The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-14
MN. naYAN,s GROWING srnnNcrH

That Colonel william J. Bryan has been
making profound Impression upon the
country by his arguments against i'm
perialistic policies and his warnings against
the entertainments OF monopoly. is APP
parent in the present attitude towards
him OF prominent papers In the East that
have been vigorously criticsing him at all
times heretofore.
Under the caption THE Million Moder-
ates' the New York World of recent date
contained the following significant edl-
torlal utterances
MIR. Bryans speech at Topeka. printed In
the World yesterday. justified the belief cx-
pressed In these columns on saturdavthat
he will improve the great and obvious oppor-
tnnity before him OF leading the Dopu ar
movement, broader than party Hines. stionser
than party spirit" for radical change In
the policy OF our govcrnment.
the inspiration OF this strong and clio.
mocracy and plutocracy' republic
anism aud mperialism--whic the arrogance
and blindness Of the men In power have thrust
\ to the front as the dominating issue for the
coming campaign.
! Mr.. Bryan's warning and his appeal will
not fall on Needless ears. There are always
a million moderate voters in this country
whose ballots determine the result Of presi-
Dental elections. In 1896 Mr.. BRYAN went too
| far and DESTROYED his chances. The million
moderntes will not vote for any man for
president however much they may sympa-
| thize with his party. who goes to extremes
| In his advocacy. And so million moderate
democratic votes elected McKnley-not be
cause they liked his party. not wholly be-
| cause they favored sound money but be-
cause they believed In his greater conserva-
| tism.
But tho moderatcs nre of both parties And
II Mr. BRYAN shall remove the apprehensions
Cf the democrats who distrus:ed him before
! wi ich his present course is calculated 10 90
he can win the support OF enough modcr0,
! republicans on the issue OF antl-monopoY and
anti-imperinlsm to win the election.
Great opportunities impose great duties.
The Post does not lndorso some OF tho
views expressed by tho World In the fore"
going extract, but the editorial Is quoted
in full to show how tho great champion OF
democracy is growing In popular esteem
and confidence as leader In the han
ding OF important National Issues.
It is undoubtedly true that in 1898 Mr.
BRYAN was to an extent weak because .
compnratively new man" before the coun'
try. His age told against him also, and
the opportunity for the mlslnterpretattor
OF scmc OF the planks In the National plat
form was afforded through the extreme
utItTNUCeh VI "a lew VI ING hhNh WIZ h''e
been prominent or rather made themselves
conspicuous. in the Chicago convention
And yet during that memorable canvass
the democratic candidate became a marve
OF good judgment and. the New York Worlt
to the contrary, OF conservatism.
But Mr.. Bryan 10 a stronger man in 1879
than in 1895. He has been demonstratinI
the breadth Of his views and displaying
grasp of great National questions tina
even his former enemies are beginnin
to praise. His sincerity, hts reverence
for the constitution and his broad Ameri
canlsm, as well as his versatility and re
sourcefuness, are being admitted and, n
the World intimates. he will command 4
1900 the support of large numbers OF me
VINO antagonized him In 1896.