The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-01
Bryan's Campaign One of
Most Remarkable in
Country's History.
HAS BEEN ON STUMP
ALMOST TWO MONTHS
Deserving Old issues, He Has
Made Fight Directly on
His Opponent.
By John SNURE.


/ Whether v lillian Jennings Bryan wins
OF loses in the elections next Tuesday
he will be able to point 10 tho fact that
he has made one OF the most remark
able campaigns IN American history
That ne has made an extraordinary
campaign can hardly be disputed. Most
| OF his political opponents are willing
10 admit 1t.
! When Mr.. Bryan was first nominated
I twelve years ago, following hts famous
! cross OF gold" speech at Chicago, no.
] body imagined that in 1903 he would
/ still be leading his party and leading
/ It with an ability and energy that would
| threaten the continuance Of Republican
/ administration. After the defeat Of 1886.
and the later defeat Of 1900. the enemies
| Of Bryan for the most part believed
/ he had been disposed or as a great fac
/ tor in the politics Of the United States.
/ In truth, when Mr.. Bryan read the
election returns OF 1900 and saw how
I he had beel overwhelmed. there is no
doubt he himself thought il doubtful
whether he was ever again to captain
his party.
/ II was in this frame cf mind that ne
turned his attention more than ever
before to religious thought, 10 the lee
ture field and TO Journalism. Strangely
enough. IL was largely because OF what
he did In those lines that he was able
! 10 rehabilitate himself politically and
capture the nomination this year.
Dominated Convention.
At Denver he dominated the con-
( Vention ana the making of the plat
form more absolutely than President
Roosevelt was able TO control the Chi
cagO convention Bryan got the plat
[ FORM he wanted and q candidate for
/ Vice President Of whom he approved
This was more than President Roosa-
Welt or judge Taft was able To say,
concerning the Chicago convention.
The close Of the Denver conven-
ton saw IN. Democratic party more
nearly united than it had been for
twelve years.
Since early In September. AIR. Bryan
has been on the stump almost con-
tinuously, speaking numerous times
in every State in the North and East.
and as far West as the Rockies He
has covered about 10000 miles in the
campaign and has gone through the
same grueIing effort that he made
when he first swept over the country
twelve years ago at the age Of thirty
six.
Though he is veTgiug on fifty. he
has exhibited the same marvellous en-
duTance that distinguished him i'm
1886 and in 1900 Day after day. he
has spoken from fifteen 10 twenty
times, yet he viii wind up the cam
palgn in his own State Monday night
in splendid physical condition. His
voice has served him as of old. and
his excellent habits have made il pos
sible for him 10 pass through @ stress
and strain that would have wrecked
a weaker man long before this.
Leaves Old Issues.
Mr.. Bryan has drawn away from the
chief issues OF 1896 and 1900 and has
made his campaign on genuine tariff
revision downwards. ON campaign fund
publicity, or stringent control and sup
preston Of trusts, on the Government
insurance OF bank deposits. on labor is
sues, on more stringent railroad reguIa-
uson, Republican extravaganza. and on
adjustment OF the pres system Of
House organization that throws Car
like authority into the hands of tn,
Speaker.
He has assailed the efforts of the
President to choose his successor. and
has got into a number of clashes with
She President. Il mas been his con-
slant effort TO depict Tart as the sub
sidiary and Roosevelt as the principal
in this Presidential campaign. He has
found more popular interest fu the SUD-
ject of Government insurance Of bank
deposits than in any other question.
1t has been his experience that when
ever he touched upon this subject his
audiences always wee anxious 20 hear
IL discussed at length
de has been urged in many quarters
TO attack President Roosevelt with more
vlgor and persistence than he has, hut
he has felt il unwise 20 seem to go
out Of his way to assaH Roosevelt.
knowing that in many respects tae
Presidents hold on the masses Of the
voters is as strong as ever. Consequent
~, IN whatever he has said touching
the President. 1Ir. Bryan has been care
ful 10 say nothing which transgressed
the proPrieties surrounding the high
office of Chief Executive Of the United
States. Even Mr.. Bryan's enemies &C
knowledge thas in what he has ad-