The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-09
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER o 1874.


m. Hon William j. Bryan was very
- q, evidence I'm the late campaign
aud II he can find amy comfort IN the i''
turn. from tuesdays election il must come
ont Of his own state There is none on
the outside.
There was red hot revolt in Kentucky
against boss rule and political corruption.
Mr.. Bryan went into Kentucky, canvassed
the state from one end 10 the other and
pleaded with the Democrats 20 stand by
the regular party nominee In spite OF me
irreglilarity of the Goebel convention for
said he. to lose Kentucky in 1899 VIII be
go deal a blow to the silver cause IN l'"V
lie was asked by Candidate Brown if he
aporoved the methods employed in the
nomination OF Goebcl and if be approved
the Goebel election law Mr Bryan Pee
oiled that hc had not come 20 Kentucky
to discuss conventions and election laws,
but 10 plead for party regularity and free
silver. Vast crowds turned ont 10 heT
him and he talked TO them almost with
tears in DIS eyes. telling them that the
fate OF free silver was in the balance
But for au his pleading kentucky. which
had been won back into the Democratic
fold. has again been carried ny The Re-
publicans and boiling Democrats by
greater plurality than IL was carried I'D
1896. Air. Bryan claimed that in 1896 he
was cheated out Of the Kentucky vote,
but this time an the election machinery
was in the hands OF the Democrats and
the Goebel election law, which was war
ranted never TO fail. was I'm FUN force.
From Kentucky Mr. Bryan went into
Ohio and travelled all over the state MAX
ing speeches from the rear end OF pal-
ace car. lie arraigncd the present admin
istration talked about Imperialism, and in
many places denounced the money power
and trusts. declaring that the country
could not enjoy permanent prosperity un-
III the minis should Doe opened % the free
coinage OF silver. lie urged the Demo
Gratis TO stand by Mclean and pointed ont
what a grand thing &c would Doe for the
Democracy I'm 1900. IL Ohio could be whip
ped into the Democratic lire But MIR
Bryan's plea was vain and the plea OF
John r. McLean's newspaper and money
barrel was also in vain. ln spite of the
detection caused by Jones, who ran as an
Independent Republican candidate. Ohio is
Republican los am increased plurality.
But there was one State into which Mr.
Bryan did not go. 10 was the state Of
Maryland. Maryland IS normally Demo-
sratic State but reyolted against Gorman's
bossism and Bpans slNerism but this
year the Democrats got together. deter
mlned that they would re.llim the State
from the negroes and white Republicans.
and so they framed a State platform
which did not say one word about free
silver or other pet doctrines % the Chica-
go platform Mr.. Bryan did not 80 near
and did not take hand in the nght. The
result was that MARYLAND rolled up an old
fashioned Democratic majority. Not only
did the Maryland platform ignore free sH-
yer and Organism. hut Hon John Walter
smith. who was elected Governor. and
'sIon Isidore RayLer. Attorney General,
are both pronounced sound money Demo
Gratis
The only thing that Mr. Bryan can claim
Is that by rallying the Democrats and Pop
uiists Of his own State of Nebraska. and
by begging them 20 give the Fusion ticket
q majority as a compliment 10 him. he did
manage to increase the Fusion plurality.
Bu, this cannot be said 20 be a Democratic
victory. II was indeed a Populist victory.
and the most that Mr.. Bryan can claim for
a. is that It was a Republican defeat.
We arc no, going 10 make any predic-
tions. but 81 does seem TO Us that this IS
enough 60 retire William J. Bryan from
the race IN 1890