Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
MOBOCRACY.

We have always contended that the most
dangerous feature of Organism was its dis
position to encourage lawlessness. In 1876
MIR. Bryan did everything he could, both
by speech and action, to make the working
classes hate the successful business men of
the country, and he is proceeding on very
much the same lines in this campaign.
The country ought not, therefore, to have
been sstonished when Governor RoOse-
welt, the Vice Presidential candidate on
the Republican ticket, was assaulted by
mob at Victor, Colorado, one day last
week. 1t was the legitimate outcome Of
the false and dangerous teachings OF Bry-
an, Altgeld, Tillman and the host of dema-
goeues who are now directing the fortunes
of the once great Democratic party. 1t
was a disgraceful affair, one for which
there was 10 excuse. But We find the
Bryanites trying TO shift the responsibility
for it from their own shoulders. Even
Senator Jones, chairman Of the Democrat
ic National Committee, has sought TO place
the responsibility for the outbreak of the
mob, upon Governor Roosevelt and his
party. But the facts show that the alta k
was precOncerted, and the very effort OF
Democratic leaders to extenuate the act
shows conclusively that no Republican was
in any way responsible for the outrage.
Mr.. Bryan for more than four years has
been sowing dragons teeth, and a harvest
of dragons is now being reaped. He has
been trying to win his way to the Presi-
Dental chair by appealing to the preju'
dices and passions of the people rather
than to their Judgments. In the North
and West he has sought to make the work
ingmen believe that they are being sub
jected to tyranny more oppressive than
slavery by the strong hand of capital. He
has been playing the part of walking
delegate or redmouthed agitator to drive
laboring men to desperation. Are we to
be surprised that his teachings are bearing
fruit?
Those who will recall Mr.. Bryan's
speech on Labor Day, at Chicago, will
remember that he told his vast audience
of workingmen that they were not as we'll
treated as thieves and murderers, that
thieves and murderers were tried by juries,
but that workingmen were tried by in
junction. All his utterances are those of
an anarchist or agitator, concealed under
very thin disguise of patriotic sentiment.
The Richmond News in an editorial on
the 9th, headed Colorado Wisdom, "
commenting on the attack on Governor
Roosevelt said 'The Democratic party
is not responsible for this outbreak. We
believe and hope that Mr.. Bryan will
promptly denounce the assault as it de-
serves 10 be denounced" We contend
that the Democratic party is responsible
foi it, because it has placed itself at the
mercy of such dangerous and INSCRIPTIONS
demagogues as Bryan, Altgeld, TillmaD,
and Croker. If Mr.. Bryan does denounce
the assault, it will be like Satan rebuking
sin.
The Richmond News in the editorial
above referred to also said: "Every Amer.
lean citizen has reason to be ashamed that
such thing has been done anywhere in
the country, but we confess to being glad
that the South escaped this time. Here
is at least one outrage in which cur people
are not involved, except indirectly, as all
other Americans are"
This is an admission that at the South
there have been disgraceful suppressions
of free speech, and that mob violence has
been resorted to by the Democracy to
effect its purposes.
Only short time ago there were abun-
dant evidences of mob rule and violence
in North Carolina. A Populist speaker
from Texas was attacked by Democratic
mob and beaten and stabbed, because'he
dared to stand up and speak against the
constitutional amendment in North Caro-
lima A United States Senator of that
State. Senator Butler, was warned