Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-11

l2SNelt out 10 ule mat the nag might not
Hose it's luster, will we consent after
llthes,s years that the doctrine that was
lssaot to death in the great war shall be
lsreviNed and made victorious in a civil
l5canpaign?''
DISCUSSED WITH BRYAN,
Eastern Democrats Say His shallow
Demo.ogisln is Hurting Party.
Washington. Oct. n.-Wellman's spe-
lcia to the Times Herald:
Eastern democrats are much dissatis-
l5fsd with the speeches Mr.. Bryan is
making in the campaign They are
amazed tina, any man who has risen TO
4 the high estate of candidacy for the
presidency named by a great political
tparty should so far forget his dignity az
Isto make such appeals to voters as Mr.
BRIAN ia now making
| When Col. Bryan appeals for the suf-
Ifrages of his fellow citizens on the
j5grcund that they have not had the
pleasure of visiting the summer resorts:
when he asks all in his audiences who
have lent money to Europe to hold up
i,their hands: when he appeals to the
passions and prejudices of the masses
because some one above them may have.
la little more money than they the dem
lacraiic candidate simply disgusts the
more conservative and thoughtful men
| 81 his own party.
| The most energetic critics Of Mr. Bry-
Ian's recent utterances are democrats.
The republicanss here coincide With the
View expressed by President Mckinney
that the more Mr. Bryan talks in this.
strain the worse il viii be for himself.
They say the American people never
skill give their full condolences TO a man
Who breaches such doctrines as5 a means
of winning Votes
tn have heard well-known democrats
sNpress regret that Col. Bryan took the
stump in this campaign. Some months
ago / published in these dispatches a
statement that democratic leaders in
solgress wanted Bryan to remain at
nome. They We're afraid he would talk
too n1uch--that he might give utteranca
so extreme Expressions which would
neishtsn the prevailing view that ne was,
not a tit man to be trusted With the
pre- sidency.
That statement was denied. Of course.
and regarded as an invention of the
Enemy. But it was true. Senator
Jones, IL he would, could give some very
|luteresting facts concerning the plans
that We're laid for this campaign. Mr..
BrHan's silence being chief feature.
Thereof Precisely Whatthese democrat
tic lead feared has come 70 pass They
We're not able 10 keep Mr. Bryan at
home. He would COON a stumping tour.
SO far "a the east is concerned Ne do
not here know how it is in the west-his
utterancesa are driving men from him in
stead Of attracting them to him
Col. Bryan is know, to be very clever.
He is exceadinglv# ar,i I'LL Without doubt.
when kept Within bounds. he is the best
campaignerg in America. But8of late he
iappearaEto have lost his head He does
not keep within boards. He Is day by
day adding votes to the Mckinley col
lunan i'll the east.
Today the Washington Post editorial
~ says Mr.. Bryan hurting mis- cause
Land should quit and go i me. The Post
I Is an independent newspaper. and an
able one, With democratic leanings. At
ANY rate. it's 5oWner$is a former demo-
teratic representative in congress- and ii
| HAS always been friendly 10 Bryan and
| 70 the democratic party generally To-
i'day the Post praises Bryan's speech at
IIndianapolisa-tle speech of acceptance
/ and then adds:
If Mr.. Bryan had, then and there,
WithdraWn from public observation and
refused all Invitations 10 the circuit
land the stump. he would be today ZEN
Tunes stronger in the estimation of the
4 American people than he now is: after
Ian almost frantic campaign and after
/ the delivery of uncounted mischlevous
fharanguea
/ .fhe5trnthis that Mr.. BrSan has de-
scended on a lower scale. II g seems to
i be UNCONSCIOUS Of the fact that when
he speaks2to even the remotest and most
4 provincial audience he is really speaking
/. to the entire country. He appeals 10 one
community on high grounds and to am
other on low grounds. AT one point heais
1 an enlightened statesman. at another he
4 is a shallow demagogue.
We must say to his credit that he ia
nowhere an incendiary or an agitator.
but wesare bound To admit that he is
lending himself to very ignorant and
base nreiudices. He is antagonizing
4 forces that We're not at all disposed to
antagonize him. He is making enemies
of those who would have at least beer.
/ neutral. And all this he is doing with
out serious provocation and for no pur-
poss. tina can in any way be associated
with his party's interests"
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