New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-02-23
Wednesday, February ssrd 1898.
Official paper of the county of Brown and
the city of New U1m. ss

Official paper of the county of Brown and
. the city of New U1nl.
A comparison Of the Butler Weaver
meeting with the reception accorded
William Jennings Bryan in Minneapolis
some four weeks earlier demonstrated
beyond dispute that Bryan will be in
the campaign Of the present year, as he
was in that Of 1896, the chief and domi-
mating force. When Bryan came to
Minneapolis he was welcomed by thou
sands. Not seat in the big Exposition
hall was vacant and hundreds sought,
but failed to secure, admission. Butler,
Weaver and Dubois are all eloquent
speakers, all great leaders in their
respective parties, but none of these
could awaken the interest or enthusiasm
that Bryan did. And SO 1t is all over
the west and south. Bryan IS every
where greeted by a tremendous out
pouring Of the masses; the people hang
on his every word; they listen to him as
if he were leader, chosen like Lincoln,
to correct existing wrongs and show
the people a way out of the slough OF
despond. No other man in a quarter of
a century has had such a hold upon the
masses, and the political party that turns
hia down will make the mistake eff its
life He will enter the next democratic
convention with the solid and en- thusi-
astic backing OF every state west of
Pennsylvania and New York. He will
be nominated without question and
enter upoa a caapaign ever greater than
that which endeared him to the masses
in 1896. The populists will have. to
endorse him if they expect to make a
respectable showing. The day for party
lines is past. Bryan satisfies the long
ings of the people and tAey will vote
for hin.
The addresses on behalf of the demo-
cratic, populist and silver republican
parties, resulting from the conferences
which have been in progress among the
leaders at Washington for several weeks,
we've issued on Wednesday. These ad-
dresses seek to unite the members of the
three parties in future elections upon
the financial issue, as the question of
paramount importanoe,and in themselves
are strong appeals for fusion. The ad-
dress to the democrats is signed 10y Sen
ator Jones, chairman OF the national
committee, and is endorsed by the dem
ocratic congressional committee; that to
the populists by Senator Marion Butler
chairman of the populist national com
mittee, and the twenty-five other popu-
list members of the senate and the house;
and that to- the silver republicans by
Chairman Charles A. Towne, and the sill
yer republicans in the senate and house,
and also by ex-senator Dubois.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, the Confederate
cavalry commander who is now men,
Der of congress from Alabama, upon
hearing of the terrible disaster to the
Maine, Immediately wired the president
as follows: Ii: :.
Tn r. Ia
member that my tender of services is on
file at the war department. 3,
Fusion in Minnesota is assured. The
middle of -the-roaders were SO largely il
the minority at the popullst conference
in Minneapolis last week that,it became
necessary to submit with grace to the on
ly sensible political policy United actor
on the part Of all the forces Of reform.
Congressman McCleary has been made
chairman Of special sub committee ap
pointed to prepare the first draft of I
currency reform bill to be considered b,
the Republican majority. The commit
tee will begin Its work at once and re
port in short time.
Associate Justice Daniel Buck, of tn
Supreme Court, announces that he vii
not be candidate for reelection. I
not an able lawyer, this much can b
said of Buck when he comes to retire
that his heart was in the right place AM
no one can question his honesty.
T. Invitations have been extended to ex
President Harrison and Senator William
Mason Of Illinois to be present and de
liver addresses at the meeting Of th'
Minnesota Republican League clubs i
Minneapolis on the 22nd Of nc K month
The terrible disaster to the battleshil
Maine will serve at least one purpose