The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-02
BRYAN TO STAY AND FIGHT.
GIVES UP HIS PROPOSED TRIP
TO NV ZEALAND.


William J. Bryan announced yesterday
that he didn't think he would make that
Aew Zealand trip after election day. For
several months IL has been heralded that
in the latter part Of this year MIR. Bryan
would leave this country for New Zealand,
Australia, and other distant points, and
remain away for a year.
81 think I shall not 60" said Mr.. Bryan,
"Hor I've been away from home for a long
time, and il feels pretty good TO get back.
| had intended TO go to New Zealan after
the election this fall, but a decided not
to do So"
Mr.. Bryan's change Of programme. close
friends OF his said yesterday, was due in
part to the opposition by leading Democrats,
especially those from the Southern States,
to Mr. Bryan's declaration for the Federal
ownership OF railroads, and the criticisms
which nave been hurled, especially by
Southern Democrats, against this declara-
ton Of Mr.. Brysn's.
As recorded in The SUN yesterday, Mr..
Bryan's friends who have discussed this
matter with him say that IL this OPP
position continues Mr.. Bryan will not
insist upon a Federal ownership plank
going into the platform OF the
Democratic national convention Of 1908.
While Mr.. Bryan, they added, was a pretty
stubborn sort of a chap. they reiterated
views which they uttered the day before
10 the effect tina Mr.. Bryan learned a~isevere
lesson in 1900, when he refused to take
the advice of his friends, and in opposition
10 their views insisted upon a iteration Of
the IL 10 1 free silver issue In hat campaign.
Mr.. Bryan began to back water a little
in his New Haven speech, for he then said.
concerning the Federal ownership OF rail-
roads, Il do not know that the country IL
vet ready for public ownership. l believe
in a great many things that | would not
put il a platform. Tn people are not vet
ready for some of them. l have to go slow
on the railroad issue, but ! said what l said
I thursday night in New York because 1
had TO say it, because l believed l ought
TO say il, not knowing whether my party
would tan for IL or not. Whether 1t is
time now for II do not know.'
When MIR. Bryan made his speech at New
Haven he had begun to Re aware that the
Democratic party, especially the southern
wing Of it, would not for a moment stand
for Federal ownership Of railroads. On his
arrival in New York city many OF these
Southern Democrats urged Mr.. Bryan not
ship Of railroads. They told him Of the
social upheaval, Of the great class ques-
ton that would be caused in the South by ,
it. but Mr.. Bryan persisted.
From one end Of the country to the other,
North, South, East and West, all sorts
and conditions of Democrats have uttered
their protest against Mr.. Bryan's declarR-
ton for Federal ownership. Az already
noted in The sun a vast majority OF the
Democratic National Committeeman are
unalterably opposed to IL: and then, too,
potential Democratic United States Sena-
and {'nnufVaEknGU and STATE landnra l
up in arms against it.
Mr.. Bryan was more or less thoughtful
when he came to town yesterday: He had
evoked a storm Of opposition in his party
which led n Of Mr.. Bryan's friends TO
say TO him THAT speech in Madison Square
Garden nominated and elected Theodore
Roosevelt President Of the United States
in 1908"
Mr.. Bryan, speaking of his declaration for
Federal Ownership, said: Il have never
ponents In some quarter. II the Federal
owned and operated the big
trunk lines and the various States owned
the lines in their respective States the local
would remain in force"
You, mean that on local lines within a
State that had a Jim Crow car law the
negroes and whites would be separated7"
THE State laws" replied Mr.. Bryan in
far away tones, would naturally hold good
local lines
But how about letting the negroes ride
with the white people in the Southern States
Federal through hnesp" Mr.. Bryan was
asked.
Il do not care" replied Mr.. Bryan, at ;
this time TO discuss the details Of how sue
a principle would be worked out. In time
l hope to talk in various sections Of the
and deal with the subject in a more
complete way"
The Alabama State convention is to be
held in Montgomery next week, 1t was an
nounced, and Henry D. Clayton, Demo-
cratic national committeeman for the |
said yesterday hat he did not know
whether the convention would oppos or |
entirely ignore Mr.. Bryan's declaration for
ownership OF railroads. Some OF
Clayton's friends, it was said, urged
him TO go back home and oppose in the
State platform Mr.. Bryan's utter
ances, but Mr.. Clayton said hat the Demo-
Gratis Of Alabama would deal with the
as they saw fit.
The fact that Alabama il to hold its
State convention to nominate a tick
Governor down within 10 short a
after Mr.. Bryan's declaration was con-
mighty interesting, and most
Democrats aid yesterday that they would
with more or less anxiety the attitude
OF the Alabama Democrats on the matter.
Mr.. Bryan had a number Of consultations
yesterday with Representative Jim Griggs
and others concerning the campaign to be
for Congress by the Democrats. |
Mr.. Bryan, it was said, had been led to be-
lieve by certain New England Democrats
that the Republicans would lose a number
NJ Congressman in the New England dis |
tricts because Of their disappointment over
tariff revision.
The present House has a majority OF ia
ana the Democrats in order
10 capture il will have to keep every seat
they now hold and gam ffty-eight seats, !
and even then they would ave but one
majority. There were Democrats who
talked with Mr.. Bryan yesterday who said
hat any gain to the Democrats from New
England Congress districts would be more
than Offset by those districts in States on
the fringe OF Mason and Dixon's line. where
Mr.. Bryan's declaration for Federal owner
ship of railroads has already brought out
the severest criticism and the Strongest
opposition.
As a matter of fact there were Democrats
in these diggings yesterday who said that
Mr.. Bryan's utterances had already done
damage TO the campaign for
Democratic Congressman, and still further
there were hard headed and keen sighted
who reluctantly admitted thai
so far as the Democrats capturing the next
House Of Representatives the jig was al
ready up.