The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-28
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

it VIII drop him, Of course, but IL cannot
drop him until then.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Anti-imperialism in the East. trusts in
the West and middle West, and other is
sues In different sections Of the land, will
not hoodwink the people.-walla walla
Union.
We venture the prediction that he win
be able to trace some connection this fall
between the strength OF the sentiment
for expansion and sound money in this
state and the contraction OF his vote as
compared with four years ago San Juan
Islander
And in this galaxy Of talents stands
William J. Bryan, scowling like a thunder
cloud and threatening to fight. know he
never was that mad even when-weh, such
IS fame II you are kind and good and
brave, you. too. may have a niche in the
Eden Musee. where you can remain in
wax, with dust on your necktie, as long
as the temperature remains under the
melting point.-Sewell Collins, in New
York Evening Journal
Let not the convention committee lose
a moments sleep over the announcement
that the star of the convention, Mr.. Will
lam J. Bryan, Will not be present when
the delegates convene Hamlet will be in
the play He's only fooling.-Kansas City
Journal
Now that Bryan has passesd the forti-
eth milestone he win have to drop the
title OF Boy Orator OF the Platte
Omaha Bee
These are anxious days for all true Bry-
antics. They move about with the eau
tious tread and wary eve of man who
suspects the presence of a dynamite bomb
under every room or chair that he occu-
pies York Commercial Advertiser,
He has had an extraordinary career.
Happily for his country, II has involved no
Identification with executive responsible
tiles. The rag-bas which is his mind and
the motley which is his folowing-what a
circus they would have made with what
they could never Internationally
Eagle.
Who Is human hyena" that the Hon
Democratic party? There ought to be an
emphatic demand for his name.--New
York Evening Sun.
The story that German. Hill Croker and
other Eastern Democrats are plotting to
defeat Bryans denomination, though APP
parently acquiescing II in. will undoubted-
ly find credence among Bryanltes.-New
York Mail and Express.
II is characteristic OF the loose inma-
ture, uncooked quality of the Bryan type
of thinking that this glittering phrase
vented in an hour OF convention enthusi-
asm. should be urged seriously upon the
country as a proposition of stntecraft.-
San Jose Mercury.
Mr.. Bryan is cunning enough to stay
away from the Kansas City convention,
for he is sure of getting the nominate m
there. and by attending that convention
he might so prejudice the two others as to
jeopardize his chances of getting a nomi-
pareil.
The effect of the nomination Of Debs
must he t. tighten to the extent of such
malconten. seceders as will join him in
their departure from Organism. the bur
den OF the Democrats in this years cleo
tion.-salem. or. Statesman.
Bryan made 1t plain in his Lincoln
speech that he proposes to use the differ
enCes over the Puerto Rican bill as a prep
for his campaign against retention of the
Philippines Boise Statesman.
At present the party cannot get away
from Mr. Bryan and he cannot get away
from his record and his speeche3.-Phiia-
delphia Public Ledger
Bryan approves the ls-to plank in the
Ncbi aska platform. This merely confirms
the prevailing belief that Bryan cannot
tell a live issue from dead one.--Chicago
Evening Post,
There Is danger that Kansas city win
seel sighted If the Democrats do not dis
alay as much pyrotechuic oratory there as
they did IA Chiea WASHINGTON star
"Old Man Afraid OF His Horse" IA roth
itR to the Tacoma Democrats. Tho lead
ers begged hard to have Rryan stay away
until after the city election. as thew don't
want national issues mixed with this cleo
ton" So his visit was put of TN the
evening after the election just the same,
II FHwcett should happen 10 win. 1t viii
be claimed as a Bryanlte viotp ry,-Centra-
liza Chronicle.
An Indiana man wonders whether, In
case Mr. Bryan should fan Of getting the
nomination. he would sim be rs anxious
to light Rcpublieans.-Go ldendale Sentinel,
How does me Nebraska union platform
AZ your ideas Whatcom Blade
Bryan has written the platform Tor the
Democratic party. The Republican Plat
form will be written whom the convention
meets az pniladelphia, Vancouver indie
uendent
We want no Republican 10 miss This
grand opportunity of renewiug and
strengthening his faith we want no fl-
sioplst 90 overlook this .hance to COM
pare his mstchiess taking idol with the
silent man ia the White House, who bears
purdcRs and acts Let everybody come 20
Yakima on the SIS. Let us have 2oe
people here. u must not be said on the
LIST ~ April that the circus drew a bigger
crowd than the peerless Brysn.-Yaklma
re public
u BRYAN VIII attend tho Republican
state convention he VIII see the peoples
representatives choosing delegates 20
nominate the next president % ths United
states Auburn Argus
We have not seen Chehaus scheduled