The times., 1897-09-15

BIr. Bryan.
i lis difficult 10 decide whether the Hon.
WHuau Jennings Bryan fully recognizes the /
fact OF not hut Isis position in rela-
ton g. the national Democratic party is, fr
ought % he analogous TO that occupied by
Mr. Tildcn arier his eieetion 10 the Presi-
1cncy. and tie outrageous seating of Ruther-
ford b. HAYES in 1877. The parallel is a
very close one. IN each case the Demo
cratic candidate had clear majority Of the
people on las side. IN tie first case the
popular elections were carried, and the re-
turns manipulated and faIsified to give
victory t. a man W ho did not win it, and
who knew he did not win it. Ia the eec-
ond. the tahoriEe people of the country,
especially thn mine alin and factory hands
and railway employees, were Dullied into
voting for the Republican, candidate, while
fourteen ruiiIfon dollars, out OF a fund
# sixteen millions, were used in the pur-
chase Of The foreign vote and in other
oar~1pt WAYS 10 rob The people Of tie
e,e.tieu- Tie circumstances differed in
dr.aH; otherwise The results have been
ilie same. Each time the Democratic parry
has been LEFT with leader who would
l.ave been President OF the United states
II there had lcen a f-ce and untranImelIed
expression Of the peoples VIII at the polls.
Equany. each liae. the leader has passed
r7,m uoi.dnal aefear, not To tie usual
pos.i,u OF defeated candidate, but to
that,r an active. hon0red and unconpuersd
Party @nief.
such position involves duties and
responsibilities How they should be
recognized ard observed. the patriotism
and d.g.,ity OF The Sage Of Greystone VIII
serve 10 Illustrate, as the history of the
short term OF life vouchsafcd 70 Nj
Tliden after the national crime that shut
him out from the Chairof State to which
the suftrages OF the Union had promoted
Inra. rccurs to the memory of Americans.
His was an example Of splendid seIf-ab-
uagatiun. Of commanding force aud in
nueace, cNerJed for and because 1t repre-
Bented constitutional and political right
that should be studied and followed by
anyone whose position in the party Of
the people ever should be of Ike nature.
As we have ventured 10 suggest. the
present position OF the Hon William
Jennings Bryan, in relation TO the Demo
,rstic party and before the country, is
mol unlike thar which Mr.. Thden occupied
afteg the crime OF 1877. That it is
position susceptible Of being used to the
great credit and fame of the incumbent
is not 70 be doubted whether the future
has a new national candidacy and success
in store Tor him oruot. That he appreciates
and. in many respects, is great enough
to selze me opportunity, appears patent
% sH whc regard AR. Bryan's vigorous
and unique personality, and note the in
telectum command he is able to exert
over the vital questions and issues OF the
day.
Having said this ia a spirit Of unstinted
praise aud admira ti9a, we are entitled to
express q further sentiment Of fear, that
Mt. bryan may lose sight Of one con
FideTa ion which, upon reflection, he VIII
recognize al once, as requisite and neces-
Fary as "a ELI for tiie leader as the led. For
instance, # is not encouraging to those
VIII through pain and difficulty, are rally
ing 10 the banner Of popular rights and
s1yel-ipnty. TO see him. whom most OF
them IYok TO s,e Commanding the rrny in
1900, pres-n ting his views through the
medium Of the Republican press.
This is a proposition Of some deHcacy.
We anticipate a possible reply from Mr.
Rrysn 10 The effect that chance to pub
Hsh has faith and the reasons therefore, in
the columns Of the enelny's press. secures
an audience Of and perhaps converts from
tiiat enemy. Discounting such d re joinder,
we beg to assure him that If is bad for one
in his position to come before the public,
even IN appearance, as a paid specialist
in asnsa tionaT journalistic vaudeville.
Things and eccentricities like that might
CO wei enough for an ingalls,. in whom the
sense OF proportion between the presidency
or TIE United States Senate and service
rs sporting reporter of the Corbett-
Fltzsimmons prize fight is nehuious; but
1t VIII not do for Mr.. Bryan.
If the leader OF the Democracy has
Thoughts which he believes he should
give TO the country. 1t seems to us that
dignity and consistency alike call upon