The times., 1898-09-19
IT MAY BE POLITICS.
Discrimination Relieved to he Used
Against Col. bryan.

publ1canS of his KIND.
Col. Bryan enlisted in the volunteer
service for two years, and the chances
are that he will be kept in service that
long, unless he resigns.
Many Republicans attempted to make
political capital out of Col. Bryan's 10y
atty to his country by declaring that he
enlisted in the army for political reasons,
believing that If, he could distinguish
himself in service. he would increase his
chances for the Democratic nomination
in 1900.
The Republican press sneered at Col
Bryan's patriotism and predicted that he
would not obtain the opportunity he
sought to keep his name before the pub
lie.
How well these papers. prophesied is
now a matter of history. Col. Bryan and
his regiment of brawny Western men
have been kept in camp ever. since the
organization was accepted by the Govern
ment. Although the colonel repeatedly
requested the Administration to let him
take the Third Nebraska to the front,
he has not been permitted 10 leave Amer
lean soil.
He and his regiment have had nothing
to do during the campaign, and have
nothing TO do now. Having been kept
practically in idleness since entering the
service, and not seeing any prospects for
active service. Col. Bryan and his men
desire to return to their homes
This they will not be permitted to do.
The Republican campaign managers have
other plans. If they can keep Col. Bryan
in the army they can prevent him from
talking and they can interfere very mach
with his canvass for second nomina-
ton. Friends of Col. Bryan have asked
the President to muster the Third Ne
braska regiment out of service, bat he
has refused.
In order TO keep Col. Bryan in service
he will probably be directed 10 go TO
Cuba or Porto Rico to do garrison duty
The only way he can escape such monot-
onous duty will be to resign. and If ne
does that the Republican campaign mana
gers will endeavor to make political capi-
tai out of his action.
They may be expected to openly assert
that the resignation of Col. Bryan con-
firms all that had previously been said
about his entering the army for dra-
matte and political effect, and that when
actually called upon to do a soldiers
duty he resigned to avoid its hardships.
Former Congressman Joseph C. Sibiey
has accepted the Democratic nomination
for Congress in c. w Stones district in
Pennsylvania, and, in consequence, a
warm political fight is in progress there.
Mr.. Sibley is a millionaire, and when a
member of Congress was very popular.
He distinguished himself by making
set speech which was an attack on Presi-
dent Cleveland Mr.. Sibley IS talked of
in Pennsylvania as candidate for the
nomination for Vice President in 1900,
L a. l.INs ~.
cure the honor Inasmuch there is a
great deal of dissension in the Republi-
can ranks in the district, caused by the
distribution of patronage by Representa-
tive G. w. Stone, the chances for Mr.
Sibleys election are said to be very
bright
A lively time is In prospect for the peo-
pie of West Virginia, the Democratic
and Republican State committees have
arranged for a number of joint discus
sions. The debaters will be Gov. Atkin-
son and Gen. c. c, Watts, who was de-
feated for the goyernorship by Atkinson.
The challenge for Joint discussion was is
sued by the representatives. IL is be-
lieved that each of the two men wants
seat in the United States Senate, and
that the party which IS successful will
push the claims of itr champion before
L
have much opposition for reelection
should the legislature be Democratic.
The candidate of the young Democrats
In Indiana to succeed Senator Turpie,
Samuel E. Morss, IS apparently one of the
coming men of that State, Mr.. Morss
was born in Fort Wayne. He began life
as newspaper reporters on the Fort
Wayne Journal d. S. Alexander, now a
member of Congress from Buffalo was
at that time managing editor of the Jour
nal, which was RepublicaRdn politics 1t
was Alexander who discovered Aorss and
gave him his first positiong A short time
after this Mr. Alexander became the In
diana correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
zette and Mr.. Morss was made city ed
itor of the Fort Wayne Sentinel, rival
paper of the Journal and Democratic in
politics Before leaving. the paper he be-
came its managing editor. All this took
place in the early 70s. A few years af-
ter this Mr.. Morss went to Kansas City,
and in connection with William Nelson,
also of Fort Wayne, established the Kan
sas City Star, of which Mr.. Nelson is
now the sole proprietor. Mr.. Morss re-
mained in Kansas City but few years,
selling out his interest in the Star to his
partner. He went to Chicago and took a
position on the Times when Wilbur F.
Storey was its editor and owner.
In the latter SOS Mr.. Morss became the
proprietor of the indianapolis Sentinel and
has continued as head of that paper ever
since. He has built the property up and
made it one of the best papers in the
State, in fact, the leading Democratic
organ. During Mr.. Cleveland's last term
as President Mr.. Morss was made consul
general to Paris. and held that position
for tho iy11rf1 cd 6iaf toll of
ter Mr.. McKinley's Inauguration. He was
succeeded as consul general by Dom
Jack Gowdy. another distinguished In
dianian, who halls from Rushville, the
home of Kid Mccoy.
Mr.. Morss has for years been leading
the younger element of the Democracy in
Indiana, and at various intervals there
have been many kinds of -dsaffection be-
tween the two factions. There is every
reason to believe that If the next legis-
lature is Democratic there will be lively
contest between Senator Turpie and Mr..
Morss for the senatorship. Mr.. Morss
is about fifty years old and has a great
deal more money than has Senator Tur-
pie, though he is not a rich man by any
means. He is very bald and wears whis-
kers after the fashion of Don NJ. Dick
inson. Morsss whiskers are black and
Dickinson's are of a gingerbread hue.
The nomination of John f. Follett by
the Democrats in the Second district of
Ohio embracing part of the city of Gin
cinnati, as candidate for Congress- to
run against the present member, Mr.
Bromwell. is regarded as an excellent
nomination. Mr.. Follett was elected
member of the Forty eighth Congress in
1882. He was one of the ablest men that