Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-26
The Bray of Bryan.

natural responsive pray Oh MI. Within
j. Bryan, wrecler in general of tho
Democratic party.
That Mr.. Bryan should hate Mr..
Cleveland is not at all remarkable.
The world is full of instances whore
the successful man is bounded and
harrassad by his rivals who fail, Mr..
Cleveland three times led the Demo
cratic party in national campaigns,
receiving majority of tho popular vote
on each occasion. Mr., Bryan was the
leader Of the Democratic party in two
national campaigns, Tho first time the
majority of the peoples vote against
him was 9l9, 952; the second time it
was 97s, 047. What it would be should
the party be silly enough to take him
for "a candidate the third time, it is
not possible to estimate.
So here, in the popular vote-that
great standard of public confidence-we |
have the difference between the two |
men, Mr.. Cleveland and Mr. Bryan.
The one thrice endorsed by the votes of
his fellow-ci citizens; the other twice
repudiated, and the second time more
emphatically than the first.
There is little in Mr.. Bryan's public
deliverance in response to Mr.. Cleve-
lands Tilden Club address that will
attract public attention. But two
illusions will serve to show how hollow
are Mr.. Bryan pretensions to political
acumen or to being close student of
national politics.
One of them is contained in this
statement by Mr.. Bryan: He tCleve-
land secured his nomination in 1892
by secret bargain with the tinan-
ciers. - This is simply the utterance
OF vindictive demagogue. No student
of political history can deny thu fact
that Mr.. Clevoland's nomination for
President in 1892 was the natural
sequence Of great demand from the
voters of the Democratic party. The
politicians We're against him. They
controlled the primaries in New York
State the State of Mr.. Cleveland-and
elected delegation to the National
Democratic Convention that was hostile
to him. So bitter was this hostility
that the entire delegation, headed by
Governor Roswell 7. Flower, de-
liberately signed protest, addressed
to the convention, against the nomina-
! tion of Mr.. Cleveland, and asserting as
! their firm conviction that if he should
be nominated he would fail to carry
the electoral vote Of New York. But
the convention nominated Mr.. Glove
land, despite this protest, and he car.
ried New York by more than $4,000
! majority. The convention represented
i the sentiment of the Democratic and
;, independent voters of the country, moi
Q tho desires of the selfish politicians o.
y New York State.
Another silly declaration of Mr.
C Bryan's is this And now, still gloat
9 ing over his political crimes, he Mr.
y Cleveland invites the party to return
~ to him and apologize for the contemp
: which it has Expressed for him. VIVA
Us are the political crimes" OF Mr.. Cleve
io land? Three times carrying a majorit.
" of the popular vote Of the countr.
10 and twice securing u majority of tn
le Electoral College. These are "politica
" crimes in the eyes of Mr.. Bryan
le because on his two attempts to invite
", like test of popular confidence he wa
twice repudiated, the second time NOR
10 conclusively and contemptuously tina
IN the first.
on And how has the Democratic part
re of the country expressed its contemI
'rs for Mr.. Cleveland? BY twice electin
es him President and even giving hill
te the compliment Of popular majorit
u, when the machinery of the Electori
It's College defeated him for the Pres
NJ dency. Can Mr.. Bryan show such
10 conspicuous illustration of the DEM
ie' cratic party's "contempt?n Is not thi
IN contempt rather illustrated by his SUI
10 cessive and humiliating defeats OF Isl
OIL and 1900?
ng If one thing in national politics
'@N more apparent than another, it is tn
'eo the Democratic party has had enout
and too much--to do with Mr.. Bry;
1ly and his political illusions. 1t shou
tle be borne in mind that in 1892, VIII
Ieo MIR. Cleveland was nominated
60 President against the active OPPOSITE
as of every politician in tho Democrat
RAJ party, but in response to the undoubt
lna sentiment of the Democratic Poop
cry Mr.. Bryan Hid not vote for him or 81
OF port him. On the contrary, he 81
the ported and voted for Con. Weaver,
u a Candidate of the Populist party, "
ana received % electoral votes. That Y
eSy the calibre of Mr.. Bryan's Democr;
'ent in 1892. And it is no better today.
lich 1t will not be pretended that
tne Democratic party today is depend
COL for its existence upon Mr.. Clevela
On the contrary, it can live with
him. But beyond tho question o.
,a,s doubt, it has no dependence upon Br
gnh and his Populistic worshippers. I
,d,y repudiate themselves by their ut
! n ances. Without their aid-indoed, "
, - their actual open hostility the De
No cratic party is infinitely stronger v
the people OF tho country.
mt is
mere Beauty is born in the blood. BeG
Jena is more than "skin deepn il ia bI
c tho 1oo,, Wbap tho blnnd &c 70 IN laf