The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-27
prvan,s 1ealty Barrel.

That barrel Of oil Colonel Bryan
pompously declared he always carried
around with him to pour on the trou-
bled waters Of Democracy must have
leaked badly before he got to New
York, for oil the harmony he effected in
that state you could balance on the
point of a needle. There was absolute
ly no enthusiasm manifested over the
Nebraskan. His reception was In sad
contrast TO that which has always been
extended to politicians of national emil
nence. In the entire list Of men who
called on him while he was in New
York city, there was scarcely a name
of Democratic statesman Of note or
influence, and Tammany braves were
notably conspicuous by their absence.
Nor we're these incidents the most
significant. The Chicago platform
Democracy, his own favored followers,
were dlsgruntled because he refused to
take UP their fight. and many Of them
went from his presence swearing mad.
Then he got President Rellar, Of the
Democratic Club into hot water by ac-
ceptlng an invitation to dine with him.
This is the club which Bryan insulted
last year by refusing an invitation to
their Jefferson dinner" an insult he
emphasized by attending one subse-
quently given by the Chicago platform
club, popularity known as the Dollar
Dinner" The members OF the Demo-
cratic Club resented the action of Pres
ident Keller in most forceful terms. A
letter was sent to Mr.. Keller protesting
against the AFFAIR being spread over the
country as an official function Of the
club. State Senator Fox, one OF the
governors Of the organization, who was
one Of the signers. in explanation Of his
action, said:
My reason for signing such n letter is
simply for the purpose OF calling TO Mr..
Kelier's attention the Impropriety Of his
giving dinner nj the CLUBHOUSE during
hts presidency, in honor Of a candidate Tor
President, unless he makes i manitestly
plain to the whole country that II is an
entirely personal matter-personal as re-
ferS &c Mr.. Bryan.
We cannot RMOrd 10 nave the people OF
the United states point to this AFFAIR and
say that 1t Is an official endorsement by
the club OF the candidacy OF q man who
was repudiated by It four years ago, Mr.
Keller, as 0 member OF the club. has the
right to invite any one he chooses to dine
with him. but In q case like this every
safeguard should be thrown about such
an afaIr TO prevent misconstruction OF his
motives.
Robert B. Roosevelt, formerly United
States minister to the Netherlands, also
one of the slgnatorIes Of the letter to
Keller, was even more emphatic, He
is reported as saying;
When Mr.. Keller sent his invitation to
Mr.. Bryan he must have forgotten the
correspondence which passed between Mr..
Ronally do not consider Mr.. Bryan a good
Democrat. I have watched him closely,
and his attitude on every public question
has been wrong. Mr.. Bryan and his gang,
In their attacks upon the United States
supreme court. have disguised every old
time Democrat His attitude toward the
supreme court Is very much like that OF
the Wings before the civil war.
If we may judge from these incidents
we fall to rec what Mr.. Bryan has sue
ceeded in harmOnlzing by his oleagin-
Gus method. on the other hand we can
still! discern large chunks of dIsco!d
hanging onto the Democracy of New
York state like icIcles from the caves Of
a house on a frosty morning.