The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
Iso long time as Bryan has had do
ninion over the Democracy.

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ninion over the Democracy.
O; course, this will be Bryaa's last
chance atthe presidency. Ii he is de-
feated this fall he will hardly be a
candidate for fourth time, but even
if he l. isdefeated, as ths proSa bi 'ities
are that he will, he will not lose
his popularity with his followers.
He will still be drawing attraction
IN the lecture platform and still! be
able to make by his talk more money
than most men can make by the
ariest kind of work at some pro-
ession or business. 1t is said that
Mr.. Bryan makes in the neighbor
aood Of SIS, 900 per aRnum on the
-cture. platform He is reputed to
be what is called out West here 4
Itch man and lie has made it by
reason of hiG connection with poll
ics. He is apparently in the best
* health and good for 20 years Of
ak and then sons. He ought to
| ls a millionaire before the end Of
that time unless he makes some fool
ovsstm MS,
We have said that the probabil
y is thai Bryan will be defeated
mex, fall. That is our honest judg
nent, but we are far from being of
the opinion that he is going to be
an easy man tobeat. He vii make
a lot batter race for the place than
he ever made befors. He is some
] thing Of hard times candidate, 1t
/; true, and times are not near so
BAD as they were when he made his
first run in 1896 but it must be re-
J membered that the Democratic
party had been in power for four
years at that time and the people
blamed the Democratic admins
tration for the hard times.
T1is year the conditions Of the
tunes canRot be laid al the door oI
the Democratic party. There have
been a good many men thrown ou
If work and they are sore at tht
party in power. Itis nst ques
ZION as to whether the Republican
administration is responsible for the
hard times or not, the men who art
out of wo,k will some OF then
at least feel sore and want to take q
fall out of the party IN power.
Mr.. Bryan does not seem to take
as much advantage OF the hard timos
| argument as he might do. If the
Roosevelt Administration is respon-
slble for hard times Mr.. Bryan
claims in substance thar he would
de- as Roosevelt has done only
more so. So if the administration
is responsible for the late panic )
which we do not believe, then Nj .
Bryan would continue the cause S
;nat brought about the panic II
elected.
Now as a matter of fact, we are
cueh inclined to admire Bryan for
ths position he takes in regard to
resent conditions. He lays the
Jlame on, Wall stoet, which seems
t. Us to be correct. He does not
blame Roosevelt, which seems
r iher geaerous. He is NOT williRs,
however, to give the Republican
party credit for anything at all,
which is net so gensrous. He adj
m;,ted ia his speech of Saturday
night thar the reclamation Of the
desert lands by irrigation was
great thing. Ii was furnishing thou
sald of people vita homes and fruit
fol lands where there used 10 be
barren desert, but be did not give
Republican party any credit what
ever for placing the law on the stat
ute books.
OF course, It was no. a partisan
MEASURE Tne votss that carried it
came from both parties, but it was
passed by congress that was over
whelming Republican and the party
ought to have some credit for it.
Mr.. Bryan gives the Democratic
party credit for about everything
under heaven. We have no object
tion to his dong that, but it shows