The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-11-16
DEMOCRACY.

The renegades and traitors, who
by sulking, scratching and voting,
have contributed to the defeat and
decentralization of the Democratic
party, are the first to shed crocodile
tears over It's remains and call for
its reorganization. These dis
tinguished gentlemen of the Cleve.
land school-John G. Carlisle, Hoke
Smith, ct id genus oD,ne-now they
think they have Bryan down, hope
through unseemly haste at reor-
ganization to ride into place and
leadership once more of party they
have so basely betrayed. But their
efforts will be as futile as their
cause Is weak.
William Jennings BRYAN IS the
logical, natural, uncrowDed but I'M
conquerable leader of the National
Democracy. He is so earn' st in his
convictions, so eloquent in his logic,
80 magnetic of person, 80 unselfish in
Pui p'oO, 5o oioau III oIdtoeuIduobiP
and towers so high above his fell
lows, that his light cannot be hid
nor the wonderful influence of his
personality dwarfed by any
Vaccinations of any coterie of time
serving politicians, however early
they may begin their work.
Mr.. Bryan may never again be
candidate for the presidency. But
four years from now, if he lives. he
will have more to do with naming
the nominee of the Democratic
party and making its platform, than
all the Clsvelands and Carlisles of
the country; and the man he names
and the platform he makes will be
staunch and true to the principles of
Democracy as enunciated in the
platforms of 1896 and 1900; and
around that standard the Old Guard
will rally.
or course we may expect to hear a
great deal from subsidized newspa-
pers and pot house politicians about
Bryan being dead, and his princi-
Piles dishonored. But talk goes out
with the breath, while Truth ia
mighty and will prevail. Ignorance,
stupidity and prejudice have their
season, but Time rights all wrongs
and discredits all false theories. And
when the avenging Nemesis has
weighed in the balance William Jen-
nlngs Bryan and all his critics and
accusers, Organism will still live,
reign and triumph just as sure and
just as long as the memory of Jeffer-
son is revered and the Declaration of
Independence has an abiding and
sacred place in the hearts of his
countrvmen.
The would-be organizers of the
new democracy are attempting to
steal the livery of the party to serve
themselves in. -Four years ago they
stalked the country as decoy ducks
for the Republicans. This year they
were not even allowed that proud
privilege, but we ere left entirely out in
the cold, discredited and dishonored
Ivy all parties and people. Now they
think toreorganiZe the Democratic
party by leaving all Democratic
doctrines out. Their platform will
I've plethoric with glittering gener.
alities and high sounding platitudes
full of sound and fury, signifying
nothing" Their candidate will be
II statesman without record (and
incidentally, without job) ma
chine made dummy, without any
past to embarrass or principle tC
inspire "a dress parade made to-orde
place hunter, who would be afraiC
to clear his throat too loud at {
cabinet meeting lest he might dis
turb the "busiuess interests" of tn,
country; corporation patriot, whC
could be relied upon to sneeze ever!
time a Trust magnate took snuff. 4
highly respectable, delectably com
Portable, benignly conservative
richly environed citizen, whom
nobody would oppose, becaus
nobody would fear. And ask tn
stalwart sons of America to vote TO
and WilliamJ ]. Bryan to follow tn
lead of a mush made figure Xix
that? Good Lord, deliver usl VIVA
the Old Guard would do to hin
would be plenty.