The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-07
WILMINGTON. NJ. e.
D JUNE Z, 1907.
BRYAN STILL IN 1T.

Mr.. Bryan must be getting uneasy
about the presidential nomination. He
seems to be becoming afraid that there
is danger Of the democrats taking up
the idea that he really does not want
to be a candidate and would not accept
the nomination were it rendered to
him. An editorial in last Fridays
Commoner, MI. Bryan's paper. indi-
Gates this perturbed state of mind on
the part of the distinguished Nebras-
KAN. Mr.. Bryan evidently does not
want the country to become impress
ed with the idea that he is entirely
without the pale of possibilities in the
matter of the selection of a candidate
for president by the democrats. He in
the editorial alluded to denounces as
fake stories sent out from Lincoln,
purporting to com from his intimate
friends speaking for him, that he will
not be a candidate eff President Roose-
welt is nominated" Ia reference to the
presidents denomination he says:
Every reader of The Commoner
knows that Mr.. Bryan has endorsed
the good things don by President
Roosevelt, and has done SO with sat
isfaction, but he has also pointed out
the undemocratic things that the
president mas said and done. Mr.
p--~- 49, 2~-~
anything that indicated a desire to
have Mr.. Roosevelt elected for a third
term; in fact, the third term idea has
been discussed with the same frank
ness that characteriZes the discussion
of other questions.
Mr.. Bryan is opposed to a second
term. During both Of the campaigns
in which he was q candidate he an
nounced that he would not under any
circumstances be a candidate for a
second term. 1t is hardly to be ex-
pected hat he would advocate the
election Of the president to a third
term. When the president retireS in
March, 1909, he will have served
about seven years and q half, n
that is SO near two full terms that
no possible Juggling with WORDS can
convert it into one term.
The third term issue would Of it
self rule the president out, and while
ne has eHOOESeQ several OSII1OCTdIlC
measures, he has not carried these as
far as the democrats would have
carried them, n has endorsed only
a portion of the democratic plat
form, and the popularity which the
president has won by carrying a few
democratic measures for a little way
shows how popular a real democrat
would be who carried out all demo-
cratic principles.
TIL zS:A~.:I 49, NJ.
Henry Watterson's statement that he
has a man who will ill the bill and
he seems very anxious to know who
that man is. He insists that The
Courier-JournaI editor should name his
man, and he reminds MIR. Watterson
that the question of candidacy cannot
be settled by a few leaders. The great
commoner relies on The vox populi
for the choice of the candidate.
The editorial says on this subject:
Who is this man whose name is
concealed but whose personal fitness
and political pre-eminence are thus
vOuched for. Mr.. Bryan does not
pose DIS Il lie mas no de-
sire to assume the role of candidate
maker. He mildly protests against
the misrepresentation of his position
by those WhO prefer some one else,
but is not eager to have a hand in the
making Ct a candidate. The would
be Warwicks should not forget that
after all. the question of candidacy
cannot be settled by a few leaders.
Leaders rODose but the voters dis
pose. Mr.. W3tt6rSOn owes if to his
party and to his country to bring
out his candidate-One, if he has
one. several, if he has several.