The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-02
Robert Davis True statesmanship

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endorse his advocacy of Robert DAVIS as
a state Leader. We now hasten to cor
reot this fault on our part. We most
cordially and emphatically endorse all
ehat Congressman DAILY said regarding
Mr.. Dayi clear and far sight, politically
about his sterling Democracy, about MS
energetic leadership. his shrewd and sue
cessful methods. We think that ME-
Davis steadily grows and develops as q
leader. and we think he far surpasses IN
ability nearly all of the present leaders
of both parties in New Jersey.
we would have aid this very sincerely
Yesterday, had we found occasion to &c
SO. But we say it with more heartiness
than ever today, when Mr.. Davis latest
political announcement is before the pub
lie. In several Of the papers, yesterday
! statement upon the existing SITUATION
-e,nanating from him, was published whicn
showed patriotism and political wisdom
az a remarkably high order. This is wna'
Mr.. Davis said
There seems to be an idea prevalent
among Democrats that a declaration
should be made against the candidacy
a. William J. Bryan, n we do not
lxnow hut what the idea. is a good
one # is well. according to the pro-
verb 10 a k time by the forelock. No
good reason can be found so far as can
he CLEANED from the past, why Mr..
BRYAN should be renoninated. There
are many reasons why he should not
again be selected as the standard
bearer of his party.
In the first place. he has already
had his chance. Three years ago ne
led the Democratic cohorts to defeat.
not to victory. That in itself should
be sufficient reason why he should not
again be placed in nomination.
In the second place, 1t cannot be
denied that the nomination of Mr..
Bryan in 1896 so disrupted the Demo-
cratic party that its defeat was made
certain from the outset. The condi-
lions are in no wise changed.
Mr.. Bryan was beaten because of
his ~nancia heresy. The people of
the United States did not want silver
oliar of s. per cent. of the standard
value and they said so in very en-
phasic terms.
To renominate Mr.. Bryan in 1900
would be simply to reproduce the
same situation. 1t is useless to argue
that the issue may be met by a change
In the platform ignoring silver. The
people of the United States will see no
difference in Mr.. Bryan merely be-
cause the silver heresy is slurred over
by silence, though silence may be
golden. Mr.. Bryan too often n too
loudly proclaimed himself the cham
pfon OF free silver for any one to be-
lleve that he can now be the champion
of gold.
I certainly think 1t would be I'M
wise to nominate Bryan or do anything
to bring the silver issue to the front
again Yes, I think Grover Cleveland
would make a good candidate. He
would be just about right. But it is
rather early to discuss Presidential
possibilities, and the best thing for
Democrats to dc at this time is to keep
their heads cool and their ears and
eyes wild open and to do a pile of
thinking and only a moderate amount
Of talking.
Though it appears these expression
first appeared in print last Saturday, W
had not seen them yesterday, and thi
makes the coincidence rather remarkabl
that an editorial e~mbodying almost pre-
ciseiy the same ideas appeared in 9TH
News of yesterday. We reprint it here:-
The platform of a sane Democracy
would embody the following points,
Irrational honesty, represented by
the gold standard, out and out.
2-The rights Of the people and the
downfall OF monopoly as represented
by free trade.
s-An amendment to the Constitution
allowing direct Federal taxation by
wealth instead Of by population.
1.-The immediate liberation of Cuba.
5-The immediate establishment OF
Hawaiian independence.
e--speedy peace with the Fillpinos,
followed by the evacuation Of the
islands. excepting a naval station.
IA powerful navy.
ga moderate sized but absolutely
efficient army.
s-Ericient coast defences.
1e-The re-estabIishment Of civil SER
vice reform.
On this platform, Grover Cleveland