French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-23

wrong side, He was put in the atti-
tude of attacking without offering any
thing as a substitute. l think the best
cartoon of the campaign illustrated
his embarrassment. 1t was entitled:
Listen to the knocking Bird"
On the much debated question
whether or not Colonel Roosevelt's
support helped Or injured Mr.. Hughes
candidacy, Mr.. Bryan said:
Il should say it would be difficult to
decide which hurt. Mr.. Hughes most,
his own species or Mr.. Roosevelt's
speeches. However, the fact that Mr..
Hughes lost more in the territory in
which Mr.. Roosevelt was supposed to
be least popular, would seem to give
the candidate the advantage over his
principal supporter"
AS to the possibility of a change in
the election returns which would show
Mr.. Hughes to be a winner after all,
Mr.. Bryan's comment was:
"AIl things are possible. but there is
no probability of a mistake sufficient
to change the result. And why should
Mr.. Hughes desire to hold the Office
when he knows Mr.. Wilson received
some 100000 more votes than he did ?.
How would Mr.. Hughes feel conduct
ing a government Oyer the protest Of
so large a plurality "
Mr.. Bryan summarized the reasons
for Mr.. Wilson's victory in these
words:
Some voters were Influenced by one
reason and some by another. Every
large group of our voters a received
some material advantage from the Will
son administration. The commercial
class had been benefited by the cur
rency law, the farmer by the rural
credits law. and the laboring man by
the 8-hour law, the antitrust law
against government by injunction and
other measures of special interest to
labor.
Here are the three most important
groups and all had reason to be satis-
fed with the Wilson administration.
The women voters probably were
Influenced by the fact that the Presi-
dent had been able to keep the coun-
try out of war with Mexico and with
Europe, and all classes had been
doubly benefited by the tariff law
First, they had the advantage of lower
import rates, and secondly, they were
relieved of the fear of panic by the
fact that prosperity had come with a
low tariff, despite all the gloomy pre-
dictions of the Republican leaders.
Generally speaking, the unparallel-
ed record in the matter of economic
reforms vas the basis of the Presi-
dents claim for popular approval, but
the peace argument strongly %reinforc-
ed the argument based upon remedial
legislation"
What effect will the reelection of
Mr.. Wilson have upon the European
war situation ?" was asked.
1.-The attitude of Europe will proba-
bly, depend upon the personal bias of
the man who expresses himself, but
the European public in general ought
to find SATISFACTION in the continuation
of a policy already settled and known
A change in administration would have
ushered in an era of uncertainty, espe-
cialIy between November aud March.
1.-The fact that the ~belligerents on
neither side were entirely pleased with
the Wilson administration was proof
of it's neutrality. If either side had
championed the President it would
have furnished an argument against
MIR Bryan was reluctant to discuss
his part in the campaign. even when
reminded that the Democratic victory
was won in the States where he spoke.
At length he said
1T is true that Inc West, the stone
the builders bad hitherto reject
ed has become the neal o. the corner.
But there we're sc many Democrats at
work in that seo:i01 that no n per-
SOD e. n cIaiGa a IarEe AmOIn. o. credit
for the result. Ny share in the re-
is surely large, whatever my
share may have been in the labors
1--WE are also rejoicing that Nebras-
went dry. We are now a part of
the white territory which covers nearly
all the country west of the Mississippi.
We are truly proud of Nebraska. 1t
went for Wilson, as well as for the !
Prohibition amendment" !
The drive Mr.. Bryan will captain
against the liquor interests will be I'M
dertaken Immediately. He will speak
in Indianapolis Saturday morning be-
fore a national assemblage of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
He will speak in Chicago Monday at q
luncheon of the Anti-Saloon League.
North Carolinians in the Capital are
ready for Mr.. Bryan's crusade against
John Barleycorn. They will help him.
One of his leading aids will be former
Governor Robert B. Glenn.