The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-05-11
Sound Advice For Mr.. Bryan.

A. we have previously stated, there |
does not seem to be the slightest doubt
of the nomination of Mr.. Bryan for
the presidency on the Democratic
ticket, AID in this connection it is in
teresting rs well as satisfact ry to OBJ
serve the tone of some newspapers, in
speaking of hum and his chances, that
We're most bitter and vindictive against
then that made them unite and sup
porj Mckinley, and it is McKinley's
odious policy that is making them join
in an effort L. elect Bryan. But they
supplement their change of front with
some excellent pieces Of advice to Mr..
Bryan and those who will eugross the
party platform. Chief among these
newspal ers is the Philadelphia Record,
which with the Baltimore Sun, fought
tue Nebraska orator ana his platform
so hard, and we reprint an editorial
from a r, cent issue of that journal TO
show more clearly the growth of re-
pugnance to the party III power, AMI
how cas-, it would be for Mr.. Bryan to
meet the living issues of today, without
intruding discurdant note into the
harmony of party concentration, thus
avoiding possible personal apathy and
the overlooking of serious political and
economic questions:
lit is very excellent practice of the
Catholic clergy to observe certain sea-
sons of IT tlrement aud llitude for the
purposr of it discrimination in order o
better fit themse YES for the dutiee they
ON Z t. others. Ii is not matter of re
ligion but OF sound Political judgm ut,
that la, induced Mr.. Bryan, ia mita-
ton Of this practice, To tempo ar ly
withdraw hm-elf from publ c view.
| We are not without war,a ant for the
expectation that his party may re, p
benefits now That he has stopped talk
lug anu has given himself lime to
think.
1t must be manifest to Mr. Bryan
Il at III the 1, III Years of the next te III
of the Pres dency, no matter who may
he ch sen, there will be ho possibility
of a repeal of the statutes which havc
definitely rs ablisned the god stand
ara OF the Uhited States That TACT
eliminates the silver issue as matter
ut p actlcal dispute between parties at
the present Presid ntlal election. Way
cannot Mr. Is yam govern INNS If b,
the uarch oi events, ana Ike, D out of
the Platform the ISSUE whic Is out of
mlnd and out OF range of definite ac.
ton? Why not bed to the exp essed
viii OF the majority IN 1896, followed
as 1t has been statutory enactnlrnt?
Parties are OF small benefit IT, the
Country when they fail to meet issues
as tn y ARISE. Statesmen mu II,
slider the things that are. 1t has teen
the luck of the Republican party
since President Mckinley took uffice,
10 create Il new crop of issues, and To
plant itself So firmly on the wrong
side of them as 10 prac, ically insure
Democratic succt IS If the Democrats
can be prevailed upon to accept powr +
without antagonizlng he pIosl eritS of
the Republic.
The principles of Democracy are
vlndlcdttng til Mise YES in the United
States in spite of the d feat of the party
| hhlSb ouputd IIldlhldlu lntlll. Inc
Jeffersonlan theiries of taxation, l. r
rltoridl expansion. unfettered COM
merce, personal initiaiv and equal
highs in their application to present
conditions would give Mr. Brl an DOM
TO spread himself IN his most fervld
flights Of e,oquence. He should rest
satisfied to accept OPP orJunity, without
attempting to qualify ii. LIT tim
stuck to IL to !, if he will, until the
cows come home; but let him keep it
out OF the platform! Sufficient unto
The day is lie evil thereof.
The Democrats of The East are not
without hope that in the interval of
MI. organs voluntary aud self-lm. os-
I'd withdrawal f,om The glare d tu-
multi of the hastings lie may find il
wise to drop dead issues ami consider
live ONES. He vi surely be nonli
uated at Kansas City. The pc pile aye
ready to elect him to the Presidency
II he will let the dead past bury Its
dead, and not insist upon makiog his
fight in the cemetery"