The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-21
SALISBURY
FOR BRYAN.
He Says the Silver Candi-
date Will Be Chosen
For the Presidency.

DOhbUu 1IODo Acpotuoit 6AVOs hhuS" -"AoA-
nation Of interest to Delaware politicians.
what will be the issues, generally
speaking g. in the next national campaign
asked the Globe representative.
"It will depend largely on What Presi-
dent Mckinley is able to..accomplish In the
Philippine, during the next twelve
months" answered Mr.. Salisbury.
III the war Is .succsssful, probably the
Republicans will have a very easy time
convincing most people that they were
right. don't think there lis enough real
news as to,the exact situation in the Phil
ippines escaping the censorship to form
an opinion upon. srt'
"Friends OF tho administration, in touch
wlth::ths cabinet perhaps. know the real
situation, but ordinary nortals like my
self do not. Hence. Iprsfer to walt and
lean Just how things are. Our dispatches
have been so misleading that l take no
stock whatever in theiu. In fact, they rs-
mind me of those Of Weylor and Blanco,
sent out during the Cuban war. Person.
ally, favor giving the Philippines as
much self-sovernment as they aro capable
Of managing, such for instance, as the
Straits of So Elements perhaps. But, of
course, ono cannot say uaiil We know just
what their capacity for self-government
is and we shall never know that as long
as the press censor /, ms: allied, either at
Havana or Manila.
rnlo nj
that of India, would b, "a good thing.
England has been very successful in her
management Of straits scttlements-a peo-
pie very similar to the Filipnos."
HAS Mr.. Mckinley made grsa. Pres'-
dcnt2'
"Hs has made good political President
but think his surrendering the executive
rowers to the law making branch OF the
government Is a, danlerous TO tho inter-
osts of the country as Mr. C!evoand's as
sumption of the legislative power.
What is ted Is man who can strike
the happy medium-a strong man. with
indvil uality and yet not too much of tho
utter quulity-a mau who can impress
himsel on the people as u safe, conserva-
tive leader
"Whon do you think Will be the Dsmo
cratic nominee
81 have n, doubt II the nomination were
made to-day that 1t would be B.yan, but
ihen.it is hard to tell what tw,lve months
will bring for h. l do believ, that thers
will be deal of old-fashioncl Dsm ocratic
sense infuse into the nsxt Democratic
campaign for tho purpose OF b:ingi IL Z
Democrats of every stripe into tho fold
"a ,vernor Stone has begun the work
we'll in lispsn ing with this service, OF
such men rs Teller and Allen and OPEN
Ing tho door wide to Democrats who have
proved their Democracy by n lifsti,ns de-
vo Ion to Democratic principles "
"Whati' the futur, OF the goil Demo-
crats?'
III the Dem ,cratic convention will de-
clare for blDo alsm, leaving tho ratio 20
be fixed by scientific resonrch or the next
Democratic Congress elected it will do
away entirely with tho con rovnrsy that
divided the Democracy in tho Inst CAM
paign.
"Goyernor Culbers III Of Tsxl., frisnp
and n schoomato Of mine, expressed Ey
ideas on the question of imperialism,
when hs remarked in hi. Southern dialect
ihat we had done gole exphnded.'
~ hs question Is. What shall be done
with he islnndy Personally. l think they
should ouj ~ tho ful'es5 dog 90 OF self
government consistent under our sever
eighty. think that we are going to keep
tho Stands, while the form OF government
will rc,t with Congress
Speaking of tho local situation In Della
ware. MIR. Salisbury snid:
delaware is u Democratic common
wealth. and do not think that there will
be any split In tho Democratic ranks in
the coming election. Unity, however, Is
essen ial and necessary In order o win in
tie coming state elec ion as evidenced in
tho 1896 campaign, whom tho Mckinley
elrctor. were chosen by 5000 votes and Tho
Democratic gubernatoral nominco was
elected by plurality of about tho same
figures,
'rhe approaching election is n very i'm
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