The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-06-25
e A Week OF Semi=0fficiaI State
mentS.
Especial Correspondence.

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WASHINGTON, D. c., June 20
This week has been prolific Of semi-off;.-
cial statements. Beveridge has been
to Oyster Bay, and presumably with
authority, announcing that eve" are
not standing SO awfully pat as some
folks suppose. The statement Beve-
ridge writes for the World is not as
specific as the curious desire, but it
announces that natural causes should
be reasonable and avoid producing
panic, just because it is found neces-
sary to revise some scandalously op-
pressive schedules. The whole signif-
canoe of this semi-official statement is
that revision is accepted at Oyster Bay
as an inevitable issue.
Then comes .Bourke Cochran home
from Nebraska, where he has seen Mr..
Bryan. He repeats what so many who
have seen Mr.. Bryan lately know to be
true; that is, that he is in doubt as to
whether he will be candidate or not.
He thinks it is too soon to decide.
These two great orators. according to
the newspapers. spent their time in
talking about the platform.
Finally, Norman E. Mack returns
from abroad to report of fields and in
dividuals beyond the pale of candidacy,
and says that Richard Croker will re-
turn to the States, but only to vote.
The hope expressed by Mr.. Mack that
Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Bryan will, for
the party good, make up their differ
ence, has brought out the first explicit
statement concerning the basis of the
| fend between these two gentlemen.
None of Hearst's friends whom the
New York newspapers sought would
speak for publication, bit it was learn
ed that there is still very pronounced
i'll feeling on the part of the Hearst
people against Mr.. Bryan, and the
reason is given thus:
Mr.. Hearst, in 1896 and 1900, per-
sonally through his newspaper, sup
ported Mr.. Bryan for the Presidency.
In 1904 Mr.. Bryan was not candidate
for the Presidency, while Mr.. Hearst
was, and Mr.. Hearst felt that he
should have Mr.. Bryan's support. In
stead of requiting the political loyalty
of Mr.. Hearst, Mr.. Bryan went upon
the platform and seconded the nomina-
ton of former United States Senator
Cockerell, of Missouri. who had nc
chance of being nominated. Some OF
the Hearst people who were seen de-
clared that Mr.. Hearst's friends would
do everything possible to defeat Mr.
Bryan for the nomination next year
and that if they accomplished theil
purpose. Mr.. Hearst would not run fol
President as the candidate for the
National independence League.
Peculiar significance is lent by these
statements, which are admittedly in
spired from Hearst sources, to Mr.
Bryan's recent utterance concerning
the Hearst Independent League, to tht
effect that from Socialistic stand
point, a third party will be uDneces
sary."
Neither the broad and charitable
craftsmanship which enlightenin&
travel is supposed to produce, not thu
Christening effects of defeat and re
pudiation, are apparent in this dis
. closure, and thoughtful Democrats ar,
justified in wondering whether tn,
promising party outlook is to be cloud
= ed by a personal rivalry, petty enough
- to do credit to town meeting, and in
. volving personal ambitions and nj
:. principles.
Some of the ignoble results of thi
i, quarrel between the candidates ma.
: be seen in the recent exposure of Mr.
= Bryan's undignifed method of hangin,
around box offices and personally col
iecting and bestowing, in bag car
4 ried for that purpose, the actual cas-
! for his work as lecturer, instead O
. having a clerk or a secretary do it.
,. While this and other small items O
II purely personal interest may be enter
r tanning 70 groundlings and professO or
Il of department, they cannot contribut
to healthy public discussion abou
matters of principle.
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