The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
BRYAN TO TEXHS.


rundown condition OF his fences in the South.
- The thinking members of the party in that
section have been making concerted effort to un-
load the boy orator This movement has been quietly
encouraged throughout the South. The people there
regret that Colonel Bryan was encouraged to talk
so much in 1896 1t is known that when the
National Committee met to arrange the campaign
that year Mr. Bryan was present and announced that
he would stump the United States He was flush
with his recent victory in the convention, won by
working off an old speech on a day OF dull oratory
and was confident that he could stampede the coun-
try as he did the convention. Members OF the COM
mittee objected. They said 1t not considered dig
nifed in candidate make such tour, and pointed
to the fate of Douglas, Blaine and other candidates
who had attempted it. To this Bryan replied that he
would give the country all the dignity it required
after he got into the White House Then Senator
Tillman OF South Carolina came to his support and
said: Gentlemen we have secured a beautiful buhd
OF song, il you please Would you put this buhd
undeh bushel, gentlemen, whar he viii not sing, in
the dark? No, gentlemen tuhn him loose and let
him sing and chahm the listener.
That settled II, and the bird turned loose and
has been at il ever since His song has become
common. 1t is without variation. and the South is
sorry he was not put under bushel The Colonel
feels this and has gone down to try his voice on
Texas. At the meeting this week in Dallas he ap-
peared and uttered himself in the voice Of complaint
He declared that all the votes cast for him in 1896
were not counted, and that votes counted against him
we're not cast He presented himself martyr,
who was defrauded OF election to the Presidency. and
therefore entitled TO another chance. This is a stale
cry that was worked off two years ago 10 account
for defeat that was as fair as any thrashing
ceived at the polls.
But what right has Colonel Bryan to whimper
about fraud and unfairness in conventicle OF his
party? Its National Convention in 1890 did not have
two-thirds majority which the party requires to
nominate President. in favor OF free silver and Of
Bryan's nomination. 1t had majority OF silverites
and that majority could adopt platform but it could
not nominate candidate, and would have been com
PEELED to bolt from the convention to nominate him
This avoided by expellng regular delegations and
seating in their place delegations that had been
chosen in any regular State convention The regular
delegation from his own State was expelled in that
way, though its credentials and commission were as
legal and regular as those OF the California any
other representatives in the body In its place we
seated delegation headed by Bryan which brought
no credentials from any Democratic State convention
regularly called and held Other States were treated
in the same manner and at last in Michigan, regulars
were expelled and men put in their place who had
not been in any convention at ALL the National Con-
vention illegally and corruptly assuming the func-
tons Of State convention for that purpose In this
way Mr.. Bryan secured his two-thrds majority and
the nomination BY these means he got control Of
the party organization and the power to so use it as
to exclude from the party all men who do not favor
his denomination.
It is the fear that the organization acquired will
throw him that sends him pilgrimage to Texas to
add his whimper to the squeas Of Governor Hogg
With such record OF fraud used to control q
National Convention. what could be expected OF him
or his friends in control Of ballot-boxes or in the
use OF public authority?
The brains OF the Democracy refused to support
him in 1896 largely because OF the shameful ways in
which he secured power. in the convention, and the
memory OF it ranlles yet and will not down
So it does not lie in the mouth OF this beneficiary
OF tyranny and corruption in his own party to charge
like offenses upon the party which whipped him.
He is under engagement to stump Kentucky for
Goebel whose nomination it is not denied was Sc
cured by the same methods used by Bryan with
bribery added to fraud and unfairness. The flower
Of the silver Democracy Of Kentucky, supporters OF
Bryan, have published the proof OF the criminal
nomination OF Goebel yet Colonel Bryan will go from
dcnouncing alleged Republican frauds to glorify
Democratic bribery in Kentucky.
The young man has too many irons in the fire and
will get hold Of the hot end Of some OF them