The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-08
BRYAN PLANS TO
MAKE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY PROHIBITION

LINCOLN, Neb., November 21.-The
new issue which William ]. Bryan
is preparing to spring on the democra-
tic party is prohibition, and Mr. Bryan
will within less than month make the
announcement which will plunge the
party into the most bitter internecine
strife and will bring about a complete
realignment of the present factions Of
democracy. If the attack on the liq-
uor interest is successful and the rank
and file of the party follow him, Mr..
Bryan expects to find himself again at
the head of a party with living issue.
But should the democrats of the coun-
try faily to rally to his cry against
the whisky interest, Mr.. Bryan's future
course is problematic.
The announcement of this step Will
be made in a series of articles which
Mr. Bryan has already prepared, and
which will soon be published, in which
he makes the most bitter attack on the
saloon and whisky interest that he is
capable of making.
And while these bitterly denuncia-
tory articles are appearing in print,
Mr.. Bryan will be in South America,
far from the sting which will be con-
tanned in the answers made by his
former friends
AT FIRST A STATE FIGHT.
At the outset Mr.. Bryan's declaration
of independence to the whisky interests
is to be confined to the state of Ne
braska, but afterward it is to be eX-
tended to other states until the demo-
cratic national party has either declar-
ed for prohibition or has refused to
so declare.
With the south, the stronghold of
democracy, already practically on the
side of prohibition and believed ready
to fall in line and adopt the new issue,
Mr.. Bryan will wage his fiercest bat
ties in the north and west, where he
expects to develop sufficient strength
to enable him to write a prohibition
plank in the next national platform.
Mr. Bryan lays his defeat in former
campaigns to the liquor interest, which
he believes, has made use of the de-
mocratic party whenever that part3
was reeded by the whisky interest, ant
at other times has KNITTED" the demo
cratic candidates on all sides. Fo,
the sake of party harmony Mr.. Bryan
has maintained a still tongue ant
has never taken a stand against tn
whisky interest. But now he has de
termined, even at the risk of beini
accused of attempting to get even," Il
come out against whisky with all tn
might and power of his tongue AM
pen.
Incidentally, it may be stated, tina
while Mr.. Bryan says he is not now
candidate for any office, the opinion o
the Nebraskan party leaders is tina
Mr.. Bryan believes the success of hi
new movement will make him at leas
eligible to the senate or even the presi
dency.
DEMOCRATS DESERT BRYAN.
In this state Mr.. Bryans new issu
will simply tear the democratic part
all to pieces. He has confided his fu
ture course to many of the leaders o
the party. and has been told by tn
wheel horses that they cannot folloy
him. He will, therefore "go it alone
and will attempt to carry with him
sufficient number of the rank and fiji
of the party to enable him to contrC
! the conventions and write the plat
= form. Failing in this, even Mr.. Bryan
II closest friends cannot outline his IL
ture.
Just as soon as Mr.. Bryan has lei
the country on his South America
tour the fight will begin and will
conducted at long range. There al
J.. those among the leaders of the part
- who say that this trip is planned in o
der that Mr.. Bryan may be beyond II
reach of any influences which may
brought to cause him to discontinl
his attacks.
d, The full force of Mr.. BrHan's attaC
q will not be disclosed with the openiI
gun, and not until the very last one
his articles appears will his position