The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-28

BRYAx.s NEW DOOM.

BRYAA's NEW doom.
Bryan deludes himself when he enter
4ains the hore that ne is 10 be the can
hidate Of the Democratic party In 1909.
There are two reasons why he will faii-
In the. first place he cannot secure the
alliance OF the East and he is alternating
himself from the West. and In the sec
ond place, his CALDER has been estab-
lished.
1t In reported from Washington that
the Democrats In congress do not have
q very high opinion of his Judgment or
of his ability as an expoander OF the
constitution. Bryan came into antoriety
through \ highly ornate speech. upon "A
subject which he had mastered snffi-
GENTLY to enable him To make some very
giitiering terms before the footlights.
lie reyeied In the unsIhstantial. but at
tractiye. scenery of fairy pantoinine.
The people applanded the performance.
but he left no lasting impression upon
them.
Now Mr. Bryan Is seeking tn enact the
role OF = tragedian- He has been to
washington and turned upon congress
his portentous voice. tuned To the same
deep and sepuichral tones In which he
foretold the doom of this country IL Nc
kinney were elected. The old doom
having played out. he Is now ready with
new doom for this republic. unless his
advice be followed and he be elected
president. but his prophecy of 1898 viii
fall as fiat and innoeuous as his proph-
ecy OF 1886.
We are not a nation OF innaiies. nor a
people of fools. While Bryan Is roaring
cut his tragic warnings against expan-
zion and imperialism. The common sense
Of the American people IL asking: We'll.
what are we going To do about II % The
question II not whether this country
shall expand or not: IL Is what are we
going to do about Cuba and the Philip
pines? What does Bryan suggest
What policy would he advise the eoan-
try to pursue7
Senator Frye says: If we are insane
enough to do go. we might give them all
back to Spain after the ratification OF
The treaty. If we were foois, we might
divide them up among the other foreign
powers" Which shall we do III Bryan
were president would he turn the islands
adrift and abandon the people 90 the
horrors of ciyil war. or would he leave
them to he divided up between England
and Germany and rraucer
Mr.. BRYAN has found new supporter
In Andrew Carnegie, the ulussi-mlllion-
aire iron master. He reports Mr. Car
negie as being In most Respondent
ptate % mind concerning the future ri
the republic. It is too bad about Mr.
Carnegie. Only q year ar 30 ago Mr.
fryan's Democratic friends were SCARED
So death on the country's account. b..
cause they felt sure thar the protective
policy which built up the iron industry
and pat millions Of dollars into Mir Car.
negie's pocket weald result IN the .ie.
strnction 81 this country II r. Only a
shert time since Mr.. fsryan AID nj.
fellow Democrats denounced the eren,
monopoly az which Mr., Carnegie Is =
tyre and warned the people that IL wa.
tending TO make TIE rich richer aud III.
poor poorer. Ar alliance between BRYAN
the .awNnith, and Carnegie. the TIM
naense'y rich irun founder. as the ar,l,
savsors ot TIE eountrv from xo,snf
money ana an extended commerce
weaid Ne ere 81 the funniest sights eve;
presented even In thls country ~ ps4ti
cal parsffexes
Hal Mr.. carneEis teen subjected 4
she rollcy az dv prsaa. ;he trca lrsins
try wol9la have been :n,schEevoaxly eyf,,
Pied ara we wou1a s,jll hg payt.ss ener
n'oas ptscez Tor Imported f~iss. sassea1
az shipping alcoaa she pcssgucts - car
r~Si,'s 'ain 10 Germany. Hu~ssa. GAIA
saa Japan.
HrTsn WAS erthasiasticafis xgrrart,,s
BY the v'ssg of his free silver theeys.
but was emily saker up ~ sa,s VA, a.
essagreNaN.e Fasl''.csl n=,,.sssty. "
knew that. ans "a order T. inx~aflat
himself wsth tbs Eastern gnssa.,rs-v. p.
has ssssfSszrsf axs s,.rs.as ...- -.