The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
MR. BRYAN "a zee HEAp.

Time enough has elapsed since the
Chicago meeting of the national dem
ocratic committee to give all needed
opportunity for opposition to Mr..
Bryan to develop if there is any such
in the party. Not only are there no
noteworthy signs of revolt, but on the
contrary, there is general DISPOSE
ton to believe that the former prophet
of free silver and calamity is enthroned
more strongly than ever as the leader
and obvious candidate of the party for
the presidency. Tammany is quietly
waiting for Richard Croker to come
home. 1t is in an attitude of oppor-
tunism, -waiting for something to turn
up. The Altgeld faction has been stilled,
and the cry of Senator Morgan of Ala
bama for a leader who has no prlnci-
pies and is willing to stand on any
old platform, has not met with the
eager response that was hoped for in
some quarters The Maryland demo-
Gratis promise to eliminate silver from
their state platform, but German has
subsidized into insignificance as a pres
idential possibility, so that if there is.
to be rival to Mr.. Bryan in the next
national convention, he is yet to be
named; he is so dark horse as to be
invisible if not inconceivable.
At the same time, the silver issue has
been put under veil. OF course, no
formal acknowledgment to that CT
feet is to be expected, and in fact
wherever free silver may seem an ele-
ment of strength, the tattered and
faded banner of fifty per cent repudia-
ton will be waved with all the accus-
toned vigor. Nevertheless, the outcome
Of the Chicago meeting seems to be
an admission that free silver alone is
not potent as campaign cry, when the
entire country is taken into consider
alton. In those states where free sill
yer fails to excite the interest of the
people, there will be a new slogan.
Calamity will still be the battle cry,
which being interpreted, will mean
antitrust, anti-expansion and anti
Mckinley
In any political campaign the agrees
sive party has a certain advantage at
| the outset, and in the nature of things.
the party out Of power must be the
aggressor, while the party in power is
to great degree on the defensive.
The party out of power finds there is
great convenience in not being bound
any too closely to facts when making
its attack. 1t may theorize invent and
misrepresent at will. If new problems
have come up for settlement, the party
has no record which its opponent can
attack, and the party out of power
need not be at all specific in outlining
it's own policy for dealing with the new
situations that have arisen. 1t is
enough for it to denounce what the
party in power has done.
Taking the country as whole, il
now seems that the issues Of the next
presidential election may be epitomized
as the administration of William Nc
Kinley. The republican policy and man
agement Of the war and OF the prov
inces that have come under our con-
troll, will come UP for condemnation or
ratification at the polls AS a whole,
the republican policy and management
have seemed to meet with the approval
of remarkably large majority of the
people, but the case is not vet COM
plete for submission to the jury. The
war in the Philippines is yet to be end
ed, and certain grave responsibilities
remain to be discharged by the in
coming republican congress.
If the administration and congress
discharge their duties with the fidelity,
wisdom and success that are to be ex-
pected Of republicans, the democratic
opposition will have no standing in
court, whatever arguments 1t may pre-
sent in Its brief. 1t win receive mer-
tied drubbing for attempting deceit in
the money question, and will stand in
its accustomed attitude Of obstruction
list, bending all its energies to tear
down, but contributing nothing towards
building up, the structure of the re-
nublic