The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
TALKING BRYAN
IN CAPITAL J. | now I
Democrats and Republicans Both
Regard Nomination Of West st
erner as Assured.
new CONSERVATIVES, der
Roosevelt, Apostle 81 Radicalislllll
Has Shot + ar Beyond Ne
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flt ~ IL
81 I. {Fron,s Our. Regular Correspo II
&3iiIVAsHINGT0N. p. June "a a. 4, Ne
5;braska member Of q Congress used the
following expression to-day In the course
of general conversation on political
conditions, and Mr.. Bryan In particular:
ROOSEVELT has nominated Bryan oose-
welt and Hearst n
III 1t may, interest readers outside Of
washington to know that Democrats and
Republicans in ashlngton regard the
nomination OF Mr. Bryan ~ as 3. already
made. They cotstrue events Of the-pnst
month-in fact,8th events of the past
three weeks-to mean that there is such
Ia tide OF sentiment In the Democratic
party for the nonninationAof Mr.. Bryan
/ third time that 1t cannot be resisted.
u Three state conYentions-those Of Mis-
souri, South Dakota and Indiana-have
Endorsed him unanimously, and old-time
opponents OF the Nebraska statesman,
from OK Governor David r. Francis
NCleveland's Secretary Of the Interior, and
Henry Watterson to Big Tim Sullivan,
tie de facto leadar of Tammany Hall,
have declared that Bryan Is the man to
lead the Democrats to victory In 1908.
Country Startled.
VI The extremely rad ioul policies Of Presl-.
dent Roosevelt On the one hand and the
ex IRENE adicalIsln of Mr.. Hearst on the
other seem to have scared not only tho
Democratic party, but the country gem
orally, The Democrats were scared lest
Mr.. Hearst should become tho Demo.
ca&atic nominee, and the Rkpubptcans
We're scared lest Mr.. Roosevelt Should
make his nomination an absolute recess
sity, by reason OF his having committed
his party to such 5ex IRENE views tina no
other candidate could be found who would
or could stand on q Republican plat
form us II .sti
tional Victories In recent years by stand
Ing as the party OF conseryat isW. ITS Mr.
MCKINLEY and Mr.. Il Roosevelt were
elected Presldent and Vice resldent In
1900 because the people believed they rep
resented the conservative sentiment OF tho
country Mr. McISinley'sS Il election four
years previous WAS accomplished by the
conservatives OF the country, who were
afraid OF thefradical tenets held by MI
Bryan Mr., Roosevelt posed as co,l'
scryatiye In the campaign Of 1904 q pose
which seems laugha BILE now. In view OF
Ills recent pronouncements and. acts, Mr..
BRYAN nor any candidate OF any party
ever stood on platform which demanded
such radical IDEAS to prevail IN govern.
ment as Mr. Roosevelt has excmrlf'ed
since this year begun. r.. s ~, " Ha
4, Railroad rnte egislat lon ,is mild ~ COM
"a rison with his strenuous demand Tor
Legislation limiting the. amount Of money
a man may accumulate. for regulation Of
insurance, for regulation OF Standard OIL,
for regulating OF every Industry IN which
capital Is Invested. 3ssIt u b ~
Roosevelt More Radical,
And this Is not saying that Mr. Roose-
Welt is WRONG In his Demands. II Is only
saying that he has shown himself to be
far more radical han Mr.. Bryan ever was
Mr., Bryan, as ia citizen. ana as an as
pirant for pfllce, yentured to respectfully
crittciaa the Supreme Court Of tho United
States. Mr., Roosevelt. as Republican
candidate for the ONCE Of Vite-President
four years later. never made a single
speech III which he did not denounce
Bryan for having dared utter word
against our highest tribunal,
Yet, President Roosevelt. as the head
OF the Executive Department Of the
Government. sends to Congress- a. mes
sage In which he uses language concern
Ing the decision OF Judge Humphreys.
in the beef trust cases. tina. makes Mr..
Bryan's structures on the supreme