Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-20
Democratic Leaders of the South are
Not Stirring Themselves for rs
Bryan this Year.
Tillman One of the Few Speakers Work
ing and He is Doing more Harm
than Good.
Democrats in the East have Practically
Given up the Battle in New
York State.

statesmen are not much interested in
having Bryan elected. 1t is observed
that very few men from the south a.s
taAlng any part in the campaign. This
is all the more strange in view of the
fact that the southern men do not have
to 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,
w4.nout any question of doubt. With
the exception Of perhaps a dozen of
these districts there is no contest
worthy of the name. Yet very few
of these congressman are in the north-
ern states fighting the battle for
Bryan and anti-expansion. Tillman
is the only man of prominence cam
paigning with the democratic party,
and he is sent by the national COM
mittee into states where he can do no
damage or do no good
But few other men from the south
are allowed to take part in the cam
paign. Senator Daniels of Virginia,
the greatest orator of the south, is to
make but one speech. It is true that
quite a number of southerners are
making campaign in Kentucky, but
that lis as far as their efforts extend. 1t
is possible that since these southern
congressman have got home that
lney have found that their people are
not so anxious that Bryan should sue
coed, because Bryans 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
ington, talk of the campaign shows a
general lack of interest in Bryan and
in democratic national success. OF
course, the south votes democratic be-
cuse it is tradition with the people
to support the democracy, and that
tradition outWeighs all questions Of
prosperity, commercial activity and
general good times. But the apathy
which the public men of the south
show in the contest is SO apparent that
tAere must he. what is generally un-
derstood to be 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
ticket. A few weeks ago
it was practically conceded that Mary
land would go democratic because it
was believed that the democratic ma
jority Of last fall could not be over
come, 1t is found now, however, that
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 been
during the past week, Mckinley will
carry the state by 10000 majority.
This is one state in which thes labor
ing men seem to have become inter-
ested in what is necessary for their
success. q
There is more democratic buster
and bluff than anything else in the
campaign. lne most conservative
democrats acknowledge that both New
York and Illinois must be carried by
Bryan In order to insure democratic
success. BY no combination can they
figure out enough electoral votes
without these two states.