Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-01-26
GOES TO NEW YORK.
-Wili Discuss silver, Trusts
and Imperialism.

New York, Jan. 23.-William Jen-
nings Bryan arrived in Jersey City
from Washington at 6:42 o'clock Mon
day morning, and was met by James
Oliver, sergeant-at-arms of the demo-
cratic national committee, and a num-
ber of newspaper reporters. Mr.. Bryan
was escorted to the Hoffman house, the
headquarters of the state democracy,
in which hotel a suite of rooms had been
engaged for him. Mr.. Bryan said to the
reporters that he hoped his presence in
New York would contribute to a gen.
eral good feeling all around.
One of Mr.. Bryan's callers asked him
what he thought of o. II. p. Belmont as
vice presidential candidate. 81 am not
saying a word about candidates just
now," he replied.
A reporter asked Mr.. Bryan if there
was any truth in statement in morn
ing paper that he was gradually aban-
lloning the silver issue.
"I am tired of denying those stories" J"
Mr.. Bryan answered. 81 will keep right
| on in the same line I have followed all
along. I adhere to my belief in the Chi
cago platform; but, of course, don't
object to throwing in some more issues
| for good measure"
Mr.. Bryan when asked later If he had
any plans for bringing back gold demo-
Gratis to the party, replied:
Yes, 1 have plan. In the first place,
| many have already come back. In the
| second place, there are some who never
will come back. and 1t is no use to work on
them. In the third place, there are some
| who will return on one or two grounds
either that they now like the Chicago
platform, although they did not in '96, oil
| that they favor the democratic position
| on new questions that have arisen since
| then, and are willing to take the whole
| platform, while not agreeing with every
| part of 1t. The only way of keeping pres
ent democrats in the party and bringing
gold democrats back, and inducing repub.
| licans to join us, is to advocate measures
that are best for the people. and thus de-
| serve their support. 1 believe that the
| Chicago platform, with the addition o.
| new questions, including strong planks
against trusts and Imperialism, would give
| excuse to everybody to vote the democratic
| ticket in 1907
Mr.. Bryan was asked if he regarded
any of the three issues as a dominant
one, but he said he did not care to dis
cuss their relative Importance.
To an inquiry as to whether he in
tended to discuss only trusts and i'm
perialism while in the east, to the eX
clusion of silver, Mr.. Bryan said that
he would discuss all three of then
whether he was in the east or in the
west. While here, he said, he was moi
going to meddle in local politics.
Mr.. Bryan was the guest of honor at {
dinner given by o. H. p. Belmont Mon
day night at his residence on Fiftl
avenue. The dinner was private, no re
porters being admitted, and to n pen
ciled note Mr.. Belmont made response
There will be nothing at, during OF
after the dinner for publication. TIL,
dinner is purely social affair, and o
no public interest" Mr.. Bryan was til,
only guest of national prominence, bu
big men in Tammany Hall were pres
ent.
Mr.. Bryan will spend to-day in New
York, and in the evening will be tn
guest of John w. Keller, president o
the Democratic club, at the club. Thi
dinner is understood to mean that MI
Bryan and the Tammany organiza
ton are In complete harmony, where
a. ten months ago Mr.. Bryan and Per
ry Belmont, then president of tn
Democratic club, were exchanging bit
ter letters. Wednesday night MI
Bryan is to address n meeting in Jer
sey City. Congressman Daily an
Robert Davis, of New Jersey, hav
sought to induce Mr.. Bryan to dro
silver in the Jersey City speech, an
1t was thought they had made som
impression on the Nebraskan, but n
said: Il intend to discuss all thre
living issues of the day-money, trust
and imperialism-in my speeches.
am getting tired of having one pal
ticular topic suggested for my speeche
by those who like one theme NOR
than another"
POLICY REVERSED