The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-17
A DEMOCRATIC ARRANGEMENT
OF RRYANISM.

The editorial opinions of two or three
papers which would be Democratic if the
party and candidates stood upon the plat
form of 1892 are of special significance at
the present time, because they are the
views of men who feel that they must give
cogent reasons for not supporting Mr..
Bryan and his platform. 1t might nave
been to the personal advantage of the own
ers of these papers to fall into line and
be counted as supporters, however indiffer-
ent the support given. The Brooklyn Eagle
is one of these papers. In the days of TIL
den and Cleveland there was no more
jealous exponent of their Democracy. II
did not support Mr.. Bryan in 1896. and be-
fore the convention it implored party lead
ers to return to the old party creeds. 1t
cannot support Mr.. Bryan now. In a re-
cent article entitled Organism in Evil
dence" the difference between the Bryan
of 1896 and the Bryan of to-day is vividly
set forth. In 1896 he was believed to be a
dreamer and a declaimer; in 1900 he APP
pears a dictator. In 1896 his following was
one that had temporarily yielded to an
emotional delusion. In 1900 his following
and chronically insane on public subjects.
Mr.. Bryan is now a danger says the
Eagle: that which follows him and which
calls itself the Democracy is the concrete
embodiment of the dangerous tendencies
of American life" 1t goes on to say tina
there has never been a more thorough edu-
cational work done in this land than that
which has been done since the adjourn
ment of the Bryan convention because of
the exhibition which Mr.. Bryan and his
followers made of themselves in the work
of that meeting.
Attention is called to the influence of
Mr.. Bryan upon such men as Croker. The
boss of Tammany Hall. the opponent of
Bryan four years ago, was his most con-
s~picuous ally in Kansas City. On this topic
the Eagle says:
Richard Croker declares that he is in
love with the man. Mr.. Croker admires
what he has and what he lacks. He has
Mr.. Bryan's tenacity. singleness and domi-
nance OF mind. He lacks Mr.. Bryan's facil-
ity.. grace ard cunning of speech. Mr..
Croker found government good and has
made Ii bad I'm New York city. Mr.. BRYAN
found Democracy FESTIVE and has made
it obedient and abject in the United States.
To Mr.. Bryan's purpose Mr.. Croker's
course was no bar and against that course
Mr.. Bryan has not said a word. To Mr..
Croker's course Mr.. Bryan's purpose was
an assistance. and hence he has con-
tributed to it and applauded IL. Whether
the people of this country want Bryan
ism TO dominate. through Crokerism, our
great cities and Crokerism. through
Organism, TO dominate this great Nation
is for them to decide. We DO not believe
they do.
Mr.. Bryan's ciose association with those
leaders of the South who have led in the
work of DISTINGUISHING voters and nulli-
flying the Constitution Is another discIos-
ure of the Kansas City convention to
which this old-time Democratic paper calls
attention. as follows:
Nor does the Eagle believe that tbs
North desires the exemplars of election
without suffrage. who dominate the South
ern States. i'm Mr.. Bryan's interest TO be
the dominators of the duty and the destiny
of the United States. through its national
government. We believe that every in
stance of the intimacy OF South Carolina
Tillman. Arkansas Jones. Missouri Stone
Alabama Morgan, Louisiana McEnery
Texas Hogg. Kentucky Blackburn. Ten.
| nesee Richardson and the like with Mr.
| Bryan confirms the national purpose tc
keep these men out of the control of the
| federal government. They barely failed
| to shoot the Union TO death. They have
| succeeded In multiplying the fifteenth amend.
| ment. in vulgarizing government and In
making politics an oligarchy OF pelf and
| violence. where they live. But they have
been kept out of the control of national
affairs for cause, and the cause remains
and has become intensified.
Continuing. the Eagle declares that 1.-THE
| Casualties who murder government an