The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-06
Where g e. lsrvan?

Where Is Mr.. BRYAN?
Mr.. Bryan does not know exactly
how It happened. LAT least he did
not know when this article was writ
ten. according TO the Associated
Press dispatches from Lincoln, Neb.,
conveying a statement to the public
from the loquacious proprietor OF the
Bryan CureaIl Remedies. AS the re-
turns were not all in, Mr.. Bryan
stated, It was imnossihIe to saw inst
what cause contributed mostly to the
Republican victory. II was douptiess
q puzzler for Mr.. Bryan If he still
harbored the queer de!usion IN his
brain that the people we're going to
turn this great and growing country
upside-down IN order to crafty his
personal ambition to become presi-
d 4 the United States. But MT.
Bryan wound up his statement by ex=
pressing the hope that the prom
inent reforms for which his party
had labored would yet come to pass.
It W7as charitable and benevolent
Of the Nebraskan to remember his
party amidst the resounding echoes
OF the bitter defeat into which he
had plunged it. 1t was, indeed, .ex-
ceedinEly magnanImous of him in
has been considering Mr.. Bryan first
and his party afterward.
Still it is more than likely that
Mr.. Bryan with his usual sophistry,
and his natural disclination at the
time to refer to the demarkation be-
tween himself and the Democratic
party, was referring to the "promi-
nent reforms" for which he had been
laborfng Now. what are these re-
forms?
The puzzle Mr.. Bryan popdered
over is easy of solution compared to
this puzzler he handed out Again,
what are. or what were, those prom
inent reforms?"
Is government ownership one of
them? Or is bimetallism? Or anti
territorial expansion? The people
vehemently repudIated these things;
and OF late the trend OF public opin-
ion has not been in the direction OF
repudiating reforms. Is one OF them
publicity of campaign contributions?
We recall that only portion OF the
Bryan fund was given to the public
and, likely, the smaller portion. Is
1t the ending of 1.-The partnership OF
the Republican party and the trusts,
as the Bryan platform declared? We
oil drippings Haskell left behind him.
Is 1t the regulation of the rallroad DIS?
The Republican party instituted that
reform before Bryan was through
shouting about some of his first pet
theories. Is 1t the guaranty OF bank
deposits in order to stop a money
panic? Before Bryan began yawp-
ing about this scheme the Republican
party was effecting remedial legisla-
ton for an expansion of our cur
rency.: Is 1t the popular election OF
United States senators? Mr.. Taft re-
minded Mr.. Bryan that such sys-
tenn practically prevails, where the
people want 1t, without need OF ad-
dtional legislation. Is II the limit
ing OF the production of Industries?
This Is a wildcat method OF killing
legitimate business and 1t has been
rightly repudiated by the people.
Where are all these prominent re-
forms" as compared to the many
that were instituted and prosecuted
by the Republican part and Theo-
dore Roosevelt?
In addition to these Bryan "isms"
and theories. Bryan has left few
scattering recommendations concern
ing other policies which have already
been covered in comprehensive man
ner by the Republicans, and states
rights and denuncIatIon of Republic
can methods generally. which we re-
mem Der to have been the doctrines
OF the old Democratic party for years
before Bryan absorbed 1t. So Bryan
seems to have nothing left, Again,
what are these prominent reforms"
for which Mr.. Bryan has been strug-
Cling?
Surely 1t is puzzle to find out
where Mr. Bryan is.
How Do Forest Fires Start?