The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-30
Campaigning in Chicago.

For the last three days OF this week
Mr.. Bryan will campaign in Chicago, pre-
sumably with the hope OF carrying Hi
nois in the election OF next Tuesday To
suppose that the managers Of the Demo-
cratic campaign or the candidate himself
would be making so immense an effort as
they are putting forth In the great city
OF the Middle West If they were not
buoyed up by hope OF victory would be 10
discredit their intellectual capacity. Mr..
Bryan canyassed Chicago during the week
before the election Of 1896. 1t was claimed
just before the voting began that his
speeches in that city had won 1900 votes.
But when the votes were counted It was
found that Chicago, Cook County, and
the State had gone for Mckinley in some
thing like that profane way IN which
Maine went for Edward Kent In 1910. II
was on the 9th day of October that Mr.
Bryan, in Chicago. spoke as follows:
Nov there is one safe principle to go on when
you are discussing what is going to happen, and
that principle is that people are net going to do
anything injurious TO their interests II they know
it
] shall be in this city for a number OF days
and am going TO talk to the people themselves,
not to their employers to bargain for the delivery
Of the votes of the people j have been taught to
believe that the ballet given to an individual
for his Own use. Therefore IN this campaign wsut
to address my arguments to the Individual Yoter
and not to the head of q nrm OF the president Of
A railruad nr ha boSz oF
When our opponents are driven to the wall on
the money question, when they have failed in the
attempt to defend themselves before the American
people they attempt to turn the decision Of this
campaign Oh from the money question onto other
matters, but ! give them notice that for one yee,
more they have got to march up to the money
question:"
Well, they did march up TO the money
question and contributed their full share
10 its settlement. They and the friends
of sound currency in other States won
the victory through which the Republi-
can party, in its national platform OF 1906.
was enabled TO make the proud claim
that the stability Of our currency on a
gold basis has been secured" Had the
Democratic party accepted that settle
ment as final and gone into this campaign
with a conservative candidate on a con-
servatve platform. II would have lost its
Populist allies, but IL would have gained
very largely through Republican opposi-
Ton TO the administrations Philippine
policy and through the disaffection inev-
itably resulting from the dispensation of
patronage. But Mr.. Bryan's candidacy
could not be shaken off, and, taking him
the Democracy was compelled to take his
platform.
1t remains TO be seen whether his 1900
canvass Of Chicago will be more success
ful than that OF 1896. He must face every
day his predictions of four years ago and
the undeniable proof that all of them mis-
carried. He is perhaps the only American
of his time-or. indeed. OF any other time
capable OF making splendid displays Of
oratorical ability; capable of proving him
self a eonsummate master of rhetorical
eloquence; able to draw and 10 entbDse
vast crowds while standing amid the
utter wreck II his prophecies. theories
and arguments with which he won his
unexampled vote OF four years ago-a vote
greater than any Presidential candidate
prior to that time had ever received. Al
most anything is possible in election re-
suits. There is always large element of
the voters whose choice cannot be ascer-
tained. Many of these are not lacking in
Intelligence, but they prefer to keep their
own counsel Instead OF talking they
saw wood" There is a more numerous
class who really have no convictions or
even opinions. They are controlled BY
what they believe TO be the popular tide.
The side which makes the strongest show
ing. not In argument. but In public demon
STATIONS, gets their votes. They are nu-
merous enough in some States 10 constj-
tute the determining factor. We believe
there are many thousands OF them IA
Chicago. hence the determination of both
parties 10 make every possible demonstra-
ton Of strength in that city this week.