The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-11
TWO CENTS AT ALL PLACES OF
SALE.
RESURRECTION OF BRYAN.

While William Jennings Bryan is
touring far-off India, digging up infor-
nation regarding the customs of an
ancient people for the enlightenment
of the American people whom he in
this respect is serving
through the medium of the
Hearst Syndicate of newspa-
pers. his friends in America with
some OF his former political enemies,
have very successfully resurrected
him from the political tomb Of obliv.
ion. Though Bryan is ten thousand
miles from the center Of population in
the United States the sentiment IN
his party is sweeping the country and
even William Randolph Hearst, who
has dreamed for many days of the
presidency, is forced, by this popular
wave, to endorse him as the candidate
in 1908. When a calm political re-
search of the past is made, 1t appears
that Bryan, riding the crest of the
wave of popularity today, Is no strong.
er than he was apparently in the two
campaigns which resulted in such ig-
nominious defeats. The wild enthusi.
asm of his followers then can not be
greater in the campaign that is to
come. The st. Louis Globe-Democrat
refuses to "view with alarm" the
new coming of the Nebraskan. The
Globe-Democrat says:
The rising wave of Bryan senti-
ment In the Democracy of the nation
shows that Providence is still on the
side of the Republican party. Mis-
souri's state convention has demand
ed Bryan's nomination in 1908. A,
large portion of Missouri's county
Democratic conventions of 1906 had
previously doomed Bryan for the can
didacy. Many county conventions
in Ohio, Indiana and other states
have declared for Bryan. The pres.
ent outlook is that he will be nom llat-
ed on the first ballot in 1908. The
only person apparently who can head,
of his unanimous nomination Is Will
liam r. Hearst, who seeks the candi-
dacy for himself, but who will not get
Il.
Ex-Governor Francis enthusiastic
tribute to Bryan as national leader
for 1908 shows the drift which is
sending large portion of the gold ele
ment of the Democracy over to the sill
s,ff nf nd
1900. Bryan will be feted in New
York by the gold Democrats on his ar
rival in this country in August, after
his swing around the globe. Madison
Square Garden. the largest hall in the
city. is to be used as his greeting
place. Prominent Democrats of all
factions Of the party and of all sec.
tons Of the country will be invited to
the gathering. Many of them un-
doubtedly will be there. An attempt
will be made to get Cleveland and
Parker to attend. This will probably
be unsuccessful In default of their
appearance on the scene an endeavor
will be made to extract tributes for
Bryan from each of them by letter.
This probably will also fail
But most of the Cleveland and Par
ker faction will support Bryan. He
will be the nomineesin 1908, and he
will make q strong canvass. Will
liam J. Bryan's name will never be
enrolled on the list of Presidents of
the United States. His candidacy
will insure Republican victory in
1908. But the Republicans will be
compelled to put their strongest man
at tho head of their ticket They will
be forced to make campaign which
will DO active and Intelligent from
start to finish. Moreover, they will
DO compelled to continue the excellent
record which they have made under
President Roosevelt and the success.
i've congresses of his party, especially
the present congress. We shall not
have a Parker canvass two years
hence. The Republican majority
will not be so unanimously great In
1905 as 1t was In 1904, but it will be
SUFFICIENT to keep the government for
at least another eysrriauhtno
. at least another four years in the con.
troll of tina Republican party.