Evening star., 1896-09-29
ME-. SeMnIHs Compliments.

Mr. SewalI tells the silver people In New
York that Mr.. Bryans visit to New Eng
land will result in good to the cause anu
he calls attention to the enthusiasm WIN
which the candidate was greeted all along
the line of his journey. He expects some
of the effects of the visit to show In his
own state of Maine. November. he sug-
gests, is not September. He Is sustained In
this by the calendar, but there Is nothing
whatever to sustain him in holding out the
pleasing hope to the silver people that
Names November majority against silver
will not be as pronounced as that recently
recorded at the state election.
The state election. Mr.. Sewall very we'll
knows. was nothing so far as Maine was
concerned but the national election in min-
tature. The whole thing was national In
intent and significance. Both sides were
assisted from the outside. and both sides
made it known that that assistance was
most welcome. If Maine had gone demo-
cratic the cause of sound money would
have received a staggering blow. Now.
what Is there to authorize the statement
that the democracy will give a better ac-
count of itself in November?
So far as the enthusiasm manifested at
Mr.. Bryans meetings is concerned. what
could better sustain the proposition that
curiosity and not support IS at the bottom
OF the gathering of these big crowds that
are greeting him? Maine, where they have
just declared against him overwhelmingly,
turns out in large numbers to see him.
Massachusetts. getting ready to snow him
under by twice the size of the Maine ma
jority, gives him enormous meetings. New
Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and
New Jersey respond in the same way, al
though not the most enthusiastic of the
Silver people believes that Mr.. Bryan stands
the ghost of a chance to carry any one Of
those states. New York city is spreading
her bunting today, and will fill her halls
and streets tonight in Mr.. Bryan's honor.
but the bet Is even one that she. the
greatest of democratic centers, will give a
majority against him.
Does this argue more than curiosity on
the peoples part? The whole matter. on
the score of curiosity, is explained and JUS
titled 1t would hardly be a wholesome
sign If a presidential candidate of a leading
party toured the country and failed to ex-
cite that much interest. The presidency Is
so great an office that Indifference about
the personality Of man standing for it by
nomination of three political conventions
would argue Indifference about the office
itself. 1t is pleasing to note therefore
that In section where assurance is doublv
sure that Mr.. Bryan will poll only a very
small vote. the interest of the people in the
presidential office itself tempts them to
turn out by the thousapds to see and hear
an aspirant for 1t.
Mr.. Sewall. of course. Is not to be taken
too seriously. He is not humorist-is not
attempting to amuse the public at his yoke
mates expense-but speaks under a disad-
vantage with which the public should sym
pathize. Mr.. Bryan has just been his
guest, and in speaking of his visit much is
due 10 the duties of a host Mr.. Sewall
meets them like the gentleman that he Is
Tammany, whose guest Mr.. Bryan now is
will. in its way. probably initiate this, and
assure him that great things will follow his
visit to New York. In Tammany circles
this is known as giving a man the grea,
jolly