The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-11-26
BRYAN STILL In
POLITICAL FIGHT
TO SECURE INSURGENTS FOR
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Run for President
Again.
WANTS DIRECT NOMINATIONS

Lincoln. Neb. Nov. 26.-William
Jennings Bryan by no means confines
his activities in these days to editing
the Commoner and farming his fer
tile acres. He is travelling and speak
ing almost constantly. and draws big
crowds wherever he goes.
No longer a candidate for Office.
Il may almost be said that he is no
longer a politician. He discusses
the questions of the time with per-
feet freedom. and his utterances
carry the weight which always at
taches TO unquestioned sincerity.
In asking for an interview on ma
tional question, l told him l believed
the whole American people would be
as readv to listen to him today as at
any time in the past. He answered
NV questions with a vigOr and clear
ness that goes with his obvious good
heath and freedom from anxiety on
the score Of personal ambition or
party obligation.
Mr.. Bryan does not believe in the
feasibility CT new political party,
though, he is deeply Interested in
the evidence CT a new alignment of
voters which he sees on every hand.
He is profoundly in sympathy with
those who put their convictions first
and their loyalty to party second. a
fact well illustrated by his own atti-
tude on local OPTION in Nebraska
"My business in politics at this
time" said Mr.. Bryan. "ls to help to
make the Democratic party insur-
gent. The business OF my Repub-
lican friends is to make their party
insurgent. We want not one. but
two, insurgent parties in 1912"
At this point he referred appre-
ciatively to Ia Toilette, Pinchot and
other progressive Republicans.
For Direct Nominations.
In reply to the question, "what Is
the first thing for the insurgents to
accomplish he promptly said: "In
the several states. direct nominal
tons, initiative, referendum and re-
call"
Mr.. Bryan's friends declare that
he has never shown better as an
orator than in his addresses IN the
past campaign on the subject.
Theory Of Rule by the People"
How do you stand on new ma
tionalism?" he is asked.
He replied: Interstate streams
must be administered nationally. II
is manlfestly unfair. for instance.
that Colorado should let her floods
sweep down on Nebraska when we
don't want the water, then hold back
the normal flow Of the stream when
We need our share OF IT,"
81 regard the public domain as the
heritage Of all our people, to be wise
ly used by the present generation
and, so far as possible. carefully con-
served for the benefit of posterity.
while in this respect my view
may also be called national. have
much sympathy with those who OBJ
ject to a horde of offieehOlders d.
rected from Washington. It ought
to be possible to devise a system by
which national ownership and con-
troll can be recognized and protected,
while actual administration is largely
left to the states. / believe a Just
and workable compromise will be
found along these lines"
Mr. Bryan was not inclined to
comment publicly on Col. Rbosevelt's
speeches, but exhibited with con-
siderable glee a recent cartoon in
which the Bryan issues of the past
were depicted az small boys f-llow-
ing Roosevelt down the street. All
these small boys had the well known
features of Mr.. Bryan. But one OF
the crew had failed to respond TO the
Roosevelt lure. This was little six
teen to One" who looked out from
between the knees of Uncle Sam ana
exclaimed. Hope he won't get me-"
Mr.. Bryan thought well enough of
this cartoon to send for the original
to hang in his library.
Superior to Imperialism.
AS to imperialism, he said: when
Mr.. Taft was secretary Of war he
said that not more than 80 900
Americans would be likely to make
homes in the Philippines. That
colonial adventure has cost us at
least $500, 100000. In Idaho re-
Gently ! saw a reclamation project
which has cost no more than $4,000
900 which has one town of nearly
nm inha hifanfn and u-h inh uril1 ..lic-