The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
VICTORY EXPECTED BY THEM UP TO
THE DAY BEFORE ELECTION
PARTYS FUTURE DISCUSSED
By National Chairman Jones-Bryan
Hardly q Candidate fer Renomina-
tfon-Nothin2 I'm the Question OF Re
organizatlon-The Issues OF the Next
Campafgn-The.Party to Adhere to It's
Fundamental Principles Free Silver
and Imperialism Likely to be Out Of
the Way.
the Way.

Little Rock. Ark, November e.
United States Senator James K. Jones,
chairman of the democratic national
committee, spent the day in Little Rock
and left tonight for Washington. Be-
fore leaving he said in an interview:
THE election result was a great sur
prise to all democrats. All were so con-
1dent of success that the sweeping re-
publican victory came as a "
shock. Even on the evening Of the day
before election, re-assuring kilograms
came from leaders that New York was
safe for Bryan and from leaders in
other pivotal states that the DEMOCRATS
were sure to win. 1t was hes fore
casts that buoyed US up to the last ma
ment and made the actual result more
startling.
But Mr.. Bryan is a great man, one
of the greatest in America today and
his influence will be felt for many years
to come in American politics. He is
a giant in intellect and simply indie
fatigable in the prosecution Of a cam
| paign. Whether he will be a candidate
for the presidency in the near future
remain to be seen. but it is o prob
able that he will. It is more reasonable
to presume that he would decline the
nomination, even should it be offered
| to him.
"Re-organization? Oh, that's all non
sense. There's nothing in it and it will
blow over in Thirty days. It is pre-
cipitated by those who deserted the
party and gave aid and comfort to the
strength or the spirit Of the genuine
L nopax o-I I@o- - A.
| strength or the spirit of the genuine
democracy. What they would do is to
adopt all the policies Of the republi-
can party and be democrats only in
name. But granting that there is u
or strength for so-called re-organiza-
ton, who has the power within the
| party to do 1T now? Not the dis
the issue. If there is to be a re-or-
g~anzation Of national committee or
platform it a not be done for four
years Or until the next national con-
vention.
"As to the issues, they must depend
largely upon h national and interna-
tional developments Of the next four
years. 1t may be laid down primarily,
however, that the democratic party will
never vary from it's established funda-
mentals, a strict construction Of the
constitution and am answering ad-
herence to its principles and an eco
nomically administered government fol
the benefit of the governed. The sill.
yer question may solve itself. Should
the mount Of gold produced be ample
to maintain a sufficient volume of me-
talic money and insure the stability OF
prices, the silver question will be sub
ordinated; but should the supply fall
short of the demands Of trade, the sill.
yer question will be made prominent
The question of imperialism may alsC
find a solution outside he ballot box
1 believe the supreme court will decide
against the Porto Rican law, and should
this be done, there will be a revulsioI
on the part of the republicans them
/ selves against the retention of the Phil
ippines; but just what the issues o
1904 will be no al predict will
any degree of certainty