Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-23

/ u f'hNIt dtuNN ttiiN iiifNi IN NStiltdtiO1.
With kind regards, I remain,
We are publishing the New Yor
| Commercial editorial referred to above
We have published others from tn
Same source with Bryan for a topic
The article by DR. Crane is speciall
copyrighted by the author, whicl
means hands off unless you pay" TIL
| Sunday story referred to is an inter
view in which Bryan reterates that h
does not care; that he is used to beins
| attacked; that the press of the coun
Try. with the exception Of rare few
are IN league against him; tpresumabl.
/ because he breaches what he breaches
and lives differently; and that h
| will go on talking when and where HI
| pleases Gin defiance of public opinion
and criticism).
| 1t was a Sunday STORY" and is like
| ~ to be retold, over and over, without
Mr.. BRYAN doing more than to smile
Nitel appiodtfed ny lhSlSttHl iep'i 1
ers. He says the chautauqua season
has netted him something over $1,000
and concludes:
mo man should enter public life if he
objects to criticism and he cannot stay
in public life if he permits criticism to
turn him from doing what he thinks Is
right. He must decide his duty for him
self and is answerable to the public for
mistakes he makes
II regard lecturing as an entirely
legitimate field. | iectured before was
nominated for the Presidency: l lectured
between campaigns: | shall continue to
lecture, and | shall not believe that any
person whose opinion is worth having
will think the less of me because | do so.
This closes the lecture subject for the
present
We believe Mr. Bryan Is "ansWerable
to the public" for his mistakes and
that the overwhelming flow of criticism
is indication that this is a mistake"
We believe Mr.. Bryan possessed of a
marvellous mental admixture Of splen
did world moving impulses and power,
and stupendons capacity for blunders.
The editor of this paper years ago part
ed company with the Democratic party
because of Organism and wisconsin
(William L.. He could not stand 10 to
/ and the tariff monstrosity inflicted
in the name of a Democratic policy.
We believe Mr. Bryan made great
mistake then. Some of his critics
have not been so generous We believe
he is making another great mistake
now.
We disagree with our local friend
when he refers to misleading com
ments of newspapers which he names.
We see no opportunity for misleading.
Every intelligent person of this coun-
try knows the facts. Mr.. Bryan stands
in the powerful and honored position OF
American premier. Instead OF con-
eentrating his mind and energies upon
the service which has been graced by
some OF the greatest Americans, he Il
devoting much of his valuable time ane
great mind to private service for hire.
/ III ttIfI a1atASt ioi ~ p -
capita a favored few may eajoy tho
wealth of our distinguished secrefarys
gray matter while the balance of the
one hundred millions are DESTROYS shat
he give every thought to the puolie
service for which he was chosen.
We take no stock in this alleged press
combination against Mir. Bryan. We
have a very large exchange list, made
up OF all political professions, and ii is
our conviction that 80 per cent. of the
comment upon Mr.. Bryan's ehautauqna
display in these papers, has been ad-
verse to the secretary. These papers
are not all yellow" and have com
mented in all shades of criticism, ac-
ccrding to their bent. OF course some
of them have been bitter, scurrilous.
malicious, persecutive, but these are
the few and they "mislead' no one. Oui
readers will remember that we have
taken occasion, more than once. to re-
Ter 10 lne unfair anu iIIutNefit pun sun
of MIR. BRYAN by the Hearst publica-
tons This does not hurt MIR. Bryan,
but we are convinced that his open de-
fance of the overwhelming trend of
public opinion as expressed by papers
| eminently fair, both Republican, Demo-
cratic. Progressive, socialistic, Is mis-
| take" on Mr.. Bryan's part ana mas
hurt him; that ii will last against INN
| through life: that he has totally ellml-
mated himself from ;ll further coisld-
| era ton fol great American Eoflors.'
on March q last we said edit1rialiN:
| Untn the hour the Nebraskan was
named we did not believe President WI =
son would have Hon. W lillian j. bryan
so close to the success or failure OF ms
administration as the ONCE OF secretary
of state We thought two men OF sucn
| strong convictions and divergent per
| Sonal characteristics could hardly expect
| 10 work Wei in double yoke. because
each would want TO know VINO should
| walk in the furrow. But developments
| might lead one to think That president
| Wilson is exceedingly gifted in political
| foresight, that he well understood the
! contrast before the people Of the man
| we'll within his council, calm and sane
| in The fancieS and folnes OF his genera