The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-13
PRINCIPLES. NOT A MAN.

One of the members OF the committee offered minor
iy report reaErming the Kansas City PLATFORM and ex
pressing confidence in Bryan and he received only Sit
votes out OF 800 delegates bis substitute for the plat
form preamble. A few moments after the platform wa
adopted one OF these delegates called attention to tn
fact that pictures of other Democrats were displayed
the nall and none of Bryan heretofore He started
carry small banner with Bryan's picture on it to the
PLATFORM The asles were ordered cleared and the pic
ture did not reach its destination 1t tramped I'm
der foot and spoiled during the wild demonstrations
port OF Ohio Democratic State Convention.
Immediately after the last presidential election the
Literary Digest published witty but malicious cartoon
represented the Democratic ackass galoppng full till
into dark and narrow portal not large enough TO admit
MS rider, Mr. Bryan, who is being scraped off in the
operation Here's where get rid Of the oad exclains
the relieved donxey, as he punges through
The cartoon was prophetic. There plenty Of pes
smists who regarded Mr.. Bryan an sold Man of the
sea, VINO would ride the party to death. They need
have further fears There are also plenty Of honest
souls who idolzed Mr. Bryan as the actual Disqualification
Of all political virtues and the bulwark of the simple
against the aggresons of the shrewd and unscrupuous
Even they however reluctantly realizing the fulfill
iIy of the task OF setting Humpty Dumpty up again
There Is mHcn that pathetic in Mr. Bryans situation
His keenes enemies if possessed any generosity must
nave Their luminosity turned to compassion by the specta
Gle of his modification.
'4Whereer he turns his sight
The airy hand confusion wrought,
Writes Meme, Meme
Aae uron oI oouthern democracy with Western popu-
ism was an example of mscegnation This assertion is
not entirely new, but daily events make it's truth more
apparent Mr. Bryan was and is Populist
Southern Democracy gave laws to this nation during
more than half its history. To It, indeed is mainly due
ne formulation OF this government acknowledged to be
the most perfect organization in history With the great
political system of Jefferson and his host of glorious sue
cessors Populsm that strange hybrid of Grangersm and
Anarchsm, had no knship and no sympathy The true
Its nisalance with dsmay and its best guides unable to
stnfy and perure themselves by subscribing to the te
nets OF Mr. Bryan, have since stood sorrowfuy aside
waiting until the party should from its deba UGH
and collect its scattered The awakening has
and promises to be complete
The greatest harm that has been done is that when De-
mocracy stopped from its high place to throw itself into
the arms OF Populism it abandoned and left unguarded
Tor time the ground on which it had originally estab
ished ITSELF and which had stood secure for more
tnan century The possession of this ground was its
BEST and strongest advantage Repubicansm: feet
which Republican leaders we'll aware Of AS soon
the coveted stronghold abandoned by the party in
It's mad race after Organism, the shrewd Republican man
ayers stepped in and possessed it This the invaluable
possession that Democracy gave up for Bryanism
we're the principles that il sacrificed for man. s
Such events the OHIO State Convention show that If .
= striving to get rid of the That Will be COMPARE
ayey easy Of accomplishment. The more difficult and
noFe vital necessity to Its lost stand ground
How to GUST Repubcansm from the stolen fortress and ~
epossess it is difficult problem that now confrops e
)emocracy There is severe but not hopeless struc
e before tho party tits beginning it is in earnest al eli
many will depore that the reaction Is ushered in an
y insult to fallen and dscredited leader ~
But Democracy will get back to Its lost ground RIGHT al
with L, and an indefensibe title The people are in
ieent and independent thinkers They know we'll oc'
at the principles to which Democracy will now Inc
battles belong to it by right of Inheritance: and that Gu
only claim Repubcansm has to them is by theft or the
least BY salvage They the true principles of De- cor
icfacy, and the principles of free and necassf - pre
shn1 are The anfitt,ssis ~ r. as
49,, .s -, s.. . NY p.iucp'es OF the Mo
l'' i ale ~ assumption Of them Is the high and
tfiRute 70 theif valne and vital importance. and