The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-19
BRYAN AND GAYNOR
HOLD CONFERENCE
NebraSkan in New York, but
Is Silent on Politics.
WILL STOP IN WASHINGTON
On Return from Long Tour Former
Democratic Candidate Learns of
Conditions from Mayor GaynOr.
DIR. Cook Probably n Democrat,
and the Reason for This Belief.

New York. April 1S-W. J. Bryan was
taken from the Red d Liner Caracas. on
which he arrived to-day from Porto Rico
by few personal friends. on ting at
quarantine. and landed al the foot Of
West Twenty-fourth street. From there
he went 10 the Hotel Astor. He left at
midnight for Washington.
There were few callers on Mr.. Bryan
while he was at the hotel. Most Of the
calling OF the day was done by himself
He made a visit to the city hall and
talked for nearly an hour with Mayor
Gaynor. They are old friends, and, al
though both Mr. Bryan and the mayor
said that their conversation was merely
on general subjects. It IS understood that
Mr. Bryan asked the mayor 10 explain
to him some Of the things which have
been going on in Washington since he
has been out OF the country or this line
OF conversation neither Mr.. Bryan nor
Mayor Gaynor would say word.
Bryan Makes Speech.
Bryan made his homecoming speech at
the Hotel Astor this evening at a dinner
of the Circumnavigators' Club. speaking
for fifty minutes.
Mr.. Bryan. who was introduced and
spoken OF throughout as the colonel said
that he had come back with an increased
sense Of responsibility. "and with an in
creased gratitude" he added, that a
kind Providence has cast my lot in this
land. And II any OF you won't care why
I am not soured. 7 say to you that too
few people can hold the Presidency in a
generation 20 make the office worthy Of a
mans highest ambition I had rather
that we lead by our ideals than that men
tremble at the flag and under their breath
criticise US.
Some one has said" said the colonel
that the most beautiful flowers are
those that bloom upon the wall which
separates political parties The introduc-
ton illustrates the truth that no party
has monopoly Of the personal virtues
In my youth I thought that my party
had all that was good and the opposition
all that was evil. But as I have grown
older I have seen so many good Repub-
licans and met so many bad Democrats
that I have changed my mind
IF our country spent ! per cent Of
what It spends on battle ships in bring
ing young men from other countries Of
the world here to learn our ideals. we
would do more for peace than all we can
do by our navy. I have found in my
travels that every young man who has
been educated here has gone home a
friend Of the United States. That means
something; and believe that our schools
are our greatest gift to the world in pro-
mitigating our ideals"
Silent on Politics.
Mr.. Bryan was willing to talk columns
Of his observations and his travels in
South and Central America but declined
to answer questions bearing upon politics
He went on to say that he had been out
of the country so long that he had not
been able to keep up on politics and
here. He thought that the chances Of
the Democrats in the Congressional cleo
tions were unusually bright
He was asked about DR.. Cook
Everywhere 1 went I'm South America
the papers said DR.. Cock was there. -
said he. Il was told that DR.. Cook was
a Democrat. and then asked If 1 thought
he had discovered the north poles I said
I thought 1t was more likely for a Demo-
crat TO discover the pole than a Repub-
lican, because the Democrats had been
out in the cold such a long time"