Evening star., 1900-11-26
Bryan Not Permanently Retired, Says
Chairman Jones.
PHILOSOPHICAL OVER TEE DEFEAT
Does Not Expect FiIibustering
by Democrats.
DISCUSSES COMING SESSION

Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman of
the democratic national committee, has re-
turned to Washington for the session. He
Is in excellent health and takes the result
of the election philosophically. He says he
does not know what Mr.. Bryan's plans are,
but believes that he will not make any
radical change in his course of life, and
that he will he a factor in American poll
tics as long as he lives. If Mr.. Bryan again
becomes candidate for the presidency, the
senator does not believe it will come of his
seeking it, but will be the result of circum-
stances.
Speaking Of the future of the democratic
party, the senator said to Star reporter
today that the party stood for close ad-
herence to the Constitution, and that as
long as there was a sentiment in the coun-
try in favor of maintaining that instru-
ment as construed by Jefferson the demo-
cratic party would exist.
From his observation, he continued. he
could not see that the democratic party
was cast down by the defeat. When Mr.
Don Dickinson rushed forward after the
election and proposed to administer upon
the estate Of the party, it was quickly
manifested that the party was not dead and
did not have need for Mr.. Dickinson's SER
vices in that direction. Judging from the
reception that Mr.. Dickinson's suggestions
Of reorganization met with, he thought it
was made apparent that the party did not
feel crushed and ready to yield up its con-
victions to those who differ with it.
Issues Four Years Hence.
He did not think, he said, any man could
foretell at this time what would be the i'm
portant issues in a campaign four years
from now. If g.ntlemen within the demo-
cratic party desired to change the policy
of the party in any particular this could be
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public sentiment within the party favorable
to their ideas. To do this they would have
to make out plausible case for them
selves.
What the principal issue would be would,
he said, develop later on, and If gentlemen
within the party who do not sympathize
altogether with those who have shaped the
policies of the party can propose a way of
meeting these issues which will commend
itself to democrats on every hand, all well
and good; but the issues which are at the
time most pressing will have to be met
and Will have to be dealt with in accord
ance with democratic principles.
Does Not Expect FiIibusterinx.
With reference to legislation this winter,
Ser'ator Jones said that he did not believe
that policy Of obstruction and filibuster
would be resorted to by the minority The
republicans had control Of both houses, and
he assumed that they would be able to do
what they set out to do. The course of the
democrats would, he thought, be that of
dignffied, earnest opposition to those things
they disapproved of.
AS to the army bill he would himself op-
pose a large permanent standing army; but
he would make no objection to providing
the soldiers declared by the President to be
needed in the Philippines. The result Of
the election had left the administration in
power to carry out it's policy with refer
ence to these islands; the responsibility was
thus put upon the administration. and if
the President called for troops for this pur-
pose. he would not feel like interposing OBJ
struction by Withholding the provision de-
manded; but he would insist that the in
crease of the army be a temporary one,
confined to the needs Of the Philippines.
He would oppose most earnestly large
standing army for this country. If troops
were given the President for service in
the Philippines their service should be con-
fined to that and they should be dispensed
with as soon as they were no longer de-
sired for that service