The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-29
JOHN l.. TOLERANT
TOWARD EDWARD VII
"a Crown--It Means That You Done
Sometimes"

Crown--It Means That You "DOnc
Som efhine."
From the New York Sun.
Sullivan, J. L., Duke OF Lawrence,
Prince OF Boston and Defender of the
Belt, will issue a formal statement in
few days Che said yesterday that wi |
show just what his attitude is to be to-
ward his former friend, King Edward VII
OF England. Edward VII, who was at
the time only Prince. and Sullivan, J.
L., who was then King of the Ring, met
in London I'm 1877 and shook hands.
When asked about that yesterday the
Defender of the Belt said Wen let
that pass. He's a King himself now This
amt the time for me to talk. Walt till
the excitement is over, the shift on the
throne is over, and then I'll have some
thing TO say that is something. / know
Wales all right, all right"
The Duke Of Lawrence was standing in
front of The Ten-Mi lion-Dolar Belt. Civ
en- to him by free and grateful peop.o
and the thick clusters of Koh noors with
which 1t is studded cleaned IN refulgent
splendor alike on all bar goods, 10 cents
and case goods 10 IN the former X ne
Johns Forty-second street palace. Al
LnOuRn not ready Win anything FORMAL
for publication. he did say some things
which may interest crowned heads.
will the Prince of Wales lose his for
mer interest in sports, now that he mas
become King?"
well. now that's Just one OF the points
I'm geing to touch on In a few days"
replied Sullivan, j. l.. 'IIe amt going
to be such "a hot monarch as he m'~ht
have been when he met me, that's desd
sure. He's been getting out of the swim
right along for some years. Why
wouldn't climb over the ropes now to say
'hpwdy to him. let alone shaking hands.
Getting on the throne may give him the
gwelled head--you can't tell. Then, again
he'll have the best chance IN the world
to do some thng handsome for the pro-
fession. All he's got to do is set the ex-
ample and sit IN boz at the big mills
an1 the rest II be easy. He may do
that. What's the use OF being too har1
on him before he has a chance TO show
himself There's something about a King
that catches the gang. II he takes an
interest in things the mob II cough up
too. They don't say to themselves he's
Just an ordinary guy living on Easy
street They fergit IL. But I don't Why.
I wouldn't give that belt FOR Wales new
crown and all the other crowns ever
made"
Ard then sullivan, j. L., anectionately
rubbed his strenuous sausage-shaped FIN
gers across his jewels and resumed:
What does Wales crown amount TO
anyway, when you come right down to It?
He's getting 1t just because his folks have
had Il In the family and now it's up TO
him to put It on. That's all there is to
il. 1t amt presented to him because he
done something.
Now, look at that belt OF mine. That's
different There amt no North, no South.
no East and no West in that belt. and
them gems. II was given to me by all
the people--all Of 'em. you understand
tust to show their gratitude for what I'd
done. And the people didn't care a damn
who my folks were. There's a heap OF
difference between that belt and crown,
and I wouldn't swap IN a million years.
"But l won't say another word Ill
Wales has had his new job long enough
to show what's Up. 1t amt right. |
Amt heard anything personal, but hear
the first thing he did after getting on TIE
throne was to have his horses scratched
But you can't tell so soon