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Show A MAN WITHOUT A PARTY. Ard now "Golden Rule" Jones p? Toledo, having exhausted his list of freak schemes to keep his name before the public, appears as the "man without a party'; JIayori Jones in declining an invitation to meet W. J. Bryan, Tom Johnson, Clarence Darrow and other Democrats at the Jefferson-Jackson-Lin-ccln league, dinner, which was given in Columbus Thursday night, said, among other things: "Sin- , cerely believing that:the effect of the party spirit and:the party system is to be separate and disrupt the Ration, though millions of adherents are not conscious of. this fact, and also believing that the life-d?stroying jU humanity at the present day is the want of a common faith, a common thought, ac: pted and admitted by all men, 'which sbal) link earth to heaven and the universe to God,' I long ago irrevocably separated myself from: 'parties, and it has- been, and is the purpose of my - life -to p?ad.. and work ' for , this common political order, the ; -first step ; toward1 : which ' is he a'doj.tioa of a system of nomination 1 by ,;peti-. ,;peti-. tion and freedom from the tyranny of caucus rule. ..ILis' wi leave men free to unite as' brothers triv ir. for the realization of the American" ideal, hich is democracy, and the equal brotherhood of all mn. In this' spirit it Is my' duty and privilege "to - Jlold ni v elf free to co-operate. with any setof mentho are working for human liberty and equality, whether wheth-er they call themselves Republicans, Democrats, Socialists So-cialists or what not, as I always expect to be in politics poli-tics and out of parties, and it therefore would .rive -me pleasure to accept your invitation were it not for the fact that important business will . require my attention." Mr. Jones, signs this letter S. M. Jones, a man without a party." Had the Golden Rule man given this invitation the proper consideration it deserves, he would not have declined 4t. The club no doubt believed when it did Mr. Jones the honor of asking him to attend . its banquet that it was inviting him to meet a con- ' genial party of former political leaders men in the class .Mr,. Jones attempts to occupy exclusively. Bryan has been read out of his party by the Cleveland Cleve-land faction; John R. McLean hag fired Tom Johnson: John-son: from the Democratic ranks,'and Darrow never had any party. ; Evidently Mr. Jones' declination was influenced by jealousy in refusing to meet a party par-ty of men without parties. Mr. Joes should' try another scheme .when he wishes to. make himself appear exclusive. He becomes commonplace when he declines to attend a function given in honor of partyless men because he believes himself to be the enly genuine man without a party.; -"G olden Rule" will find that Bryan, Cleveland, Hill and the yellow Hearst are making- thousands of men without par-ties. par-ties. v ' |