The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-11-16
BRYAN TOUCHES ON CAUSES OF
DEFEAT.
The Most Vital Of RepubIi.
can Appeals Cite,
Nothing to Regret, Not Discouraged
and Says the Fight Must Go On.

and Says the Fight Must Go On.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. S.-William J.
Bryan tonight gave out the following
statement concerning the election:
''The result was a surprise to me,
and the magnitude of the Republican
victory was surprise TO our opponents
as we'll 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 Sc
cure tickets or passes for all their
voters who were away from home, and
this gave them considerable advant-
age. We have no way of knowing at
this time how much money was spent
in the purchase of votes and in c0lon-
zatiOn. But while these would ac-
count for some of the Republican
gains, they could not account for the
widespread increase in the Republi-
can vote.
"The prosperity argument was
probably the most potent one used by
the Republicans. They compared
present conditions with the panic
times of 1893 to 1896, and this argu-
ment had weight with those who did
not stop to consider the reasons for
the change. The appeal stand by the
president while the war is on had a
great deal of influence among those
who did not realize that war against
IA doctrine of self-government in the
Philippines must react upon us
in this country. We made an honest
fight upon an honest platform, and
having done our duty as we saw it, we
have nothing to regret.
1--WE were defeated, but are not dis
couraged. The fight must go on. |
am sure that Republican policies will
be repudIated by the people when the
tendency of these policies are fully
understood The contest between plu-
tocracy and Democracy cannot end
until one or the other is completely
triumphant"
Concerning himself, Mr.. Bryan said;
81 have come out of the campaign
with perfect health and clear con-
science. | did my utmost to bring
success to the principles for which |
stood. Mr.. Stevenson did all he could;
Senator Jones and the members OF
the Democratic, Populist, Silver Re.
publicans and An-Imperialist commit
tees did all they could Mr.. Hearst
and his associates in club organization
put forth their best efforts. Our
newspapers, our campaign speakers
and our local organizations all did
their part. l have no fault to find and
no reprOaches.
Il shall continue to take an active
interest in politics, and l consider
it the duty of all citizens to do
so, and in addition to M interests as
citizen, feel that it will require
lifetime of work to repay the political
friends who have done so much for
me. shall not be senatorial candi-
date before the legislature which has
been elected. Senator Allen deserves
the senatorship, and there are two
other deserving candidates in the
field, and am too grateful to them
for past support tn stand in their way,
even If desired seat in the sem
ate."
Mr.. Bryan said he had no other
plans at present than to remain at
home until he had recovered from the
fatigue Of the campaign. He denied
the report that he would remove from
Nebraska and make Texas his home.