Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-11-10
TIE DEFEAT OF MR.BRYAN.

The Democratic Party has expert.
creed q crushing defeat. We have new
er as yet been able to understand how
it could hope for signal victory. Its
past record has been very bad. 1t
Handicapped Mr.. BRYAN in the same
way that it embarrassed MIR. CLEvK-
LAND.
The latter was backed by the money
ed men of the country which found it's
name in the common designation OF
the "Gold-bugs." The former drew
his il spirstion and support from the
"Silver kings" Behiod him were the
worst elements OF the republic.
His text was the Declaration of In
dependence, "the consent Of the gov
erned and teachings OF the Scriptures,
and yet the solid South loomed up in
mockery OF oil that he dared to say.
While Mr.. BRIAN was personally sim
cere, his utterances were made for a
party which was notoriously iusincere.
The people were not slow to remem-
Der the action of the Devil in quoting
Scripture and tempting Christ.
While they saw no similarity be-
tween the great apostle of free silver
and Satan, they nevertheless real
ize that the Party of treason, fiat mon.
ey, q debased suffrage, aud Of an
archistie tendencies was mskiog bid
for power with hope that Mr.. BRY-
ANS garments would be sufficiently
wide ar d thick to hide its deformities.
The plea for the Filipinos reminded
the country OF the fable OF the lamb
and the wolf. Certainly il the rights
of the brown man were insecure in the
hands of the Republican Party, it was
more unsafe in the hands of the DEM
oerstic Party.
The latter organisation was known
to be irresponsible so far So fulfilling
its promises are concerned. It is no
surprise then that thousands who were
opposed to imper ali:m took the same
vii W of the situation as did Senator
GEORGE f. HoAR of Massachusetts.
1t has always been apparent to our
minds that when the business interest
OF the country are united upon any
gwen policy success must surely to-
low.
Then again, the fact that this coun-
try is enjoying an era of unquestion ed
prosperity was q condition which no
logic could efface. The very reason for
which Mr.. Bryan alone could be elect
ed W s removed as an issue in the can
vsss.
The smoke stacks Of the country,
the rise in the price OF wheat all served
as MCKINLEY campsigners and dissi-
psted all hope OF the Democratic chief
tsin's success.
So far as the citizens of color are
concerned, it is well. he had nothing
to hope from his elevation to power
His elimination as q political factor
in Texas, LcUIsIANA, Mississippi, ALA
BAMA, GRoRGIA, FLORIDA, SoUTH CARO-
LIMA, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AR.
KANSAS, and VIRGINIA, and the estab-
ishment of Jim Grow" cars in these
rock-ribbed BRYAN states gave the col
ored brother an insight into the condi-
ton of things should this distinguished
leader control the affairs of the nation.
Moreover, it was we'll known by
those who have taken the ptins to
atch events, that q well organic I'D
movement is already on foot TO reduce
the C l)red man to the condition OF
actual slavery by the repeal of the 18th
Amendment to he Constitution OF the
United States.
Colored men asked with reason, what
to expect il in a ward, city, and state
election, they were bull-dozed and de-
frauded, what would follow in the ma
ton should the Democratic Party be
en- renched in power.
Then too, Mr.. BRYAN's journey to
that Mecca OF northern democracy,
New York city, and his declarS ton
that great is Tammany ard Croker is
its prophet" caused not only the col
ored men to be alarmed, but the mon
ey centres as well. It is then not to be
doubted that this was the browning act
in the campaign of blunders. Only 8
few weeks previous colored men had
been dubbed. shot and made to flee
for their lives in this great city
OF Democracy. But why comment fur h
or. The story is soon told. Mr.. BRY-
AN is now pondering over the election
returns that tell of q Waterloo which
can we'll be compared with the fate
which overlook the great NAPOLEON.