The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-29
INTERVIEW WITH MR.. BRYAN
Grains Of Wisdom While Shaving and
Between Changed Issues.
MINNEAPOLIS Journal.

Minneapolis Journal.
FLI-UP-THE-CRE N. Y. Oct. 19-I
had long talk with Mr.. Bryan this morn
ing while he was shaving and changing
issues.
81 have a great deal of trouble with my
stock OF issues" said Mr.. Bryan to me as
he ran a skewer through the free silver
issue and put it in the refrigerator. 1.-The
porter mislaid my Imperialism issue down
the road there somewhere and I had to
use trust issue in an Imperialism town.
That was embarrassing of course. Croker
telegraphed ahead for a bunch of fresh
issues, and we will get them now at every
express office along the road. We can't
keep them long, you know, for we're run
ming a little light on ice through New
York State and Mr.. Bryan smiled.
How about the prosperity ISSUE 1
asked. You know you prophesied four
years ago that we should have a period of
adversely if Mr.. Mckinley were elected.
The people seem to be knocking you lit
tie for that interview"
''ThaYs a secret" said Mr.. Bryan, as
Stunning confidential tone and dropping
his voice almost to whisper You are
the first person to whom L have ever re-
vealed the truth about that interview. Ii
didn't count. When 1 made those state
ments 1 had my fingers crossed. Nobody
has ever got on to it. / was saving that
TO spring the last days of the campaign.
1t will knock Hanna out of the box COM
pletely, won't it?'
IF you are elected. Mr.. Bryan" / asked
him next, will you pay the obligations of
the government in gold or silver?
IF | am elected the first thing / will do
will be to buy Mrs. Bryan a new bonnet"
said the presidential candidate, and l will
LAY for Ii out OF my first months salary.
If they pay me in gold of course L won't
be able TO pay for the bonnet in silver, will
j, now? / make that point perfectly plain,
don't /? / have answered the question
without evasion. haven't 1? Try me with
How about the ice trust, Mr.. Bryan?"
1 inquired.
.'There is no ice trust" said Mr. Bryan.
holly. lice can freeze everywhere when the
weather is cold. can't it? The question is
childish. Everybody cuts some ice, you
know. Besides, l will be elected, if at all,
in the winter time and then there will be
ice enough for everybody. The ice question
will not be a paramount issue them
Have you promised Mr.. Croker place in
the Cabinet. Mr.. Bryan?' l asked.
We'll, L did tell Croker / would find a
place for him." said Mr.. Bryan, looking
carefully about to see il Croker within
hearing. but l had my fingers crossed that
time, too. and I'm going TO put him in the
attic with the rest of the rubbish"
How about the cotton bale trust?"
said.
There is no cotton bale trust worth men
toning said Mr.. Bryan, land for that
reason / am not mentioning it,"
What do you think OF the charges made
against you by Governor ROOSEVELT" l
asked.
81 throw them back in his teeth said
Mr.. Bryan.
How about the full dinner pail?"
THE full dinner pail is an appeal to the
stomach and a threat 10 the teeth. Ii may
sound a little paradoxical but with regard
TO the full dinner pail may say that there
is nothing In it,"
be a candidate for second term?" asked,
In conclusion.
LAS I feel now, / believe that one term
IL enough" answered M. Bryan decidedly.
II may like the situation better than / ex-
pect, and II so my feelings may. change.
The paramount issue In 1904 may be sec