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Show I IS ll M " COX ON BRYAN; BRYAN ON COX Out in Nebraska tho other day Candidate Candi-date Cox, realizing that he was in W'l-liam W'l-liam Jennings Bryan's state, delivered a eulogy to Bryan: "I have known Mr. Bryan politically and personally for many years. He has been an influence for .good. I supported him three hmes for the Presidency with my newspapers .my voice nd my vote, and would have done so again this year had he been the candidate of the Democratic party instead of myself. As a 'matter of fact, as a young man JL gained f ronu Mr. Bryan's leadership many of the progres-s've progres-s've ideas which I have since endeavored to propagate." The Mr. Bryan over whom Cand'date Cox was so fulsome is the Mr. Bryan who gave a candid opinion of James M. Cox on May 13 last in a for.mal statement issued is-sued at Lincoln: Cox's nomination would make the Democratic party the leader of the lawless law-less ele'menls"of the countryi and his election, elec-tion, if such a thing were possible, would turn the Whitei House over to those who defy government and hold law in contempt. con-tempt. There is no chance of his election elec-tion 'f nominated, but why should any Delmocrat be filling to support a man whose nomination would insult the conscience con-science of tho Ration? After disgracing his state he aspires to a position in which he could disgrace the nation." Does this statement of Mr. Bryans embrace em-brace any of the "progressive "deas" wh'ch Mr. Cox professes to admire? New York Herald. R fc ft |