New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-06

q hard times candidate In tee rising tide OF
prosperity the people who have constituted me
aggregation Of dissatisfied clements. composing
tire rank and filc OF Mr.. Bryan's column. must
necessarily share to greater ~ less extent aed
the dissatisfaction with existing conditions us
eove. With this dissolution, Mr.. Bryan races
and yanishes as factor upon his chosen prh-
clples. Governor HpEg stood by what nc
thought and felt. Butiwhat he thinks and reefs
ne may not be so ready to aVo" SIN
months hence -,
w.;iar, Bryan Houston. counsellor-at-law'
with offices at No. IS Wall-st, came 10 thls
city, from San Antonio. Tex, only rev months
AGO. He was conspicuous In Democratic ChcleS
there and was at one time District Attorney
A Democrat and Il personal friend or Bryan, he
nevertheless says that ne Is not follower VI
TIE silver ,,,
7 am in favor Of Mr.. Van Wyck's candidacy,
h said Yesterday. "but don't think that TINS
ts the proper time to exploit H. ana 'hereIo,e
] am much amused by governor noes
blunder as anybody could be. There is no uouol
that the Governor echoed the sentiment OIL .HC
majority OF the Democrats of Texas he ala :,
fearlessy and honestly He is iear!ess 49,
honest man, and II is plainly TO be seen 'I .
what he said met the approval or ms
hearers I do not think that any JUST man
could blame Governor Hogg because as ne ac-
knowledged afterward. he didn't know that
there was q Van Wyck boom on. II he mad
known It and then had spoken as he did, there
might have been some room for criticism.
WHAT BROOKLYN MEN SAY.
The Democratic politicians of Brooklyn were
deeply interested in Mr.. Hogs speech and
number OF them showed plainly that 1t trouoieu
them. One of the most prominent OF them salo
last evening that his party could no longer Try
70 kill off or smother the Chicago PLATFORM
"EoGg has resurrected 1t. ayo all our plans
ha &c come TO naught" he added II suppose u
will be the old cry of regularityAoVer again ana
we'll have TO fall in line. There is great oeal
Of talk among our leaders about opposltlon 10
Bryan, and ! know that they sincerely oeheVe
that in the interest of the party, II not as a
question of principle he should not be set up 10
oppose President Mckinley. They DeheNe that
the fads wild theories and baneful nnancial
ideas Of the West should not be saddled on the
Democratic party again TO press 1t down 10 an
other defeat They know that advocacy or the
Chicago platform here would surely entail de-
feat in the county and State. as we'll as in the
Nation. and just because of a craze In the west
and certain other sections Of the country they
fail to why Democratic chances OF victory
should be jeopa rdiZed simply foredoomed 70
defeat for years. The Republicans are tortu-
nate They always happen to be in power when
O war, with its subsequent glory 10 American
arms. crops up in our history or when pros
perity is prevalent H. the land. They always
have the better side Of the great Issues especially
since our side abandoned its good old school OF
politics. 1t would have been good thing II
Hogg had stayed AT home.
DO you think the speech will have any effect
on the local elections?"
II certainly do"