The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-15
REGENERATION SCHEME
Advocated by Ex-President Cleveland No
Surrender of Principles, Says
Richardson.

him that appeared yesterday in New
York paper, in which he was made to
'ay that plans had been decided upon
1t meeting in New York for the reor-
ganization of the Democratic party.
Asked il he knew whether such meet
ng had been held in New York, Mr..
Dickinson said:
II decline to make any statement. l
Am not engaged in promoting any
for the reorganization of the
party. If meeting is called I persume
shall be invited"
"Will such q meeting be called?"
81 decline to be drawn into any de- |
tails, was his answer.
NO SURRENDER.
New York, Nov. 9.-Among express
sions of views by prominent democrats
relative to the future of the party which
are printed in the Journal and Adver-
tiser today is that of Representative
James d. Richardson, of Tennessee. 1t
is in part as follows:
Gas to Don M. Dickinson's scheme
Of reorganization, I can say that the
party wants all the supporters it can
get. Every man who believes in dem
ocratic principles is welcomed into the
fold. But the democratic party can
make no surrender of principles for
expediency's sake. 1t can make no
surrender to the commercialism of the
moment. When it does that it ceases
to be democratic. And if it were to
catch every favoring breeze it will
soon be as far from its original moor
ings as the republican party is from
its.
"Seven million voters revere the doc
rine of Jefferson and advocate his
principles. These men will not aban-
don their belief to please minority of
the party. The majority rules in a
republic and in our party. The MAJOR
ity will continue to rule.
"No one can say on what issues the
next battle will be fought. The prin-
ciples of our party are immutable; is
sues are created by conditions. The
republican party has been invested by
solumn trust.
sTRICTEsT ACCOUNT.
'It will be held to the strictest ac-
countability. 1t has the President and
both branches of congress. 1t will
make the laws and execute them. Up
on its wisdom and upon the economic
conditions that develop will the issues
of the next battle depend.
"The next democratic convention
will consider all pending issues and
subjects and frame a platform. 1t will
be democratic, Jeffersonian one, and
all true democrats will stand upon it.
Those who do not wish to stand upon
the republican platform.
Undoubtedly the men who call
themselves democrats, but who have
been republicans during the the last
two national campaigns, will not be
permitted to define the.issues and shape
policies for the democratic party.
81 believe the present organization
will control. 1t exists in every hamlet,
town and county in the nation. It is
honest. 1t will go right ahead, just as
it has done during the last four years.
"Mr, Bryan is undoubtedly at pres
ent the natural leader of the people
He has an immense following to whom
his sincerity, honesty and patriotism
are an inspiration.
National Committeeman Norman E
Mack is quoted as saying at Buffalo:
SOME CHANGES.
"We will go on fighting on much thu
same lines as we fought this year
though of course there must of neces
sity be some changes in the party
policy. We cannot stick to issues tina
are dead, and we must take advantage
of the lessons we have learned in thu
late campaign. The silver issue is no
exactly dead. 1t is dead onlp in so fal
as the ratio of 10 to 1 is concerned
The democratic party always has ant
will always stand for bimetallism.
"Of the issues that remain to the
democratic party imperialism and the
trusts stand out pre-eminent. Imper
ialism will not die as an issue with the
defeat of Bryan. Mr.. Bryan will con
tinue to be the leader of the democrat
ic party. That hope and believe"
George Fred Williams is quoted at
saying at Boston: SIT is my purpose tC
watch the political developments care
fully, particularly with the view Of
uniting the reform forces for the flu
ture. When the great sweep of indig-
nation comes these forces should be
united, not for destructive but for 6
constructive policy that look forward
with hope.
"If our institutions can survive -four