Evening star., 1897-05-03
MR.. BRYAN'S FUTUR e
Gossip of the Politicians as to His Course for
the Next Three Years.
He May Participate I'm Some of the
Fail OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Foreign Tour.

The politicians particularly the silver
leaders-continue to discuss Mr.. Bryan and
his future. Will he remain prominently in
evidence on the stump and lecture platform
during the next three years? And, IL so,
what will the effect be on his fortunes in
1900?
What He Expects.
The consensus Of opinion in silver circles
Is that Mr.. Bryan expects to be and should
be the candidate of his party again for the
presidency. He is practically devoting his
whole time to the silver cause. He is in
easy circumstances financially. His book is
selling well, and his addresses, when his
subject is silver, are remunerative He Is
generous with his earnings, giving to the
campaign funds of his party a liberal share
lie travels good deal, and is in receipt of
many invitations to speak. He is regarded,
indeed, as the Wendell Phillips Of the silver
crusade, and, like Phillips, prefers ALWAYS
10 talk on the subject nearest his heart
me abolition agitator, when invited to
speak or lecture, would name rather stiff
terms for anything in a literary line hut
would respond for nothing If permitted TO
discuss slavery. So with Mr. Bryan He
is Always ready to talk silver, and without
price IL tne cause can be advanced. But his
income from both his tongue and nen ;S
stO 10 De large, and this enables him 10
give over the law and everything else unon
ei a. ohe tlme ne depended for a living.
me campaigns Next FALL
Next fall Mr. Bryan will probably an
pear IN some of the state campaigns TIE
program has not yet been arranged. There
may lie some difficulty about arranging 4,
LOT as strong drawing card as Mr.. BRYAN
ls' tnere are certain localities where his
presence enc might work injury to his party.
help Mr.. Blackburn, but his presence in
maryland, New York or Ohio would stir
up last years fires, and that would mean
Garr'a oGsn,Ucia atic 1isaster 1t is agreed that Mr.
HorIhan Will not try to carry MARYLAND
with shout for free silver nor could env
neadWay be made either in New York or
Unlo @ py employing such tactics. Mr. Cor
man IN Maryland, Mr. Murnhv in Nv,
YORK and Mr.. Mclean in Ohio each xvants
70 make the home campaign on the force
or his own personality. But the introduce
tion OF Mr.. Bryan into the fight there would
upset these calcula tions for wherever Mr
Bryan Is there will free silver be also.
A Proposed Foreign Tour.
Some very interesting gossip relates to n
foreign tour which Mr.. Bryan is said 70
have mapped out for himself. As the s,o,v
goes, ne Will visit Mexico next winter. and
later go to Europe and spend some tip,e
there This will enable him to studv az
FIRST hand and contrss st the conditions .,,f
tHe people In silver standard country and
"a goid standard countries, and to eouin
nimseif for more thorough discussion of
pupnc questions in 1890 than he was pre-
pared to enter into last year He is not a
traveied man, and. it is said, feels that the
work ne has cut out for himself calls for
as tnorough investigation of all subjects
nhancial and economic, as travel as well
as books may empower
moreover, according to report Mr.. BRYAN
and his friends believe that great cbangas
are on the cards for the near futnra an
other countries besides the United States
ana all in the line of the agitation he leads
ana hence mis- desire to inspect the foreign
situation In what he conceives TO he the
preliminary stages of those changes