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The Commoner.
VOLUME 12, NUMBER 15
Encouraged by Political Conditions Through
out the Nation
By John It. Ball, staff correspon
dent of the Pittsburgh Post: Chi
cago, March 19. Believing that the
viows of William J. Bryan, on the
democratic situation throughout the
country, would not only bo of interest
to followers' of tho party at this
timo, but would reflect tho opinion
also of thoso leaders, with whom Mr.
Bryan has boon associated, and show
tho trend of this particular Influence,
tho Post determined to get some ex
pression, if possible from the man
who was thrice tho presidential can
didate of his party.
Mr. Bryan was located last Satur
day at Madison, Wis. In response
to a message, sent that night, Mr.
Bryan replied that he would be glad
to meet the Post correspondent in
Chicago on Monday afternoon. The
"commoner" reached Chicago short-
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ly before 5 o'clock, the hour he was
to leave again on his journey home
ward to Lincoln, Neb.
He was looking well and appeared
to bo in the best of health. He had
just closed a 10-days' tour of speech
making through Ohio and Wisconsin
and was eager to get to Lincoln.
Having made his arrangements to
leave Chicago on the 5 o'clock train,
there was nothing for me to do but
nroceed farther west with him. As
soon as wo boarded the train I out
lined to Mr. Bryan just what the
Post would like to have him talk
about. He was in a very cheerful
mood and agreed to discuss the poli
tical situation.
I accompanied Mr. Bryan to
Aurora, 111., more than an hour's
ride from Chicago. He outlined his
position in regard to the candidates
for the democratic presidential nomi
nation and stated frankly just what
course he thought the party should
follow in the present campaign. He
spoke freely on the subject and de
clared he was glad to give the demo
cratic voters his views at this time,
through tho Post.
Commoner Willingly Discusses
Situation
During the. discussion Mr. Bryan
stated that he probably would make
a speech or two in Pennsylvania be
fore the primaries of April 13. He
was arranging to be there on April
lb, but when informed that the pri
maries preceded that date, ho de
clared he would try to change the
schedule. " He will make several
speeches in Ohio on the same tour.
On the democratic situation in
general, Mr. Bryan said :
"The democratic situation is very
encouraging. It looks as if it would
be hard for the party to defeat itself
it it tried to do so. But things are
so chaotic that we can not afford to
take any chances. The country has
moved up to the democratic position
on a number of questions and I be
lieve the voters are ready to entrust
the federal government into the
hands of the democrats, provided our
party shows itself alive to progres
sive thought and ready for the pro
gressive action that the country de
mands. Fully four-fifths, if not nine-tenths
of tho democratic voters are demo
cratic on all questions. It looks as if
nearly, if not quite, one-half of the
republican voters are also, nnri thof
would seem to make tho election of
a progressive president certain but
for the fact that this division is not
uniform throughout the country.
"The reactionary element, with all
the patronage and ample campaign
I , XT. uuna' seems likely to con
trol the republican party, although
iiw uub v;uu upeaK witn any positive
ness upon a situation so uncertain
The reactionary influences in the
democratic party have powerful sup
port in subsidized newspapers and
m smews oi war. Their firRt- rhM
that a reactionary constituency bo
represented by reactionary delegates
This may be conceded without injury
to the prospects of any progressive
in any reactionary section, for
whilo the reactionaries will plead for
representation in progressive sec
tions, they will never permit a pro
gressive to go. to the convention from
a reactionary section.
"Tho delegates prepare tho plat
form before they nominate a presi
dential candidate and a convention
of reactionaries will be sure to write
a platform likely to defeat a progres
sive candidate. I am emphasizing
this point because the reactionaries
are at work everywhere trying to set
men in progressive delegations and
the voters ought to understand that
the platform might be jeopardized
if the reactionaries can get sufficient
representation in tho 'convention
gates must also be considered, for it
is not certain that any candidate will
havo a majority on first ballot. Dele
gates should therefore state their first
Address Orders to THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebr
and second choice of candidates so
that the progressives' position will
bo that much stronger."
Would Make No Rewards at Ex
pense of tho Party
"Have you expressed any choice
among the candidates or will you
do so," Mr. Bryan was asked.
"No and I do not care to, unless
it becomes necessary. I havo no
friends whom I would bo willing to
reward, at the expense of the party,
nor do I have any enemies to punish.
I am for any progressive against
every reactionary and should bo glad
to help in each state, the progressive
who is the choice of the democrats of
that state. In case there is a close
vote, as in Oklahoma, I would advise
a division of the delegation in order
that there may be harmony as be
tween progressives. If in any state,
I am convinced that the reactionary
element is attempting to divide the
progressives with a view to securing
a victory over both, I shall favor the
support of the strongest progressive
and the withdrawal of the others.
"While Governor Woodrow Wilson
't Wear a Truss
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