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Show THE BRYAN RECEPTION. The-New York Sun notes the preparations to re-' re-' ceive Mr. Bryan. It is going to be a stately affair. - The San thinks "that the safe and sane Democrat will feel like going fishing for torn cod on the day the great man comes." ' Mr. Blaine used to say that the Democratic party was like flies it was fond of sugar, but it would partake of food of a different class in case of necessity. neces-sity. And the Sun will see when Mr. Bryan arrives that it will be perfectly natural for Democrats of all shades and complexion, witnout regard to previous '..-." conditions of servitude in the party, to be on hand to v receive the distinguished traveler. Come to think of it there is no reason why any " , Democrat, except, perhaps, Grover Cleveland, should not "welcome the ilustrious traveler to our shores," because, while Mr. Bryan is -not much of a Democrat Demo-crat while down deep in his heart he is an out-and-out Populist he has never said anything, to be of-fensive of-fensive to the Democratic party, and from the fact "that Democrats will know that he is a candidate he will not only be a pretty good Democrat, but he will be dead sure to get all the Populist votes, because they think kindly of him, we predict that his reeep-: reeep-: tion in New York .will be about the greatest event that has occurred there since Admiral Dewey arrived, ar-rived, covered with glory and with the extra stars . - of full Admiral on his shoulders. If in his business Mr. Bryan has not sunk any Spanish fleet or cut any cables or advised any Ger- man Admiral, in case of difficulty, to keep out of the " line of his fire, that is no matter. Mr. Bryan can make a great deal finer speech than Admiral Dewey and the great public really likes a man who can talk better than a man whose only talk is through the i throats of his guns. There is another thing about that reception; it would make every Democrat in the country believe for three days at least that the Democrats will be , iure to carry the election in 1908, and that is a thing to be commended, because of late years the Demo-crats Demo-crats have not had much to rejoice over, even in : thought. The only regret will be with them that this is not the Presidential year and that Mr. Bryan has not yet the nomination. |
