Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-11-16
Will Make No Fight to Secure
the Nomination.
MATTER IS WITH PARTY,
n the Democracy Sees Fit to Confer
on Him the Presidential Nomination
II Will Be Accepted; if onAnether. He
Will Not Be Disgruntled.

Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. i5.-William J.
Bryan will acc, ,pt the Democratic nom.
inatlon for president In 1908. but he
will neither ask for nor make q fisht
for It. He says that for n year or
more he has been prcsied to answer
tho question: VIII you accept the
nouiaation?" and he believes the pub
lie is entitled TO an answer. and TO
know the position he occupies. The
question that ought 10 weigh most.
he says. Is whether his nomination
will strengthen the Democratic party
more than the nomination OF some one
else. Not only will he not seek or
ask for the nomination. but vii not
assume TO decide the question OF avail.
ability. and II the prize falls TO anoth-
or he will neycr-Ss disappointed nor
disgruntled. ~ the same time he de-
MES that he has waited this long
In a desire to see whom the Republic.
ans are likely 20 nominate or TO as
sertain the chances OF victory. Mr.
Bryan says In part:
Now that the election of 1907 90
past and plans are ho'ng made for
next years campaign. Mr.. Bryan feels
that a statement Is due the public.
Those who prefer another candidate
are entitled 20 know his position. ard
those who favor his nomination have
n right TO demand an answer to the
question so often put: VIII you &C.
cept a nomination. His refusal %
answer the question has led 10 tay
circulation OF many false reports. and
unfrIendly newspapers have taken ad.
vantage Of his silence 20 misreprosen
his attitude.
"Mr Bryan will not ask for or seek
n nomination. and he will not assume
TO decide the question OF his aval!a
bility. He has teen so amply recon.
mended by his party for what he has
done. and for what he has endeavored
TO do that he cannot claim nomina
tion as a reward. neither should his
ambition be considered. for he has
had honors enough for his party 10
satisfy any reasonable ambition. The
only question that ought TO weigh with
the party Is whether the party can be
strengthened and aided mere by his
nomination than by the nomination OF
some one else. II he can serve the par.
~ by being tn candidate he will ac.
cept the commission and make the
best ficht he can II. however. the
choice falls upon another he will not
be disappointed nor disgruntled. His
availability Is 4 question to be decii.
ed. not by him; not by few leaders.
not even by the leading newspapers
that call themselves Democratic. but
by the vot'rs ot tho party. and 20 them
he entrus;s the decision of the ques.
tion. They IRE the supreme court In
all matters concerning candidates. "a
they are IN all matt rs. concerning the
platform.
The Rc"uuuCaGs must nominate
either -"'rrmer. n staud.patter or
enc wh1ec position On public questions
is unknown; out the course OF the
Democratic party should be the same.
no rattr- which element controls the
RerrH lean convention. The Demo.
cratic 'rarty must make its figh, for
what Il belicyess while Il may take
ADVANTAGE ~ Republican mistakes. Il
must depend IN itr merits for success.
and not upon the error of its oppo.
ncnts.
The action of the Republican con.
vention NAV have It's influence IN the
determining OF relative availability ~
Democratic candidates. hut Il ought
not to have any Influence In deteTmlu.
ing the question whether the one chos.
en- by the Democrats hould keen the
nomination. II the rank and file ~
the Democratic rarty desires Mr. pry.
an to make the race. he will make II
no matter who may be the Republican
nominee.
He assumes that they will not re.
lect him unless they desire 10 make m
aggressive fight for the application
OF Democratic principles TO present
conditions. and he also takes II ror
granted that the organization OF the
party will be IN harmony with the
platform, and will be composed OF men
whose political record will invite con.
fidence and give assurance that a vic.
tory, II won, will not be barren VIC.
tory.
III the members o. the party believe
Mr.. Bryan's nomination will helm tNe
party. its principles and policies n
Will accept the nomination wheth
the Indications point TO defeat or vic.
tory. defeat can bring no disgrace
where the cause IL Just one. bvt
cowardice would be disgraceful. Is.
pecially in one who Is as deeply In
deb,ed TO his Marty rs Mr.. Bryan a.
The next campaign will be an appeal
10 the public conscience. The inves.
legations have shown clearly the cor.
rupt use " large campaign funds. but
the only source from which they can
be drawn, namely. the corporations
that seek TO convert the government
into a business asset The Democratic
party stands fer the doctrine OF equal
rights 20 all and special privileges to
none, and therefore. cannot promise
favors TO favorseeking corporations.
n II made such promises 10 the corpo.
rations Il would be guilty a. duplicity.
for II would have to betray the voters.
as the Republican party has done. IN