Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-26
The Sad Case OF Bryan.

The most uHildI1'S man III ah Ills
.rcat country since war existed, and
while the all absorbing rumors of war
roro IN the air. has been William Jen-
nings Bryan. the Nebraska politician
,,,hom many will recall as late can
didate OF three or four parties for the
presidency 1t may not be known to
many people. but it is a fact, that since
November 1896. Mr.. Bryan has cherish
Oh the insane belief that November Of
1900 would see him elected the Presi-
dent if the United States. To promote
such a result he kept himself pretty
preached the 16 to / gospel wherever
he could find hearers from Maine to
Mexico. lie was getting along ia
mously when the trouble with Spain
began, and the people with one accord
began shouting the praises of new
heroes. The first thing Mr.. Bryan
knew, the Democrats We're running
Wild in favor of the nomination of
Fitzhugh Lee for President in 1900 d
soldier fellow from Virginia. who did
not know "a ratio from a persmmon
tree. Then news came from Manila
and even those Of Bryan's friends who
still maintained that the silver issue
must be supreme yelled themselves
hoarse for George Dewey. and forgot
all about Mr.. Bryan. The gentleman
from Nebraska tried to keep himself in
evidence for a time by periodically
stating that he had no complaint to
make of the foreign policy of President
Mckinley. but after awhile he came 10
the conclusion that this was only ad-
vertising rival, and he gave it up.
Clearly, there was nothing to be done
but to enter the CORY field of war and
so to be Il soldier.
So now we hear of one Col" Bryan
Of Nebraska. who is raising n regiment
Of l6 to 1-ers. with the motto on their
banner, "Remember the crime Of '13"
Il is presumed that the members of the
Curse of Cold company will join his
command, as they are otherwise out. Of
a job for an indefinite period the an
appreciated public having refused to
provide the curse" necessary for the
the boy orator of the Platte will DE Il
thing of wonder and n sadness forever,
but what has poor Spain ever done to
have such methods of warfare used
against her? Imagine a platoon of
poor Spaniards having to face the fire
of his eloquence. especially if he turn
ed on the rapid fire guns of his crown
Of thorns and cross Of gold" TRADE
Turn him loose in Cuba and in on
short rear-platform campaign he would
drive every Spaniard from the island,
the seas would he full of them. SWIM
ming for Porto Rico.
No doubt if he is only given the OPP
portunity the fame of Dewey and
Sampson ana Schley. OF Miles and Mev-
ritt and Lee. and all the others. will he
at once obscured by Col Bryan He
has already been in battle and knows
how it feels to suffer the full force Of
an external explosion of public con-
domination. But in becoming a soldier
boy Bryan takes grave chances His
t.,,, NM, H.. ~, D.
kinley and who knows but he may
order Bryan to the Philippines, where
the Nebraska troops are going, or to
Porto Rico? What if Col. Bryan
should be selected To succeed Rlanro
at Havana. since Bryan and Bianco IN
their ability 10 buster and spout wind
have much in common. In any case
what, @ what, Will be his chances IN
the campaign Of 1900? Echo answers.
"Naught"
We should he glad to credit Bryan
with sincere ana patriotic motives in
his military aspirations, but in view IF
his whole public career such a CHART
able view is impossible. He is as ever
the actor, the demagogue the persist
ent advertiser Of himself aud his re-
jected wares. He is bound to keep
himself before the wearied public by
any means, fair or foul. and this is
his last desperate throw of the dice