The Washington times., 1915-07-09
A Gifted Eulogist Lambastes The
Times For Its Alleged Attitude
Toward the Peerless One,

To the Editor OF THE TINES
The editorial in your issue Of July
on Bryan and Second Terms'' does
the distinguished Nebraskan, must I
say Intentional or unintentional injus-
tice have been a constant reader
or your paper since my sojourn in
Washington. also a close one. / have
yet to run across a single observation
| that you have made upon the principal
or fundamental things that Mr.. Bryan
| mas done wherein you have given him
credit for high and patriotic motives.
Are you prejudiced against the pris-
oner at the bar? Are you actuated
| with malice prepense? Is II your pur-
pose to disarm the force Of Mr.. Bryan's
efforts by indicating sinister motives
for everything he does?
| The one-term plank In the Baltimore
platform you say Is not taken seriously
by anybody. l think this Is true when
applied to the politicians dominated by
the concepts Of your colored candidate
for school teacher who teaches
Whichever way you-alL prefers. "
| But 1t Is not any more applicable TO
Mr. Bryan than to Mr.. Wilson or TIE
Times, or any other prominent party
seeking public position.
1t is your glorious privilege vouch'
safed through constitutional ramifca'
tons to oppose Mr. Bryan whenever
your enlightened reason suggests, but
you should be careful not to misinter-
pret his course or to malign his pur-
pose. Not being a Democratic news
paper | fail to see how, with any de-
gree of compatibility. you have the
authority to assert that any one plank
in the great Democratic platform Is not
taken seriously by the party that pass
ed II.
The country would entertain q
higher regard for your editorials Il
ways above the belt 1t Is much
easier matter perhaps to mtslead thar
II is to answer arguments.
We have had several Democratic
candidates for President since the
war. None of them. however. eve1
received as many votes as Mr.. Bryan
He polled more votes than Parker, NJ
Dolled more votes than cleveland, NJ
polled more votes the last time n
was a candidate than Mr. Wilson die
, when he was elected. Had ne been 1
slave to the idea ''whichever wa!
you-all prefers he could have beei
President of the United States. Ism.
! this trne? Won't you be fair enough
/, He is the one greatest independen
> thinker in this country. ue Is no
t alone in the laudable ambition TO D.
= President Of the great united Stale'
He should not be maligned or sian
T dared because Of this any more tha'
the hundreds OF other good mon sat
= urated and imbued with simlia
t ambition. Bryan Is standing lke
plain common people. They know
e and admit II, you know II. but No
won't admit II. Some day suppos
: you get out on Fennsylvania aVenn u
s and ask the hrst 100 tntelanEen, pr%an 1an an
I you will find seventy-hve "t tne1 81
posscssing faith and high esteem 10
this great spontaneous. hero uieal
5 natural friend OF popular EoVernno'
!, and progressive democracy ,
y As a reader of your paper I ask
/ and a spirit Of fairness in your ed
torial oppositi to him; l say Kno"
J. ing whereof I speak thti.on thn. mr. for TFtS Il
Presidency, but will support him atte
s he Is renominated by the Democrat
% which event will take place witho'
-. oprositio ion. ., 4, w,
"a paper TO the fact that Mr. Bryan WI
= misht as Secretary of State. ! wou
It be glad to know just what would ne
It sreat Secretary Of state IN & your sS,,'" s;n,
ton suppose ore,t II sscpe.aTv SSr sTSo of Stat
"a You have said in your columns very T.
le Gently that the Hon. Elihu Root W
is great secretery What did wi1I ne ever hs ,r
p out OF the ordinary? f9H on Wnli na,rtrv TT II
r parting Information to the country
le YOU will Just tell US one great luea
>, diplomacy originated and consummat
1t by Mr.. Root which entities him to u
At appellation Of a great diplomat. a
" not trying to belittle Mr.. Root; l
only trying to belittle the idea that
Ia fiuences you to eulogize the diploma
'o ability OF the one and to ridtcule t
n lack Of this great accomplishment
IT the other -.
II The cosmopolitan press had Just
8, we'll. for It will have to take st
. forward, for the people are not goi
re to: they have already wakened up a
r are at home on the Job with suffcie
4 interest and capability to comprehe
u what you distinguished gentlemen
ly have to say in the future:
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