Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-09-02
BRYAN DEMOCRATIC CLUB"
Il. p. Warden Wants the Word Dem.
ocratic" Inserted in the Name
of the Bryan Free Silver
Club.
the Editor of the Ledger.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, August, 2S.-The
Democratic party, founded by
the great American commoner,
Thomas jefferson, whose name is
so sacred to true Americans, has
been for a hundred years, is now,
and will be as long as this govern
ment lasts, the great champion of
the rights and liberties of the peo-
pie. Its principles r. directly OPP
posed to a government by one man
or a favored few, and directly in
favor of a government by the will
and consent of the governed. Hove
the Democratic party am proud of
the name, for its noble history, and
the principles it has upheld, and !
think it is the duty of Democrats to
guard with jealousy the name, the
trade mark" under which the old
party has so honofably sailed for
the last hundred years.
Enemies of the Democratic party
have from time to time sprung up
and have tried to supplant and steal
the principles and the title under
which the party has 81 long con-
Quoted her honorable career Many
of them have. and they all will
eventually fall by the wayside.
The gold standard party which
deserted the Democratic party be-
trayed it to its enemies in the hour
of extremity and which has 10 par
or parcel with, is seeking in every
way to supplant Democracy of its
honorably earned assets, and would
give its own eyes to rob the Demo
cratic party of its name.
The Democratic party, like other
parties, has had to fight for its ex.
istence. 1t has fought a good fight
and won distinction. In this fight
those who are not with it are against
it.
/ am not in favor of a Democratic
clubs going back on its time-hon-
ored party name and eliminating
the party name for the satisfaction
of few mugwumps. 1t gives the
envious, gold standard, would be-
Democratic party more room to
talk.
want the political organization
with which / am connected to be a
purely Democratic organization,
with the name, Democratic" an
nexed, and especially so at this time,
when it is charged on every hand
that we are ashamed of the word
Democratic" which word our bit
terest enemies are SO eager to en-
brace and steal from us.
In this connection l wish to state,
most emphatically and clearly,
(Which statement l feel sore at hav-
ing to make, but owing to an i'm
preston that was made last evening
at the club, by mistake, I feel it my
duty to make that no Democrat in
Missouri has ever been more loyal
W lhk. y all "a Cu I'LL A1olC
than I have. If Mr. Bryan is not a
Democrat, where can we 60 to find
one2 He is the exemplification of a
Democrat as declared by the highest
party authority. He is more than a
Democrat man of the purest rec
ord and character.
No n ever heard me utter a
word of d~isleyalty to, Or anything
but admiration for Mr. Bryan.
/ admire his taste, sense, patriot
ism and democracy in the position
he has expressed concerning his
name in connection with clubs, but
before 1 introduced the resolution
last evening I expressed my prefer
ence to one or two friends for nam
ing our Democratic organization the
Bryan Democratic Club" 1 want
the word "Democratic'' and think it
should appear. Respectfully,
H. P. WARDEN.