The Winslow mail., 1923-07-13
bryan SAYS GOVERNOR
SMITH NOT AVAILABLE
CANDIDATE FOR PRES.

William Jennings Bryan, three
times candidate for President of the
United States, and a leader in the
Democratic party for generation,
and still a factor to be reckoned
with, says that Governor Smith, of
New York, is not an available can
didate for President because of his
views on the liquor question Mr.
Bryan denied that he had given
endorsement to VIM G. McAdoo or
Iany other candidate but did make
the above statement in regard to
Governor Smith Mr.. Bryan made
the statement while on a visit to his
old home at Lincoln, Nebraska where
he attended a reception rendered by
his brother Governor Charles w.
Bryan at the governors mansion, to
which Democrats of the state and
friends Of the COmmOner were in
vited Mr.. Bryan is reported to have
spoken substantially as follows
He said he was glad to correct the
sreport connecting him with an en-
dorsement of any candidacy. He
said he would follow his invariable
rule and consequently had no COM
ment to make upon the reported can
didacy of Henry Ford, nor of the al
legged prevalence of Ford sentiment
in Nebraska and elsewhere He ad-
j ded, however, that it was his under
standing, Mr.. Ford had not annOunc-
ed himself as a candidate.
q regard a candidates platform of
more Importance than his person
ality," he said in discussing Mr. Ford
/ Mr.. Bryan said it was his intention
to be candidate in Florida for de-
q 10 I
convention.
No Fear Of Third Party
No third party movement was like
ly to develop any considerable
strength in his opinion.
In regard to probable issues in
the next campaign Mr. Bryan said:
In speaking of issues it is neces- |
sary to bear in mind that the COM
I ing session of congress is likely to !
determine issues in the next cam
paign. Anything said at this time is
! like quoting prices which are sub
jected to change. Certain issues
| seem probable. These are:
'1-Economics. The farmer is in /
a deplorable condition. He is SELL
| ing on a pre-war level and buying !
on a level fully so per cent higher
than the pre-war levels. This means |
the farmer cannot buy two-thirds as
much as before, and eventually must ,
do without things they need or go
into bankruptcy Something must |
be done to raise the farmers prices /
or lower the price of things he buys i
''2-Some tribunal must be estab-
lished for the investigation of dis
putes between capital and labor be-
fore they reach the stage of strikes
and lockouts. These two elements
are drifting apart and must be
brought back together so that they
can cooperate in a spirit O fbroth-
erhood.
Hits at Wall Street
"3-The federal bank, which was
instituted to benefit the people, has
been captured by Wall street. 1t |
must be brought out of the hands of |
/ Wall street and made over again
as an agency for protecting the
Tublic.
''4-The profteer is the chief OBJ
stacle to prosperity and nothing is
| being done to curb him. All lines
CS industry that can combine are
combining and organizing, leaving
! the masses the victims of all these |
! combinations.
"The exploiters were never more
fully in control of the country than
now and that control is sufficient to
prevent the amelioration necessary
mo one, of course, can tell how
the Importance of these issues will
be increased or diminished by the
action of the coming congress- If |
the Democrats and Progressives-I
who together control both houses
will act together something will be
done"