Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-10-26
ARE NOT WORKING.
Democratic Leaders of the South ar,
Not Stirring Themselves for
Bryan this Year.
Tillman One of the Few Speakers Work
ing and He is Doing more Harm
than Good.
Democrats in the East have Practical,
Given up the.Battle in New
York State.

washington, Oct. 1S.-(Special.)--
Judging from appearances, southern
statesmen are not much Interested IN
having Bryan elected. 1t is observed
that very few men from the south a,s
taxing any part in the campaign, This
Is all the more strange in view of the
TACT that the southern men do not have
70 make any campaign in their own
states, as their election is assured,
The democrats count on 112 men from
the southern states in the next house,
w-.nout any question of doubt. With
the exception of perhaps a dozen of
these districts there is no contes;
worthy Of the name. Yet very few
OF these congressman are in the north
ern states fighting the battle for
Bryan and anti-expansion. Tillmau
is the only man Of prominence cam
palgning with the democratic party,
and he is sci by the national com
mittee into states where he can do no
damage or 40 no good.
But few other men from the south
are allowed to take a part in the CAM
paign. Senator Daniels of Virginia,
the greatest orator of the south, is to
make but Il speech. 1t is true that
quite a number of southerners arc
making a campaign in Kentucky, but
that is as far as their efforts extend. 1t
IS possible that since these southern
congressman have got home that
ln2y have found that their people are
not so anxious that Bryan should sue
coed. because Bryan's policies would
mean the destruction of the material
interests of the southern states. The
careless manner in which the south
erners, who happen to drift into Wash
lngton, talk of the campaign shows a
general lack of interest in Bryan and
in democratic national success. Oh
course, the south votes democratic be
cuse it is a tradition with the people
to support the democracy, and that
tradition outweighs all questions ol
prosperity, commercial activity anG
general good times. But the apathy
which the public men of the south
show in the contest is so apparent that
there must be what is generally un-
derstood to be a hope among these
southern men that Bryan will not be
successful.
One Of the most encouraging feat
ures of the situation in the east is the
manner in which the conservative city
of Baltimore is seeking to elect the
republican ticket. A few weeks age
it was practically conceded that Mary.
land wound go democratic because il
was believed that the democratic ma.
jority of last fall could not be over.
come. 1t is found now, however, tina,
thousands Of men, who voted the dem.
ocratic ticket in the Maryland state
campaign, will not support Bryan
and his policies. If the campaign
progresses in Maryland as it has beer
during the past week, Mckinley will
carry the state by $1,000 majority
This is one state in which the labor
ing men seem to have become inter,
ested in what is necessary for theil
success.
There is more democratic bluste1
and bluff than anything else in th>
campaign. Inc most conservative
democrats acknowledge that both New
York and Illinois must be carried b,
Bryan in order to insure democrat.
success. By no combination can the,
figure out enough electoral votes
without these two states.