The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-09
THE FIGHT MUST GO ON
The Battle With Plutocracy Must be
Fought to a Finish.
"DEFEATED BUT NOT DISCOURAGED
Republican Policies viii be Repudiated BY
the People When the Tendency of These
Policies is Fully Understood"
0eclarpe Rrvan
Declares Bryan.
(By the Associated Press.) }

Lincoln Neb., Nov S.-William Jen-
nings Bryan tonight gave out the follow
ing statement concerning the election:
THE result was a surprise to me. and
| the magnitude of the Republican victory
was surprise to our opponents as well
as to those who voted our ticket. 1t is
impossible to analyze the returns until
they are more complete, but speaking
generally, we seem to have gained in the
{, large cities and to have lost in the
smaller cities and in the country.
| The Republicans were able to secure
| tickets or passes for all their voters
who were from home and this gave them
| considerable advantage. We have no way
| of knowing at this time how much money
was spent in the purchase of votes and in
! colonization. But while these would ac-
count for some of the Republican gains,
| they could not account for the widespread
! increase in the Republican vote. The
prosperity argument was probably the
most potent one used by the Republicans.
They compared present conditions with
the panic times of 90 to 96. and this
argument had weight with those who did
not stop to consider the reasons for the
change. The appeal "Stand by the Presi-
dent while the war is on had a great
deal of influence among those who did
not realize that war against doctrine
of self government in the Philippines
must react upon us in this country. We
made en- honest fight upon an honest plat
form and having done our duty as we saw
it, we have nothing to regret.
"We are defeated but not discouraged
The fight must so on. l am sure that
Republican policies will be repudated by
the people when the tendency of these
policies is fully understood. The con-
test between plutocracy and Democracy
cannot end until one or the other is
completely triumphant"
Concerning himself Mr.. Bryan said:
Il have come out of the campaign with
perfect health and clear conscience
l did my best to bring success to the
principles for which l stood. Mr.. Steven
son did all that he could; Senator Jones
and the members of the Democratic Pop
ulist, Silver Republican and Anti-Im-
perial committees did all they could Mr.
Hearst and his associates in the club or
ganization put forth their best efforts
Our newspapers, our campaign speakers
and our local organizations all did their
part ! have no fault to find and no re-
proaches. / shall continue to take an
active interest in politics as long as
live. | believe it to be the duty of every
citizen to do so. and in addition to my
interest as a citizen I feel that it will re-
quire a lifetime of work to repay the
political friends who have done so much
for me. ] shall not be a Senatorial can
didate before the Legislature which has
been elected. Senator Allen deserves the
Senatorship which goes to the Populists
Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr.. w II. Thompson
are avowed candidates for the Senator
ship. They both deserve we'll of the
party, and ] am too grateful to them for
past support to stand in their way if
desired q seat in the Senate"
Mr.. BRYAN said he has no other plans
at present than to remain at home until
he has recovered from the fatigue of
campaigning. He denied the report that
he would remove from Nebraska and
make Texas his home.