The sun., 1901-04-18
L. ii. rs LETTER.
Mr.. Guffey Will Continue at Head
of Pennsylvanla's Democratic
PARTY.


Colonel James NJ Guffey. it is assert
ed On high authority. intends to con
tinue as the leader of the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania Notwithstanding
all reports to the contrary. He will not
share his leadership with Senator }.
Henry Cochran. l.ycoming's Democratic
candidate for Governor or anybody else.
hut may. perhaps. when necessity de-
manls. listen to the kind, Instructive
words Of men of supposed Republican
faith. who are known Just now as con
SpicuorlS members of the inSurgcnt band
Ii is Il curious combination, this blend
ing Of Democracy and Jnsurgentism, and
reminds one of Il cause that has been
lost. or is at this moment upon the
Verge Of oblivion. The Democrats Ms Il
rasS, are III Il tlepolahle state and they
have no one to blame but themselves.
Mr.. Gnftey and that erratic, smooth
tMgue,l leader, before whom they all
acnl their knee in reverence, William
Jennings Bryan. Dldtime Democracy
| is rs rare i'll this State rs are air ships.
md when Colonel tiuffey announces
| hat he intends To reorganize his party
upon the good. tol,l-faShoned .Iacksonian
lines, he asserts something. the nature
| pf which his modern educated mind will
not permit him to understand
| There are impediments in the way Of
reformation that Mr.. Gnffey has not
aS vet measured on even considered
| While he imagines he is moving in that
broad and independent spirit which the
amentcd Andrew Jackson would have
him pursue. he is drifting unconsciously
/ NIL, ,f,,t,r,
tpf tho inSlIrgcnt faith, who will lise him
IS their desires prompt. and Slatter his
fond dreams in spite Of his ambition to
lift the Democrats from the mire Of
| @nnrancc and apathy.
1 The Democratic party cannot he re-
formed except by men of ability and
those Of unqualified adherence TO the
real principles Of Democracy. A party
can no more reform itself by listening to
the honeyrd words and opportunities Of
the lnsllrgrnt leaders than it can pull
itself mp by its own boot straps. If Col
lnnel Guffey be really serious in this mat
ter Of reformation. he should cut aloof
from "velyhndy who is not Il Democrat
Ind listen to the advice of men he
knows are capable Of mparting instruc-
ton in accordance with the real doc
ltrincs Of the real Democratic text book.
The Insurgents are ont for gore. They
have an mSnrgent paper that walls and
lamcntS in monotnnnus tones every day.
Ilf Colonel Gnifey is willing to he do
luded hy these mournful paragraphs.
INTO the resurrection Of the Democratic
party for the nsc of these woud-hp
maniptlhtorS Of the peoples rights ana
the peoples wills. there will be nothing
under the sun for Him to do but drift
along with the current that has already
wrecked hundreds Of our brightest and
best statesmen.
II would hr j, good thing for Pennsyl-
vania and the United States rs we'll il
the Democrats would listen to the ad.
vice Of such men as Cleveland and avoid
the Sophistry Of Bryan and the catch.
penny pictures Of InsurgcntiSm. There
IS sincerity in the words of former
PRESIDENT Cleveland and deception and
selfish ambitions in the gracefully turned
sentences of Bryan and his tramping
; army Of Insurgents.
Repeated rnmorS are current regard
ing change in the ownership of one OF
tn" prominent morning papers. which
Of late has been pursuing a somewhat
unloninalistic like policy. The publica
. tion in question. ii is stated will become
the property Of prominent New York
publisher Of wealth. experience and in
ilncncc. bnt the most persistent inaIirs
fails to elicit any tangible information