The representative., 1900-11-29
BROAD HINT TO BRYAN
Chairman Jones Voices What IL
Deemed n Warning-D0ubts Future
Candidacy.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Nov. 22.-What
is regarded as a broad and official hint
tc William Jennings Bryan that he
should abandon his presidential ambi-
tions was publicly administered by Sen
ator James X. Jones' chairman of the
Democratic national committee, here
today He not only expressed doubt
that the Nebraskan would seek another
nomination, but significantly added that
a more reasonable presumption would he
that Mr. Bryn would decline If he was
asked to run again. Politicians regard
this as a double -barreled warning.
THE election result was great sur
prise to all Democrats said Senator
Jones, before leaving tonight for Wash
inston. "All were so confident of sue
cess that the sweeping Republican VIC
tory came as a severe shock. Even on
the evening of the day before election
reassuring kilograms came from leaders
that New York was safe for Bryan, and
from other leaders in other pivotal states
that the Democrats were sure to win.
1t was these forecasts which buoyed us
up to the last moment and made the
actual result more startling.
But Mr.. Bryan is a great man, one
of the greatest in America today, and
his influence will be felt for many years
to come in American politics He is a
giantsin intellect and simply indefatig-
able in the prosecution of a campaign
Whether he will be candidate for the
presidency in the near future remains TO
be seen, but it is not probable that ne
WILL 1t Is more reasonable to presume
that he would decline the nomination,
even should it be offered him.
Reorganization? Oh, that's all non-
sense. There's nothing in it, and it will
blow over in 80 days. 1t is precipitated
by those who deserted the party and
gave aid and comfort to the enemy, and
does not represent the strength or the
spirit of the genuine Democracy. What
they would do is to adopt all the policies
of the Republican party and be Demo-
Gratis only in name.
But granting that there is cause or
strength for so-called reorganization,
who has the power within the party to
do it now? Not the disgruntled disor-
ganizers who have raised the issue. II
there is to be a reorganization of nation-
done for four years, or until the next
national convention.
LAS to the issues, that must depend
largely upon the national and interna-
tional developments of the next four
years 1t may be laid down primarily,
however, that the Democratic party Will
never vary from it's established funda-
mentals-a strict construction of the
constitution and an answering adher-
ence to its principles and an economical
1y administered government for the ben
eft of the governed.
THE silver question may solve itself.
Should the amount of gold produced 1e
ample to maintain sufficient volume of
metallic money and insure stability of
prices, the silver question will be sub
ordinated, but should the supply fail
short of the demands of trade, the silver
question will be made more prominent.
THE question of Imperialism may
also find solution outside the ballot
box. l believe the supreme court will
decide against the Porto Rican law and,
should this be done, there will be a re-
vulsion on the part of the Republicans
themselves against the retention of the
Philippines. But just what the issues
of 1904 will be no one can predict with
any degree of certainty