The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-29
BRYAN STILL IN POLITICS.

4 hthat he would be in politics for many
years We were sure of 1T. The
{ .only good Indian is a dead INDIAN
,and while he draws this tleeting
4 breath and till his eyelids close in
+ ldeath, he will stay in politics." Why
i Shouldn't he? He has made more by
at than he could have made at any,
Ching else. and the grazing is still very
( Egood. Get out of politics? Not while
Fthere is a chance to earn an honest
dollar
In his Statement" yesterday. Mr.
sBryan does not reproaoh the conyen-
Hion for its work. He confesses to
{ disappointment, but he says 1t so
politely and, with that indomitable
faith in himself which has enabled
& thim to ruin the Democratic party,
Ehe would pluck victory from the hands
hof defeat.
Il "The fight for county option in the
T. democratic party has not been in
Twain. 1t has helped to secure
tdeclaration in favor of the initia-
tive and a referendum in both
Eparties. -. i. There is no doubt of the
Unnecessary amendment being submitted
tat the next session of the Legislature.
fThe work now to be done is to Sc
you're county option candidates in every
ESenatorial and Representative district
4 sThe Democrats who favor county OPP
ttion should turn out at the primaries
land nominate a candidate favorable
ito county option. The Republicans in
flavor of county option should be as
sactive in securing the nomination of
& Republican candidates favorable to
rounty option. County option candi-
Il. H. tal Nv oil
I tparties in each district, and l have
Emo doubt that this can be done in a
+ Fgreat many districts"
That is Mr.. Bryan's answer to the
Nebraska convention of Democrats. In
stead of being cast down by his
repudiatiop at the hands of his own
party, he continues to exercise the
authority of leadership not only for
the Democrats, but also for the Re-
publicans of the State who agree with
him in his views on the county option
question. He would have county OPP
'tion Democrats elected to the Senate
tand House where that is possible, and
twhere it is not possible he would adj
wise, and does advise. the election of
scounty option Republicans He is
bound to rule, with or without his
Eparty He is willing to take up
with any company that offers. 1t does
snot matter to him how it is done so it
is done in his way and according to
Ethe word of his mouth
Stay in politics for many years."
If he can't get what he wants or
thinks he wants through the Demo-
tcratic party. he Will try to get it
Through the Republicans. the Populists,
1.-THE Prohibitionists, and If necessary,
Through the Sufragettes. The fact
that he advises the Republicans of
sNebraska what they should do ought
a1o make him unfit any longer to con-
hrol in Democratic affairs.
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srTHE ROOSTER OF IklNGsBRIDGE
TERRACE.
Kingsbridge Terrace has been terri
Aly disturbed by the act of Mrs safan
sChristopher, an Irish lady, living IN
that choice neighborhood. The lady
WAS born in the "ould country came
ito New York from the far West, es-
t1ablished her residence at Kingsbridge
Terrace, built u beautiful home there
end engaged in the raising of chickens.
lSome kind friend down at Scranton,
pennsylvania, presented her with a
|Wyandotte rooster, to which she gave
the name :of "Donagh," and Donagh
,crowed so Justify that he disturbed the
entire neighborhood Some of her
.neighbors complained to the Board OF
Health that Donagh was violating the
noise ordinance and the Board or
Health sent a man up TO Kingsbridge
Terrace to see Mrs. Christopher, and
.1le expounded the law TO her so clearly
that she shipped DoHagh to Jersey.
thinking that his absence from the
flock would result in that quetude so
essential to the happiness of the peo-
pie of the Terrace. About a month
later, Board of Health man again
invaded the premises OF Mrs. Christie.
epher with another complain, about
her ROSTERS This functionery was a
certain DR.. Cook-not Frederick A.
Cook of Calicoon Depot, the Origina,
Discoverer of the North Pole-and he |
war very nice about it, making the |
object of his visit known in such cour
teous terms that Mrs. Christopher took |
him out TO the poultry yard TO see for
himself that the latter complaints
against her chicken industry were
without foundation. Says Mrs. Chris
GOPHER
Imagine my surprise when one OF
the broilers stretched his neck and
croWed like Rostand champion The
echo had not died away when two more
repeated the performance. These were
the only three ROSTERS we could find,
and TO satisfy DR.. Cook L had them
killed then and there and had them
Tor supper"
There 1t appears that the incident
should have been closed, but 1t was
not, The nelghbors made other com
plants. notably one about the Chris
topher bathtub leaking, and the situa,
ton became so intolcrable anu the