Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-07
BRYAN AT IT AGAIN.

The appearance % william Jcn
nines Bryan in WASHINGTON Just nov
is more than usually unfortunate 70
the country. While the senate ha
acted definitely ana docisively in fayo
: Of allowing the president 10 conduc
I the diplomacy OF the country, az al
presidents have done IN the past, sim.
liar action by the lower house has
been postponed from day to dag, not.
withsianding the fact that every min
uie Of delay IN assuring the world
that congress Is standing firmly back
Of the chief executive Is aid and COM
fort for our enemies.
In view Of MI Bryan's long record
Of failure as prophet, with fun
knowledge that biz past policies have
been repudiatcd By the people and
that he no longer advocates them even
{ as academioally sound, it IL difficult
to understand why he should have thq
ear Of any considerable number OF
people anywhere. But there are quits
a number Of mushy minded demo-.
cratic congressman who still regard
the Nebraskan as great statesman,
whose words must be needed II the
country is to be saved.
To be sure these men know that
Mr. Bryan Is not talking free coinage
Of silver any more. That issue has
been shown false in the economic
working out or our financial system
under the single gold standard. lie
never refers now to imperialism.
though that was the paramount is
sue just sixteen years ago. He never
mentions government ownership Of /
railroads nowadays which he declared (
in his New YORK speech. on his re-
turn from tour around the world, (
10 be the paramount issue. his
issue OF 1908 was "Shall tho
people rule? what he meant by
the phrase was tho adoption Of
the initiative, the referendum and
The recall ana nominations by direct
primary lie hasn't mentioned the
the referendum or the re-
iall for a long time, and. so far as
I applied TO him ne knocked the di-
'cct primary into cooked hat at the
Baltimore convention in 1912 when
10 personally repudiatcd the primary
Instructions OF his precinct. OF his
ounty OF his congressional district
nd Of his state, as expressed by the
'otcrs Overwhelmingly at the polls
or the purpose of binding the action
f the Nebraska delegates TO The dem
cratic national convention.
This record Of failure of judgment
nd population Of principles Is
nown 10 every congressman IN Wash +
1gton but quite a number Of them.
including Claude Kitchin, the alleged
Majority floor leader follow the sill
or tongue Of the peerless orator" I
Grover cleveland went ahead ana
lvcd the financial honor of the coun-
'y IN spite Of the opposition Of the i
rothy thinkers Of his party in con-
roHs Time ana history have ylndl-
ltcd his wisdom ana his patriotism. G
We know now that Grover Cleveland
as a strong man and n great pres
lent az all the mon who fought j..
Inn Iiryan alone rs prominent today,
nd he BE- "petcring out"
Wilson IL in much the Same situa- n
on now that Cleveland was twenty
ears ago As timo has demonstrated
rat Cleveland was right then. time 90
III demonstrate that Wilson is right
nw. As cleveland was opposed by
10 shallow thinkers ana glib takers :
his time, Wilson today has the op- r.
jston Of the glib takers ani
lalow thinkers. As Cleveland was a co.
rong man then, Wilson is stronger
an now William j. Bryan bounded
cveland then. lie is bounding viii \
N now. Bryan lost out then He
III lose out now Also he may be- :
.c CHIEF cause Of the defeat of his
lrty for another sixteen years. as h
as the chief cause of it's defeat from !,
'9G TO 1912.