The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-21
BRYAN WILL RUN AGAIN.
To Accept Nomination II Rank And
File Want Him.

W e@AAN AAAAAs
The first positive declaration by
Mr.. Bryan on the subject Of his
attitude toward the Democratic
Presidential nomination of 1908
appears in this weeks Commoner,
to be issued tomorrow. In a
prominent editorial place, under
the heading Mr.. Bryan's Posi-
ton" Mr.. Bryan makes the
guarded announcement that he is
a candidate, and while he makes
1t plain that he would not accept
the nomination except on a plat
form to his liking, he is not to
be considered as personally seek
ing the nomination, but is willing
to take it if the rank and file of
the party ask him aud desire him
to make the race. The statement
says:
Mr.. Bryan has from time 20
time refused TO discuss the avail
| ability either of himself or other
candidates, believing that the
party should have all the light
possible before attempting a selec-
ton. Mr.. Bryan will not ask for or
seek a nomination, and he will not
assume to decide the question of
his availability. If he can serve
the party by being its candidate,
he will accept the commission and
make the best fight he can. If,
however the choice falls upon
another, he will not be disappoint-
ed or disguised. His availability
is question to be decided not by
him, not by few leaders, not even
by the leading newspapers that
call themselves Democrats, but by
the voters Of the party, and to
them he intrusts the decision of
the question. He takes it for
granted that the organization of
the party will be in harmonyswith
the platform and will be composed
of men whose political records will
invite confidence and give assur-
ance that victory, if won, will
not be a barren victory.
1t has been asserted that Mr..
Bryan was waiting to see who the
Republican nominee would be.
This is untrue. He has never felt
that his position should be Deepen
dent upon the action taken by the
Republican party. The course of
the Democratic party should be
the same no matter which element
controls the Republican conven-
ton.
If the Republicans nominate
stand-patter, the Democrats can
take advantage of the educational
work that has been done by Re
publican reformers; if the Repub-
licans nominate a candidate who
is believed to be favorable to re-
form, such a nomination will
strengthen Democratic doctrines,
because Republican reformers ad-
vocate the reforms that the Demo-
Gratis have advocated before them,
and the Democrats cannot afford
to surrender their position because
the Republicans give a partial in
dorsement to a few Democratic
doctrines. If the Republicans
nominate one who straddles the
issues and attempts to take both
sides, it is none the less necessary
for the Democratic party to make
an aggressive fight. The action of
the Republican convention may
have its influence in the determin-
ing of the relative availability of
Demoratic candidates, but it
ought not to have any influence in
determining the question whether
the one chosen by the Democrats
should accept the nomination. If
the rank and file of the Democratic
party desire Mr.. Bryan to make
the race, he will make it, no mat
ter who may be the Republican
nominee
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