Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-08-10
FORMER COMPTROLLER SAYS
BRYAEs NOMINATION
SEEMS INEVITABLE.
IA GOLD DEMOCRAT HEARD FROM.
EokIes Says It is Impossible to Win on
the Chicago Platform Says the
Democratic Party is Ina
Demoralixed Condition,

James Il, Eckles, formerly Comp
trolIer Of the Currency for Cleveland
and Gold Democrat, is out In an
interview which is attracting com
ment from all parts OF the country
Eckles sees everything from the
standpoint Of Gold Democrat, and
n reading his interview yon should
bear that fact in mind. The Interview
Is as follows:
sThe Democratic party is In an ut-
terly demoralized condition. The Re-
publican party ought, with the ad-
vantage possessed by 1t, to give the
country thoroughly sound and COM
plete monetary system. 1t ought to
advance the civil service, It ought to
make Impossible the continuance on
the part Of the Democrats OF the
leadership which has characterized
that party since 1895. The independ-
ent element OF the country is not at
present Enthusiastically supporting
Republican policies and acts, but only
toIerating them, on the ground that e
Organized Democracy is not even TO
be tolerated, but 10 worse than indlf-
ierent Republicanlsm.
"Slnce the advent OF the sentimental
rhetoric Of Mr.. Bryan and the cunning
and perverted intellect OF Mr.. Altgeld
as controlling forces In the party's
councils, Democrats have seen every
Democratic United States Senator in
the North but one, and be is from the
State Of Montana, lost, and In addition,
two Senators from West Virginia, two
from Maryland and one from Ken
tucky, and Delaware, Illinois, Indiana,
New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Wis
consin, Connecticut and Delaware
have all been driven from the party !.
There is not a single Democratic Gov
ernor north OF Mason and Dixon's line.
The Governors Of Minnesota and Mon
tana are Populists.
SUCCESS IMPOSSIBLE.
"And yet, in the face Of such a fall
ing of, the Democrats OF the South,
where power Is continued because Of
fear of negro domination, through
their leaders ct Chicago last week, an
nounced determination TO stick TO
the heresies and their leaders, which
make a successful Democratic or
ganlzation an absolute impossibiIity.
The folly OF such action will probably
be realized when they find their local
political power slippiug away. The
strength OF the Democratic party of
the South, since the war, has rested
in the strength OF the Democratic
party in the North. They never gained
any local rights until after Democracy
had established itself In the North, and
then those rights came through the
insistence and power of the Democrats
Of Northern states, such as New York,
New Jersey and ConnectIcut.
81 cannot remember time when
the Democratic leaders Of these states
were not solicitous, beyond all else, TO
secure, after the war, local self-gov-
ernment for the Southern States. The
first acts OF Democratic administra-
tions were in aid OF. further rights for
the South. Asa reward for this fidel-
ity to true and legitimate Democracy,
the present leadership in the South
repudiates and denounceH the advice
Of New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut, and joines forces with the
Populists of Nebraska, Kansas, the
Dhkotas and the silver states. The
end Of such an alliance is easy to be
seen. Already all these states are
back in the Republican fold, the Erst-
ern Democrats are In . minority,
wholly without power, the national
organization commands no respect,
and the Southern Democrats who
Joined in the debauoh at Ohicagoi are
without force In legislative affairs,
deprived Of public place, and, more
calling than ell, find the negro holding
federal offices which a national De-
mocracy, Of recognized respect and
strength, whether in or out Of power,
kept In the hands Of the whites. A
point is reached where these men and
their followers ought to take tirne to
reflect.