El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-19
WORD TO DEMOCRATS
sY A DEMOCRAT, WITH SOME GX-
CeLLENT ADVICE
Honesty and Common Sense Are
Sadly Needed In the Now Dis
credited Party. - The People
Could Not BE Interested In the
Anti Prosperity. Anti American
poIlcy Of Bryan

policy Of Bryan
Judge George Clark. the leader of the
gold standard democrats of Texas.
speaking of the result of the national
election said:
THE result is no surprise. as demo-
cratic success became impossible when
the line of battle was pitched at Kan
sas City. Ma party can ever succeed
before the American people when K
deliberately throws itself athwart the
honor and patriotism of the country.
as well as the most sacred of 't- ira
ditions and history. When Am sricau
boys are standing in line and dying
under the flag. the issue then is an is
sue of patriotism and not of politics.
regardless whether the country is right
or wrong. When the cannon are
| laundering and the rifles are cracking
and the brave men are dying. il is no
time fo.' an American to raise party
issue as to the why or the wherefore
After thes inoke of battle clears away
we can then periodically differ as to
what is best to be done but not be-
fore.
Il feel no elatiOn over the result. but
rather an abiding sympathy for my err
ring democratic bretheren. who have
seized upon the old democratic ship
and have perversely and blindly driven
her upon the breakers.
IF the party can learn wisdom from |
experience. this defeat may prove |
blessing. If the lesson is once mas |
tered. that democracy always marches |
to victory under its own spotless ban
ner. and always marches to disastrous |
defeat under a hybrid flag of fusion
and makeshift then the future glory
and success of the party is assred.
Honesty in Politics.
oil
cratic party when it is honest. They
turn their backs upon il when it for
gets its principles and traditions. and
with Missionaries and
false doctrine. The people
are not fools. at least the silent. con-
sentative vote is not foolish. and this
the controlling factor in
American politics. 1t selects the gov
officials. and formulates gov
policies II is sense of pat
riotism is offended by a politictl party
L always rebukes the offender. If the
tendencies OF a party are toward nat
onal dishonor and discredit. IL re- ,
uses to recognize that party as worthy
o be entrusted with power. If a po- ,
ttical party advocates dishonesty. il ,
always condemns it when it gets a :
nance.
The trouble with the democratic !
'arty for the past four years is that il =
las been neither honest or patriotic. :
)f course. il has been swamped in the
leluge of honest public sentiment II !
Flowed itself to- be driven by Mr.. Bry-
n in Kansas City into declaration that
Use dollar was good enough for the
american people. The American peo-
lie did not think so. and have eX-
ressed themselves in unmistakable
erms. Ii deliberately gave comfort :.
o an enemy who was engaged in =
hootnig down brave Americans who
'ere upholding the flag. The Ameri-
an people are patient people. They V
olerate wrong and injury long time y
-ithout protest and they refuse to call n
agalog sympathizers traitors They d
hoose. rather. to designate them as =
Misguided. But when as issue of this
haracter is forced upon them. they in $
ariably pronounce for the flag and the y
len who are fighting under it. rather p
ian in favor of the men who are p
looting at il. p'
Law and Order w
The Americans also love peace and re
rejection OF life. liberty and property. m
hey have an old-fashioned idea that "
ese are property functions of the gov oil
'nment- They do not admire law I'll
ssness nor the wanton destruction of w
re and property. They are not even lie
opposed to the remedial writ of in it
motion. in proper cases. if necessary ia
stay destruction of property or pri- ht
tie interests. And they have the fur pl
Ter idea that the mandates of their 70
'urts must be implicitly obeyed. no ca
after whether they are right or M
rong. until there can be had a fair CO
iblic trial and a judicial determine Al
on of all questions involved A party as
hich deliberately antagonizes these in
mertcan ideas. need hardly go er
rough the formations of making tn
'minatoas for president and vice ar
esident. when the democratic party or