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Show they made him a dictator, but the Democrat of the United States are completely abdicating their self-control and party elf-government by making Mr. Bryan their party dictator before they hare elected him to anything. "A mad world, my masten." Then the Sun refers to the matter as "A national na-tional chaos." It assumes, against its convictions, that President Roosevelt will be a candidate in 1908 and closes its article with these words: Make no mistake. The logarithm of Mr. Roosevelt's career resides In the deQnition of a genius! Let no one be deluded with the Idea that Mr. Roosevelt's dominance Is on the wane, that his star Is In declension. He is far yet from his apogee and Is today a more potential force with the people of this country. Republicans and Democrats alike, than any other day hitherto. There Is no one else In their minds, not one; no Taft, no Root, no Cannon no one at all In all that vast ineffectual procession. No Bryan! Alas! Mr. Bryan is not even a wholesome distraction. It seems to 'us that all of them have lost their heads. We do not believe that the President will be a candidate for re-election. "We believe that Mr. Bryan, if a candidate on the platform which he has, in substance, outlined, will be snowed under, unless just such another fit of insanity takes hold of the American people and makes lunatics of them,' as it did in 1892. The workingmen that year elected Mr. Cleveland, elected him on a platform which, while it promised to restore silver, in the same breath threatened to destroy the tariff. From the character of the men who worked for Mr. Cleveland in the East, including the national banks, the Henry "Ward Beechers, Harper's "Weekly,. and the rest, it was a clear case, even before election,that Mr. Cleveland would betray the country on silver, but. w was elected all the same. The workingmen of the country coun-try elected him, although anyone with a r.nlf level head could see that thousands of these workingmen would be out of employment before the winter was over. It will be only on just such another craze as that that Mr. Bryan can ever be elected President of the United States. He is not half a Democrat, when we get a little beyond the tariff his Democracy is all gone and he is an out and out Populist, mixed with a little tinge of Socialism. The American people in their senses will never elect a man President who makes his campaign on the effort to array the workingmen against the men who give them employment. As for Mr. Roosevelt being a candidate aain in 1908, we do' not believe the story at all. "With a little whooping up, not half so much as Mr. Bryan received, Secretary Root could have a reception upon his return to New York, which, while not so large as Mr. Bryan's, would be vastly more stately, and were he to be given that reception the difference in the speeches of the two men would be striking, because Secretary Root would not talk like a king, "that's come to conquer them," but as a servant of the Government, who had been on a peaceable peace-able mission to the countries which, in future, we must look most to for trade, and had proclaimed in every one that his mission was only one of good will ; that he was only seeking for a closer walk between be-tween the Republics of the South and the Republic of the North ; but the speech would be vastly better reading in the morning than was Mr. Bryan's. As different as in the old days was a speech carrying the full power of Daniel "Webster's brain was differ- ent from the glittering generalities which, from the mouth of Henry Clay, for the moment took all his listeners captive, but was forgotten next morning. Notwithstanding the ovation, Mr. Bryan is not at all sure of the nomination . in 1908. Suppose Mr. Jerome should be elected Governor of New York in November. Suppose in the convention of 1908, New England, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey should come, demanding the nomination of Mr. Jerome. What would happen then? Have these nine States ever made a united demand of the Democratic Demo-cratic party that has not been heeded t It is too soon to speculate as to who is going to be the Democratic candidate two years hence. MR. BRYAN AND HIS RECEPTION. It is curious to note how the press of New York . City received Mr. Bryan. The Times has a long article ar-ticle altogether laudatory. The tenor of the whole can be judged by a few lines, as follows: Here in this country we have slowly come to know Mr. Bryan better. Ten years ago men had their doubts, but ' now It is nowhere seriously denied that he possesses qualities quali-ties that are the foundation of what Is best In the American character. ' The people of this country have come to understand under-stand that Mr. Bryan is honest, they believe him to be sincere, sin-cere, and they know him to be courageous. It Is his honesty, hon-esty, his sincerity, and his courage that Impart to his popularity popu-larity the quality of continuance. Men not possessed of bis moral fiber or of bis reasoned adherence to principle may come to the fore, and may for a time command a following, but they do not last. Concerning the each and range of Mr. Bryan's statesmanship men's opinions may differ. His views and opinions are by no means acceptable to all Democrats. Dem-ocrats. But the masses of bis party accept him becausa they believe they can trust him. On the other hand the "World is furions. After stating that Mr. Bryan is no safer candidate than he was in 1896, it says: ' - Yet what is the result? Are not the Democrats of the country, by tbelr folly and stupidity, tying, their own hands and closing the door of opportunity upon themselves? 8o far as it lies in their power, they have made Mr. Bryan their candidate can-didate for President in 1908 without knowing what issues may be before. the country two years hence or what Mr. Bryan's attitude toward those, issues will be. Must not every speech he makes from today until election day in 1908 necessarily be a campaign speech? Must not every word he utters Inevitably commit his party? His overzealous followers have given him carte blanche to make the Issues, frame the platform and ebape the campaign. Indeed, thty have given him a blank ' rjower of attorney to manage the affairs or the Democratic oartr for the next two years and commit It to any policy, idea fad or mistake he pleases, and this In the name of olltics Is not ' "extraordinary" a mild word with which to describe such a situation? And the "World closes its article with these words: a 1906 reception to William J. Bryan, the distinguished . -i.Jr. orator Journalist and private citizen, is one thing. 'w S ovation to William J. Bryan, tne next Democratic but a 19W v" , Ue another. It Is the most mys- faHd01u.a VZoTwn by misguided politicians, terious blina P fooll8n abdication of power on the It i. the W organisation ever recorded In the part f th United States. Even the partisans of Louis SSoUon wliWd until they. h4 I" President before 4 |