The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-29
BRYAN AND THE FUTURE.
HIS Influence Steadily Broadening
and Deepening


and Deepening.
Washington Post.
We have already had occasion to
comment upon the foolish prophecy |
with which the Bynum Cleveland |
reform Club Democra ts delude them |
stlVes-that Bryan il dead issue
ana That the cause he represents has
gone to that bourne from which no
use returns tbs ditticu t to speak
With confidence of the real motives
and convictions of such amazing
persons as Mr.. Bynum and his assoc
ciates, but we have had no hesitation
III 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 newspapers-we mean
newspapers which give the news-and
who has brains enough to uuder-
stand what hereads, must know that
William j. Bryan has a stronger
hold upon the Democratic masses
today than he had year ago, or at
the very height of the campaign Of
I 1896 He emerged from that tire
mendous struggle, defeated to BE-
sure, but without thu smallest loss OF
prestige, with the undiminished re-
spect and confidence of his followers,
ard his influence has been steadily
broadening and deepening ever since
ana now comes a witness from
Great Britain, no less a witness, in
fact, than the London Saturday
Review, one of whose editors has
been carefully analyziDg MIR Bryan S
famous book, The First Battle, -
and who finds in it much food for
thought, and, perhaps, from his
point OF view, concern. OR British
friend does not especially admire the
volume itself, it's make up and ma
terial, neither does he think very
highly of Mr.. Bryau's literary style
Ii should be said, also, that he dis
approves of Mr.. Bryan's theories
almost as violently as Wall street
: does. But he makes no mistake a.
TO the mans strength with the peo-
! pie, and he realizes, as it would be
we'll for our mOnometallist friends or
: this side to realize, that the cam
paign of 1896 Was indeed the first
| battle, and that another aud {
! greater battle is to be fought il
1900. For example:
"Dut Mr.. Mckinley was elected
instead, and brief two months o
his administration has carried tn,
revolution. forward as swiftly as tn
spring sunshine and showers ar
: bringing forth the leaves and buds
With the arbitration treaty con
temptuously rejected even in it
intolerable amended form; with tn
Senate and House at loggerhead
over two equally odious rival scheme
of private plumber; with business still
half paralyzed; with the revenue still
insufficient and the currency still un
settled; with the spring election
e showing a savage popular reaction
D from November's mood, most marke,
, of all in the new Presidents owl
State-with these sinister omen
crowding upon US, we need not hest
e tate to describe this new administra
e tion as doomed to failure and col
f lapse. Where there were four 'BryaI
men last autumn there are alread
five this spring, and there is discern
:. lble nowhere any reason tor supposini
il that their increase will be checked o
e this side OF the crucial year of 1900.
e Mr.. Bryan's strength is growing
n and, unless something now unfore
r seen should arrest the evolution,
1 will, in 1900, be more potent leade
D than the Republicans have ever We
had to reckon with.