The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-03


against making the canal neutral. Self
c9nceit and prejudice should not enter
into this question. 1t should be solved
to the best and most practical interests
of the nation
WHO SHOULD BE CONGRATULATED.
1t is question whether the greater
glory rests upon the names of those who
have been elected presidents Of the United
States, or upon the names of those who
have striven for that high office and have
failed.
During the first half of our national ex-
tstence, besides the names of Washington,
Adams, Jefferson, Monroe and Jackson,
there appear the no less illustrious
names of Pinckney, Clinton, Clay, Web
ster and Scott. While beside the names
of Lincoln and Grant and Cleveland, there
stands the no less immortal names Of
Douglas and Greeley and Blaine.
On the one hand we have Rutherford b.
Hayes; on the other, Samuel ]. Tilden.
Against the name and fame of Garfield
stands the heroic shade of Hancock.
Is there any one who would change the
places In history occupied by Henry Clay,
Winfield Scott and John c. Fremont for
those occupied by the men who were sue
cessful against them-James K Polk,
FRANKLIN Pierce and James Buchanan?
10 be elected president of the United
States Is great honor, providing that
election comes as a reward of personal
merit and not as a party expedient The
men VINO WELD the scepter of state sell
dom sit in the presidential chair. The
Websters, the Calhouns, the Stewards,
the Mortons, the Hendricks, the Thur
mans, the Conklins and the Shermans
would disturb the delicate balance of
power were they to add to their personal
influence the advantage of chief execu-
tive
The office of president is being shorn
OF Its political power. The men who make
presidents control presidential policies.
No longer does the president select
conference Of political bosses
No longer is the federal patronage given
out by the chief executive that, too, is
a part OF party perquisites The one time
formulator of national policies, has be-
come the servant Of party necessity, do
ing the will, not OF the people. but of
his master-the party which elevated him
VINO, then, is to be congratulated, the
man who receives a majority of the cleo
toral votes and is declared duly elected
president of the United States, or the
man who makes the race and fails? Is. Mr.
Bryan or Mr.. Mckinley deserving of our
commlseratlon? Time and history alone
will answer What is to be the future Of
! Mr. Bryan? Is his political career at an
end? These questions are in the minds
or on the lips of majority of the voters
who cast their ballots either for or
against him a the last election The
place Of Mr.. Bryan in history will be
unique. His career so far has been un-
paralleled. He is a man of remarkable
UelIelICS ADMIT the fact or his ability and
Those who do not agree with his political
tenents admit the fact of his ability and
his capacity for growth. He stands alone
| in American politics-a man without a
model. He blazed for himself a new
path and many people followed him. That
| he will again be a candidate for presi-
dent, very few expect. That he will re-
main for many years a potent factor in
politics, no one can doubt. In his public
career Mr.. Bryan's personality was the
dominant factor. The people were either
for or against him. In the last campaign
Organism was the issue. The personality
of Mr.. Mckinley did not affect the bal
ance in the ''ee tfmation of a hair" The
Philadelphia convention attempted 10 in
| troduce the lego" into the campaign by
the nomination of Gov. Roosevelt, but
it was failure. The more marked per-
sonality of Mr.. Bryan drew all the fire Of
the enemy. The wavertrg, homeless policy
of the administration was excused be-
cause the man popularity held responsible
for it was INCAPABLE of inspiring either
| love or keen resentment
Bryan failed twice because he yoked his
abilities to a fallacious theory of finance
The people took him at his word, believ-
ing he would carry out his convictions
so far as lay within his power They
did not concern themselves with the per-
sonal views of MIR. Mckinley. They knew
he would have none contrary to the
policy of the party leaders.
Had Mr.. Bryan been elected he would
have been president. He would have
selected his cabinet without aid He
would have consulted them, but had they
differed from him on a matter of state
policy, so much the worse for them. He
would have given the country a Jackson
ian administration-no conservative-psr-
haps not safe, but vigorous It is futile
to conjecture what might have happened,
had this thing been done, or that thing
not been done-the history of the past
four years has been made and Mr.. Bryan
is a part of it, He will now take his place
with the defeated candidates for presi-
dent of the United States. Whether
worthy or not, he need not be ashamed
of the company.
MONDAY GLOBE CHANCES.