New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16

RICHARD CRoKER's MODEsTY-"The Lou,,-
Vile CONFECTIONERY has this friendly and apnr.
ciative notice of NETWORKS leading Bryanite:
Croker now thinks he would Ike to exhi5ir him
self IN the United States Senate This is sirrIs-
modesty. The natural assumption would ne 7Iss
Croker would buy him a little United States Sars4S
and add IL 10 his string OF race horses and ken1sI
OF bull pups
ONLY A CHOICE OF EvILs-''The PhnadeIpb,.
Inquirer says;
The New-York political campaign has brourb,
David g. Hill prominently into public view agsf1
and as he now appears in opposition 20 Richard
Croker there IS disposition 70 forget his record
anu 70 looA upon MIN as IN some way the savior
not only OF his party IN the State. but of the STATE
a choice of two evils and moreover whicbsys~--
them conducts the New-York State Campaign vii
on the Republicans not TO trust 70 Democrats ia
s9ns1onS IN New-fork but 70 exert every effort 10
carry that great state. with It's prepOnderance ~
electoral votes
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?-The Brvanites q, Mi,
souri, are in condition OF panic which appears to
be inexpIcabe TO outsiders who are not familiar
with recent political affairs in that State Of biz
Demo-Pop majorlties. The causes OF this coudition
neither far TO seek hard 70 find The last
State Legislature was worse and more extravaZaut
than any Of It's predecessors and that Is saving a
great deal The State administration has incurred
the contempt and disgust OF all honest and decent
citizens irrespective OF party by It's ncapaciry and
general wOrthlessness Taking the Legislature and
the State administration together is a burden TOO
heavy for any party. even one so strongly in
trenched the Bryanite party in Missouri and in
dicatious not wanting that Election Day NAV
be a political day Of Judgment in that State this
year. Even The St Louis Republic the leading
and most influential Bryantte organ in Missouri
feels constrained 10 saw that Nj DocBarT THs
Bryanite candidate for Governor, has never az
proved the expenditures" Of the last Legislature
and that every fair minded Democrat has ad-
mitted' that those expenditures were extravagant
The best face The Republic can put on the mat
ter is TO assert and promise that the Organizes viii
do better next time If they secure a renewal o.
many men who have hitherto voted Vi-H hen bavs
indicated disposition 10 give the Republican party
exhibit symptoms OF hystericaI alarm and nave i'm
plOred Bryan to come 10 their rescue
ANOTHER PARAMOUNT ISSCE.-Candidats
Bryan has discovered another paramount issue
which IT appears he Will make great use Of in To-
caIities-whch larger and more numerous than
he dreamed Of before the Kansas City Convention
where the other paramount issues OF "'ntItar-
ISM and Imperialism fall fiat and whereas in
Kansas and Nebraska-the gospel of free silver has
shriveIIed and disappeared under the ardent rays
OF prosperity The new paramount issue. war
ranted to wear until II IS worn out is trusts"
II is announced that this issue is 10 be the para
mount theme of Mr.. Bryan's eloQuence IN Mis-
souri,. Kansas. Nebraska and some Of the other
Western States and that II has been chosen with
the organizers and chief profit sharers OF the
Round Cotton Bale Trust, which, il IS asserted has
made him multi-milliOnaire IL the comparatively
short space of six years. II is not believed, how
company his candidate in this antitrust campaign
and exhibit himself 10 apprecative and enthusiasts
audience AN awful example He might depu-
tie Augustus Van Wyck OF the Tammany Ice
Trust. TO play that role.
wINKs HIS OTHER EYE-oThe Hartford
Post" says;
Colonel Graves who was 50 prosperous and
busy that he couldn't spare the tins 10 be me
pictures taken TO show that all sorts Of depression
prevail IN HARTFORD We think We can detect
WHEN BILLY WAS A BOY.-An interesting
and probably trustworthy account OF William j.
Bryans boyhood days and boyish traits the data
for which were supplied by Of Bryans school
and Sunday school mates az Salem. H. IS IuI-
nished by local contemporary Of The Kansas
City Journal" which reproduces II as follows. 10
gether with some comments Of its own.
The narrator evidently is great admirer Of NJ
btyan ana ne Slves glowing account OF u.s.. ~
Willie had no bad habits He was never booster
Gus, he never played truant, he never played c-ls
he never stole wutermeiOnS. and he never got ~
downright mischief. the other boys did on sl7
contrary, he was studous active and reSpecJa2E-
a model boy. But he fond of water1e9as
and. while he would not steal them he had tasl
TO steal them" saws Hedrick. "but ne would sa.
Joy eating them when the boys had secured 'l'
booty
The paper furnishing this account says
Several incidents OF Air Bryans boyhood go t .
show that in his the child father 10 ,, las
man The watermelon incident Is especially i---S
trative of this theory When boy IS 700 SSoL
scienuouS 10 indulge n active mischief oul -
not hesitate to enjoy the fruits of other boys ~
chief. there Is something wrong lie mas hSi,-.E
correct moral perceptions true sporting oIloU-
y boy VINO holds up his little hands n HulS al
at the thought Of Illicit fOraging. but VINO VIZ VIZ
cram his little belly full of watermelon stolen =
his playmateS. isn't game one way or the Vt-' ~
perception and character as he grows 20 nantUS ~
II is needless To enUmerate the applications OF -.
early incident 10 recent developments IN bTIaN,
case. II would take too much space. but - "a
clear that the watermelon story OF little WINS
furnishes early key William Janus
CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTS HELD--Itis 100 I@'9
and altogether idle 10 assert that 'nilitarism anu
imperialism are only hgments of diseased bTy@H
tie imagination. Here is 'satrap' NIajor-orenelA
Arthur MacAxthur by name-CoOly impoundlHS
and supTressing Bryan-Aguinaldo campaign o oc1
ments sent from the Agunaldo-Bryan EeadqlaF's-
IN London 20 ASuinaldo- Bryanites in Luzon 10 "a a.
and encourage Aguinaldo's candidacy for the Mn
tary dictatorship OF the Philippine Archipeas
Not only ha~ this military satrap done tha''
he has also CURLY advised the in charge =
the Aguinaldo- Bryan headquarters n Lohuoi'
save themselves the trouble of attempting 20 81
such communications through to AgulnaIuO -.
his merry men. The London dispatch
brings the news of this latest development OF -
pertalism' adds:
The interrupted messages contained press CIfbs
ment on the Philippine situation ass9Tlhs ~
tilipinos that Mr. Bryan was strong ooGsStsd
their cause and that he certain 10 DC e'
In November
ANOTHER NEW WILSON LINER.
The new steel screw British steamer Aleppo, -