The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-12
WASHINGTON, D, c
N.J. BRYAN OK POLITICS
Says Democrats Cannot Win By
Compromise and Cowardice. 81
HILL TOSSING AN OLD PENNY


Nebraskan Declined TO Discuss Issues
and Candidates For Next National
camPaign-t.is Opinion Of the Re-
publican Congress.
Toledo. O., March l0.-Colonel W. J.
Bryan was in the city yesterday after
noon. He was prevailed upon to dis
cuss politics tie told OF his recent
visit to New York. and added that the
people in that state knew less about
politics chan they do in the West.
They asked ne about Judge Par
ker." be said and | told them / could
say nothing until / knew his attitude
on public questions. They answered
that he was a judge. and it would not
be proper for him to discuss political
topics"
What do you think Hill intends to
do?"
We'll. ! think Mr.. Hill is tossing
penny~to see whether he or Judge Par
ker will run. The trouble with the
plan is that Hill has an old penny that
he has tossed SO often that he doesn't
know which side is head and which
is tail"
What have you to say regarding
the record OF congress-"
What congress has done is easily
ascertained. Find out how much there
was in the treasury before the session
began, and find out how much there is
now. The wonder is that they did not
take il ALL"
Mr.. Bryan declined TO discuss the
probable issues and candidates in the
next national campaign. but when
asked to make a general statement as
/ 10 the situation. he said:
Political success depends upon two
thingsLopportunity and preparation to
take advantage OF it. a political party
must have its principles and it must
advocate those policies it believes best
for the people, and then trust to events
to vindicatc the wisdom of its course
Il believe that the Democratic party
has taken the peoples side of the pub
lie questions discussed in 1896 and in
1900. and il it will maintain its integ-
rity and allow no doubt to arise as to
its fidelity to the peoples cause. it will
be only question OF time, and not a
long time. either. before enough Re
publicans will be Disguised with the
time-serving and mammon-w worship
ping policy of the Republican party to
again put the Democratic party in
power.
Such victory when won will bring
relief to the people from all the vici-
GUS policies of the Republican party.
We cannot win a victory by compro-
mise or cowardice, and if we should
win a victory by such means il would
be as disastrous to the party as Mr..
CleveIsnds victory In 1892 proved to
to be.
The Republican congress which
has Just adjourned shows how extrava-
CANT the Republican officials are in the
expenditure of public money, and how
negligent those officials are of the
rights of the taxpayers. They not
only collect exorbitant taxes from the
people, but they allow the trusts and
corporations to levy a tribute even
greater than that which the govern
ment takes"
Asked his opinion on the Wabash
strike. Mr.. Bryan said:
THE merits of the controversy be-
tween the company and its employees
are overshadowed by the menace OF
the process known as government by
injunction. The Democratic party has
long been calling attention to the dan
ger that Turks in this abuse OF the judi
cial power bat it seems to take several
. object lessons to make the people &C
Quainted with 4 bad principle"