Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-24
BRYAN IRRECONCILABLE.

Mr.. William j. Bryan passed through
New York yesterday. He was at the
Victoria Hotel for a moment and went
on to Boston. He dropped into the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, where he had a
talk with Representative Sulzer, and
then returned to the Victoria and
dictated this statement "The new
movement seems to be based on the pos
sibility that the Cleyeland-Hill element
will obtain control of the democratic
party | do not think that that contin-
gency is probable; nor do see that any
good is to come from discussion Of
such contingency. If the head Of
| be house is sick it is better for the
children to try to save his life than to
begin to quarrel over the estate in antie-
ipation Of his possible death. To
make application, it is better to get
to work and save the party from the hu-
initiation and disaster that it suffered
under Mr.. Cleyelands administration
than to discuss plans based upon the
supposition that the improbable Will
happen. / agree in what Baron Shi-
busawa. the japanese banker, said in
regard to our present prosperity, and his
speech will reappear in my paper. In
the first place, the prosperity spoken OF
is not universal as claimed. The labor
ing man has not received an increase ih
wages proportionate to the cost of living,
therefore he is not getting his share Of
prosperity. IN so far as the farmers
have prcspered it is due to natural con.
ditions. and not to the governmental
politics of the republican party, A
large proposition Of the commercial en-
terprises are bnilt upon fictitious capital,
and can make dividends on their water
ed stock only by wholesale extor-
ton from the public. If they
prosper the people will suffer
If, on the other hand the people secure
protection for this extortion, the in
dustries will have to pass through a
period of reorganization. The speculator
and the plunger are making lots OF
money. but there is an end, and dis
astrous one, to this sort of prosperity.
Just before his departure for Boston
Mr.. BRYAN said: have had long talk
with Col. James N. Gufley, the demo-
cratic national committeeman for the
State of Pennsylyania. | said to Colonel
Gufiey that while would not insist on
16-to-1 silver platform in the conyen-
ton of 1904, | should insist that the
next democratic national committee
should not nominate any man who had
violated tho democratic national
trust in 1896 and 1900. Colonel
Guaey asked me whom ! meant,
and / replied: Mr.. German ani
Mr.. HILL. do not bother about Dir.
Cleveland. because there is nothing to
Cleveland at all. Mr.. German and Mr..
Hill can never purge themselves OF the
ofrense of political apostasy in their con
duct in the campaigns Of 1896 and 1900.
do not propose to permit them to treat
the democratic party as they purpose 70
do. / have no fault TO find with the
gold democrats, the laymen who forsooK
tbe marty. But here were Hill and Cor
man who had been built up by the dem
ocratic organization in their States and
in the nation, and they stabbed me be-
cause they were not nominated for the
! Presidency. Surely they are not worthy
to speak of as democrats.
dWhat do you think of Richard o.
ney" one of Mr. Bryan's friends said to
him. "Olney is all right, " replied hr
BRYAN. ole came out for the demo
cratic national piatf 'rm in 1900. lie
was little ofiside in 1896, but we can
easily forgive Olney. Olney Is demo
crat and he Is not afraid of his convic-
tions. He is not a cheat like Cleveland
or Hill or German"