The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-20
HAS NO CHANCE
Of Being the Nominee is What Fryan
Says Of Cleveland.
SAYS CLEVELAND WANTS SALVE
Even Cleve!and's Staunchest Friends
Would Not Kisk Him as a
Candidate Next Year
Says Bryan


Candidate Next Year
Says Bryan.
The Newark, n. J. News recently
published the following from it's Lin
coin, Neb., correspondent:
''William Jennings Bryan received
the News correspondent very cordially
Tuesday at his country residence, four
miles from that city. A typewriting
machine was clicking busily in the
upstairs room and the farm hands
were at work in the adjoining fields.
Mr.. Bryan's red brick house is more
modern and more pretenJious than
the somewhat old-fashioned old home
Of Grover Cleveland at Princeton.
Mr.. Bryan would not submit to an
interview unless the questions were
written and the answers recorded
verbatim as he spoke them.
Is it possible for Grover Cleveland
to receive the Democratic nomination
next year, Mr.. Bryan?"
There is not the remotest possibil-
ity of Mr.. Cleveland becoming the
nominee. Even his stauucheSt friends
would not risk him as candidate" "
said Mr.. Bryan.
But Mr.. Cleveland has apparently
come out OF retirement and many sup
pose he is seeking denomination, re-
marked the N1wS man.
NOT IN HIS CONFIDENCE.
II am not in Mr.. Clevelands con-
tdence," said Mr.. Bryan, "and there
fore give an inside explanation, but
as an outsider 1 venture to say that
his purpose is to positively refuse to
be candidate after a 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 satisfac-
t!oa as a salve for the bruises which he
has nursed since 1896 There is a tail
of the Democratic party which was
very nearly pulled out seven years ago,
that is just as monopolistlc in its
tendeuceS as the Republican party is.
There are. also a number Of neWSpa-
pers calling themselves Democratic
that are as monopolistic as any Re-
publican newspapers, and I will name
few Of them: The Chicago
Chronicle, Nashville American, Louis
vile Courier-Journal, Boston Herald,
Philadelphia Ledger, New York
Times. Brooklyn Eagle, and some
others. This class Of newspapers can
be relied upon to support any Republi-
can policies the fnanciers OF the coun-
try are interested in. They keep up
an attack on minor things and some
times attack individual Republicans,
but they are SO closely allied to or
ganized wealth that they simply de-
ceive the people. If there was law
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 supposed editors had little or no
voice. These so-called Democratic
newspapers can be depended upon to
defend any Democrat who betrays his
party and his constituents and abuse
any Democrat who cannot be corrupt
ed.
This class of newspapers represent
as public sentiment that which they
desire the people to think is public
sentiment
Mr.. Bryan said this in a way which
made it plain that he thought this is
lust what was done in the extensive
comments of the ovation given Mr..
Cleveland at St. Louis on dedication
day.
Mr.. Bryan also made it plain that
he did not consider the reception given
Mr.. Cleveland as being connected, SO
far as the people who made the noise
were concerned, in the least with a
presidential boom for the sake Of
Princeton.
WHO is to be the savior OF the
Democracy in 1904 and from what
section Of the country must be Gomez"
Mr.. Bryan was asked.
II cannot discuss any available in
dividual for the nomination." he said.
THE geographical position Of the
candidate will not figure in the advan-
tages. 1t matters not what state ne
is from. He must have the qualities
if we are to win. He must be in
sympathy with the masses of the peo-
pie and possess the moral courage to
defend their rights and integrity to
resist temptation"
''On what issues will the Democra-
tic party base it's hopes for success
next year,"
"A party platform cannot be outlin-
ed so far ahead Conditions are con-
stantly changing and something is
liable to arise to place an entirely new
phase on the situation from what it
appears today"
W lldg Wv yoO Ci1iAAN " St'S 1NNes 80
some quarters that the powerful Wall
street interests are to oppose Presi-
dent Roosevelt as the Republican
nominee?
There is no evidence of it out Of the
news that is controlled by Wall Street.
The bureau Of commerce and the Ell
kins bill. which is said to have beer
drafted by the president Of the Penn
sylvania railway, are an insignificant
response for antitrust legislation. ::
What do you think Of President
Rooserelt'S efforts toward settlement
by arbitration Of the coal striker:
II think they were laudable. [ have
always believed strikes should be SET
tied in that way
How do you feel about the merger
decision in the Northern Securities
case?"
1t was a righteous decision, and l