The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
BRYAN CAMPAIGNING

It is announced that Bryan's present
eastward means the opening
by him of a summer and autumn cam
paign in behalf Of the alleged Jefferson
ian principles" embodied in the Kansas
City platform of 1900. His present OBJ
jective is Boston, where, on Thursday, he
will address the New England democratic
league. :. Mr.. Bryan formerly pronounced
the eastern states as "the enemy's coun-
try" but, as he rlever succeeded in con-
quering that region, he probably thinks it
worth while making another effort, with
his friend George Fred Williams.
Bryan's recent pronunciamentos mark
distinctly his ideas Of democratic bar
mony.'' In his autocratic way he has
read out of the democratic party old stag
ers of that party who voted the demo-
cratic ticket before he was out of short
clothes. and the younger element, who
have discovered that the Gross Of Gold"
speech was made by populist enthusiast
and that Bryan never was a democrat
after the manner laid down in the canons
Of Jefferson, Jackson, Tilden and Cleve-
land. Way back In October, 1898.
the democrats of Nebraska held
their state convention at Lincoln
and adopted a platform by a large ma
jority In which they 1ndorsed President
Cleveland, and especially favored his
recommendation to congress for the re-
peal of the silver purchase clause Of the
CIor lo5 i+c mt
repeal. Thereupon young Mr.. Bryan
famed up from his seat and, waving his
arms frantically, declared that, If the
party Endorsed such action, II want to
promise that I will 90 out and serve my
country and my God under some other
name, if go alone" Subsequently Bry-
an accepted the nomination of the ma
tional populist party, lat st. Louis, in
1896, to the presidency, and also that Of
the populist- democratic party,
and in 1900 he did the same thing. He
had nothing to do with the democratic
party until 1t was populized. AS he
swore in 1893. he went out under some
other name and that name was "popu-
list That element favors him yet so
far as it can.
AS a. disintegrator Of the democratic
party Bryan has been stunning success.
He is striving to continue that work
through The Commoner, in which he seeks
to utter something sensational every
week and to refute the statement of the
old leaders that he IS politically dead and
cannot be revived, whatever he may say
on the stump and in The Commoner. =
The number of democrats who are
squirming over the consciousness of the
extent to which they have been fooled by
him is increasing, but, after being
knocked off the coachman's seat of the
boot, yelling directions to the half dozen
distracted individuals who are trying to
gather in the lines and keep the animals
under control. It is a sight to con-
vulse gods and men. Mr.. Bryan is in a
very trying position, somewhat like that
Of Mr. Wrinkle, when Sam Weller was try
ing to send him off on skates:
''Now, then, sir" said Sam. in an en-
couraging tone, "off with: you and show
EN- how to do 1t.
stop, Sam, stop!" said Mr.. Wrinkle
trembling violently and clutching hold OF
Sans arm with the grasp of a drowning
nan. How slippery 1t is, sam!"
''Not an unc onnmon thing upon ice, SIR
replied MIR. Weller. Hold up, sir!''
This last observation of ME. Weller bore
reference to demo nstration Mr.. Wrinkle
made, at the instant, OF a frantic desire
to throw his feet in the air, and dash the
back Of his head on the Ice.
These = these - are very awkwart
skates; amt they, Sam?" inquired Mr.
| Winkle, staggering.
I'm afeard there's an orhkard gen mi
in 'em, SIR replied SAM"
Still there is more Joy In Kansas, tina
paradise Of hired men, tor the lowly- farm
/ laborer. Ellis county farmers promis
and give five meals day with a goo