Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-10-05
POLITICAL REVIEW Of The WEEK

. A good point was made in. New York
the other day against Mr.. Bryan by
Mr.. p. II. Curtin, Democrat who
will vote this year for Mckinley. He
said:"1 hardly think the party needs
a leader who takes all his law and
gospel from the speeches of Mr.. Lin
coin, however able they may have
been. He is not the kind Of Demo-
crat whose leadership inspires me with
respect for its originality or great
ness" Republican patriots and states.
men have long been the models after
whom Democrats have patterned. Orig.
inality Of ideas or utterance upon
great questions Of pith and moment
has not characterized Democratic
leadership in this country. 1t does not
originate; 1t initiates. 1t does not lead;
it follows. Lincoln's massive brain
has furnished Mr.. Bryan with all the
original Ideas he has emitted during
the past four years. He knows Lincoln
by heart. He lives in Lincoln and on
Lincoln. nj. f.
Philip Jackson, colored Democrat
of Charlestown, w. Va, presented Mr..
Bryan with the following and asked
him to sign it: II do not countenance
the Jim Grow car law or any other
measure that discriminates against my
American citizen on account of color"
The Dallas Express, from which this
is taken, says Mr.. Bryan refused, say
ing he did not want any new issues
injected into the campaign.
If Mr.. Bryan doesn't want new Is.
sues injected into the campaign, why
does he set the example? He has
sprung new observation-disclosures
and has sedulously labored with his
mouth to make 1t oyershadow the real
issue-free silver-which he insisted
should be Incorporated in the platform
adopted by the Kansas City convention
or he would not accept the nomination.
His words are In print showing that
before the convention had adopted the
platform he had made fetch Of tho
silver question; now he is using it rs a
floor mop and exploiting "lmperialis m"
as paramount issue. The knight Of
the sorrowful figures, Is to !, Is an op-
portunist whose fine frenzy Is only
equaled by that of his great exemplar
Senior Don Quixote, who had his feel
ings hurt fighting windmills and other
dangerous enemies of his country.
, The Versatility Of Mr.. Bryan Is
shown by the facility and celebrity will,
which he has been able to shift the is
sue which is the only issue in this cam.
paign and Ing in supplementary ques.
tions which are not yet in formative
state. The fact that Mr.. Bryan once
trod the boards as an actor may &C.
count Tor the ease with which he plays
so many parts in the political drama in
which he Is Il star performer.
Charles W. Anderson, the new colu-
mitteeman Mt large on the Republican
state committee Of New York. has been
looking over the field since bis election,
and on recent trip up the state in
company with Senator DOlliver he
found that the colored Republicans Of
the state Of New York were very much
alive and very much in earnest in their
efforts to contribute to the election Of
Odel' and Woodruff. There are a
number If Republican clubs in rest Of
the large cities, and colorcd Rennblican
voters are thoroughly organized. all
over the state.
Mr.. Anderson, who is q vigorous and
forceful sneaker, made number az
speeches on this trip through the state
and will be heard often during the
campaign. He 's one Of the most clo-
quent and effective young orators ir
the state Of New York
JOHN e. BRUCE.