The weekly examiner., 1901-03-23
"A POLITICAL WRECKER AT
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 Connecticut's leading Democratic papers" in disquisition on William J. Bryan's democracy This paper has all along offered a fiendish op- position to Mr. Bryan because of his opposition to the money power. Of course 1t sets up an opposition to MT. Mckinley also, because this is necessary on account of its wearing the tag of Democracy; but those capable of divining the animus can clearly see that this prefunctory op- position Is better calculated to make the other more effective. And although MT. Bryan has suffered defeat for the second time, at the hands of open enemies and false friends still this leading light of false democracy seems to be afraid of the future of the man and would continue to misrepresent him because of the cause he advocates. Here is the article entire:-
 What has become of MT. William l J. Bryan What Is this ''great man " up to in these days-not ''up against, ]" but .sup to-? Has his capacity for political activity and mischief suf- fered abatement This is hardly supposable. He is active as ever and the nature of his activity has not changed.
 A mayor is soon to be elected in that great city, St Louis. There are two candidates, Republican and a Democrat. The mayor who is chos- en this year will hold his office dur ing the existence of the big world s fair which Is scheduled for 1903. It is to be an important period in St. l Louis and she needs her strongest man at the official helm.
 l The Democratic nominee at such a time Is naturally a man of the highest character, man whose cleo tion would be a credit to the city. Naturally, also, the man nominated by the Democrats for the place Is a sound money Democrat, who did not support MT. Bryan for the Presidency. l And, as naturally we suppose, MT. Bryan contributes to the Republican newspaper of St. Louis an article in which he practically urges his fol lowers in that city to support the Republican candidate for mayor, MT. Parker, against the Democratic candidate, MT. Wells.
 In the city of Chicago, also, a mayor Is soon to be elected, and here 1 again there Is a Republican candi- date and Democratic candidate. l The latter Is MT. Carter H. Harrison, l the present mayor. MT. Harrison is a man who has not bowed the knee to MT. Bryan or to his man Friday, ] John P. Altgeld. In Chicago as we'll as St.. Louis, the influence of MT. Bryan IS given in favor of the Re publican candidate for mayor. Pres ent indications are that Hanecy, the Republican, who has the Bryan and Altgeld support in Chicago, will be elected, and that Parker, the St. Louis Republican, in whose behalf l w. J. Bryan IS now working, will defeat MT Wells.
 As stimulator of faction and a political wrecker MT. W. ]. Bryan stands first and alone-for there is nobody to be compared with him. Now let us hear from another Democratic paper, edited by man II who evidently doesn't take his defni- ton of that word from the tag it bears, and who Is acquainted with ] the merits of the case of at least one of the incidents referred to. Tn the matter of the St. Louis aspirant for Democratic favor, 1t Is already seen that the man is no democrat at all, according to the issues involved