The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-29


Bryan's Own Views.
The Tammany Ice trust seems to be
in fair way to get its clutches on the
great Octopus hunter William Jennings
Bryan, as sulzer. Croker and Murphy
are billed to have a conference with the
Nebraskan before the Kansas City con-
ventlon meets. This means that they
will try to prevail upon Bryan TO accept
Sulzer as his running mate. Oh, that
such a thing should come about. We
fear, however, that the Apostle of Gala
nifty will say nay, and what he says
settles 1t. This convention will have
nothing whatsoever to say in the mat
ter. Bryan will be the whip hand Of
that body Of political conglomerates.
In this connection 1t is interesting to
listen to what Bryan has to say about
the platform. We trust HIS words viii
disabuse the minds of those who mag
inc he is "broad-minded" enough to lis
ten to reason. In reply to u reporters
inquiry at Lincoln, he said:
No one OF course, can say what Ian
gliage will be used in setting forth the
party principles, but some idea can be
obtained as to the general tenor of the
platform from the platforms adopted
in the state conventions. AS large
majority OF the delegates have been
elected by conventions which reattirmed
the Chicago platform, 1t is safe to as
sumo that the Kansas City platform
Will reaftirm the Chicago platform and
win contain nothing which can be con-
strUed as n surrender or modification
OF the platform or the old issues. II
is equally certain that there Will be u
strong and definite plank agaihst the
trusts. There is also no doubt that the
plapk against imperialism VIII be clSaF
and explicit. Militarlsm will be de-
nounced and sympathy expressed for
the Beers This much is evident from
what has already taken place.
These expressions etfectually kill any
hopes the Democracy might have enter
tanned of seeing ex-senator Hill the
candidate for the vice presidency. But
II they do not the following utterances
Of Bryan Will: 1.-THE vice president not
only presides over the senate while the
President is alive, but assumes ths osIice
OF President in case of the Presidents
death, and 1t is hardly probable that
delegates to a national convention
would write a platform and then select
for either place on the ticket man who
would repudiate the platform. No man
worthy to be considered for such an
office would accept nomination upon u
platform repugnant to his views on any
important issue. In every campaign
men support a ticket without approving
all of the platform, but no one can de-
fend platform unless he believes in it,
There is sometimes a joint debate be-
tween candidates on opposing tickets,
but not between candidates on the same
ticket"
Following up Mr. Bryans peculiar
views the Intelligencer notes with a
great deal Of sadness that The prospec-
tive Democratic nominee for president
is In favor Of n plank in the platform
condemntng the action Of the odmlRis-
tratlon in sending troops and naval
vessels to China to protect American
interests. Again the "broaa-mlhueu-
ness" Of the Sioux Falls suggestion
meeting looms up with start
ling dIstlnctness. But his de-
cluration has aroused the pep
pie of the south, for 1t Is reported
that one of the Democratic leaders of
Texas has said that the adoption of
such a declaration by the Democratic
party would mean the loss of thousands
Of votes In every southern state; that
the opening up of China means the In
dustrial development Of the south to an
untold degree. He added that while 1t
would not do to commend Mckinley for
the part he is now taking in the at
tempt TO restore order in China, the
convention should remain silent on the
subject. win It? We doubt 1t very
much. The Democracy is against any
thing the administration supports, no
matter how commendable 1t may be.
Until its long ears arc clipped It always
will be so.