The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-21
By Those Who Look Forward to
Big Stake of 1903.
AS NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENCY
Is PRACTICALLY ASSURED, 1T
is UNNECESSARY FOR Mr.,
BRYAN TO DO ANYTHING TO
PUSH HIS BOOM ALONG.
Special to TIE Journal,

Washington, Aug. 2O.-The am
nounced purpose of Mr.. Bryan 10 take
as small part as may lie possible in
this years campaign Is a severe dis
appointment to Chairman Griggs and
tna egnbers of the Democ,alc con-
geesstonal campaign cnm:1:ittee. They
had hoped Mr.. Bryan would make
speeches in practically every close
district and were counting largely on
his popularity 70 enthuse the Demo-
cratic rank and file.
Mr. Bryan's policy has The approval.
however, of those of his friends who
are looking beyond this year, con-
test a. the larger stake of zoos. The
Bryan boom has SIro IN to its present
proportions with Mr.. Bryan On tho
other side of the void. Things have
been progressing very nicely, so
nacciy, indeed, that men likely Bailey,
OF TEXAS, who have never be1n friend
ly to- the Neibrasl1ap. concede his NOM
inat:on two years hen -. What grod
purpose is to be served. therefore, by
VT. Pryans return and participation
in The campaign? IL his nomination
be already assured, it is not necessary
that Mr.. Bryan should do anything 10
push the boom along. And with him
here making daily speeches, there
would always be present the posi-
bihty of some. untoward occurrence
that would give the boom a setback.
And so, there was relief and salts
faction when the word came that af-
ter q few weeks in America Mr.. Bryan
would again set sail for a long voyage
IN ~ Nh ,nvNt Of
things could have been better. After
long absence, during which his pop
ularity has had had tremendous
growth, Mr.. Bryan returns, receives
the plaudits of his devoted followers
makes graceful acknowledgment and
sails away again. giving to absence a
second opportunity to make the DEM
ocratic heart grow fonder. Thus, both
TO Mr.. Bryan and the Democracy are
spared the petty annoyances of daily
contact, the criticisms that come Of
close scrutiny. and the depreciation
that every man, no matter how great
he Is, must suffer when the people
are in constant hearing of his voice.
1t Is trite saying, but true on,
that Familiarity breeds contempt. And
by other aspirants for presidential
honcrs, Mr.. Bryan is envied as a
lucky man. We're the circumstances
proptious. more of them. no doubt,
would go abroad. Maybe Mr. Bryan's
success will make it the fashion for
presidential seekers to go a4tTavelling
In order that the people may regard
them through the telescope rather
than the microscope.
1t is known, of course, that Mr..
Bryon will make few speeches dur
ing his brief sojourn at home, and it.
is expected those speeches will be tho
Democratic slogans in this years
campaign. There is naturally keen
anxiety, therefore, as to what issues
Mr.. Bryan will make paramount. It
is the hope of most Eastern Demo
Gratis that he will come out strong for
revision of the tariff, and put the soft
pedal on other policies for which tho
Nebraskan Is known personally 10
stand.
Especially anxious are the Eastern
conservatives" as to what he may
say on the subject of government
ownership of railroads. That Mr..
Bryan is personally in favor of this
policy is well known, but there Is hope
that he may not press It at this time.
Between the attitude of Mr.. Bryan ON
this question and the Democratic
struggle in New York, there is init
mate relation. If Mr.. Bryan comes
out strong for government ownership,
there will be nothing logically left in
New York but the nomination of Mr..
Hearst. Should Mr. Bryan make
tariff revision paramount. 1t would
largely take the wind out of the
Hearst sails, because tariff revision
has had no conspicuous place in the
Hearst preachment. On the other
hand, the remarkable growth of Mr..
Hearst's gubernatorial boom, standing
as he does on a government owner.
ship platform, may convince Mr..
Bryan that the time is ripe to declare
that policy as cardinal Democratic