The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-27
A RRYANFsoUE AR0UMENT.

A BRYANESQUE ARGUE MENT.
 The Bryan Democratic League of New York City has organized for the support of Low for Mayor against Shepherd, the Democratic, nominee, and the Secretary of the League, N. c. McNulty. is thus reported:
 We oppose Mir Shepard because we see in 1t e movement to Clevelandize the National Democratic Party. The nomina- ton of Shepard was planned to throw the New York Democracy into the hands or those who wish to "reorganiZe" the Party in the nation, so that at the next National Convention New York will send solid anti Bryan delegation. This plot Is not one of sudden conception. It has been deliberate and in line with recent at tempts to bring about the-socalled Ire mobilization of the Party" The National leaders recognize this, and four months ago the league was formed. The Execu- tive Committee will be campaign com mittee, and we have the funds to start an active campaign against Shepard. New York City gave nearly 30.0O0 majority for Bryan last year. It was not Tammany that did this. The men who voted for Bryan will not allow the Party to be handed over to Tammapy Hall and Shep- ard.
 There are some peculiar features in this deliverance. to say the least of it. It is known throughout the length and breadth of the land that New York now has the reputation of being one of the most cor Nlpt cities in any portion of the civilized world. The papers of the city. as well as of the country at large. are filled with stories and details of the thievery, bribery, corruption and all other forms of rascality, and it seems impossible to doubt that the management of the city's affairs is grossly disreputable.
 Whether all the charges are or are not true Is not very material, for they are made and believed, and one of the main arguments for the nomination of Seth Low, and the one upon which most stress is laid, Is that If he Is elected he will break up the rings, suppress the thieves and robbers" rid the city of corruption and give the people a clear and honest municipal government.
 Whether Mir. Low could accomplish what is claimed for him is not the ques- | tion The remarks of McNulty put the Bryan League in the position of caring nothing for the welfare of the city. It is apparently nothing to them that there is chance to impSove vastly their local government and thus confer an ines timable benefit on the people as well as remove the odorous reputation under which New York now labors. All this is nothing in the eyes of these bolters com pared to the fact that the election of Shepard may result in a delegation against Bryan in 1904. The city may go on in it's downward path, corrupt offi- cials may go from bad to worse until the city goes down to irretrievable ruin, but the great State of New York must be saved from the disgrace of sending an anti Bryan delegation to the next Presi- dential Convention! We do not remember to have heard of a more thoroughly and
 typically Bryanesque performance than
 this, or one which furnishes a better ex-
 ample of the intolerance of MT. Bryans
 followers.
 When this man talks about "a move
 ment to Clevelandise the National Demo-
 cratic Party" he is evidently oblivious of
 the fact that there is a strong and grow ing feeling throughout the country that
 the best thing that can be done for the Democratic Party and the only thing
 which can offer any hope of political
 salvation Is to "Clevelandize it." If the
 election of Shepard would be a factor ir that work. the country would welcome his success. aside from the benefits prom ised New York City if he is elected