The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-27

influence OF thoughtless enthusiasm
or ardent hero worship. greatly ad-
miro Mr. Bryan and have always paid
my tribute to tho splendid campaign he
made in 1896; but what we have to
think OF Is not the campaign Of 1896.
but the campaign OF 1900, bringing, as
1t must, new conditions. 1t Is no re-
Election on MIR. Bryan that We should
look carefully over the field and con-
slider other mon; 1t Is rather reilec-
tiun upon ourselves II We jump into
this thing blindly, taking it for grant
cd that because ne was the nominee
three years ago he must OF necessity
be the nominee neXt year.
"rhe part OF your Washington inter
view most criticised, Senator" | ven-
tured to suggest, was that in which
you were made to intimate that the
only thing that ought to he required OF
a nominee that he pledge himself not
to veto silver coinage bill"
"That is one respect in which the in
terview docs not do me full justice. 1t
is sin OF omission rather than Of COM
rission, however. Tho failure to pro-
point has tho effect OF clouding my
ideas on that subject. | WAS talking
particularly about Cleveland's repudia
tion Of all tho pledges which his party
had made, and in this connection, my
sugs c3tiOn was that any man who WAS
nominated should pledge himself to
stand true to every plank In the plat
form. All the troublOus times through
which the Democratic party has been
called upon to pass wore duo to Cleve-
lands population OF the pledges made
the country by the convention which
nominated him. We want nothing
moro Of that kind. In talking, further,
OF probable Issues and OF the legislation
upon which Democratic president
elected next year would have to pass, |
suggested that, with the Republicans
in control in the Senate, there Is prac-
tically no chance for the passage Of an
unlimitcd coinage OF silver bill; and II
q man could be found more available
than Dir. Bryan on the other great iB'
sues, it might be o.v3gh to know that
he would obey the will Of his party as
expressed In whatever silver legisla-
tion it might be possible to get throug h
Congress.
II believe we will be able to get Il
start toward silver rostoi alton in the
legislation that is necessary for the
' new possessions. 1t may be possible To
force through Congress 1T it's next ses,
: sion such recognition OF silver as will
!, prove a material beginning toward
complete silver restoration. Ii in fur.
I, nishing currency for those countries
! which have been largo silver users and
Ia which our money sure to take the
: place OF the Spanish money, we open
the way for the coinage of five hundred
millions or q thousand millions OF sill
I YER, the demand for that metal woulG
: surely raise the price to such u poini
= that there would DO a practical resto
ration Of the commercial parity OF the
= two metals, and tho bOgic which ha
frightened the business world would bt
l dispelled. l think wo should do tn,
i, best we can toward that end. Whcl
we can get All unlimited coinage bill
through Congress, we should do SO
until we can, we should do all In oul
, power to pave the way for the Increased
: uso OF silver, because it will lead tt
D the desired END OF complete restOra
2 tion. II We can do that, we will have
Q have done much. If some other Dem
crat than Mr.. Bryan can bring abou'
the victory that must necessarily be
. the fOrcrunner Of any such legislation
! it is our right and our duty to find sucl
D a Democrat. do not say that there /,
Q better man, but do say that W,
II should carefully consider whethc
IT there Is or not.
~ I'VE should consider men In the ligh
>. OF the issues OF the coming campaign
u trust tho Chicago platform will b
reafiirmed In its entirety. II there
10 any attempt to change the declaration
l, on any of the points covered in tha
y document, | am sure 1t wonld only b
for the worse. do not care to CRITICS
B Mr.. Bryan's utteranccs on the territ,
rial question and | have certainly ha
% no idea of misrepresenting his view
!, in any particular. The newspaper
e may have done this, for some Of thel
q have certainly reported mo as alvoca
u Ing the immediate withdrawal OF th
&c troops from the Philippines, whic
l seems to mean before peace and stabi
% lty are restored. do not at all s:gre
J. with Mr.. Bryan In his advocacy Of
n protectorate over those islands, fC
~ such q protectorate as he has talked {
u would bring us a maximum OF reRpons
n bility for tho acts OF gOvernmer
~ over which we had no control, and tha
30 1t seems to me, Is the most dangerou
* of all the plans that have been prt
n, posed for the disposition Of tho Philil
~ pine question. However, do not car
TO to criIlcise MIR. Bryan or start q COZ
r. troversy over this question. 1t onl
serves to illustrate that we cannot t
n too careful in tho selection OF the ma
We who lB to be tho party standard-beart
In that campaign.
OF Governor Johnston says he 10 golr
It's to make q fight for a Bryan dolegatit
as to the convention" added.
ne "1f the Democrats Of Alabama thir
Al. Bryan tho right man to nominate tn
'st will find me joining them in shoutil
re for him. | have great confidence
n their wisdom; and for that very reas
at bolieve that 1t should be left to them
W look carefully over the field and, u
IN swayed by any consideration save Il
party good, decide who, In their opi
ut ion, 10 the man to lead the party to Vi
10 tory. In all | have said have not be
to talking for Mr.. Morgan or Mr. An
is body olse; my one and only Idea 10 tn
10. the party should do what Ia best
ia itself"
nd 1t is related OF Gcn.ral Nath,
m. Bedford Forrest that on ono occssi
NJ loquacious widow asked him why
q haarI atI1l h1ooL ln n