The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-08-31
BRYAN'S NEW BABY
1ammany's Organ, The Verdict, De-
clares That the 10 to 1 Soothing
syrup Must BE Abandoned for
Anti-Imperialism or the
Democratic Patient
Will Die.
Bryan Consents to the Change OF
Medicine Proposed, Any Old Thing
to Save the Case.

to Save the Case.
It is difficult at times to repress some
SHOUT OF VICTORY. The Verdict, a,
this pinch, has slightly such trouble
Bryan has softened his own and the
Vests position on the Chicago plat
form; also on that salient feature, Six
teen to One. Croker-who, whether folk
like it or no, is Democracy's base in the
East-has come frankly forth for Bry-
an. THERE WILL BE DEMOCRATIC
UNION IN 1900; there will be no lost
dog ticket of the Palmer-Buckner sort;
BRYAN WILL BE THE CANDIDATE,
ANTITRUST AND ANTI-IMPERIAL-
ISM THE MAIN ISSUES; and victory,
as the result of hearty effort all along
the common party line, will be the up
come. Also, the Verdict may take to
itself no little Of the credit of this even,
smooth condition Of the party front. 1t
had much to do with it's bringing about
Which of itself is honor enough for a
day, so let that phase of present party
history drop. Bryan said divers things
five days ago in Iowa. Read them
sharply; they mean much future Demo-
cratic health. HE MET THE EAST ON
COMMON GROUND. He denounced
the trusts in strong language, and said
that the question of their determination
must be one of the prominent issues be-
fore the people. But it was to imperial
ism that he devoted the main part of his
address, giving to it greater prominence
than to any other subject. His remarks
on the money question won applause;
his denunciation of the trusts brought
his audience into complete sympathy
with him, but his arguments against
Imperialism won the loudest cheers.
On the subject of imperialism Bryan
said, in part:
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL IS THE
QUESTION OF THE ARMY AND I'M
PERIALISM. We had an army of 25,-
700 men. The president called for 1OO,-
200 men. He got them, and the army
was increased 800 per cent. An army
of $4,000 men is enough for a republic.
IF NEW ISSUES ARISE
WHICH SEEM TO BE OF MORE I'M
PORTANCE THAN THOSE OF THE
PAST, 1T is PROPER FOR THE PAR
rY TO GIVE PROMINENCE TO AND
USE THEM AS THE BASIS OF A
CAMPAIGN. We lost the last cam
paign because we locked the foreign
vote up. They did not understand the
silver issue, but they will understand
what standing army means. They
know what Imperialism means, and will
understand these things better than the
native Americans themselves, and on
such issues we can win. The Chicago
platform, like the inaugural address of
Thomas Jefferson, was built for all
time. We need not repudiate a syllable
ant issues arise we can take them into
The family and make the campaign upon
them without apologizing for any past.
Richard Croker has declared for Bry-
an. Richard Croker is the chief of the
New York Democracy. The Eastern
Democracy, generally speaking, will
follow New York like the tail to kite
1t may be said, therefore, that through |
Croker the East declares for Bryan.
This paper has fought hard to bring
this about. 1t has told Croker of the |
CERTAINTY and probity of Bryan. It
has told Bryan of the primitive honesty
and manly WORTH Of Croker. And at |
last, truth has had it's sway. Croker |
puts himself in Democracy's mid-chan-
mel. He offers, to West and South, on
behalf of New York and the East, the |
pipe of peace. AND BRYAN FOR THE |
WEST AND SOUTH HAS HAD THE |
WISDOM TO ACCEPT. The Verdict |
regards the present as an occasion of |
gravity. 1t does not care to have it tan
gled by such, for sample, as Tarvin, of |
(may heaven inform Democ-
racy who he isD or George Fred |
Williams, Of Massachusetts concern
Ing whom may fate extend it's lamp!)
1t hopes that Bryan will repose
the confidence in Croker that the latter
does in him. There's no trap in Gro
ker's word. He told the Verdict everv
syllable he lately uttered concerning
Bryan, as far away as two years ago.
AS lately as the night before he sailed
FOR England-four months past-Croker
talking with the Verdict, said that the
only difference between him and Bryan
was ratio: II believe Bryan to be the
greatest Of modern Americans" said
Croker. "He has grown nearer the
peoples hearts than anybody since
Lincoln or Grant. Naturally he's the
candidate. I'm for Bryan. But I'm not
Tor Sixteen to One. 1t lost the state in
SO; 1t lost it by 5000 majority. I'd be
4 bad leader to declare for it. But Bry-
IN; that's another thing. I'm for him;
he's the poor mans candidate My peo-
pie are for him. I'd say so tomorrow
y the papers, save for the fact that my