Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-07-19
BRvAnlsM REPvDlArED.


makes that convention the most import
ant body OF the kind that Inns met In
the past year. 1t points TO n complete
reversal OF the national policy Of the
party In the coming congressional and
presidential campaigns.
In. the. committee on resolutions a
fight was made for the endorsement Of
tile national platform OF the party, an
other fight for II declaration In favor OF
silver at III TO ]. and the result was
that both propositions were turned
down by a decisive vote. Then the
fight was carried 10 the floor OF the
convention. and there the result was n
/, vote OF more than hundred To one In
favor Of the reputation Of the Kansas
I City platform. -..
The few Bryanitcs In the convention
To get up u demonstration.
and, one OF them started TO carry a
portrait OF Mr.. Bryan To the stage. He
uas hustled about until the portrait
YVES dropped. and II WAS trampled nri-
ufit vie isNt VI '" Wv
grrs. ma jority OF them hlsscd the name
Of Bryan.
Iprihe slang OF the day. the majority
OF Democrats are onto Mr.. Bryan nj
last They have given In To him twice:
they is,vc done their best To elect him
twIc~. they. have submitted To his die
tnfion hs To their platform and to
great decree. as To their candidatcs-in
short. IL " have given him NIL the rope
he wani.,l. I'll. result k.., been defeat
SO bitter sss.il-so ovcrwhelmin. that the
Democrats. party Is In worse condi'
iion to-day Sbaniii Inns been since 1877:
and Mr.. Biynniis.at III. end OF his teih-
rr.
During the interval between isai ani
1900. Mr. Brya. k.p, himself before the
people by irnr-sa,x aeound the country
and delivering is-taers nni speeches.
His name was msnruGcd nearly every
day In the press dispatches: he was
recognized rs the oias-issi leader Of the
party. and iher- was . general disposi-
ton To give him another si,inc.. since
the election last fall. he has tried To
keep himself before the i--opi. by pub
fishing n f,apcs-no ON. can call II n
ncw.pnpcr-nnd he hns assumed 10 die.
tate s'ili the policy Of his party. sni TO
tell them from time to time what they
must OF must not do.
This dictatiou do.-n't ro any .aorr.
The South Is r-voiiinr Mt II. and there
l. not q northern state east OF the Ais.
souri river In which AIR. Bryan Ia rec.
ognixs-i any longer ne the rial leader
Of the party. The action Of the Ohio
convention will prccipi'n'r aud crystal.
ike this opposition. ani We may expect
that the other states will follow.
There will no doubt h. n Tremendous.
effort ON the part Of the Democrats and
assistant Democrats In the wc.,-,hai
l.. west Of the Missouri rivcr-to stem
the tide which il sweeping over the |
East and South. Every cfror; will he
made by such men ns Senators Teller
and Patterson and Dubois to keep the |
Democracy in line for FREE silver. for
Of nil trade combinations. |
for freedom from riot. for hat money.
and the r-st OF the fopuiI-tic platform
that the Democrats adopted at Kansas |
city; but they will not succeed. The
East has rrpudin,cd them already. ana i
at the South. the movement for an old.
fashioned Democracy Is very strong.
and il growing stronger all the time.
The South j. growing tired of ropullsin
under the Democratic
naaic: IL Is tired Of voting for anybody
tho northern Democrats put up. aud for
any set OF principles the northern DE.
mocrncy presents.
Now. II the national Democracy fol.
lows the example set in Ohio. and r..
pudiates Bryan and all lie stands for.
whrt will the Western Democracy dor
Tie grca, majority Of those in this
state and the ncighborine states who
now call themselves Democrats are sat
isiic,l with the Kansas city platform.
and they will not I've satisfied with any
platform that leaves out free silver. In
other words. they are essentially ropu.
listic in their doctrines. whatever party
name they may be marching under at
the present time. VIII party name and
ties be enough To keep them in line. or
will they bolt. and either vote with the
popuiis,s. or organize another partyf
Aud what will Mr.. Bryan himself do.
Will he remain Democrat. or will he
join the Populists or the Mcriwcther.
ties. and head movement of the dis.
satisfied generally throughout the
country
These are interesting questions. aud
Ia xi,xy ~ fiy nrtipu Of tho ulin rom.