Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-04-09
BRYAN STILL ON DECK.
There Is Large and Potent Element
OF the Democracy Sticking
TO Him.

Mr.. Bryan's recent visit 20 Washing
con has set great many persons guess
ing. Perhaps the most philosophical
consideration of the matter, taking
INTO view Mr.. Bryan's relations To the
active forces OF his party. is that made
by the Washington Star. Ii notes two
suggestive things in connection with
the visit of the late candidate. One of
them was that of his reception on the
senate side of the capitol was less
cordial than on the house Side. and
the other that the younger men of the
party are the ones who seek him out.
The Star adds that Mr.. Bryan was never
a favorite with the democratic mem
bers of the senate. His prominence
upset too many senatorial hopes and
interfered with the old system which
lodged the control Of the party in the
hands of a comparatively few veterans.
The Star adds:
"Mr. Bryan has from the outset been the
choice of the Younger men OF the party.
They "whooped Il ur' FOR him at Chicago
AZ the time Of his first nomination. \
young man himself, handsome. confident
and eloquent. he appealed to them strongly.
II tckied them greatly TO see him elbow
like Bland and Boies and Blackburn. and
when he did they seized the standards
In the convention hall and formed that
marching procession OF bowling enthusiasts
whose demonstration made the nomination.
And the young men OF the party are still
very proud OF their young leader. They
cling to him even In defeat. and neglect no
opportunity to testify 10 their admiration
and devotion.
I'VE see then. IN this the difficulty under
u "a do n uVfN .r-
labors. The older members are anti Bryan.
They have supported him twice, but they
see his shortcomings as leader and are
not patient under proposition 10 try him
again. Time Is a great element in their
calculations II they are TO witness the re-
turn OF their party to power il must be
soon. The younger men are not disturbed
by this consideration. They. too. want TO
win, but when Mr.. Bryan says that the
party can AFFORD TO wait for success and
must meanwhile stick to principles the -
harken TO man of grit and character.
SIN, II success Is to be achieved the older
men and the younger men must get to-
gether and under Mr.. Bryan or somebody
else work like the nation with but one end
N view. A party divided against its
cannot win
Mr.. Bryan himself probably knows
the situation as well as anyone, says
the Troy Times. He understands that
his strength is with the young. the
emotional and the ardent but largely
undiSciplined element of his party
the element which is not discouraged
by defeat, because that serves to give
him romantic and sympathetic inter
est in such eyes. 1t is harder to bring
this element into the traces Of stern
party rule-the rule which recognizes
the fact that to succeed there must
be concession. sacrifice Of personal
preferences and unison in essentials
in order 10 win success-than any other
with which political management has
TO deal.
That element of the democratic par
ty-a large and potent one-is still
solidly with Mr.. Bryan. If appearances
go for anything. And he also has his
grasp on the party machinery. If the
older democratic heads i'm the country
at large and the grave and reverend
seniors Of that party in the senate
think Mr.. Bryan has passed so com
| pletely that he is no longer o be recll-
oned with in computing chances they
arc making what appears to be a gi-
On MT ic mistake