Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-11-25
EDh-a;sl and His Idols.

Monday. lis GUpc5 are not 50
blind as their late Chief. They
have seen many such men. The
Popocratic Augusta ga ''Chroni-
clc'' calls on the party to ''discon-
tinue the {;nancialtlisuuss;on and pay
attention to material Development
ard the encouragement of CONNER
cial prosperity. = HoIse Smiths
paper, which also supported Bryan,
declares that the Popocratic leaders
''must realize from the lesson Of
Tuesday : that the best politi-
cal.expediency IS that which adheres
most closely TO sound political prin-
ciples.s' The Savannah Views, "
which Was Popocratic in the late
campaign, SAYS free silver Is
dead issue" Another paper On the
same side. the Eicksbur@ Com
mcrcial Herald" calls the Chicago
platform policy ''tAe monstrous
and monumental political folly Of
this genesation." and asks, ''II0"
and when Wi! ve ever get out Of
the bog who viii lead rs forth: =
The Mobile ''Reciatcr." the Jack
sonyiIIe ''Citize0. New Orleans
''Times-Democrat," and dozens Of
other representative Poporrati~,
papers in the region il which this
here-y got the bulk OF IL votes,
warn their late leaders that they
have had enough Of this folly.
Ez Gan sl:a4te Bryan may not
have seen 4 silver nlaa who Is 'sor-
~ he voted for silver" bat the
woods are I,iii q silver men who
are sorry they voted for bryan.
''Speakinc now for the Peoples
party OF North Carolina, ans: ye
believe for the uation,' = says Sena-
to: Marion Butler il bis no.pa!}er,
the Official organ Of tie I'oiu!;st
party OF tie United State. "wc
take The liberty of serving notice
on Nr. Bryan that Il lie desire 10
head the reform forces Of tie pco-
pies party in the ne&t fight he
must Do 80 under some ether name
than that Of Democrat. The nano
has become q raprcaca and 4
stencil among the people. AMI il
will not he surDortel anr more,
now Or hereafter. e = = We are
done with thcfn now ana forever.
and also with any man HAo seeks
to lead tie people hereafter under
any standard that may bear the
name or have TIC snirch Of the
word Democrat on. This is a
notice from tie campaign manager
Of the Poplilist end C the late
Popocratic coalition that the com
bination Is broken, and that the man
who gets the populists support in
the next canvass will have IL 80
straight over to their side. The
man who secures the siIvcritc r2uli-
nation in 1900. if >iiyerism should
be an issue in that year, viii have
the nomination OF only cne party
and not Of three. Is in the recent
campaign, and that one will BE 4
minor party.
They arc united and fighting
for the same thing they fought foi
on election day" says Bryan who
is apparently still in the opium
dream in which be was submerged
! throughout the late canvass. Every
body else knows that the silvclitc,
are not doing or thinking about
anything Of the sort. They arl
taking advantage o. the axtr,, work
aud advanced wages which have
come to them as q result Of thG
crushing oI the cause which They
fought fer On election day" anl
are netapllorically kicking them
selves and their leaders for thei1
campaign folly. MIR. Bryan
mind Is peopIed with rhantasn1t
as wild and sporadic rs any dos
cribed by De Quincy in his Con
fes=ions,7 and he suproscs his lat
supporters will be deludod int,
believing them to be real. III,
awakening will come in a few week
: or a few months hence. when pco
! pie refuse to listen to him IN Ii
/ yagaries. for everybody else see
that the world OF his transports i
as sIladowy and ephemetal Rs tina
: which deludcd and nlocl<ed poor
: Christopher y.-Globc Democrat