Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-26
"COMPLETELY ELIMINATED"
An Eastern Gold Democrat Scores the Party
Leaders.
He Predicts Mr.. Bryan's Defeat, by
States, Nearly as Great ms
Was Greeley's.

1.-The complete elimina ton of the eastern
or northern democrat from the considera-
items ard the councils of his party by its
present leaders is one of the most peculiar
phases of politics which this country has
ever witnessed. In fact, the party Itself,
collectively, does not appear to realize the
reha biliment with which 1t has been clothed
by these men. I confess myself dunn
founded and astounded.
When 1 use the term democracy I
mean it to be understood as it has been
commonly understood. 1 do not refer to
the party as constituted today bearing that
name. This agglomeration of curious ad-
mixtures wears mask as false ana as
transparent as the fallacious dogmas and
sophistiral doctrines of the men who essay
to lead it. l declare, however. with the
greatest emphasis. that this choice coterfe
of mutual admirers and freezers out OF
everybody else, led by that prince. of hip
podromers. Mr.. Bryan, in the enunciation
of their heresies are reckoning without
their host.
Defeat Predicted.
ION election day next November the party
which they have mismanaged and en-
guifed in ruin will be swept from the
United States by electoral vote as by a
gigantic broom, into the southern portion,
where it will remain. as pile of dust in
one corner of 4 newly cleaned room, until
such time as the logic of events and new
leaders, issues. sound doctrines and
our new future. which our recent mag
nfcent changes have evolved will scatter it
broadcast over the land again-fresh, puri-
fed and cleanSed.
"A fervent prayer goes up each day from
the republican leaders that this handful of
western and southern men may continue
their leadership and their preachings, and
pronunciamentos. and that Mr.. Bryan may
keep right on for heavens sake talking his
un-American, retrogressive. last century
nttaTqncpS writings TheE
other issues than these to combat.
Should these democratic Dersonages be
stricken over night by the lightning of
political reason. reverse themselves. seize
the opportunity and be self-inoculated with
the virus of common sense, there would be
such consternat ton in the republican camp
a would awaken the nation.
There is no likelihood of this result. how
ever. Do not for a moment suppose that
they care a penny's worth for our element
of the party. They think but of themselves
and of their own people. Talk is all they
want. 1t is their stock in trade-just talk.
Unless they are bereft of reason, they must
know-they do know-that New York. New
Jersey and Connecticut are now, thanks
mainly to them. hopelessly republican
states. and each year are becoming greater
fixtures in the republican column. Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington are like
wise. I have not the slightest doubt but
that Nebraska will go for Mr.. Mckinley. 1t
matters little. anyway. The entire north
west is in the republican column to stay.
And we have. what?-the southern states.
inconsequential border state or two and
probably Utah. How magnificent is this
pcturei
All VIII he Glad Except Croker.
Such is the attenuated. skeletonzed
anatomy of the democracy, once so power
full and virile. And on the morning of the
day after election, as this portion of the
country appears in the newspapers, labeled
States carried by the democrats. there
will ensue calm, and then the storm will
break which will sweep these usurpers into
glad up way to feel its refreshing
breeZes. All save Mr.. Croker. who is about
as much of democrat as a Turk is a
Frenchman. Mr.. Croker is simply Mr.
Croker. Here. l understand. you believe
him to represent the eastern democrats
New York. New Jersey and Connecticut
Were and may be made on sane issues pos
sible democratic states. Our party must
carry them. New York in other combina-
tons at least to succeed. But these fell
lows do not care for Us. so sublime are the
heights of their political arrogance and so
limitless the depths of their insular ignor-
they return their few representatives and
hardful of senators. what becomes of or
what happens in the other states. They
are democratic. and will remain so, and
that is enough. 1t has been rule or ruin
with them. They have ruled; they have
ruined. Under their leadership the party
has ceased to live as controlling factor
elsewhere III the Union.
THE democracy Is rolled as a spit ball
fer this political school boy to blow
through his pipe in little pustulating wads
of specious eloquence on the nations wall;
this great party is subordinated to the in
dividuality of one man: sweep away every
thing because he wills it; annihlate his
tory to grace his speeches and newspaper
articles; of the party's millions of inteli-
gent followers but one is competent to ex-
press and TO declare its tenets; Of the
mighty questions of the present epoch of
evolution but one voice is heard calling the
faithful to prayer from the nina rets Of his
supreme self-a ssurance: of all in his party
adjudged skillful to lay hand to the helm
of the ship of state and guide her over the
present shoals of war. of finance. of ex-
pansion, of diplomacy and of internal gov
ernment, through the tempestuous seas of
domestic and International strife. but one
wrist shall lend the strength but one eye
shall discern the guiding star and steer her
course through the breakers into the calm
sea of security beyond-the security which
he alone can find!
We are to take our cue from him, other
wise be mute, save when he speaks We
may sneeze: yes, We may sneeze. but we
are all too Intellectually weak to talk! God
is indeed good to us that William Jennings
Bryan still lives.
Platform All Arranged.
"And we told that the platform has
been all arranged. How kind, And nv