The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
4 TALK With ". ]. BRYAN.
Mr.. Bryan Does Not Think AIr.
Cleveland a Possibility.

Si0NVtSANN ~
Newark, N. j., May 9.-The News
has the following from its Lincoln
Neb, correspondent:
William Jennings Bryan received the
News correspondent very cordially to-
day at his country residence, four
miles from this city. A typewriting
machine was clicking busily in the up
stairs room and the farm hands were at
work in the adjoining fields. Mr..
Bryans' red brick house is more Modern
and more pretentious than the some
what old-fashioned home of Grover
Cleveland at Princeton.
Mr.. Bryan would not submit to an
interview unless the questions were
written and the answers recorded YER
batim as he spoke them
sis it possible for Grover Cleveland
to receive the Democratic nomination
next year, Mr.. Bryan?"
"There is not the remotest possibili-
ty of Clevland Becoming the nominee.
Even his stanchest 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 News man.
81 am not in Mr.. Clevleand's conf
dence," said Mr.. Bryan, ''and, there
fore, cannot give an inside explana-
tion, but as an outsider [ venture to
say that his purpose is to positively
refuse to be candidate after awhile,
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 1896. There
is tail of the Democratic party which
was very nearly pulled out seven years
ago, that is just as monopolistic in It's
tendencies as the Republican party is.
pers, calling themselves Democratic,
that are as monopolistic as any Repub
lican newspapers, and [ will name a
pfew of them: The Chicago Chronicle,
Nashville American, Louisville Couri-
er-Journal, Boston Herald, Philadel-
phia Ledger, New York Times, Brook
lyn Eagle and some others.
'tThis class of newspapers can be
relied upon to support any Republican
policies the fnanciers of the country
are interested in. They keep up an
attack on minor things and sometimes
attack individual Republicans, but
they are so closely allied to organized
wealth that they simply deceive the
people. If there we're law compelling
these newspapers to carry the names
of the men who dictate their polices
at the top of the editorial pages the
people would know that the supposed
editors had little of no voice. These
socalled Democratic newspapers can be
depended upon to defend any Demo
crat who betrays his party and his con-
stituents and abuse any Democrat who
cannot be corrupted.
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
just 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 be
did not consider the reception given
Mr.. Cleveland as being connected, sc
far as the people who made the noise
we're concerned, in the least with q
Presidential boom for the sage Of
Princeton.
"Who is to be the savior Of the
Democracy in 1904, and from what sec
tion Of the country must he Gomez
Mr.. Bryan was asked.
81 cannot discuss any available in
dividual for the nomination, he said.
"The geographical position of the can
didate will not figure in the advant-
ages. 1t matters not what State he
is from. He must have the qualities
if we are to win. He must be in SYM
patby with the masses of the people
and possess the moral courage to de-
fend their rights and integrity to resist
temptation. -
"On what issues will the Democratic
party base it's hopes for success next
yearY'
aA party platform cannot be out
lined 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
"What do you think of the idea in
some quarters that the powerful Wall
street interests are to oppose Presi-
dent Roosevelt as the Republican
nominee?"
"There is no evidence of 1t out 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 al insigni-
fcant response for antitrust legisla-
tion."
"Wbat do you think of President
Rosevelts' efforts toward settlement
by arbitration of the coal striker
81 think they were laudable. I have
always believed strikes should be
settled in that way"
How do you feel about the merger