New-York tribune., 1896-12-10
NOTHER CAVE OPENED.

ANOTHER CAVE OPENED.
II is announced that Mr.. Bryan and Senator
Jones' Of Arkansas. and Governor Stone "i MIS-
souri, have decided. as the first step in the pro
prom,ne for the campaign of 1900. 10 open an
other cave Their last enterprise, il will be re-
mcmbered. was 10 establish Mr. Bryan IN the
cave Of Aduam. where "every one 'ha' WIS
lin distress and every one that was III drp' ana
''every one thar was diScOnientcd gathered th'h-
SELVES unto him. and he became captain over
chem" Ii will doubtless also be remembered
that the Adnllamiic campaign was not SHINING
success Also thar the captain OF the A""'
lamites and hi two lleutenlnts above named
soon after their defeat betook themselves 10 the
Ozark hills, in Missouri. on Il hunting trip. ana
that Captain Bryan. after n good deal ol VIII
shooting killed rabbi. and brought down
doe And that campaign was 80 barren OF NJ
suits owing 10 Bryan's unsklifu craftsmanship
that il set all the world wondering what ever
they went into the wilds Of the Ozark hills Tor
1t now appears that they were not so much hunl-
ing as taking counsel with each other concern
ing the campaign of 1900 The result of the con
ference is announced in dispatch from 81
Louis
They decided 10 open another cave the cave
of the Winds. with Mr.. Bryan. Of course. play
Ing Boreas The plan is 10 organize National
Bureau OF Volunteer Speakers. with headInar-
ters in Washington. the purpose being 10 main
tain speakers In every county IN the United
STATES who will organize silver clubs and max"
monthly reports OF progress The speakers must
pass an examination as 10 their fitness. the cher
features Of which. though not expressly :"
stated will doubtless br tests Of endurance and
wind power "On. Of the Incentives TO active
work" Il Is grav"ly announced. "i> roll or
"hopor This will be- made up of workers
"achieving the hes results. and place on the
..roll will IL. the s'rongcs' essential for prefer
"ment 10 a successful DrTocrallc candidate for
president IN 1900" Mr. Bryan ta~ been con
suited at every step in This important undcriak
Ing. and in a letter just made public. under date
Of November IS has consented to be- custodian
OF the roll ~ honor In this letter h" cN-
presses approval Of the sentiment that "the hon
"ors Of victory must be shared by the soldiers
| "as we'll as by the commanders which Is very
handsome in hm-and adds. with perhaps a
shade Of sadness in the Hight Of his recent "x-
perlence: "ln fact ii j much easier FOR soldiers
'ro select commanders than 1t i for command
.ers to secure soldiers" The intention j. 10
have 5000 speakers in the field within three
Election Day in 1900
50 the Cave Of the Winds VIII presently b"
opened. under The auspices of ''thc National Ru
rcau Of Volunteer Speakers II j. great
scheme worthy the genius of Bryan. and
aclly in his line. only it occurs TO u> That a
more appropriate name for the headquarters
would be the ''Political Weather Bureau. and
its mission should he 10 keep track Of the winds
| Ia, ,.tt.,. Ia.
section, Of country exposed 10 their devastating
progress But what larks there viii b" when
the whole 1000 volunteers get loose. Thcr" will
be Mrs. Lease and Sovereign. ani DchS ana
Senator TON" Grady. and Gcorg, Fred VIII
iams and Governor Stone, and "i'loody Brides
Waite and in the Congressional recess. the
whole outfit of silver Senators. and several thou
sand more blowing and Spouiing in all direc
tions. all eager for the place on the "rOl' OF
honor which will be The strongest essential
'for prcfcrmcnt TO successful Democratic can
"didatc for President in 1900" And William
Jennings Bryan. the BoreaS Of the whole bu>
ness, who has opened the cave and loosened all
the winds holding the roll Of honor in one
hand and his watch in The other timing The
contestants. and occasionally cheering them
with voclferOus "IIoup In. verify. that will
be a circus worth looking ai and listening 10.
Not Olympia nor Ellis in their palmicst days
| ever furnished such an entertainment for the
ancient Greeks; nor did Julius Caesar ever put
up such a show in the Circus MaXimus to de
light the Roman populacc. Within three months
| there will bc 1000 competitors for the roll Of
honor in the field. And the struggle will last
for an entire Olympad. All right Boreas. The
signals are set. Throw open the cave, Let her
GO Gallagher" The odds are large that Mrs.
Lease leads the entire outlii by several laps.