The times., 1898-12-13
SEWALL FOR EXPANSION
Views Of Col. Bryan's Late
Running Mate.
THE OUTLOOK FOR 1900
Believes the NebrasIsan VIII He the
standard Eearcr Two Years Hence
The Issues unchnhged-siiyer Ia
Not Dcad-'Thinks the Possessions
by Conquest Should Be Kept.

..Mr Bryan will be the nominee of the
Democratic party for President in 1907
said the Hon. Arthur sewali, of Maine,
Mr.. Bryan's running mate on the Demo-
cratic Presidential ticket in 1886. at the
Arlington Hotel last evening
Mr.. Sewan is In Washington on private
business, but he still takes :. keen In
terest in national politics.
1.-The issues Mr.. Sewali resumed,
glancing over at a group of eminent Re-
publicans which included Senator Mark
A Hanna, the chairman OF the Republi-
can national committee: Gen. lanes S.
Clarkson, former chairman of the com
mittee; Senator John C. Srooncr, Senator
Fairbanks. Col. Sexton, of the -Alger he
lief Commission and Ferdinand W. Peck.
president of the Paris Worlds Fair Com
mission will, in my Judgment. be prac-
tically the same as they were IN 1896.
The cardinal principles of the Chicago
platform will be reaIirmcd. The main
fight will be for free silver or Jimetalism
and against trusts and monopolies. These
subjects are more alive today than ever"
Then you do not regard the silver is
sue as dead?'
Not by any means, and the spreading
out of the trusts and gigantic monopolies
renders it all the more imperative that
something should be done to check their
growing power.
1.-THE Democratic national convention OF
1896 was the most representative conven-
! ton ever held by the Democratic party.
| II reflected the honest convictions and
sentiments of the great mass of Demo-
| cratic voters throughout the country.
| The people were in the saddle and domi
mated the convention more completely
than at any time in the history of the
| country.
Recent events have not altered the
| situation materially The war is over
and the problems growing out of it will
/ have been disposed OF before the Presi-
dental campaign of 1900 opens
DO you favor the Democrat p3rty's
antasonizlng the policy of expanzion?"
NO; what is the use? Expans on is
already an accomplished fact, whether
we like 1t or not. We have got Porto
Rico. the Philippines. Ladrones and Ha-
| waiian Islands. and we must keep the m
Cuba is under our protection, and We
must help her work out her destiny.
1T will be vastly more honorab. e for US
to hold on to our new posses sions and d ds-
velop them than to undertake to barter
them off TO other nations We cannot
give them away or sell them homo alb y
What do you think of Col Bryan's
resignation of his commission in the yo.-
unteer army?
II approve OF II. There is no Ion er
now that the war is over. any occasion
for him to remain i'll the military service
OF the Government unless he wished tC
enter the regular army and become a
sentinel at some post for an indefinite
period which take it is not to Lis taste
or liking,
Mr.. Bryan is just as much the leader
of the Democratic party tojay as he wa
two years ago. / regard. his noninz tier
for the Presidency in 1900 by the Demo-
cratic party if hel lives as an assured
fact. .-.
There may be-, Mr.. SewaIl added
bringing his firm Jaws together with q
snap. "a certain element in the East thai
will attempt TO obtain control of the Dem
ocrauc organization two years hence and
prevent the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
but it will fail utterly. The gentlemer I
who compose this cement will not con TO
the Democratic party in 100 ] oh rv5
that they even failed to spread them ,elve.
out over the State of New York at the re
cent election. ~
|
tions by lodging and. evasion. Judge
Van Wyck, l think. owed his defeat fol
governor of New York to the fact that
his managers endeavored to ignore ma.
tional issues.
In all probability Mr.. Mckinley an.
Mr.. Bryan will be pitted against eact
other again in 1900. The fight will b.
along the old lines. and 1 believe that tn;
result of 1896 will be reversed
Mr.. Sewall said that he had no engage
ment TO meet Mr.. Bryan here for a con
ference. but if the latter should come t
Washington during Mr.. Sewalrs stay
which will be for several days. the twt
will see each other.
Mr.. Sewall modestly refrained from
saying anything about Mr.. Bryans run
ming mate In 1900. That was a matter
apparently from his point of view, o
: minor Importance.