Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-16
Nebraska Press on Bryan

believed
should have smothsred his own peace principles lot
US now suggest that those principles had been made
the principles Of the nation BY the fact that during
me last two years Bryan had signed arbitration
treaties with thirty OF the nations Of the world In
those treaties the doctrine was proclaimed that one
nation should not deliver an uItimatum 10 the Other
until after any differences arising between them
should have been submitted to arbitration Let us
remember that the entire cabinet had endorsed the
principle and the fact that these thirty peace treaties
and they have been approved by the American senate
mus making the principle involved the settled policy
OF our nation In dealing with other governments How
could Bryan repudiae the very principle Of all those
ueanes without branding himself devoid OF princ-
pie as Tallyrand or Mettsrnich?
Hebron Register: Regarding the resignation of
secretary Bryan. we believe he has done the right
thing and which will be shown later on Mr. Bryan
always had the faculty OF seeing things before other
people ana II certain that he be more serv.
ice 10 the public as a private citizen free 70 use
MS influences TO mould public sentiment against war
than he could have done to retain his position
Creighton Liberal: II IL syea, sacrifice ~ po.,-
ton that Mr.. Bryan is making Bryan will make
%ooO year more money in private life and he will
exercise ten times the Influence on legislation az his
own hands have been tied for years
Fairbury News II was inevitable Everyone IA
mihar with Mr. Bryan knew II morally certain
TO come All through his long political career the
one dominant trait OF his character has been hts
pugnsciounnsss, abnormaly developed and his unvI.
ingness under any circumstances 70 serve in any
subordinate capacity. As peace advocate he f.
about the "scrappiest' proposition that ever fourd
political preferment
Ord Quiz: The resignation was always in,nipent
Bryan IL player TO the grand stand. He alao has
his lightning rod up for sognething TO strike him IL
IL no doubt tFue that ne has been watching for
montns TOT an opportunity to Tesign in manner TO
make himself q hsro No better opportunity being I'm
sight he seized the presidents note a. the most
promising thing. Having resignsd he wifi now be a
candidate for the United States senate or possibly
for the presidency.
Greeley Citizen; As 20 Bryan's course though II
lays him open TO the charge OF cowardice Il IL tho
nest way out Should IL develop. present II
LOOKS probable that firm stand by this government
viii hasten peace then. certainly will also deveop
that Bryan's Judgment at fault and his loss to
the government not great
Fender Times; II IL TO he hoped that the rs,rns-
tion Of the secretary OF not mean division
In the forces Of the progressive democracy II would
be calamity to the party and the country at this
time II is very probable that these two great men
will continue 70 guide the desnies of the Democrat tic
partyone at the helm and the other in private life
where the latter has always been influential and
powerful.
Nebraska city Press: Mr.. Bryan has not only quit
the service OF his country at most critical time an
act which no end Of smiling oerman-Amercans
and flirting with the Billy Sunday crowd can over
come. but he has shown himself to be a most incon-
sistent statesman all around stand by the preti-
dent" said Mr. Bryan not a great while ago. And he
IL the first man 20 sit down.
Seward Tribune: II Bryan could not tolerate the
thoughts OF war; why did he tender his resgna-
ton when American troops stormed Vera Cruz7 The
time was not then ripe for Bryan pull off his four
flush stunt He stood by the president IN Mexico all
right There are Mexicans m Nebraska TO cater
TO. savys
Minden News: Whatever effect MIR BRYAN 9
resignation may have foreign relations tho
political situation at home (atters which Il is too
early to ntelligently action IN its last
analysis proves what people suggested when he
first entered the cabinet: That Mr. Bryan is tenn
peramentally unable TO long cooperate with any
leader his own views must be accorded the dominant
place or there is friction and rupture Of working
relations
Norfolk News Mr.. Bryan Is tsmperamentaliy unfit
for position which requires cooperation with others
IN the solution of practical problems Of staecrafr.
lie is an ideailst who. when he has taken a stand,
refuses TO compromise his ideals a. the face OF
necessity This made Il certain that whenever air.
ference Of opinion arose between Mr.. Bryan and the
president question OF principle, break would be
bound to come.
Tekamah journal: What the resignation portends
for the the administration from political
point OF View and the situation in Nebraska. would
be hard TO indicate. OF thing confident,
and that il that MI Bryan has made q serious mis-
take II he feels that the people OF America viii
be behind the president in his firm reference
to Germany and demand for observance on the
part that nation OF the ordinary interna,
tionAI law when Il comes 10 dealing with American
property American lkes
Wayne Herald; The resignation of W. j. Bryan
secretary OF account OF disagreement with
the president the character OF nOta sent 10
Germany IL likely 20 create impression abroad
the chief executive in crisis is having the
soiil support OF his coontrymea Whether he agreed
with the president not believe he would have
higher in popular estimation II ne had
the ship Of state until q had been safely anchored in
tranquil waters.
Auburn Herald That Nj Bryan did not agree
with the president with reference to the policy that
been pursued and Is being pursued Is the dis
credit Of neither.
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