The age-herald., 1898-11-16
BRYAN SUMS UP
 LATE ELECTION On Account of His Uniform He Did PARTICIPATE IN CAMPAIGN The People Have Not Accepted the 1 Gold Standard. ENDORSEMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY Cannot be Construed from Result of the Election The Chicago Platform
 Will be Reafirmed in 1900
 by the Democrats.
ENDORSEMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY

Lincoln, Neb., November 15.-Col W. J. Bryan tonight gave the Associated Press the following interview:
 While I do not understand that service in the volunteer army prevents soldier from expressing opinions upon political questions, I declined to take part in the last campaign lest I should be accused by partisan opponents of attempting to en- barrass the administration. Now that the election is over, l shall exercise citizens privilege of discussing the returns.
 Compared with the election of 1896 the republicans have gained in some places and lost in others. It was not sweeping re- publican victory On the whole, the result is not surprising when it is remembered that the administration is just concluding a successful war
 "While a majority of the soldiers are probably anti-republican, the management of the war has been entirely in republican hands. and the strongest argument used during the campaign was that republican defeat would discredit the president in the eyes of foreign nations while his commis- sioners were engaged in making treaty. ! Tt was not trial upon the issues now before the people, but successful plea for a continuance of the case. The people have not accepted the gold standard; they have not fallen in love with the plan to give the banks a monopoly of the issue of paper money; they have not decided to retire the greenbacks; they have not sur rendered to the trusts.
 Forced Into Background
 These questions were forced into the background by the declaration of war, but tbqy mn he faced again DeacG is restored. The Chicago platform presents for public consideration certain vital eco- nomic>- questions. That platform has not been abandoned by those who indorsed 1t in 1896. It will be reaffirmed in 1900 because # ives expression to the hopes and aspira- tons of a large majority of the party. af"When the democrats, populists and sil- yer Republicans favored Cuban independ- ence they understood that war would give temporary advantage to the party in power, but they were willing to risk defeat in order to aid the people fighting to be free.
 "Neither can the election be regarded as an indorsement of any foreign policy. Until a treaty of peace has been entered into and the terms made known, the people cannot pass judgment upon it. Whether the war will raise any question of sufficient import ance to turn public attention away from domestic problems remains to be seen.'
 In regard to the Nebraska election, he said
 "A light vote was cast in Nebraska, but the fusionists have elected the entire state ticket and carried the same congressional districts that they carried in 1896. If Sena- tor Allen Is defeated for reelection 1t will be because senators are elected by legis- lators instead of by the people. If repub- lican senator is chosen by the new legisla- ture he will go to Washington to represent a minority of the people of the state and to thwart the will of the majority"