The sun., 1901-03-07
L. II. rs LETTER.
Another Effort to Reorganize the
Real, Old-time Democratic Party.
Difference Between the Future Of
Mckinley and Rooseveit---Fight
Against Telephone Encroachment
California Flowers.
Philadelphia, March 6.

pull the badly scorched Democratic chest
nut from the fire and thus start anew the
| Democratic party. Since Mr.. Bryan in
vadcd the organization and temporarily
turned the heads Of the leaders from
living issues, the real old-timc Democrats
have had an extremely hard time OF it,
especially as they could not follow the
crippled silver orator or espouse his fan
attic theories. The feast referred to was
held in honor of the anniversary of
George Washington, and according to
current rumors il was u banquet so
bounulully supplied with the good things
of TINS earth that every Democrat who
sat at the board was seized with a SORT
of inspiration to make his name illus
trous III the annels Of our great country.
When the good, old-fashioned Jack
Sonian Democracy Of the past was com
pared with the faulty, up-to-datc Bryan.
ism of the present, the Democrats won
dercd how the transmission had been
made and how, under the shining sun OF
the twentieth century, they had been
whpdled into accepting it as their original
faith.
Probably the palatable dishes and the
2 delicious beverages and the fragrant
lluNuHH flRuTS NllH lbllbN'u llNS
had something to do with the lifting of
the veil of deception from the minds OF
thrsr worshipcrs of Jcifcrsonam sim
nicity, but, in any event, the covering
was removed ana they saw how they had
,trayrd from the fold and eaten huSks
nstead Of nourishing food.
They then and there resolved to turn
! IL country topsy-ttrvy iii order to find
i "A h..
n,aughter upon the Republican party.
Every ward III the city is to feel the
lilsatlon of this new force
Next Monday the committee having
: his important work in hand will begin
heir preliminary work BY naming y
lrong representative from each Of the
orty-onc wards. No man will he allowed
bon any committee unless he can prove.
,ithont the shadow Of II doubt. that h,
atcnds hereafter TO follow the teachings
/, i such men as jackson and jefferson
md abandon the empty sophistrcs OF
ilch politicians as Bryan
The Democrats of Philadelphia intend
d show 10 the whole world, Nebrask;
q lcluded. that they are seriously in earn
!. 81, ana that they are really striving t,
y md some solid timberS from the Demo
G ratio wreck upon which they can tloa
Q themselves ont from the muddy strrar
] i ignorance to the sea OF cnlighmen
: nd progress.
7 Mr. Bryan may rap them over then
y ,nucklcs in his Commoncr. but that vii
Y make no difference; they have beer
: apped in many ways upon previous oc
.uSiuns and can endure the rapping o
he Commoner without wincing.
n th.,t. ,t.ili l..
y position to do some rapping themselves
T mi may eventually worry Bryan and dc
e. ght the editors of the yellow Journals
u yho take particular pleasure in throwin
9 rcezing water upon everything Mr.. Nj,
X tinlcy undertakes.
~
Mckinley and Roosevelt.
l'hc careful, cautious, prudent Pres
lent, the strenuous, impulsivc. dashn
a Vice President. How will they harmon
er xc their opposite natures during til
/. ext four years? President Mckinley
Il rmpcratr in his views while Vie
b resident Roosevelt is inclined to pung
10 head in Rough Rider fashion. Actin
o 4 tho President Of the Senate. NJ
20 Roosevelt will have ample opportlmit
al j. exhibit the strenuous side Of his Ii;
a. ,lrr which may, in the heat Of parli;
lcntary action. cause him Ia fret IN
Dam in the harness. lie WILL howrvc
as. q among men of his kind. and they wi
iold him III suhircton when in til;
uglist body, but how will he brhaN
ownrd the President?
The President enters upon his sccol
's rrln with the consciousness that it wi
m ~ his last term: while the Vice Pres
~, lent may already have Presidential n
IL. ,irations aud ambitions that will eau
Is i'm ANA his supporters heartachcs III
nj urrows and disappointments. The We
,rt ,ositivencss of Roosevelt, the very for
A. within him may, unless judicious
nd .urbed. provoke his retirement to priva
nv fc four years later Teddy" Ii
il thousands Of friends who are watchil
yh im in his exalted place, and there is II
en- ne among this multitude that wish
mel lin anything but brilliant success.
lies In this same connection il is hop
the hat the President will close his seco
crm with as much honor To himself II
lis country as he enjoys at present
OF New Jersey, or at least IL part of I'll
rm progressive State, is emphatic in its
,er itude toward the Bell Telephone Go
ep ANY. Tiring of the taidiness of law.
en-. ,itizens of New Jersey have taken
IA. nw in their own hands and demo
'ac ,tratcd to the wondering Telephone II
geo lopoly what can he done in opposing
ayt when the people themselves are Diet
Iuia mined. Poles and wires We're destroy
Sht II short metre time and the monopo
lo',.. which has blcd the patient people
Ie. ears, Announces that the same law VIII
sot1 , he people invoked without success v
'e' q called upon to punish the men W
% fearleSsly asserted their rights. Tn
ire two sides to every story, frequen
l dozen sides, and not until all the si'
)era ire heard can il current opinion
"a 'ormed as to which side right DIV,
,wn lpon or holds sway.
lird Everybody will agree that the tt
orts ,hone monopoly is ovcrcharging the us
ma # the phone and insolcntly taking I
nee, .ession of private property for It's !
en- ;onal use and financial advantage, WI
ana ut adequately compensating the own
md often oven without consulting tn
pop The New Jersey men are detcrmi
leir o stop this imposition, and in dem
lcas, ,trating their dislike they will, in
ms nhe' probability, got into court and obj
Fins' he attention they have so long sough
~ vain.
lpa,' np Happily for every business house
''es' This city. the Bell Company will S
have II formdible rival in the keyst'
rreIs which il already encroaching upon