The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-09
CLEVELAND and HANNA
EX-SENATOR PETTIGREW PLACES
THEM IN SAME POLITICAL
CATEGORY
FUsI0NISTS THE REAL PARTY
Followers of William j. bryan Rep
resent, He Thinks, the Simon
Pure jefferson Idea of
Democracy.
FUsIoNIsTs THE REAL PARTY

If the old-line Democrats. so called.
assume our livery and attempt a reor-
ganization of the Democratic party. fol-
lowing out the policies of the Cleveland
administration, there will be a third
party in the field in the campaign of
lSO4-you may depend upon that We will
not be coerced into an organization which
differs only in name with that against
which 1t is assumed to stand in princi-
ole''
Former Senator r. F. Pettigrew. OF
south Dakota. registered at the Mer-
chants yesterday. having called to St
Paul on business trip. He was averse
to entering into politics, and at first de-
clined to be interviewed, but finally yield
ed in response to a few inquiries, and in
the course of his remarks gave expression
to the above statement.
The senator said he was taking his
usual interest in politics and would con-
tinue to watch the political affairs of his
state and nation with an earnest inter.
est, but that he was not a candidate for
his old position in the United States
senate. and would not be when the time
came for electing a senator. s'I am at
tending to my private business affairs
said Mr.. Pettigrew, land as to what those
affairs are. I will say that they are
nothing in which the public has or ought
to have any particular interest"
AS to the future of the Democratic
party, Mr.. Pettigrew declared emphah-
cally that the Bryan party would never
become submerged in what he termed
the Cleveland party. He looked upon the
party which followed William J. Bryan
to defeat at the polls in 1896 and again
in 1900 as the real article, and said that
whether ''old-line" Democrats undertook
q lizc ffnra y
stand and continue to WELD a potent in
fiuence. He also said that Mr. Bryan
was great man. of sound principles
and unwavering integrity, and that he
had not been shaken in the least from his
original position by the experiences of
the past two campaigns. Mr.. Pettigrew
said he had no idea who would be the
nominee of the Democratic party in 1904
or incase the third party of which he
spoke was in the field who would lead
it. He ventured nothing concerning Mr.
Bryan's personal future.
There is no difference between the
Hanna Republicans and Cleveland Dem
ocrats," said the South Dakotan, and he
believed 1t would be better for the rest
of the fellows if the followers of Hanna
and Cleveland were all in one party or
if this could be brought about, then he
could see some benefit in having the
Cleveland Democrats set off in a party
to themselves so that the Bryan adher-
ents could have a field all to themselves.
Mr.. Bryan was quoted as having said
in a speech at Omaha, a day or two ago,
that fusion would not die. but would con-
tinue to be a live political faction. Ask
ed for his view Of this. Senator Petit
grew said there had never been any fu-
sion. Mr. Bryan was wrong. The peo-
pie known as fusionists are all Demo
Gratis; in fact they are, in the judgment
Of the South Dakota statesman, the only
Simon-pure followers of Thomas Jeffer-
son. and alone have right to the name
Democrat"