The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-10
COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF


Henry Loomis Nelson, Esq, discusses
the next Democratic nomination aor
President in last Sundays New York
World, and Admiral Dewcy's relation 10
ii. in a most comprehensive and luminous
manner.
Speaking of the rotten influences INA
have SO disguised "a great body OF the
peoplc with NTckinleys administration
he says:
The Republican party is completely
under the control of the protected IN
tercsts. and in the view of the men VINO
stand for these interests Mckinley is an
ideal servant-pliant, obedient and cum
ming Mr.. Reed never made truer
epicraan than that in which he dubbed
the President the emperor of ENpe-
diency," and his talent for expectancy
renders him an admirable compromiser
enabling him TO keep the party united
behind the protected trusts. Sometimes
lle brings Congress ITO himself; SeneIaiiE
he throws away his asserted princlpies
ard goes to Congress. Such a sell
efracinE harmonizer is he that i'll these
times perlous for protection II would
be mad folly from the protectionist point
of view to deny a second term.
This is an admirable summing up of
the Judgment of many we'll meaning
and conservative men. Never did any
man throw away clements OF popularity
to serve the cause of eHpediency as Mr..
Mckinley has done. Mr.. Nelson next
discusses the source whence the call for
Dewey has come, if there be really any
call for him. and on that subject ne
has the following to say:
1t is from the Democratic party only
that ADMIRAL Dewey can expect a noinl-
nation. 1t is true that Bryan seems in
cyi1able, but me really is not. The DEM
ocratic national machine is for him! but
this machine is not so rnasterfui as the
Republican, and there are 4 number OF
State and local organizations opposed 10
Bryan All the old Eastern and most
Of the Middle West leaders and many OF
the older Southern leaders fear BrNan
candidacy and the Chicago platform.
Letters are coming constantly from the
South and Middle West which show th@t
a very important number of Democrats
regard BRYAN as the weakest candidate
their party can have. and the silver issue
as dead. They have hoped that Bryan
would learn, wisdom, but they fear that
he is the victim of an infatnation. They
realize that new issues have come-issues
~
deeply involved.
Mr.. Nelson then lays down a platform
for Dewey as follows:
II Is because CT the great longing which
possesses so many Democrats for q new
candidate that The suggestion of Admiral
Dewey has come. lie may not have
known il. hat the voices which have
called him are Democratic voices. and
his calling cannot be made effectual I'M
less he satisfies Democratic conditions.
As a Democrat he will he opposed to the
imperialism of the neutrality-suspicious. syn
j ,licate He Will holI that The country
war for hunfan;y ought not TO be Gnarred
! by turning over the victims of Spanish
cruelty and cupidity to its own greedy
/! commercial eSploiters. !ie will declare
| his belief that the Constitution rules In
all territory that IS within the jerisdic-
| ton Of the United States: that taxes shall
| be uniform Throughout that territory:
i that civil liberty shall prevail in Porto
! Rico as 4, prevails in New England. He
Will favor reduction of the war taxes,
| the restraint of trusts. the deprivation
/ of every trust OF the benefits of the pro-
!; tectire tariff. the eventual reduction OF
| the tariff to a revenue BASIS. and all the
| Democratic articles Of faith incident to
| these II Admiral Dewey will announce
I that he stands for these essential princi-
| pics he may bes able TO defeat Bryan
in the Democratic Convention. And II
/ he does that his great personal popularity
or last year, which may easily be re.
,.Ived. will carry the day. But the time