New-York tribune., 1904-09-14
KOWroWIyG TO BRYAN ~ Y41y

4 dispatch from Lincoln. Neb quotes a
| "Populist' friend of William j. Bryan as saving
| that Mr.. Bryan was not 10 make any speeches
| for Parker in Ncw-York. The dispatch goes on
10 tell that much pressure" was applied TO Mr.
| Bryan 10 induce him to make speeches here Ito
offset the effect of the Watson speech" If it
| was pressure, it was the kind that must have
felt like fiattering JUNCTION applied TO the soul
t of the peerless leader" The papers have told
how Messrs Belmont, Sheehan and Taggart
out Of the kindness of their hearts. found places
at the national headquarters for Messrs Jones.
| Walsh. Johnson and Abbot. Mr.. Bryan's friends
| and the managers of his last campaign. That
was indeed peace offering not to have been
expected at the beginning of the campaign, but
it gave idea of how the lords Of the East
| went down on their knees TO the "Commoner"
of the West. They crooked "the pregnant
! hinges of the knee" with unanimity, 'unctuous
unanimity,' as Littleton. the nominator would
say.
/ 1t seems, according 10 the Lincoln report
that Mr.. Taggart. the leader Of the safe and
sane,' and personally the safest and sanest"
of them all, an open minded man IN whose
brain ideas Of party policies are transient
guests, welcomed at coming, speeded at part
ing. held out to Mr. Bryan as one inducement
TO come TO New-York $4,000 TO use in saw
Ing the Nebraska Legislature and insuring n
United States Senatorshp for himself The
pelf of Wall Street collected by Mr.. Belmont
in the name of safety and sanity" had no
tempta tions for Mr. Bryan, who seems now to
represent the safety" end Of that oft repeated
combns ton, while some one else. we don't know
who, stands for sanity" Every one reaches
toward Mr. Bryan for safety" but the peerless
leader doesn't like the role of a straw for the
drowning He eludes the grasp. However that
may be. the plot is complicated when the anti
Bryan Democrats obtain gold from the trusts TO
put a permanent end to Bryanism in the De
mocracy and offer the gold TO the trust bust
ing silverite Bryan TO do il. Never was man
more beset than he has BEEN" says the "Popu-
list" We should say not
But this is not ALL Listen TO the following
cords from Mr.. Bryan's friend
Notwithstanding Bryans denial Of his part
in showing Hill out of politics. MIR. Hill made
his announcement at the earnest reques: of the
Democratic National Committee leaders. as a
condition TO secure Mr.. Bryan to make speeches
in NeWI ork.
Many explanations had been suggested of
HIl's motive in trying TO trick the people with
a fake" retirement, but not this until now. OF
course, an honest man would not care TO enter
the Newly York campaign under the auspices of
the inauspicious Hill. But for Belmont, Shee-
han and Taggart to try 10 catch SO old bird
as Mr.. Bryan with such chaff!
We don't mean TO imply that Hill would never
retire for Mr. Bryan. When Mr. BRYAN receives
his reyersionary interest in the Democracy he
| VIII probably have no use for Hill. In the
slang OF ice yachting, when boat gets out of
control and whirls about in circle on the ice it
Is in flicker" as they say and when pas
| senger. propelled by centrifugal force is hurled
| from The boat about a Thousand yards along
| inc ice, according TO a euphemism OF the
| Shrewsbury River, be ia said 10 a'leaye the
boat IN t9e "hicker' OF The great reorganiza
,'on by Mr.. Bryan, Hiil may leave the boat"
J But with the national committee ON its