Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-15
BRYAN WILLING
TO MAKE RACE
ONCE MORE
NEBRASKAN ANNOUNCES
PASSIVE CANDIDACY
WIN Not Be Disappointed if
Another is Chosen. Leaves
His Cause TO the Rank and
File Of the Party
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BRYAN viii accept the democratic
nomination for president IN ta0s. but
ne viii neither ask for nor make .
leht for Il. He says that for q year
or more he has been pressed 10 an
sNef the question. viii you accept
the nomination q" and ne believes he
public Is entitled 10 au answer and 10
know the position he occupies.
The question that ought Ia weigh
most. he says, Is whether his nOmina-
ton viii strengthen the democratic
parry rather than tho nomination Of
someone else, Not only VIII he not
seek OF ask for the nomination, but
he will not assume 10 decide the queS-
tlon Of availability and 30 the prize
falls 10 another he will neither be dis
appointed nor d~isgruntled. At the
same time he denies that he has waited
this long in "A desire 10 see whom the
republicans are likely to nominate or
70 ascertain the hances Of victory.
Nov that the election Of 1907 is
past and plans are being made for
next years campaign, Nj. Bryan feels
that a statement II a 20 the public.
Those who prefer another candidate
are entitled 20 know his position, and
those who favor his nomination have
It right 10 demand an answer 10 the
question 40 often put, "Will you ac-
cept a nomination His refusal 90
answer the question has led 10 the cir
cula:ion OF many false reports and un-
friendly wspape have taken i'd
vantage Of his silence 10 m%isrcprcsent
his attitude.
Mr.. Bryan VIII not ask for or sock
"A nomination and he win not assume
10 decide the question Of his availa-
hility. lie has been amply re-compensed
by his party, 80 amply recompensed
~ his party Tor what he has done and
for what he has endeavored 10 do
that he cannot claim a nomination as
a reward. neither should his ambition
enough from his party to satisfy any
reasonable ambition. The only ques-
tion that ought. to weigh With the
party g. whether the party can be-
strengthened aud aided more by his
nomination than by the nomination Of
someone else. ~ he can serve the
party by being ITS candidate he will
ncrept the commission and make the
best Of 1t he can i,
10. however. the choice falls 90 am
otiiei ne viii not Dc disappointed. his
availability - q question to be decided
not by him. not by a few leaders, mo-
oven by no leading newspapers that
aaii themselves democratic, hut by the
Satsrg of The party and TO them he en-
trusts the decision OF the question
they are the supreme court III all mat
tcra concerning candidates. ~ they are
IN all matters concerning the plat
form.
lie ASSUMES that they viii not SCI
loot him unless they desire 10 make an
aggressive tight for the application of
democratic principles To present cor~
ditions. aud hc also takes % for grant
that the organization of the party
viii be in harmony with the platform
and viii be composed OF men whose
political records VIII invite confidence
aud give assurance that "a victory. NJ
won. viii not De a barren victory.
The republicans ma nominate
either a rcfOrmer, "a s-tand-patter. or
whose position IN public questions
T. unknown and the course OF the dem
party should be the same. no
which element controls the re-
pnblicnn convention. The democratic
While It may take advant-
axe OF republican mistakes Il must de-
on 10 merits for success.
rhc action of the republican convcn-
tion must have ~ influence in the de-
termination of the relative available
ity Of democratic candidates but IL
ought not TO have any influence Ia de-
tcrminlng the question whether the
one chosen by the democrats should
ncccpt the nomination. n the rank
nnd hle Of the democratic party desire
AIR. Brgan 90 make the race, he VIII
make it. no matter who may be the
nominee.
No one can estimate the chances OF
party in the next campaign with
Sufficient accuracy TO mako his can
dependent on the outlook.
While democrats have reason to be {
encouraged by the fact that demo- +,
cratic principles have grown in pupu-
lality and that democratic policies are
praised by many who denounced 4
Them a few years ago aud While fur o
encouragement il ta be- derived F,
from She fact hat the democratic o
party is more united than h has been b
Cor many years and the republican ,
party more divided stll the action or i
democratic party cannot b. made l
ON the prospect of success q
The prospects now seem excellent. but q
= democratic convention viii De held. Ell
n platform adopted aud candidate