Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-11-03
POLITICAL REVIEW OF THE WEEK.

good point was made in New York
the other Gay against Mr.. Bryan by
Mr.. L. II. Curtin. Democrat who
VIII vote this year for McK.nley. lie
said: Il hardly think the party needs
leaocr VINO takes all his law and
gospel fjOnl the speeches of MIR. Lin
coin, however able they may have
been he IS not the kind of Demo
crat whose leadership inspires me with
respect for its originality or great
ness. Republican patriots and states
men bENe long been the models after
WHOM dem Gratis have patterned. Orig
inalsty Of ideas or utterance upon
great qc;ations of p,th and moment
has not characterized Democratic
leadership in this country. 1t does not
originate; il initiates. 1t does not lead:
II follows. Lincoln's massive brain
has furnished Mr.. Bryan with all the
original ideas be has emitted during
the past four years. He knows Lincoln
by heart He lives IN Lincoln and on
Lincoln.
Philip Jackson. a colored Democrat
of ChGrlCStown, w. Va. presented Mr..
Bryan with the following and asked
him To sign 1t: Il do not countenance
the Jim Crow car law or any other
measure that discriminates against any
American citizen on account of color"
The Dallas Express. from which this
is taken. says AIr. Bryan refused, say
ing he did not want any new issues
injected into the campaigns
If Mr. Bryan doesn't want new is
sues injected into the campaign. why
does he set the example? He has
sprung new issue-"'imperialism
and has sedulously labored with his
mouth TO make il overshadow the real
isSue-free silver-which he insisted
should be incorporated in the platform
adopted by the Kansas City convention
or he would not accept the nomination.
Ills words are in print showing that
before the convention had adopted the
platform he had made q fetch of the
silver question; now he is using II as a
floor mop and exploiting imperialism"
as paramount issue. The knight of
the sorrowful figures. l6 to 1. is an op-
portunist whose fine frenzy is only
equaled by that of his great exemplar.
Senior Don QuiXote, who had his feel
ings hurt fighting windmills and other
dangerous enemies of his country.
The versatility of Mr.. Bryan is
shown by the facility and celebrity with
which he has been able to shift the is
sue which is the only issue in this cam
paign and lug in supplementary ques-
tons which are not yet i'm formative
state. The fact that Mr.. Bryan once
trod the boards as an actor may ac-
count for the ease with which he plays
SO many parts in the political drama in
which he is star performer
Charles W. Anderson. the new com-
mltteeman ut large ON the Republican
state committee Of New York. has been
looking over the field since his election.
and on recent trip up the state i'm
company with Senator Dolllver he
found that the colored Republicans OF
the state of New York We're very much
alive and very much In earnest in their
efforts TO contribute to the election Of
Odell and Woodruff. There are a
number et Republican clubs i'm r,ost of
the large cities, and colored Republican
voters are thoroughly organized all
over the state.
Mr.. Anderson, who is vigorous and
forceful sneaker, made number of
speeches on this trip through the state
and Will be heard often during the
campaign. ue is one Of the most elo-
quent and effective young orators In
the state Of New York
john Il. BRUCE