The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-26
BARNES AssAILs BRYAN.

}OM Ittat was 81 HIllSllCuil
by The Colonel last year. He is the
restored Boss OF the Republican ma
chine IN New York state. and also edi-
tor OF the Albany journal. Not con-
tent with his failure 10 manage the
politics of his own party. ne had the
effrontery two days ago to criticize in
hie newspaper the course OF the Hon.
William Jennings Bryan in flooding
the Democrats of the Legislature of
New York with the counsels of an old
and afectionate friend as to what they
should do with sundry matters of prime
political Importance demanding their
attention. Barnes was amazed by the
apparently mandatory character f,Mr.
Bryan's discourse. mistak!ng, as SO
many others are wont to do. his earn
estness for impertinence Barnes was
So much, or more. amazed by the
'tpusinan!mity." that is the word he
uses "of the Legislature which SUI
pinely endured the indignity to itself
and the insult TO the great State which
It IS supposed to represent"
eihihS o'ioptiSi taGht GUIUcS wants
to know ION what does Mr.. Bryan base
bis arrogantly assumed authority TO
dictate to those members of his party
who have been elected TO represent the
people. In Washington, In Albany, or
elsewhere?" and without waiting for
any OF US who are qualified to speak
upon this and other points touching
tho course OF our devoted leader. an
ewers his own interrogatory thus:
"His title 10 such distinction as some
yet oestow upon him, to the dictator
ship which he assumes rests upon the
fact that he is the thrice defeated
Presidential candidate OF HIS party. the
ascending degree of opposition to
whom lie reflected in the Increasing
pluralities against him. AS If he
could prove his case by quoting figures,
Barnes shows that in 1895 the popular
plurality agains, Mr., Bryan was
6ol,S54; in 1900. s4s,7eo; in 1905,
l,o45.7l5. A formidable array Of hg-
ures, to be sure, and on the face Of
the returns they would seem to argue
that Mr.. Bryan had been rejected: but
what are the facts? It was "prnoi-
PIES and not the man for whom Mir.
BRYAN was fghting-the man Is moth
Ing, the principles" are everything,
and now, as aforet!me and the worst
time this country has ever known.
John Browns body goes marching
on" Look at MY Policies" and where
did they come from? The Republican
demands" for downward revision
of the tariff. for an income tax amend
ment to the Federal Constitution. for
the drastic and ever more drastic reg
ulation and control of the railroad DIS.
for the direct election OF United States
Senator'S by popular vote, for the
busting of the trusts. and for ali
the other isms that have infected lie
whole body tolltic;~ The lodging and
backing and filing OF the Republican
party with the hope that /, will Re aisle
to out Bryan Bryan.
Talk as Barnes NAV about the ev,-
dences OF Bryan's Steadily waning
power and popularity" and about how
"deiuded BY his conceit (he) rres,imes
TO pose as one licensed to comma nd
chosen representative OF The people .,
Barnes canno. get away from lie fact
every day becoming more pronounced
that the Nebraskan has put both Or
tht great political parties into most
compromising position on almost every
question OF vital inheritance to he
7 welfare OF the country As Kop. El,4s
of North Carolina, said on rotable
occasion at Waynesyille many wears
ago, That's what hes DONE ana III
I'll there shall be some INDEPENDENT ami
straight thinking in both camps. fflat's
where ne IS going 70 keep Them. Be-
sides Mr.. Bryan was Invited I'd speaE
TO the New York Legislature ana Ihe
accented the invitation, lie was nor
restricted, we Relieve. as to the lougth
and range Of his address and All
sorhed in himself AMI in his IDEAS ne
made the FUR ny, Moreover. who 4,
/ Barnes that he should rail AT NH BRYAN
for his amazing enron;ery'? III Is
none OF Barncs's business Tie ioesn',
belong to our PARTY II was ,hoGeii,
for awhile last Year thai he did no,
belong to ansI party and !, is no. 50,
quite certain thst Tho c9lonc wii
not again s'rip him Of Dis ycilon
Jacket
II in his desperation snd FIR III,
sakeiof saving his party lie snail pro.
ieet his Droinio Of Ephesus into tn,
ring. We shall more than match hin
with our Droniio q syracuse, the ,irst
named. as the books snow. bein.
thick wi,ted and the second bright An,
always ready with some new "psrs
mount issue" 10 the envy az The r.plc
sian and his Imitation after Inc shoy
has gone by,
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