Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-09
REORGANIZATION
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS HOPEFUL
FOR THE FUTuRE.
THEY ARE EASILY SATISFIED.
Still Claim to Be Original Jefferson
ians-5elieve Bryan Still THEIR
Natural Leader.

New York, Nov. 9.-Among expressions
OF view ~ prominent democrats relating
10 the future of the party which are be-
ing printed in the journal today. is that
Of Representative James d. Richardson,
OF Tennessee. 1t is in part as follows:
LAS to Don NJ. Dickinson's scheme of
reorganization. l can say that the party
wants all the supporters it can get.
Every man who believes in democratic
principles is welcomed into the fold.
but the democratic party can make no
surrender of the principles for eXpedien-
cys sake. 1t can make no surrender to
liz commerciatiSm of the moment. When
il does that it ceases to be democratic
and II it veers to catch every favoring
breeze it will soon be as far from it's own
original mornings as the republican
party is from its own. Seven million vo-
ters revere the doctrine OF Jefferson and
advocate his principles. These men Will
not aoandon their belief to please a min
ority OF the party. The majority rules
Al a repualic and in our party. The ma
J,Iity VIII continue to rule. No one can
say on what issues the leEt battle viii
yc fought. The principles of our party
are immutable; issues are created by
conditions. lac Ieruptie2;. party has
been investe.. with 9. solemn trust.
Nli be nelu To { s,rlrt accountability.
1t has the president and both branches
OF congress-. 1t will make the laws and
execute them. Upon it's 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
fro, ,,A a h tt~,-, II --;1 10 $3.50
cratic, "a Jeffersonian one, and all true
democrats will stand upon it.. Thbse
who do not wish to do SO, can stand on
the republican platform. Undoubtedly
the men who call themselves democrats,
uut VINO have been republicans during
the last two campaigns, will not be per-
mitted to define the issues and shape
policies for the democratic party. 1 be-
lieNe the present organization will con-
troll. 1t is honest. 1t will go right ahead,
just as it has done during the last four
>ears. Mr.. Bryan is undoubtedly at the
present the natural leader of the peo-
pie. He has an immense following, to
whom his sincerity, honesty and patriot
ism are an Inspiration"
National Committeeman Norman e.
Mack is quoted as saying at Buffalo,:
w will go on fighting on much the
same lines as We fought this year,
though of course, there must of necess-
ity be some changes in the party's pol
icy. We cannot stick to issues that are
dead and we must take advantage OF. the
lessons we have. learned in the late cam
paign. The silver issue is not dead ex-
actly. 1t is dead only in so far as the
ratio of 16 to l is concerned. The demo-
cratic party always has and will always
stand for bimetallism. OF the issues that
remain to the democratic party, inn
perialism and the trusts stand out pre-
eminent. MI. Bryan will continue to be
tn eleader of the democratic party. Thai
I hope and believe"
Geo. Fred Williams is quoted as say
ing at Boston,: 1T is my purpose to
watch the political developments care
fully, particularly with the view of re-
uniting the reform forces for the future.
When the great sweep of poulars indig-
nation comes these forces should be
united, not for a destructive, but a con-
sentative policy, and It is to such a pol
icy that I look forward with hope. If
our institutions can survive four years
more of President Mckinley we. nov
build up a positive programme which
will entirely change the capitalistic
methods in industry and politics! This
is my hope and expectation"