The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-03
BRYAN is IN COMMAND.

BRYAN is IN COMMAND.
\ st. Louis Globe Democrat: Mr..
Bryan's easy ascendancy In the de-
mocratic party is receiving some
} striking illustrations. Nor is his
way confined altogether to his own
side. 1t touches the republican party
to greater extent than is commonly
realized. Yesterday he suggested to
Secretary Taft-the suggestion in this
case being equivalent to command
that they should join in asking con-
gress to pass campaign contribution
publicity bill before the recent ses-
sion ended. The secretary responded
by saying that he had already made
move in that direction by sending
a note to Senator Burrows few
weeks ago. Mr.. Burrows being tie
head of the committee on privilege
and elections in his chamber. to use
his influence in putting publicity
measure through the senate. There
fore tie secretary falls in line with
Mr.. Bryan. and the latter will get all
the credi.. which attaches to this out
side movem mt to induce congress to
act-a movement. however, which has
very little chance to succeed. In the
/ campaign Bryan will be able to say
that he took the lead in Urging pub
licity. and if anybody doubts his
word, yesterdays telegram to Mr..
Taft will be decisive on that point.
Moreover. he sent word Immediately
to the democratic leaders in the house
and senate to use their best efforts
to push publicity bill through be.
fore adjournment.
Mr.. Bryan is not waiting for Den
yer to give him his commission to
boss his party He is bossing it now,
and is doing some bossing in the re-
publican party. Denver is six weeks
away. but Bryan is anticipating and
discounting it. He is entirely safe
in doing this. although some of his
democratic rivals and enemies pre-
tend that the nomination has not been
made. Gov. Johnson. of Minnesota,
is making speeches to democratic
gathering about 1900 miles away
from his state. and some of his d.
luded auditors are mailing him as the
"next president of the United
States.'' but these alterations are
not causing any disturbance out in the
longitude of Lincoln. At no time in
Mr.. Cleveland's service in the White
House did he exert such autocatic
sway over his party as Bryan is do.
ing now. and as he has been doing TO,
many months. A few western states
are choosing uninstructed delegates tc
the national convention. but Bryan is
saying nothing. because he knows he
will capture all of them at Denver.
He is laughing at the New York de.
mocratic papers which imagine they
are holding public sentiment
against him. When the New Yorl
delegates see the opposition to Bryan
collapse they will swing into line fol
him and make his nomination unani
nous. Denver will have no walkouts
like 1896 saw in both the republican
and the democratic conventions. July
Ia will find Denver as docile as Kan
sas City was eight years ago. Wher
Jefferson forced his party to sanction
the embargo. his Federlist enemies
said he was hitting the constitution 9
harder blow than ever John Adams hi
it, even if all the democratic charges
against Adams were true. Jackson's
withdrawal of the funds from the
United States bank and his remova
of the secretaries of the treasury wht
refused to order the withdrawal
aroused an opposition which sent all
his enemies into the coalition which
became the whig party. But each o.
these democatic presidents did these
things when in their second terms
while Bryan. after his second &c
feat. has established far more rlgit
dictatorship over his party than they
ever attempted.
CHAPMAN CASE DECISION