Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-30
4 SUGGESTIONS


That Only Tried and True Bryan
Men BE Chosen ~ Delegates.
70 the Editor Of the Register
eir-The attempt Of those gentlemen
who, in the last national campaign,
| deserted the Democratic party because
their interests prompted them to do
SO. TO have themselves suddenly reha-
| bilitated and to again be put in charge
OF th6 par1y's interests in this State.
will not meet with any favor among
the regular Democrats, many of whom
| supported Bryan four years ago as
much from their natural party fealty
| as for any other reason. That cam
| paign gave us an opportunity to learn
| and know Mr.. Bryan, and instead of
doing what we considered to be our
| duty, in voting for him, as we then
did, this time We support him because
we know him at his full worth. There
are many good Democrats who do not
kick out of the traces, who are will
ing to go to the national convention
| as delegates, and with due Difference
to the distinguished gentlemen who
are anxious to go as delegates now, it
is respectfully suggested that no man
should be elected a delicate who is not
an ayoWed and open advocate of the
denomination of William J. Bryan. In
structions may be good. but the past
action OF the 'sex-goldites'' leads one
naturally to the fear that instructions
would not be binding, especially when
these few really wise men know so
much more than the rest of the whole
party. There is no disposition to pre-
vent the gentlemen from returning
tn fhnir frCf 1nryn II 0.x~tk - o--.@
easy for them, because they have not
only always been with us, but a glance
at the list shows that most of them
have received their position and for
tunes from the Democratic party; but
1t will be better to see them show real
contritiOn before we remit their past
sins. They should come in on sus-
pic1on for the present, and on the prin-
ciple that the hair Of the dog will cure
the bite, let them vote for a good man
once, when they are not on the ticket
themselves, and then let them ask for
some favors. We realize and appre-
ciate their past services to the party,
no less than the fact that when they
were working hardest in campaigns
they themselves have usually been the
direct beneficiaries. But this may all
go If they first show the sincerity of
their intentions. They should know
that the ommon people are a little
skittish of them and that we feel like
rejecting their kind offers to take us
again into their service, and we insist
that they shall first make their sac
rifiees. The whole of the situation is
that the people want nobody but Bryan
and will insist upon having him. They
would rather suffer defeat again with
him than to elect anybody else. We
may as well take the situation as we
find it, and to try to so manipulate
things at this time, as to thwart the
popular will would be simply suicidal.
We are willing to kill a fatted calf.
but we prefer to wait a while and see
ii the worthy repentants will learn to
stand without hitching while the calf
grows up to be a bull.
This grade of beef feast would be
more In Keeping with their deserts than
veal, anyhow.
The idea Of ex-senators. ~ex-goyer-
nofs, ex-secretaries of State, ex-kick-
ers and the like being fed on veal,
DEMOCRAT.
Fairmont, W. Va, April rs, 1900.