The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-08-04
Bryan and the Future.

we nave dlIoauy udu OcCioioAi
to comment upon the foolish
prophecy with which the Bynum
Cleveland-R Reform Club Democrats
delude themseives-that Bryan IS
a dead issue and that the cause he
represents has gone to that bourne
from which no cause returns. 1t
is difficult to speak with confidence
of the real motives and convictions
of such amazing persons as Mr..
Bynum and his associates, but we
have had no hesitation in saying
that if they do in truth credit
themselves with intelligence and
candor in thus appraising Mr..
Bryan and his cause, they must
have much in common with the
blind fish of the Mammoth Cave.
Any one who reads the daily news
papers-we mean newspapers which
give the news-and who has brains
enough to understand what he
reads, must know that William J.
Bryan has stronger hold upon
the Democratic masses today than
he had year ago, or at the very
| height of the campaign of 1896.
He emerged from that tremendous
struggle, defeated to be sure, but
without the smallest loss of pres
tige, with the undiminished re-
| spect and confidence of his follow
ers, and his influence has been
steadily broadening and deepening
ever since.
And now comes a witness from
Great Britain, no less witness,
in fact, than the London Saturday
Review, one of whose editors has
been carefully Analysing Mr.. Bry-
ans famous book, 1.-THE First Bat
tie" and who finds in it much food
for thought, and, perhaps, from
his point Of view, concern. Our
British friend does not especially
admire the volume itself, its make
up and material, neither does he
think very highly of Mr.. Bryan
literary style. 1t should be said,
also, that he disapproves OF Mr..
Bryan's theories almost as violent
ly as Wall street does. But he
is sure as to the mans strength
with the people, and he realizes as
it would be we'll for our monome-
tallist friends on this side to real
ize, that the campaign of 1896 was
indeed the first battle. and that
another and a greater battle is tc
be fought in 1900. For example
"But Mr.. Mckinley was elected
instead, and a brief two months o.
his administration has carried thu
revolution forward as swiftly as thu
spring sunshine and showers art
bringing forth the leaves and buds
With the arbitration treaty con
! temptuously rejected even in it.
lntolerable amended form; will
the Senate and House at logger
heads over two equally odious riya
l schemes Of private plumber; viii
I business still half paralyzed witt
e the revenue still insufficient anC
S the currency still unsettled; Will
5 the spring elections showing a saw
: age popular reaction from Novem
ber's mood, most marked of all i
K the new Presidents own State
Il with these sinister omens crowd
o Ing upon us, we need not hesitat
o to describe the new Administrative
as doomed to failure and collapse
IS Where there were four Bryan mer
W last autumn there are already fv
|: this spring, and there is discern
h bic nowhere any reason for SUI
l. posing that their increase will |
If checked on this side of the crucis
year of 1900"
Mr.. Bryan's strength is growing
II and, unless something now unfort
seen should arrest the evolution
he will, in 1900, be more potter
leader than the Republicans hay
ever yet had to contend with.
The Chance to Even Up Has Come to Plat
Washington Post
W Senator Hanna's Interference