Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-19
Change In Bryan.


Bryan of 1896 not being the Bryan Of to-
thing even family resembling an original
remark. For last night in the great crowd
In the general vicinity of Carnegie Hall
I heard nothing else.
He does not even look the same said
one elderly flame-eyed person behind
whom stood for few minutes. He is
getting bald and fattish. he Is calm: his
gestures are ladylike and he looks like
conservative business man whose principal
objects In life are to raise chins. children
and money. All me! things amt as they
used to was"
Everywhere since became an atom In
the same thing Some democrats mention
1t with regret, more speak of 1t with joy.
"Bill is settling" say the last mentioned
variety in words to that effect. HE has
quieted down in heap. He has cut on
some of the tail OF his kite. and the
blamed thing Is steadier in consequence.
The first time I heard him in 1896 went
home and shivered all night, and when
daylight came I got UP and drew out OF
the bank my balance Of S11.75 and hid 1t
under the hearth. Then l went out and
voted the republican ticket. But it's diff
ferent now. When I heard Bill talk to-
night I could have closed my eyes and
imagined 1t was mother soothing me to
sleep, and his line of talk about the gov
eminent guarantee of bank deposits GER
four dollars to q passe straw hat that II
Bryan is elected the principal charge
against him by his republican opponent
four years hence will be that he acted too
wealth. shucks! Why. Bill is a regular
conservative these days!'
Honestly this isn't much overdrawn.
Those folks who supported Bryan In 1898
and 1900 because they thought that when
elected he would kick the protective
tariff into the middle of next week. muss
up the criminal statistics Of the U.S.A.,
and generally raise old rastus In seven
teen other directions, are real peevish
nowadays because the Peerless-from their
point OF view anyhow-is as tame as
pet cat They will vote for him. how
ever in the hope that he IL ''only fooling
and that after he is elected he will go to
peddling pyrotechnics once more.
Conservatives Attracted.
On the other hand there is no question
that many loyal democrats who voted for
Parker In 1904, but who were muchly
irregular" in 1898 and 1900 are seriously
contemplating getting back into the fold
and voting for Bryan in November. They
like the new Bryan-although some Of
them doubt whether he has changed In
fancy or in fact-and they are willing to
take a chance on what would happen
should he be elected. The fact that there
would probably be enough republicans In
Congress to balance him In case he
shouldn't be permanently changed un-
Goubtedly has whole lot to do with
their attitude.
It is fierce to be a candidate. Bryan
couldn't stop off in Delaware to kiss Judge
George Gray on the brow and discuss a
few things in which they are mutually in
terested without being accused of having
offered the Judge the somewhat nifty job
Of chief justice of the Supreme Court Of
the United States.
This Is In line with the story that Mr..
Bryan had chosen Admiral Schley as his
Secretary of Navy. AS have previously
mentioned, Mr.. Bryan seriously objects to
appearing foolish and he Is not announc-
ing any cabinet states as yet. The propo-
sition simply appeared quite reasonable
to busy and prolific reporter, who had
nothing else to mention at that particular
time and SO 1t went out with all the
solemnity Of a semi-official utterance. It
won't do any harm. l shouldn't wonder
but that Mr.. Bryan was happy to see
the story in print as long as 1t wasn't
hitched to him. 1t is in the nature Of
another assurance to the conservatives.
I. c. N.
Addresses New London Throng.
NEW LONDON. Conn.,, September TO-