Evening star., 1901-06-26
Nr. Bryan's Buffalo Manifesto.

Mr. Rryan's latest manifesto on the sub
Iect Of the presidency is issued from Buff
faip:
4 am not only not a candidate for any
office, hut / have candidate in my mind
for any office My interest centers in prin-
they aid in carrying out these principles.
The democratic party stands for def
mite. positive principles. and, unless l mis-
take the sentiments of the masses, the
voters will insist upon adhering to these
principles, In spite of the threats of reor-
ganizers. Those who argue from the
standpoint of expediency will not have in
HueHcP with the voters, because no one
can say what is expedent. We may de-
serve To win, and yet lose. but it still
mains that to deserve to win is the surest
road to success"
II would be neither fair nor polite to
characterize this as insncere. as an eff
fort To- misIead. but surely nobody will ac-
Cept it as taking Mr. Bryan out of the cal
culations for 1904. 1t does no such thing,
The effect will be to deepen his shadow
across the democratic pathway. He is in
the fight 70 a finish. and he asks every
body u take notice. And everybody will
take notice. Those democrats who believe
with him will continue to see in him their
strongest representative. while those who
differ from him will continue to see in him
L
sIres it N not the battle within the party
>'Ill continue to rage around his name 1t
could simply be foolish for Mr. Bryan to
announce himself candidate for a third
r"miuatiou, or in any way directly to draw
fire for the coming three years on his own
personality
What W. shall witness will be something
that never fails To command attention-a
nan asking consideration only for his
principles, hut by the very energy of his
ulSrIashuess securing consideration also
for himself. The chief consideration for
himself, let US say. For what Mr.. Bryan
i rhampi"uiHg is Organism. 1t is impos-
sihIr - separate him from that which has
everywhere come to bear his name. So
that really he must profit by appearing To
'.rmirat" his own personal fortunes from
the equation while calling to the people
from every stump and once a week from
his Lincoln tripod to hold fast to the plat
form adopted at Chicago in 1876 and re-
affirmed at Kansas City III 1900.
When the democratic national conven-
tn meets In 1901 the choice will be Ery-
nEJsm IT anti-Eryanism- The party must
elect upon which of those two issu s it
Will gp before the country. If Organism
y ms. why not rennminate Mr. Bryan?>
w her" Is there a man i'll his party who
compares with him as a canvasser for the
principles bearing the Bryan brand? If
rUt--Rryarism wins Mr. Bryan will prob
ably BE- driven into active opposition. He
regards democrats who are opposed to
Organism only republicans in dis
Eu;se: and as between them and the re-
pubIicans mastering under their own ban
r"r, he prefers the latter
t.
stands. with Mr.. Bryan still occupying
the center of the democratic stage, and
now much at home there that it gives
his opponents a tired feeling when they
think about not only what may be neces-
sary TO dislodge him. but what the con-
sequences Of success for their efforts may
be on the fortunes Of their party. The
country. after rejecting over this deliver
ance. Will not put Mr.. Bryan off at Buffalo