The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
BRYAN TODAY.


ability OF getting upon all sides of all
questions, but there is at least one
noticeable exception to it's practice
along this line, and that is in refer
ence to William J. Bryan. The gen.
eral trend of the POSTS political ex-
pressions Indicate that it would not
like to see the principles prevail
which MIR. Bryan SO earnestly ad-
vocates, and yet it persistently re-
fuses to permit the gold bugs to pull
the wool over it's eyes to such an ex-
tent as to induce it to join the fall
lacious attempts to underrate the
prestige of Democracy's foremost
champion.
The Post gave evidence of this fact
a few months ago, in splendid
editorial which attracted very gen.
eral attention, and it's position in
this respect is emphasized in an
editorial in it's Mondays issue, under
the caption, civilian J. Bryan
Today" which starts out with this
sentence: "The attemptsaon the part
of the gold organs to dismiss Hon.
William j. Bryan as back number,
"a dead ISSUE and to relegate him to
the limbo of Insignificant and for
gotten derelicts, do not strike US as
being particularly happy"
The Post does not undertake to
say whether those who deal in such
bosh are actuated by honest ignor-
ance or malice and deceit, except so
far as New York is concerned. 1t
says it can easily believe that New
Workers are candid when they talk
that way, for they regard their own
verdict on a national issue as beyond
appeal.
"But," continues the Post, "neither
conceit nor Misrepresentation will
avail to dispose of Mr.. Bryan.
Every intelligent and comprehensive
observer of public events knows that
he is stronger with the party today
than he was a year ago; that he has
lost none of the marvellous personal
influence which he exerted during the
campaign of 1896; that the prin-
ciples for which he stands are as
ardently espoused by the Democratic
masses as they were when Bryan
proclaimed them with the fire of his
enthusiasm and the witchery of his
eloquence.
Already there are signs that New
York is fixing to trot out a candi-
date against Mr.. Bryan, but such an
effort will, probably, prove a flash in
the pan. New York's role as dicta-
tor Of the National Democracy is a
thing of the past. The last National
Convention sounded a declaration of
independence along this line as well
as along other lines. The Post re
marks that "the millions who voted
for Mr.. Bryan in 1896 do not look in
that direction for guidance and lead
ership. They would not he moved
one hairs breadth from their pur-
pose if New York were to threaten
them with absolute secession. They
lost New York in 1896. They can
afford to lose it in 1900. They have
no calculations based upon New York
as an Indispensable factor in their
scheme"
The Post concludes it's observa-
tions as follows:
''They know that Mr.. Bryan and
the Chicago platform brought out
more votes, year before last, than
any Democratic candidate ever re-
ceived before-nearly a million more
than MIR. Cleveland had in lSS2-and
they are content with that record
and the brilliant prospect it opens to
to them in the future.
Let no one imagine that Mr..
Bryan is a dead issue. If a Demo-
cratic Convention were to assemble
today, he would be without a serious
competitor. Unless all political con
ditions be revolutionized meanwhile,
he will be even stronger two years
hence"