The Van Buren press., 1903-05-16

bis residence, four miles from this city.
A tvpewriting machine was clicking
busily in am upstairs room, and the
farm hands were at work in the adloin-
ing fields. Mr.. Bryan $ red brick house
is more modern and much more preteu-
tious than the somewhat oll-fgshioned
home of Grover Cleveland at Prince,
ton
Mr.. Bryan would not permit to mn
interview unless the questions were
written and the answers recorded yer,
batim as he spoke them.
Have yon met Grover Cleveland in
recent years, Mr., BryauY was the
first question.
Not since | was member Of Con
gress, % he replied.
"You were invited to the dedication
exercises of the st, Louis World S Fair,
were you not?'
Eyes, | went to st. Louis, but ]
went to attend the Good Roads Conyen-
ton, and left there one day before the
Dedication exercises began.
The seat assigned to you for the
Dedication WAS not on the grand stand
with President Roosevelt and former
President Cleveland, but on the annex
to the grand stand?'
mo, it was on the grand stand.
1t was not on the annex, but looked al
that kind of an invitation as one to be
accepted or declined without any par
ticular Importance being attached to it,
| simply declined the invitation. -
lis it possible for Grover Cleveland
to receive the Democratic nomination
next year, Mr., Bryan
There is not the remotest possibility
of Mr.. Cleveland becoming the nomi,
nee. Even his stanchest friends would
not risk him rs a candidate, said Mr..
Bryan,
But Mr.. Cleveland has apparent
" come ont Of retirement and many
suppose he is seeking the nomination,
remarked the News man.
II am not in Mr. Cieyelaud's con.
hedence, said MIR. Bryan, land there.
fore can't give an inside explanation
but as an outsider | venture TO say that
his purpose is TO positively refuse to be
a 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 salyt
for the bruises he has nursed since
1895,
Mr.. Bryan made it plain that he did
not consider the reception given to Mr..
Cleveland as being connected, SO far as
the people who made the noise were
concerned, in the least with presileu-
tial boom for the Sage Of Princeton,
''Who il to be the savior Of the Dem
ocratic party in 1901, and from what
section Of the country must he comet
Mr., Bryan was asked,
II can t discuss any available indi
yidual for the nomination. he said.
1.-The geographical position Of the can.
didate will not figure in the advantages
It matters not what State he Is from
lie must have the qualities If we are ia
win, lie must be IN sympathy with the
masses Of the people and possess the
moral courage 10 defend their right.
and the integrity to resist temptation, -
"On what issues will the Democratic
party base its hopes for success next
Year,
"A party platform emit be outlined
far ahead, Combinations are constant
ly changing and something is liable &c
rise to place nm entirely new phase on
the situation from what it appears TO
day. -
what do you think Of the idea IN
some quarters that the powerful Wal
street interests are 10 oppose President
Roosevelt rs the Republican nomueoY
"There Is no evidence Of It outside o.
the news that Is controlled by Wal
street, The Bureau Of Commerce ant
the Elkius bill, which Is said to hay,
been drafted by the president Of IN,
Pennsylvania Railroad, are q Iguii
cant response for antitrust legislation
"Wbat do You think Of Pr,gidcn
Roosevelt Il efforts toward u settlement
10y arbitration Of the coal striker
~ think they are huduble have
always believed strikes should be set
tied in that way
How do you feel about the merge
decision IN the Northern socurue
cuse2'
1T was righteous decision aud
hope 1t will be sustained by the supreme
Court, But the merger decision scarce
ly touches the trust question II isJ
fact that the people are paying luhut
toa large number NJ trusts today AN.
This IL conclusive evidence that thoprps
uut law Ia not adequate or N not prop
rrly enforced,
The apple crUu VI Benton county !
not total failure as has been reported
The prospects urp good ut the prcfpn
time tor quite u lot OF apples and tb
prices will undoubtedly bc good. Ben
tonyille Democrat,
WE don blame the Democrat nm