Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-04

out of the party. The World, natu-
rally democratic in tone, agrees with
Mr.. Bryan in everything he says up to
government ownership, but declares
that the proclamation on that issue
undoes all the rest. The Brooklyn
Eagle independent democracy re-
iterating it's previous declaration
that only two men can defeat Mr.
! Bryan in 1905 Roosevelt and Bryan
! himself-V lays that Bryan has per-
formed the job; that his defeat is
accomplished in advance of his nomi-
/ nation. Government management
never" says the Herald
Welcomers Loudest Critics.
/ Strangest of all in connection With
! the rumpus Bryan's speech has stir
I red up is the fact that even those who
We're the most prominently identified
with arranging the unparalleled welcome
to returning private citizen are to-
/ day the most vehement in criticism
! of his newly-annouuCed platform.
| They are adverse to being quoted
/ but in conversation some of them de-
! clare the mistake" Bryan had made
/ had destroyed all hope of harmony in
! the party
Even Governor Folk. of Missouri.
chairman of the reception committee.
who last night referred to the leader
| in two national campaigns as the
torch bearer of Righteousness" pub
licly stated today that Missouri never
would vote for his policy of state
ownership of railroads within its
borders. United States senator's, and
governors of democratic states and
many leaders spoke in the same vein,
but they are not quite ready to say
| things for publication. In the words
of the democratic Brooklyn Eagle, lit
will take the party day or two to
recover it's health" When it does
some pungent open expressions may
| be expected
Wall Street "Thrown Down."
Great satisfaction, however, is
found in all that Bryan said at Madi-
son Square Garden by the followers
Of Hearst who, at the outset of the
plans for receiving Bryan upon his
arrival in New York and welcoming
him as the already chosen leader of
next national campaign, protested
against the men who posed as the
Nebraskan's friends in carrying out
the program. Some ground for the
feeling thus caused is found in the
developments of the last twenty
four hours.
The radicals are laughing at the
apparent discontinue of thse whom
they accuse of being in league with
interests generally. Bryan, they say
has thrown down Wall street and the
conservative senators of the south
and the conservative" leaders in turn
declare that Bryan has gone body and
breeches over to Hearst and his
crowd. To accentuate his love for the
radicals, they whisper that immedi.
ately after his speech at the Garden
; the peereless leader went directly in.
TO private conference with Hearst.
4 Fond Hope is Dashed.
1t was the fond hope of the con-
servatives who took up Bryan with q
flourish recently that his Homecoming
speech would be Homecoming speech
and nothing more. If he did talk poll
tics it was hoped he would treat the
subject on broad democratic lines
and would avoid injecting any new
issues or "isms" into the situa
ton. Within a few days of his re-
turn grave fears We're aroused, but
at the last minute they were some-
what allayed by the assurances that
conservative advice had been accept
ed and that nothing would be said OF
done to prevent the program of max
ing a popular hero the man to lead
the democracy to victory for which
all could hope and work
Has Spoiled His Chance.
why did not he leave out that one
thing-Government ownership" was
asked and asked again and again to-
day There We're plenty of pressing
reform to which we could all have
ageed,' said the kickers, without
springing radical idea that isn't ripe
for an issue at this time, and would
MT be thought Of as democratic
platform plant unless the leader
forced 1t. Here was Bryan's great
chance to become our leader, to be
, elected president and to accomplish
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