Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-11-18
what Fusion Did in 1906.

WIN biC tiICy NOuiN ma Z
done so and so. In closing its wall the jour
NAL says:
Whoever discredts this argument let him
tell where William J. Bryan would be at
this moment politically but for "fuslon?'
But for fusion" William J. Bryan would
be in the presidential chair.
faction of democrats fusioned with the
republicans and elected Mckinley.
If they are not too prejudiced to look they
can now see where they (the gold democrats)
committed the error.
Had Bryan been supported by the demo-
cratic press, as he ought to have been, such
papers as the JOURNAL, Baltimore Sun, Phil
adelphia Times, and hundreds of others,
would not reed now to be raising their cry
against Imperialism, expansion, war in the
Philippines, etc. There would be no Philip
pine war. and Imperialism would be i'm
periled. But no; these papers thought they
knew it all and rebelled against their party.
acted the part of prodgas, left their hearth
stones, went out for a good time, and now,
they are out feeding political swine and
bowling about the hogs expanding.
The hogs are bound to expand SO long as
they have feeders. Had all the democratic
papers been loyal to their party, like they
ought to have been, instead of being "fusion-
ists," as stated before, the party would be in
instead of out. But that is the result of prod
igality.
Now, if they will return to the fathers
house they will be welcomed with open
arms, but the house will not go after them.
The calf is being fatted and the pot is on.
Come home, boys, and we'll have the feast
on March 4, 1901 in Washington.
IMordl-Always stick to the old ship no
matter what kind of cargo is on board
Cumberland AHega"ia".
1t would have been a good thing for
the AtLeganiap, before penning the
above, to make sure of its premises.
There was no organized fusion of
gold democrats with republicans IN
1896. Had there been, there would
have been no Palmer and Buckner
ticket.
The JOURNAL, however, was writing
of 1899, not 1896. 1t was writing of
the organized coalition of democrats
and populists in Nebraska. Mr.. Bryan
leading, and of similar alliance be-
tween disaffected republicans and
democrats in Allegdny county-both
in 1899. He, with fusion, won in
Nebraka his party, without fusion,
lost in Allegany.
In 1896, however, Mr.. Bryan was
ready for anything. On his way to
st. Louis to take the populistlc nomi-
nation for the presidency, with proxy
in his pocket, he called on the nation
al democratic party at the head Of
not "a fusion, but contrasting delegation.
With not shadow of right, he oc-
cupied seat in that convention which
his people had given to another, and
then, to nullify the two-thirds rule
without destroying it, he helped to get
in delegation from Michigan whom
the people had not sent.
All this hurt Mr.. Bryan in gold bug
estimation quite as much as his free
coinage record. His irregular methods
of maintaining regularity" made
him appear dangerous custodian of
great powers. With his reckless
views of money, to say nothing of his
party pledge to ignore popular disor-
der, there were democrats who project
ed and voted for the Palmer and Buck
ner ticket, and others, to make the re
suit sure, who voted for McKinley-in
the doing of which both gave Mr.. Bryan
diluted dose of his own medicine.
The had been" field of speculation
which the AUeganian explores in its
fifth paragraph is wide and reaches in
depth beyond 1896. Had there been
no German, in all probability there
would be no Mckinney. Certainly,
had there been no German there would
have been no fatal need to supplant
betrayed tariff reform with resort to
free coinage and free riot.
Hence, SO long as the democratic
party is housed and conducted under
the auspices of its last national plat
form, there is no home within its do
main for those who cannot subscribe
to that paper. They are exiles in the
land of their fathers.
Concerning that "moral"-a term
used to define and emphasize the
lesson taught by a .ta5le-it is a cues
ton whether it is "always" better to
"stick to the old ship" If it is loaded
with the dynamite of anarchy, one
fate is enough, Better drown before
than after the explosion.
If, however, "the old ship" and ''the
fathers house" are synonymous, why
can't "hOuse,' as we'll as ship Ego
after" the prodigals If ''the fathers
house" is hard-up for home-comngs
and the veal pie is Overlooking, the
boys should be induced to return if
every new thing in the house has to be
thrown out and the old time furniture
moved back.
'IIet HIS Have paaca"