The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
THE OPPOSITION IN CONGRESS.

C EVERAL silver Senators have requested the N President to appoint Mir William J. Bryan to A0 major -generalcy. The President had already decided to appoint Lee, Cleveland Democrat and gold standard man, and General Wheeler, Bryan and silver man, of the four major generalces because they are both of thorough military train ing and experience. Only trained soldiers should be put in such commands for they have the issue of bat
 ties and the fate of thousands in their hands, and no inexperienced in tactics should be put in such place It is probable that the application was made ill Bryans behalf to create grievance for his political wheel If such is its purpose will fail The Presidents perfect impartiaty and non-partisanshp in these four appointments will grat
 fly the country, and MT. Bryans effort to pose the Neglected One will fail
 If he burn with ardor to his country the ranks are open him. President Mckinley enlisted in the Civil War private and fought his way the post of major. He supplemented this military service be- ginning in the ranks with thirty years of public ice his country in civil life before he achieved the Presidency. The American people are very conserva- tive. They try thoroughly before they make him President. That has been Mr. Bryan's mistake. He thought that one speech repeated many times gave him title to the Presidency Neither that nor major generals commission will translate him to that high seat If he burn with military zeal let him start private as Mckinley did, and if in thirty years from his enlistment he show qualities deserving such reward, his countrymen may consider his claims.
 While MT. Bryan is trying to keep up with the band-wagon and make himself object of interest, it is evident that his party in Congress is getting ready to abandon him. It proposes to seek issues arising in the preparations for war and the means for carrying 1t on
 MT. J. Hamilton Lewis who parts his name in the middle to make up for parting his hair at all and who divides with Bailey, McMillin Champ Clark and Bland the preposterous leadership of the House minority, has made his share of the issue. He pro- poses to read out of the party the six Democrats who voted for the revenue bi because that bill per mits the issue of bonds popular loan if the cessities of the require it. The six who pre- erred to stand by their country rather than by MT. Lewis have calmly requested that gentleman to go tot
 It is evident that these five leaders of the House minority will each submit an issue. Of course Me Millns will be free trade except in such staples as Tennessee produces. Bland will offer free coinage of silver at I6 to I, and Champ Clark will simply pro- pose that denunciaton of Mir Cleveland is the way to bring the Democratic party into power, while Mr. Bailey will antagonize dress suits
 The new platform will read: Resolved, That we support the war; but oppose all for carrying 1t on. Resolved, That under the present administration the country IS going to the devil in dress suit Re solved That free trade in everything that is pro- duced by our deestrick is the true American policy Resolved That free coinage of silver at 16 to will bring peace by leaving us nothing to fight with
 "D-n Cleveland"
 On this the fve-headed party go into battle, but ..,
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