The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-03-15
BRYAN TALKS POLITICS.

Hon. William J. Bryan, who arrived in
New York last Saturday in the interest of
his paper, spent Sunday at the Hoffman
House. The object of his visit is chiefly
to inspect the mechanical outfits of papers
here.
evil you be a candidate for President
again if you are requested to run he was
asked
ut is too far away from the next cam
paign to discuss that" he replied.
DO you think there should be any
change IN the Democratic platform: -
II am perfectly satisfied with it as it
stands. 1t is too early yet to write plat
FORMS
ut was said that you insisted upon the
insertion of the free silver plank in the
platform at Kansas City. Did YOU"
Everyone knew 1 preferred a platform
that was frank and honest to one that
was evasive."
What do you think of the proposal to
reorsanize the Democracy:
II can only repeat what l have already
said-that the party, if reorganized, must
be reorganized from within and not from
the outside The work must be done by
the men who elect delegates and write
platforms, and not by the men who voted
some other ticket"
us Nebraska going to elect its United
States Senators?
There are only two Senators to be
elected, but as there are more than two
railroads in the State it seems difficult to
reach an agreement"
"What have you to say of the failure of
the Nicaragua Canal bill?'
II am surprised that the canal project
has fallen through, though l never had
much faith in the efforts of the Admins
tration to build the canal. The transcon-
tinental railroad have too much influence
in the Republican party
What do you think of the last Con-
gress?"
There was once man who died." an
swered MIR. Bryan. "'What was the com
plant ?" asked man who knew him when
he heard of the event. No complaint,
was the reply. Everybody is satisfied.
That is the way the last Congress i'm
presses people Everybody is glad it is
dead"
"What is your opinion of the billion
dollar Steel Trust ~
at is an illustration of what We de-
nounced in the last campaign. The ten
dcncy will he to increase the M gnitude
of these ordinations as long as they are
permitted"
Mr.. Bryan had number of callers at
the Hoffman House. He went to the
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in
the morning and after hearing DR.. Park
hurst preach he went to the home OF
Major o. ]. Smith, in West Fifty eighth
street, for dinner Several Tammany
men left their cards for him while he was
out One of those he met was John F
Carroll.
What do you think of the closure
rule the Republicans are considering fol-
the Senate ~ was asked
Il do not care to see a closure rule
there" said Mr.. Bryan. II don't think
that free debate in the Senate has ever
been the cause of any injury to the inter
ests of the people"
In an answer to the Senate resolution
Secretary Long admits that commissioned
officers in the navy promoted from the
ranks are not allowed to wear the same
uniforms worn by officers Of the same
grade graduated from Annapolis, but de-
MES that the discrimination is made be-
cause one officer went through the Naval
Academy and the other didn't, but he
failed to give any other plausible reason
therefor. He further admits the justice
of the complaint of those Disseminated
a5ainst, by stating that the Navy Depart
ment is now preparing uniform regula-
ton book showing all uniforms and per-
hitting officers promoted from the ranks
to wear certain insignia and uniform not
now worn by them, but which are per
mtted for other commissioned officers.
All of which shows how thoroughly i'm
pregnatcd with Sampsonian snobbishness
our Navy Department has become and the
necessity for Congressional action to re.
store American methods, and destroy the
illusion in many Naval officers minds that
a course at Annapolis makes them better
than the people who put up the money fol
that course.
Ex-senator PETER has turned up in
Washin gton, and it is SAID that he is after
an office as reward for his having aban-
doned the Populsts and helped the Re
publcans to carry Kansas last fall