The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-10
BRYAN GETS BACK
TALKS FAMILIARITY OF THE
RULERS HE MET.
HOW THEY IMPRESSED HIM.
DOES NOT WANT THE CONVENTION
AT NEW YORK.

Prominent Democrats Met the Re-
turning Traveller as the Celtic
Steamed Up the Bay-Bryan and
Croker Had a Good Time To-
gether-BaIfOur Scholarly, Loubet
Pleasant, Deucher Genial, Mich
Olas Charming, Denmhrl's Crown
Prince AffabIe-SiIent on Politics.
New York, Jan. 9.-The White Star
steamer Celtic, on which William ].
Bryan is a passenger, arrived to-day.
The steamer was met at quarantine
by committee of prominent Demo-
Gratis, headed by former United States
Senator Charles A. Towne, NJ. G. Palli-
ser, Justice Samuel Seabury and Henry
George, Jr.
Coming up the bay Mr.. Bryan held
general reception. He declined to
talk specifically for publication, on the
ground that he intended to write of
his experiences and did not desire all
the impressions he had gained to be old
before his own writings had achieved
print.
Mr.. Bryan said he visited ten capt.
tails and a part of Sweden. He spent
fourteen hours with Count Tolstoi. He
also saw Max Nordau and Mr. Croker.
He and Mr.. Croker visited each other,
he said.
What did you say to each other?"
was asked.
ST don't think we said anything of
public interest. You must remember
that I know less of what has been
going on in this country during the last
months than in tWn months
of my life"
Mr.. Bryan heard of the Chicago fire
just as he was leaving Liverpool, but
got none of the particulars. He ex-
pressed himself as greatly shocked
when informed of the great loss of
life.
All Pretty Good Fellows.
Asked about the great men he visit.
ed, Mr.. Bryan said he thought Mr.
Balfour, England's Premier, one oil
the most scholarly men he had ever
met. He spoke in terms of high praise
and gratitude of the manner in which
he had been received and helped by
Ambassador Choate and all the other
American representatives to whom he
had applied.
II met President Loubet OF France,
Mr.. Bryan said, land found him very
pleasant President Deucher of Switzer-
land is a very genial man with Ger
man characteristics strongly marked
The Car of Russia also appeared tC
me to be very charming. The Grown
Prince of Denmark is affable and
friendly to a degree. With the ex.
ception of President Loubet all of then
spoke English we'll
II enjoyed the visit to the Vatican
and was presented to the Pope BY
Father Kennedy, the head of the Amer,
lean College in Rome. The Pope die
not speak English. 1 was greatly inn
pressed with the friendly feeling every
where exhibited to the American peo
pie. l don't think it was the friend
ship of awe. They seemed to like
US"
do you agree with other traveller:
that the people are really more the
rulers in England than in this coun.
try?" he was asked.
"In England. 1 think" Mr.. Bryan
said, public opinion prevails more
than in any other place know. ex.
cept, perhaps. France and Switzer.
land. Switzerland is far more Demo
cratic than the United States. Public
opinion controls there more quickly
than anywhere I know"
Mr.. Bryan said he was going tc
Connecticut on Monday, and that he
hopes to be able to go to Nebraska
before the end of the coming week.
Wants Convention in Interior.
Asked if he favored holding tn,
Democratic national convention in New
York, Mr.. Bryan gave an emphatic
negative answer. He said: IF yol
people have got as much money as you
say you have, you can afford to gC
into the center of the country. You've
been Boosting about your wealth and
can afford to spend little OF it.
am opposed to any extreme point Of
the country being taken for the con.
Vention."
Mr.. Bryan would not say where hi
would like the convention, but suggest.
ed somewhere in the center of thC
country.
Mr.. Bryan would not talk about plat
forms. He said he knew of nothing
that should be taken out of the last
platform, and could not say what
should be added. He refused to dis
cuss the Panama situation, saying he
wanted to know more about it.
Mr.. Bryan said: During my
trip my impression has been
deepened that the policy Of MAX
ing our navy so great that it shall
terrify other nations will simply result
in promoting a rivalry that will con-
tinue until it reaches the limit of the
ability of the people to bear 1t. would
suggest, instead of building the biggest
navy, that we make our government
the best on earth, and instead of hav-
ing our flag float everywhere, let It
stand for something wherever it floats.
Let our flag stand for justice between
man and man and between nation and
nation. Let that become known every
where, and If any king should ever at
tempt to assail our land, his own OPP
pressed people would arise and cry out,
Don't touch that fag--it stands for
our rights. Possibly our flag would
then not be so much feared, but IL
would be loved the world round. and
there would be greater glory to the
flag than through any mere short
sighted policy"
Addresses were also made by w.
Bourke Cochran, Gen. James b.
Weaver. John s. Crosby and Senator
p. II. McCarren.
A reception was given to Mr.. Bryan
tonight at the Victorial Hotel. Mr..
Bryan made an address, giving some
Impressions of his visit abroad.
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