The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-28
BRYAN SHOULD
HAVE A CENSOR.
A Southern Democrat Says This IS
Necessary for Party Success
HE HAS TOO MANY METAPHORS,
His Last Break" Calculated 20 Alien
ate from Him All Christians in the
Party-His Structures on Gold
Democrats are Unfortunate.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-speciaL-
"If our party hopes 20 accomplish any
thing i'm the next election" said we'll
known Southern Democrat to-day 20 The
Times correspondent "it had better make
haste to appoint a censor 70 accompany
william Jennings Bryan on his travels.
Instead of trying 90 unity the party, IL
Looks as IL he were using every means
known 10 stir up and keep stirred up
tha had feeling which has existed LOT
several Years. his talk of the gold Demo
Gratis giving aid 20 the Republicans seems
ridiculous when it is observed that MS
whole effort seems devoted % the one
end of alternating all who DO NOT agree
with him in every point. lie does ho'
even respect the opinions OF men VINO
though opposed 10 him. voted the chicago
ticket the last time for the sake Oh party
regularity
NOTHING TOO SACRED.
"Then. acaiu. no sacrilege seems 20 Inn
press Mr. Bryan as too great u ON
9bles him 90 use apparently slt"Hs'
tao8rh ineffective language. His crown
OF thofns and cross ol gold metaphor az
the Chicago convention was dehouncl"
bv many relIgiously inclined persons.
Thursday at Birmingham he is quoted
as saving, .to
what the Lords supper Is 90 inc
Christian. SO "a jefferson banquet l7 TO
Democrat. Just as good Christians "oulN
revolt at having the Sacrament aDI''."
iefered bv an inddeL so a good Democrat
objects an having Jefferson banquet
presided over by Perry Belmont
"Nhat can be more revolving 10 ."
Christian than 90 have the Sa-i aii'l,
the Lords Supper-One OK 1oN
holy ordInauces-llkened Go -uch bA'.'l
ings as every man knows are 'o'''N
all POLITICAL meetings. 60.
"Then. If il is gall and efirontIy TOT
Nr Belmont and other Democrats Dor
to agree with Alr. Bryan. and infll' 'nos
whom he calls distinguished Deino'I '''
BRYAN evidently refers 20 himself 20
Jefferson banquet how shall We 'nai
acterize the acti0n-of Mr. BIS an in ask
ius. the management Of the poiys.o' D"i'.
oucr to postpone the date so ne may s''
down TO eat with negroes. silver kepunil-
cans and political what-ncts. ANA ne
nkens this 20 the Lord S Supper.
OPPORTUNITY RIPE.
"The Democratic party never had
greater opportunity than II mas ho"
The Republican party cannot retia.e rs
stems and must answer 20 the people lo'
the policy OF imperialism IT D. AA''tt
to faston on the people, for the eno'-
nous expenditures OF the Fifty-hfth Con
gress and for the failure 20 carry out
its pledges 10 currency reform By tax
inr no the real issues Of the day ana
abandoning the discredited ones. ana u}
placing before tine voters man VINO Us
real Democrat instead Of one who IS
blown about by every wind Of doctrine.
and who affiliates with equal faciNty win
Populists. the Democratic party could
sweep the country IN 1900 OF course
Bryan adheres 20 the silver issue. Just
as 70 drowning man holds 10 a plank in
mid-0cean. Bryan has staked all on that
issue. and knows that If IL is taken from
him his ambition cannot be satisfied The
temper he has recently displayed shows
that tho strain IS telling on his nerves
He IS no longer the urhane. smiling Boy
Orator but sees "a foe in every shadow
and 'n the delirium OF disappointment
strikes out at every phantom conjured un
in his dsordered imagination"