Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-11-16
FUTURE OF PARTY.
DiCKINSON'S DEMAND FOR A
REORGANIZATION.

While No Dead Isms Should Be Carried, Meth.
er Must Principle Be Sacrificed for Exped.
iency- Bryan the National Leader Next
Platform Should Be Strictly a Jeffersonian
| One-Unite Reform Forces.
Among expressions of views of
prominent Eastern Democrats relative
to the future of the party, which are
printed In the New York Journal and
Advertiser of the Sd, is that of Rep
resentative James ID. Richardson, of
Tennessee. 1t is in part as follows:
Gas to Don M. Dickinson's scheme
OF reorganization, 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 at every favoring breeze it will
soon be as far from its original moor.
ings as the Republican party is from
its own. The majority rules in a re-
public and in our party. No one can
say on what issues the next battle will
be fought. The principles of our party
are immutable; issues are created by
conditions. The Republican party
has been invested with a solemn trust.
1t will be held to the strictest account
ability. 1t has the President and both
branches of Congress. 1t will make
the laws and execute them. Upon its
wisdom and upon the economic con-
ditions that develop will the issues of
the next battle depend.
1.-THE next Democratic convention
will consider pending issues and SUBJ
jects and frame a platform. 1t will
be Democratic, a Jeffersonian one,
and all true Democrats will stand up
on it. Those who do not wish to do
so can stand on the Republican plat
form. Undoubtedly the men who call
themselves Democrats, but who have
been Republicans during the last two
campaigns, will not be permitted to
define the issue and shape policies for
the Democratic party. 1 believe the
present organization will control. 1t
exists in every hamlet, town and coun-
ty in the nation. 1t is honest. 1t
will 60 right ahead, just it has done
during the last four years. Mr.. Bryan
is undoubtedly, at the present, 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 Buf-
falo, that: "We will 60 on fighting
on much the same lines as we fought
this year, though, of course, there
must OF necessity be some changes in
the party's policy. We cannot stick
to issues that are dead, and we must
take advantage of the lessons we have
learned in the late campaign. The
silver issue is not dead exactly. 1t is
dead only in so far as the ratio of 16
to is concerned. The Democratic
party has and always will stand for
bimetallism. OF the issues that re-
main to the Democratic party, imper-
ialism and the trusts stand out promi-
nently. Imperialism will not die as
an issue with the defeat of Mr.. Bryan
Mr.. Bryan will continue to be the
leader of the Democratic party. That
hope and believe"
George Fred Williams is quoted as
saying, at Boston: alt is my purpose
to watch the political developments
carefully, particularly with the view OF
uniting the reform forces for the fu.
ture. When the great wave of popu-
lar indignation comes, these forces
should be united for a conservative
policy, and it is to such policy that
l look forward with hope"