Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-26

Inc Danger Of Presidentiat tratory.
1t is apparent that Mr.. William
Jennings Bryan is not content to remain
quietly at home during the Presi-
Dental canvass and make addresses only
to such political pilgrims as may call
upon him, but will conduct an active
oratorical campaign in various sections
of the country. In this determination,
however, Mr.. Bryan is not exhibiting
the wisdom of his own experience, In
1896 he Swung around the circle" and
talked with great volubility and won
derful endurance. The result, however,
was not encouraging, as Mr.. Bryan
himself admitted In speech in New
York City after the election, when he
said:
1.-The President is under no obliga.
tion to me, but IL he had consulted me
l could have told him how vain it was
to rely upon sentiment gathered from
the rear end of a railroad train. II he
had gone with me through the cam.
paign could have convinced him that
the silver sentiment was overwhelming
in every State through which we passed.
| ANU yNb, Wutu bIb bI6CtlUI WAS OVER,
found that | had carried nearly every
State 10 which l did not speak and lost
every State | visited. 1t is not safe TO
judge public opinion in that way"
4 Why Mr.. Bryan considers that his
oiatory will be more effective in 1900
than in 1896, it is hard to determine.
As to the dignity Of the proceeding, it
is open to great doubt, while the entire
dignity and propriety of candidate for
the Presidency remaining quietly at
his home, awaiting the verdict Of his
fellow .countrymen, cannot be aues-
toned. Besides, nothing is gained by
a candidate for the Presidency spouting
all over the country, as Horace Greeley
found out to his sorrow in 1872. His
addresses, like those Of Bryan fouI
years ago, were listened to by enormous
audiences, but his vote at the election
, came out at the little end OF the horn.
, 1t 10, therefore, safer as well as more
, dignified for Presidential candidates tt
! refrain from stumping the country.
, Ex-President Cleveland was reported
, in Tuesdays Philadelphia Press a
0 having advised Democrats to supper
r Mckinley at the coming election. Ii
9 response to query by the New Yorl
+ Evening Post as to the truth of thi
g assertion, Mr.. cleveland replied: .
o have advised nothing of the kind Ok
o cept | may have expressed doubts Us t
= the wisdom of third ticket.'' Their
d are many who, like Mr.. Cleveland hav
d doubts as to the expedienoy Of thir
II ticket, as we'll as many who ar
i, earnestly in favor OF one, as means q
:. expression for those who will not vot
l. for Bryan and cannot support Nc
it Kinley. However, the question will b
If carefully considered by able men, who's
l. decision will be accepted as wise an
n timely. At present, the probabilitie
are 10 favor OF such TICKET, to b
nominated by the Anti Imperialists an
10 endorsed by the Sound Money Dem,
4 Gratis,
to In an address before the Georgi
,e Wheat Growers Convention, held |
Of Macon, Ca, recently, Col. Harv
lg Jordan advanced u new idea. He sale
% Wheat hay makes an exosllent foe
IS ration for working animals. On goc
at land two tons of this hay cau'be ha
is vested per acre. and it should be o,
ct when the grain is in the milky stag
ce When cut and ibaled- this forage vi
ty sell for sl2 per ton, giving gross il
Id come Of s24 per acre, much more thi
n, can be realized from an acre of whe
he when ripe and the grain and straw so
or separately. Wheat is sure crop, viii,
an cannot be said of oats, so that Il
'ly wheat acreage can be profitably |
Ito creased by reducing the oat acreage
This subject ought to be of inters
to. farmers in Delaware, where VIE
"a. grows we'll, year after year.
les From the manner in which candidai
he for the various nominations ON I
is Democratic ticket of New Castle cour
no are cropping out. Democrats must
", OF the opinion that their party has
lr- good chance in the county and State
this years election.