Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-16
naxAA AND KERN.

. - far - William jennings Bryan
- &eoncsrned tho convention last week
S1neDay cnzSfed out the program map
~ ent ~ Tie NebraskHn. 1t was
Nkyoa conventicn- And right down in
theer hearts The Herald nrlnly be-
1ev0 that majority of the delegates
WoalA prefer some other man as their
candidate. Many realize that Bryan
ever occupying the White house is an
1mpooelbi1ity and that the commoner
= natns the Democratic party as an
adv9tlsfng medium for his lecture bu-
reap and newspaper. Twelve years
portion Of the voters Of Colorado, sup
ported Bryan for election on the sill
ver Issue, believing that the free and
unllmited coinage Of silver, for which
Bfyan stood, was the salvation OF this
country. We all know the result.
Bryan, while carrying Colorado al
mast unanimously was overwhelming
- defeated. and the judgment of the
vut1r1 proved to be right, and with Nc
Rm1ey In the presidential chair the
nat1oo took on an era OF prosperity
never before witnessed and this pros
perity continued to within year ago
whsn President Roosevelt called a
halt to the initiation which was going
oa and to get even with the president
the monied interests of the east pre-
c4pitated panic which spread beyond
their control. But even with de-
prsssion 1t this time there is absolute
" no reason for Republicans OF Colo
RADIO and other western states who
supported Bryan twelve years ago do
ing 30 at this time. The Bryan of
twelve years ago and the Bryan of to-
day are far different individuals. Even
four years later we find Bryan drop
ping the silver cause and taking UP
imperialism, making impei ialistic
speeches In the east and silver speech.
~ In Colorado. The Nebraskan strad-
died the issue. with the result that
his majority OF five to one was reduced
70 less than 10000 In Colorado while
two years lRtor the state returned t.
the Republican column and has been
Republican since. The Herald has nc
regrets for supporting Bryan twelve
years ago because we believed Mr.
Bryan would remain loyal to the cause
for which Coloradoans stood but he
failed to do SO even four short years
A. = man The Herald has nothing to
urge against Bryan but 1t is not Bry
an. the man, we have to deal with
but Bryan the man Of shifting poll
cies and adroit politician. We know
what the Republican party stands fol
but no one knows how long Bryan
will stand for any policy he is ad
vocatlng today. We find Bryan com
mending Roosevelt and adding tha
he had stolen Democratic plunder ant
the next day we find Bryan and the
Democratic spokesmen under him crit
icising Roosevelt along every line ant
accusing him for the Ills of the ma
ton ct this time. Bryan is not con
sistent and the man who is not con
sistent II not safe individual Il
elect president Of the United States
AZ TO Kern. Mr.. Bryan's running
mate. he is surely an unknown quan
tity, entirely without experience IL
national affairs. Probably not one
voter out Of hundred ever heart
hts name until presented as q vice
presidential possibility. The highes
oface he has held was that of a mem
ber Of the Indiana legislature, having
TO INV uUTUlu It rttoxs ve1!J 4is,se,
Ike ~ though the delegates from
the large eastern states, and especial
ly New York which must be carrie,
for Democracy for Bryan to win, con
~ possible In order that defeat nigh
b more pronounced and Bryan rele
gated from Democratic politics. M
man Of high standing In the Demo
cratic party aspired to become o run
ming mate with Bryan as the head o
ths ticket, and thus the party ha,
Kern for the tall OF the kite which
wiz come aground on election day