson, ana
given under the auErlcas of the Jack
sonian Club. These who have refused
to affiliate with the party under Bry-
ans leadership are given t 2 consplc-
uous places ON the speaking program.
The radical free silver Democrats nave
been entirely ignored. In thus dis
eliminating in favor of the SOUND
money leaders and against the free sill
YER advocates and followers of Bryan,
the committee has indicated THAT the
one aim is to be an effort to get BACK
to the first principles, so-called. in
which they are desirous that Ohio shall
take the lead Among the speakers are
to be Lawrence T. Neal, of Cndliicothe
Judge John NJ. Anderson. of Green
willie, General Thomas e. Powell. oi
this city, John r. Mclean, who will
not be present. Judge T. j. Duncan, ol
Columbus, Gilbert H. Barger and 9TH
erls MIR. Neal has not only OPPOSED
his rarity on the money question, but
during the years of Bryan's leadership
while the party has been denounclne
the trusts, he has been defending them
with all the vim and vigor OF a truf
friend and advocate. Judge Anderson
was Ihislled yolar ago by Democratic
audience because OF his defense oI
President McKinley's foreign policy
Judge Powell has not voted che Demo-
cratic ticket fer five or six years, anc
Judge Duncan and Mr.. Bal2er have re
ma.nel silent duriL!g an these years
Congres,L man Jcnn j. Lentz. of this
city, wcs mot even invited to speak
though he is now posing as a MARTYR tc
iI,,1o n.
terpreted by the Bryan Democracy.
But not to be outdcne, Lentz and the
free silver Democrats have arranged
for banquet of their Clwn to be helc
in this city On February 18th, under the
auspices of the n-Jlackson-Lin'
coin League, and in commemoratlof
of Lincoln's birthday. Lentz rs the
guiding spirit in the league, and some
have been mean enough ITO lnslnuatt
THAT the hyphonated name OF the
league when reduced to the initials
stand fer John j. Lentz. This league
is in control of the radical free silver
element of the party and the princ.pa
speakers at the banquet are to be Will
liam jennings Bryan, Ex-Governor
Altgold, Senators Pettigrew and Towne
Judge parvin. Lentz and others.
At recent meeting of the league
A. l.. Gibson. the personal and politi'
cal friend of LenItz, declared i'm an out
burst of eloquence that there would
be "only one star at the banquet
William jennings Bryan, the centre
figure in American politics today.
This sentiment was loudly applauded
and did not indicate speedy Reunion
of the dlsorganize1 Democratic forces