The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-26
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.

Mr.. Bryan was in town again yesterday.
Mr.. Bryan was mad. or perhaps 1t would
be better to say that he was in a decidedly
serious frame of mind. Things have been
happening that do not please Mr.. Bryan.
To be definite, the Iowa Democrats have
held a convention at which they not only
refused to reaffirm the Kansas City plat
form, but expressed themselves In man.
ner Numerically opposed to practically
everything for which Mr.. Bryan has been
valiantly contending ever since 1896 Under
the circumstances. it is not surprising that
Mr.. Brayn was seriously disposed and that
he had his dander up
Mr. Bryan arrived in the city early in the
forenoon from Logansport. where he spent
Wednesday night. He left his baggage at
the Grand Hotel and then started out for
little stroll. For half or three-quarters
of an hour he walked around the business
part of the city, lost in thought, having
indeed, thoughts that lay too deep for
words His mobile features wore a pre-
occupied expression. His mouth bore no
trace Of the familiar smile and the lips set
in long thin line. The lines about the
eyes and the eyes themselves that usually
speak of the humor in his mcke-up told
an entirely different story and the shaggy
eyebrows were drawn down and lowering
while the chin was set aggressively and he
moved as one burdened with pent-up feel
ing. And then he decided to write an edi-
torial for the Commoner
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Accordingly he made his way to the law
offices of John w. Kern and Joseph e. Bell.
in the Stevenson building, and after an
exchange of cordial greetings. asked if he
might have a room in which to do a little
writing. He was shown one of the rooms
of the suite and requesting that he be left
undisturbed, he proceeded TO turn the law
office into an editorial sanctum Just what
transpired in that room is a secret now,
locked in Mr.. Bryan's breast and the grin
within which he carries his copy, but il
will be given to the world in few days
when he will turn the manuscript over to
the Associated Press on the eve of it's ap-
pearance in the Commoner. That the edi-
torial had TO do with the Iowa convention
he admitted. but he was not willing to con-
fide his views of the new brand of Iowa
Democracy to Indianapolis newspapers
Ion a question OF this kind" he said. 81
do not like to give my expression TO but one
paper or the papers of but one city / pre-
fer TO arrange for it's appearance sinuI
papers of the country that care TO use il.
and then it will be given much wider circu-
lation."
To those who heard or read Mr. Bryan's
speech at Greenfield last Monday night.
when he scored In unmeasured terms the
reorganizing element In the Democratic
party ii goes without saying that he will
mercilessly lambast the Iowa ''reorgani-
GERS" The attitude of the Iowa Demo-
Gratis who subscribe to the action of
Wednesdays convention undoubtedly reads
them out of MIR Bryan's party and he Is
not in a frame OF mind to temporize, so he
may be expected TO indicate as much. AS a
matter OF fact IL would not be altogether
startling II he should call on the Iowa
Democrats who still remain loyal to the