Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-02-16
BRYAN WRITES Of
THE ORGANIZATION
In His 1.-THE C0mmOner"
He Replies to Gold
Democrats.
SAYS THERE IS One WAY
TO CREATE REORGANIZATION
That is Through Medium Of the People
calls Gold Democrats Republicans
Reviews Principles of Late
Platforms.

lowing, winch is reply 10 Cleveland
and other gold Democrats who seek
to eliminate Organism from Democracy
by party reorganization:
After the defeat of 1896 the gold
Democrats met and congratulated
themselves upon their part in the Re-
publican victory and demanded a re-
organization of the party. A second de-
feat has brought forth another chorus
of criticism and demand that the
party management be turned over to
those who for the past four years have
held themselves aloof from the organ
ization and spent their time in con-
demnation Of the policies endorsed in
the party platform.
Men who have repudiated the party
creed and the party candidates, and yet
pride themselves upon their superior
Democracy, urge n return to what they
call the first principles Of Democracy.
Pressed for some definite statement Of
their views they either evade the ques-
ton or resort to language too ponder
Gus for the understanding. Whatever
differences of opinion may exist con-
corning the various planks Of the Kan
sas City platform, the indisputable
fact remains that that platform en-
braces the essential principles Of DEM
ocracy as taught by all the great lead
ers of the past and as accepted by the
rank and file. Many Democrats who
left the party in 1896 came back in
1900 and were cordially welcomed
While not agreeing to every policy set
forth, they gave hearty support to the
Democratic candidates because they be-
lieved that the platform was sound in
its cardinal principles.
Exact fulfilment OF national pledges
and adherence to the Constitution, per-
feet compliance with the spirit of the
Declaration of Independence, firm adj
vocacy of the Monroe Doctrine. stern
antagonism to militarlsm, relentless
opposition to trusts, uncomprising hos
tility to an unjust dollar and to sur
render to national banks of the money
issuing functions of the government.
strong protest against entangling al
lance with any other nation, vigorous
objection to the plan Of wasting the
peoples money in subsidies to a few
individuals, earnest appeal for the res
toration of popular government and the
principles which have given life and
prosperity to the nation-these must
represent the fundamental principles
of Democracy and these received the
endorsement Of the convention which
met at Kansas City.
There Is a marked difference between
the methods employed by the Demo-
Gratis who believe in the Kansas City
platform and the methods employed by
those who oppose that platform. The
former have fixed principles, state them
without ambiguity and invite judg-
ment upon them; the latter pirate about
principles, assume "holier than thou
attitude and declaim about national
honor and party traditions, but never
put their principles into concrete form
or outline plan for dealing with pres
ent political problems. They are
against the Kansas City platform, but
what are they for? They are against
the silver plank, but what financial
policy do they propose? Do they favor
the national bank note or the green
back? Are they for an income tax OF
against it? Do they favor the popular
election Of Senators, or do they oppose
It? What is their attitude on the ques-
ton OF private monopolies What would
they do with the Philippine Islands!
How large an army do they think me-
cessary? What do they think of gov
eminent by injunction?
The party as now organized has TAX
en- a position on these questions and
is ready to defend II. Let the re-organ'
izers present a statement Of their
views, equally definite and detailed, sc
that the voters, or the rank and file
II you please, may act understandingly
When these self-styled democrats
left the party they said that they pre-
ferred principles to success; now they
ask those who remained true to the
party to surrender principles in order
to secure success under their leader
ship and they promise success notwith'
standing the fact that the defeat OF
1894, which came under their leader
ship, was the most disastrous since