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Show THE FORCES AGAINST BRYAN. (Dublin lrih People.) Mr. William J. Mryan will again tr conclusions with Mr. William McKincy for the greatest position amongst th temporal rulers of the world the pies;, dency of the United States. The Democrats Demo-crats have unanimously adopted thi eloquent young western statesman a.-) J their candidate, and the main plank t their platform is anti-imperialism including in-cluding direct and eagerly avowed hostility hos-tility to the British .policy in South Africa. That this declaration of faith represents the feelngs of the vast mas-4 I of the American people is very certain: I but it remains to be seen .'it the polls next November how far the detestations detesta-tions of the attack on the Roer republics repub-lics and the general dissatisfaction with the results of Mr. McKinley's campaign of conquest in the Philippines will influence in-fluence those voters who have hitherto voted Rei'Ublh-nn. Bryan will have a hard battle t i fight. Against him will be arrayed all the power of the capitalists of the states who are in one way or another connected with England. Snobbery "t the most ridiculous type is as rampant, in America as in some Irish cities ami the numerous multi-millionaires whose daughters or nieces have married into English "society" will strain all their resources to return again the president who has shown himself so amenable to English influences, and w ho has become the disciple and slave of Chamberlain-ism. Chamberlain-ism. But if healthy public spirit can ' win against the boodlers and millionaires million-aires and uncompromising supporters of a party, William J. Bryan will enter the White House next year. For one j thing, the Irish and the Germans are i on his side to a man. and he may rely upon the support of forces which were either doubtful or hostile in 189f. The inanity of the American snobs is as irritating as the treachery of our own. The "Anglo-American Brotherhood" Brother-hood" celebrated the glorious Fourth of July the anniversary of the Declaration Declara-tion of American Independence by holding a mutual admiration banquet at the Hotel Heeii jn London. Mr. Choate. the extraordinary ambassador sent across by Mr. MciKnley. told his audience that the Fourth of July had now become "an international celebration!" celebra-tion!" And he asked: "What would George III or Lord North have said tc the commander in chief of the British army proposing the health of the American Amer-ican president?" . It would have been more to the poms to speculate on the feeling of Georg Washington or Benjamin Frarklin. or the two heroic Irishmen, Patrick Henry and Charles Carroll of Carrollton, ha. J the anticipated the action and attituda of Mr. Joseph Choate. |