The Conway log cabin., 1900-11-13
Bryan's Say.

AJA5 eti to-iAA AAt BUY - Oettf saA> sC@~D'' ing statement concerning the cleo tion:
 '.The result was surprise to me and the magnitude of the Republi- can victory was surprise to our opponents as we'll as to those who voted our ticket.a It is impossible to analyze the returns until they |are more complete, but speaking generally we seem to have gained i'll the large cities and to have lost in the smaller cities and in the country.
 ''The Republicans were able to secure tickets or passes for all ther voters who were away from home and this gave them considerable advantage. We have no way of knowing at this time how much money was spent ill the purchase of votes and i'll colonization. But while these would account for some of the Republican gains, they could not account for the wide spread increase ill the Republican vote, The prosperity argument was probably the most potent one used by the Republicans. They compared present conditions with the panic times from 1893 to 1896, and this argument had weight with those who did not stop to consider tic reasons for the change. Tie appeal, stand by the Presi- dent while the war is OH, had a great deal of influence among those who did not realize that a war against doctrine of self-govern- ment ill the Philippines must react. upon us ill this country. We made an honest fight upon an honest platform and having done our duty as we saw it, we have nothing to regret.
 We were defeated, but are not discouraged. The fight must go on. I am sure that Republican policies will be repudiated by the people when the tendencies of these policies are fully understood. The contest between plutocracy and democracy cannot end until one or the other is completely tri- umphant.
 Concerning himself MT. Bryan said:
 "I have come out of the cam paign with perfect health and clear conscience. I did my ut most to bring success to the princi- pies for which l stood. MT. Ste vensonz did all that he could. Sen ator Jones and the members of the Democratic, Populist, Silver Re publican and anti-imperialist com mittees did all they could. Mir. Hearst and his associates i'll the club organization put forth their best efforts. Our newspapers, our campaign speakers and our local organizations all did their part. I have no fault to find and no re- breaches. I shall continue to take an active interest in politics as long as live. I believe it to be the duty of citizens to do so and, i'll addition to my interest as citizen I feel that it will require a life time of work to repay the political friends who have done so much for me. l shall not be senatorial candidate before the legislature which has been elected. Senator Allen deserves the senatorship which goes to the Populists. MT. Hitchcock and MT. w. H. Thomp- son are avowed candidates for the other senatorship. They both de serve we'll of the party, and 1 am too grateful to them for past sup port to stand in their way even if I desired seat ill the senate.
 MT. Bryan said he has no other plans at present than to remain at home until lie had recovered from the fatigue of campaigning. He denied the report that he would re- move from Nebraska and make Texas his home.
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