The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-28
MAKING &ATioNAL DEMOCRATS.

1t is always a pretty sure sign OF a
party's defeat when it begins to be
very exclusive and to lay down rigid
rules with which everybody must COM
ply or be drummed out Of camp. When
an organization Is moving towards
success 1T is. catholic It's heart opens
to everybody, 1t welcomes all the re-
cruits 1t can get. 1t liberalizes It's
members as far as 1t can. and is ready
10 embrace all who come to ii in it's
triumphant march. 1t is only the BIT
terness of visible failure that bestows
us rage and Disappointment upon some
one else, So, whenever we find in
convention. or in the primaries, or in
public speeches, that severe tests of
party loyalty are imposed, and that,
those who make them take savage de-
hight In reading out all who will not
subscribe to them, then we know that
this organization is well on its way to
failure. This is the attitude Of the
Democrat-Populists today. Mr.. Bryan
has discarded his large and genial
phrases and dropped to the plane Of
partisan venom. He said in a speech
the other day: ~
want to warn you who are In contempla-
s.oH OF oesertion from the Democratic party
at this time, that the man who in the face nf
Sucn an enemy, either goes to the rear or is
Iouno In secret conference with the enemy
- . traitor, upon him the brand shall be
p'aeeo' anu ne snail not come back again.
The same announcement has been
HE
given out in New York state regard
ing the support Of the national and
state tickets there this year. Nobody
who votes them Is to be allowed tn
call himself Democrat hereafter. and
MI. Bryan says that nobody who does
not vote for himf this year can come
back again. Now this is a pleasing
prospect, because 1t is making National
Democrats by tens of thousands. There
are great many men. who are not
going to vote for Mr. Bryan this wear
under any circumstances. but who
have not determined what their future
party. relations will be. They have
called themselves Democrats in the
past, they would like to call themselves
democrats In the future. They GER
ta1nly are not Republicans. and thew
are not Populists. They are men who
believe In sound money and tariff for
revenue onlys and civil service reform
Ihelr natural home is the National
Democratic party. The only obstr1c-
ton in their way is the reluctance
winch men as a rule feel to sever the
political associations Of life time
men ike Bryan and like Sheehan
IN New York, and like those whom we
might mention much nearer home. are
helping these to ally themselves per-
manently with the National Demo-
cratic party. BY no possibility can thew
DC lnduced to support the cause of
Tree silver, ruin, riot and reputation.
uThey do not have to renounce their De-
n1ocracy' to take this. position; but; If
those who have taken charge Of tha
old Democratic organization now saa
ut in the fury of disappointment at the
wrath that is SO surely about to fall
upon them to say that this name shall
be reserved henceforth for men Of their
own mind, then the National Democ-
{ racy, whose platform represents the
nllgh conscience and advanced thought
OF pure Democracy today, will receive
their allegiance. The course of events
is creating National Democrats nv
companies and platoons, and that par
tvs doors are wide open to everybody.
Even the silverite may repent and
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