Evening star., 1900-11-08

for his eloQuence, his lofty motives and
certain vein of rapt poetic or prophetic fer
vor is likely to be mistrusted as to his ca
pacity for getting down to earth and deal
ing with the affairs of earth.
Defeated by the Bryan of 1896.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
Mr.. Bryan is defeated in 1900 by the Mr..
Bryan of 1896. In the presence Of the al
most unexampled disaster which has fallen
upon the democratic organization at time
when success ought to have been sure, it is
pialn that of all the men who might have
been nominated at Kansas City, Mr.. Bryan
was the Weakest before the people.
1t is plain that whatever policies popu-
listic republicans and socialists may pro-
pose as remedies for the evils of repub
Ecanism democrats cannot be led to their
support. 1t is plain that man involved
in any way with the stupendous financial
and economic blunder of 1886 can be elected
President of the United States. 1t is plain
that nothing is to be gained, nothing is to
be hoped for from continuation of the i'm
moral and degrading alliance now and for
four years past subsisting between the DEM
ocratlc organization and that of the pOpu-
lists. 1t is certain that the people of the
United States will not take their policies
from mongrel combination whose first
purpose appears to be the driving away in
alarm of men of business, men of affairs,
men of substance and men Of intelligence.
Effect of the Defeat.
From the Boston Herald
The result is victory for sound politi-
cal ideas and for the safety Of the republic.
What the effect of this defeat is to be it
is perhaps hardly worth while to dwell
upon now. This may be left for future
occasion. One thing would seem to be
democratic party is not likely to invoke a
third defeat with the issues on which 1T
has now been twice condemned by the
country. There should be limit to or
faf1 in pn,if and
seem now to have been reached in the
democratic party of the United States.
still Sticks to Bryan.
From the Boston Globe.
While he has failed to attain his ambition,
Mr.. Bryan has demonstrated the possession
of notable abilities the democratic stand
ard-bearer. Some of his public declarations
in the campaign. like his letter accepting
his nomination, were very noteworthy for
eloquence and power. He holds today the
sincere respect and regard of a host of his
feliowAmericans men who felt that they
scarcely knew him at all four years ago.
Due to the Industrial Revival.
From the Springfield Republican.
The vote of the country has been pro-
foundly affected by the industrial revival
which began three years ago. and which
has been bright and sunny day against
the black background of the depressing ex-
perience through which the people had only
just passed. This in itself contributed
greatly to the administration strength, and
the identification of the democratic candi-
date with radical policies of industrial and
monetary change completed for the repub
licans a perfect case of more certain imme-
diate material advantage to the country in
their success. Tens of thousands of citi-
Zens, convinced of the wickedness and in
fanny of what had been done in the Philip
pines. were thus turned to the support of
the President. Thousands of others. con-
vinced of the unprofitableness Of the VEN
ture. If not OF its iniquity, were likewise
swung into line.