The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-07
Ml,. BRYAN CRACKING TIE wr1r.

NIL. BRYAN CRACKING TIE NHIP.
1T appears to us incontrovertible, .
says the New York Evening Sun. that
ii Mr. Bryan persists in hanging
around Washington and. pretending 10
boss the legislators OF his party and
then succeeds in his plan Of nonlinat ing
tho Hon, Champ Clark for the Pres
idency, he will make certain the
frnition Of the same result i'll 1912 IS
tefcll III 1896. 1900 and 1905. Leaving
Mr. Clark out of the Presidential situ-
alton altosether-his availability as a
candidate VIII be determined partly by
his administration of the office OF
Speaker-tfe present activity Of the
great Nebra skan is nothing short OF a
public scandal We are not surprised
4Io couldn't keep his hands off to save
his life. He is in politics "for keeps"
He will take the next Democratic nom
inatiou for President himself If he can
set II and # the members of Congress
Shall be influenced by him in the or
ganization Of that body and In the
course they shall pursue in legislation
ha Will deserve the nomination, and
with It the defeat which always goes
with the nomination when the nominal
lion goes to him. The nfa,uatton OF a
Very large part of tho Democracy FOR
him is nothing less than disease. an
incurabie disease, it would seem hit
We can stand It II the party can stand
il, which is why we have already
named him for the fourth Of his heats
sor tile White House stakes, so long
rs he Shall live The country has re-
jected him and his leadership three
times. ard VIII reject him again and
again as often as ne shall offer him
self or permit himself 10 be offered for
the sacrifice and in that assurance,
while wondering at his PERSISTENCE
and admring his consistency though
danlning his sclhshness. the country
is confident of its final delivorance
from his disastrous influence
For the frst time IL sixteen Years,
there is a Democratic House at Wash
inGton, and the party is stronger III
the Senate than It has been for twenty
Years Mr.. BRYAN is on the ground
directing, or advising, what the party
shall do in the orr,niyatiop ~ ~,
House and SENATE a,d a,,,,vs ,.,,,,
the idea 81 nrcso,.,.i,r III s,ro,a
hold on The marty me renoc,atic
majority in the House ana The new
. Democrats representatives in tie sen
stc come largeiy from the statas
which nave never voted for Mr.. prva,
ana .hls. measures: yet he is there TAI.
ing them what they snail do. how ,bav
shan COMFORT themselves IN liz. n,an-
agcrnent q the matters ma neonIo
nave placed in their hands For sev.
cral DAYS air BRYAN has hccn very
.actlye In opposing ,he choica of San
etor Martin. vi virainia az ehair,n,n
III the De,iiiocraat!c caucus Of ne Saw
ate. He has told Ills intimate frianas
in the Senate that thsv ons sa,aot
'son,e other man more favorable IL
Tie Bryan policies"; maj me- na,i,.
eHould take adyantare Of III nroeont ,
.reat opportunitv', fan onno,,,ri,v tor
witch the party is in no sense indob, "
10 him or his services, ana IA, ,i,;s
can 'be done only ,hro,,ch Al ac
.ressive rolicv, Ia which Il A.
Hryan's opinion. Mr Alar,jrs iaadcr.
ship would M, he favor.n,o,, r,,t.,,
Ienocratic scnato,a talled ao, ~
siegestions az AL prvo, ear .n
hours on wednesda, o,a s.a.,,.,.
,bev yvs,a al, .o,,,;,
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