Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-29
FALsEHoop OF PARTISAN STA.
TlSTlCS.

There is. an aphorsm 10 the effec.
that nothing lies like statistics ox.
cept more statistics" yet at the urea :
ent time the New York World au,.
New York Times are cndeavorinE In
their hatred OF Bryan to mislead
Democrats with juggle of statistic :
from which all reference TO the de-
feat of the party under Cleveland in
1884 and the s,ill worse beating un-
der Judge Parker four years ago. IS
carefully excluded. For instance. M,
| New York Times says:
Our nelghbor. the World, In its
Map of Bryanism.' shows what losso.s
and defeats have come upon the Dem
ocratic party MS a penalty of lntrus,-
ing itself 10 his guidance. In 1892
tho Democracy carried % of the A
states, the Republicans II, and the
Popullsts 4. Mr.. Bryan became the
candidate four years later. and since
then has continuously been the CHIEF
figure in the Democratic marty. The
result Is that now, of &c states. the
Democrats control l3 and the Repub-
leans SO. There Is no answer TO
these figures"
The editor OF the Times must have
known that the statement that there
| Is no answer TO these figures" was n
falsehocd, for they had been answer
cd III HIS own columns by Mr.. Bryan
and by scores OF Democratic newspa-
pers in manner that admitted of no
misunderstanding. What Mr.. Hitch
cock. editor OF the Omaha Herald, said
In reply TO the New York World Is
| ali g., n.
showing that Bryan greatly improved
tho condition OF the party In 1896 over
what II was two years before when
the reaction against Clevelandism re-
suited in Democratic rout in the
state and congressional elections from
| Maine to California. and that the Par
ker campaign OF four years ago was
the most disastrous since the time of
Greeley. Mr. Hitchcock uses the fol-
lowing very pointed and timely Ian
guaec:
Your objection TO Bryan cannot
possibly he hls weakness, because the
figures show his strength. Nor can
you hope to defeat him for nomina.
ton. because that is practically as
sured fact. The only construction
which can be placed Oh your attitude
is that you know he Is to he nominat-
cd and you propose to DO the cause
of Democracy all the damage you can
while posing as It's supporter, because
your power to iniure will be reduced
when you appear in your true light as
It's foe during the campaign"
There is not the least doubt that
This Is plain statement OF the truth
MS to the course of the World and
Times, for those newspapers arc
quite as familiar as Mir Hitchcoci; is
with wha; took place IN 1894 and four
years ago as compared with the gains
made by the party under Bryan.
Therefore. IL Is evident that the state
ments OF these papers must Ia cred
ited to mendacity rather than ignor-
ance. Having called attention to the
Worlds suppression. in Map OF
Bryanism," OF ali T nee to what
occurred in 1898 under Cleycland's
administration and in 1904 when Judge
Parker was the nominee of the party
and wss hailed as great leader by
the World and Times. Mr. Hitchcock
sums up tho case. 80 far as the cleo
lion returns are concerned. by say
ing:
"First-No Democrat over polled AZ
many votes as Bryan In 1896. with
many of the great leaders playing
traitor with many of tho nrn.t ucu,e /.