The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
THE NOMINEE WILL
NOT Be CLEVELAND
So Says Bryan and Peeps
Behind the Scenes.
PAPERS BENEATH A MASK
Some That Call Themselves Democratic the
Slaves Of the Money Lords---BYah's
Fine Porkers MARX Hanna" and
Sixteen to 0ne."
(By the Associated Press.)

Newark, ~ j., May 9.-The News has
the following from it's Lincoln, Neb
correspondent
William Jennings Bryan received the
News correspondent very cordially today
at his country residence, four miles from
this city. A typewriting machine was
clicking busily in an upstairs room and
the farm hands were at work in the adj
joining fields. Mr.. Bryan's red brick
house is mode modern and more preten-
tious than the somewhat oldfashioned
old home of Grover Cleveland at Prince
ton.
Mr.. Bryan would not submit to an in
terview unless the questions were writ
ten and the answers recorded verbatim
as he spoke them.
Have you met Grover Cleveland in
recent years, Mr.. Bryan" was the first
question.
mot since I was member of Con-
gress," he replied.
rs it possible for Grover Cleveland
to receive the Democratic nomination
next year, Mr.. Bryan"
There is not the remotcst possibility
of Mr. Cleveland becoming the nominee
Even his staunchest friends would not
risk him as a candidate, said Mr.
Bryan.
But Mr.. Cleveland has apparently
come out of retirement and many sup
pose he is seeking denomination" re-
marked the News man.
Il am not in Mr.. Clevcland's conf
dence," said Mr.. Bryan, land therefore
cannot give an inside explanation, but
as an outsider / venture to say that his
purpose is to positively refuse to be a
candidate after while and then allow
his friends to say that he would have
been nominated and elected had he not
refused TO run. This might afford Mr..
Cleveland some satisfaction as salve
for the bruises which he has nursed
since 1886. There is a tail of the Dem
ocratic party which was very nearly
pulled out seven years ago, that is just
as monopoIistic in its tendencies as the
Republican party is. There are also
number of newspapers calling themselves
Democratic that are as monopolistic as
any Republican newspapers, and l will
name a few OF them: The Chicago Chroni-
Gle, Nashville American, Louisville Cou
rier- Journal, Boston Herald, Philadelphia
Ledger, New York Times, Brooklyn
Eagle and some others. This class OF
newspapers can be relied upon to sup
port any Republican policies the finan-
ciers of the country are interested in.
They keep up an attack on minor things
and sometimes attack individual Repub-
licans, but they are so closely allied TO
organized wealth that they simply de.
bn q
compelling these newspapers to carry
the names of the men who dictate their
policies at the top of the editorial pages,
the people would know that the sup
posed editors had little or no voice. These
so-called Democratic papers can be de-
pended upon to defend any Democrat
who betrays his party and his constit-
uents and abuse any Democrat who can
not be corrupted This class of news
Papers represents any public sentiment
which they desire the people to think
is public sentiment"
Mr.. Bryan said this in a way which
made i'll plain that he thought this is
Just what was done in the extensive COM |
ments on the ovation given Mr.. Cleveland
al st. Louis on dedication day.
Mr.. Bryan also made it plain that he
Cleveland as being connected, so far as
the people who made the noise were con-
cerned. in the least with a presidential
boom for the sage of Princeton.
s'Who is to be the saviour of the Dem
ocrats in 1904, and from what section of
the country must he Gomez" Mr..
Bryan was asked.
81 cannot discuss any available indi
g -
geographical position of the candidate
Will not figure in the advantages. 1t mat
tiers not what State he is from. He
must have the qualities if we are to
win. He must be in sympathy with the
masses of the people and possess the
moral courage to defend their rights and
the integrity to resist temptation"
ION what issues will the Democratic
party base its hopes for success next
year?'
"A party platform cannot be outlined
SO far ahead. Conditions are constantly
changingand something is liable to arise
to place an entirely new phase on the
situation from what it appears today.
what do you think of the idea in some
quarters that the powerful Wall Street
interests arc to oppose President Roose-
Welt as the Republican nominee"
There is no evidence OF it outside of
the news that is controlled by Wall
Street. The Bureau of Commerce and
the Elkins' bill. which is said to have
been drafted by the President of the
Pennsylvania Railway. are an insignia
cant response for antitrust legislation
Mr. Bryan detailed one of his children
to show the correspondent his carriages
horses, cattle hogs, chickens and the
farm Pointing to three fine specimens of
the swine family the little guide said
"The name of that one is Sixteen to
One the mother of this litter and the
other one, the father. is named Mark
Hanna"
Roanoke Va, May 81 H. Robinson.
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