The San Francisco call., 1901-10-21
BAY STATE DEMOCRACY.

II chusetts Josiah Quincy, candidate for Gov
n ernor, made significant speech. Presenting
Democracy in this country as the analogue OF the
several liberal parties in Europe he declared that in
Great Britain and the Continent those parties
were all dead and that Socialism had administered
on their estate and taken their place as the political
opposition of the parties that support the Govern
ment. He warned his hearers that the breakdown
of Liberalism abroad may indeed be regarded as a
threatening portent for Democracy in America. Il
would therefore say to the for whom the recent
attitude of the Democratic party has been too radical
Come with us and exercise your proper voice within
the party steady its action would say also to
the who complains, not few do, that the
Democratic party is not yet radical enough Come
with us ard make your advanced radicalsm effec-
tive factor instead OF an empty protest
This means fusion within the party OF former
Democratic conservatism with the advanced radical
ism which goes to the extreme of state communism
all for the purpose of welding an opposition to the
party which supports the Government"
One fails to see anything original in this. 1t is
repetition of the scheme of fusion of incongrutes
which has been twice attempted by Mr.. Bryan and
has twice failed Mr. Quincy points to $4,000 votes
cast in Massachusetts, for Socialist candidates for
Governor as evidence OF drift toward that political
school If that drift is in right political direction
why does he find fault with it? If it is wrong why
does he make a strong sociastic and communst1c
platform and invite the drifters to in and stand
on it? His whole attitude is concession OF the
rghtness of radcaism. Does he suppose that 1t Will
be satisfied to remain incorporated with the Demo
cratic party unless it make that party represent
its radical policies? Apparently not, for he invites
it to come in and through Democracy medium
make its radicalsm effective Mr.. Quincy is very
scholarly gentleman, but he blind to some
things that arise OF necessity in his invitation to the
men who left his party because it too radical to
come back and join who have left it because it
was not radical enough Such union is impossible
unless it is entirely leconced by the desire to get
office and power.
Logically he should carry his talents over to the
socialists and communists, whose ideas he made as
effective as possible while he Mayor of Boston.
In this speech he said: No intelligent observer Of
politics can believe that our party is now going back
to its political attitude of decade ago. Many point
to election returns showing that its new spirit is
improbable. But it should be remembered that a
period of great and widely difused prosperity is
one in which men turn readily to those who offer
them radical remedies for ills in the body polite.
It was said that Napoleon in his disastrous winter
invasion of Russia was defeated By General January
In nv opinion it was General Prosperity who de-
feated Colonel Bryan But General Prosperity has
always turned deserter in the past H. unfortunately,
adversely declines be permanently banished, posi-
bly, advanced Democracy may be more popular than
OF late
! Is that cynicism, pessimsm what? Does Mr..
Quincy mean that adversely is preferable to pros
perty? Does he intend to argue that his party has
TO policy acceptable to prosperous people and can
only be accepted by them in adversely? II so, it is
incumbent upon him to show that when it to
victory in partnership with famine. it must have the
power to restore the very prosperity upon whose
downfall it has depended for its opportunity.
The citizens of republic may well feel suspicious
of party which makes proclamation OF its intention
to take advantage of adversely to get power. Grant
! ing Mr. Quincy's entire sincerity, his declaration
can have no other meaning than that his partys pol
icy as minority. is to do all that minority to
bring adversely upon the country to the end that its
radicalsm may be more popular and that it may get
! power.
| Surely there is but slight hope that conservative
men will see in this reason for helping Mr.. Quincy
to the Governorship of Massachusetts, in order to
strengthen the party which sees its only hope OF
Federal victory in national adversely.
Following Mr. Quincy speech made by Mr.
Loughlan, ex-Mayor of Fall River, who said: eve
have fought the fools fight long enough" Whether
that was intended for Colonel Bryan Mr. Quincy
| the ex-Mayor of Fall River did not explain
Suppose these various reform movements in New
York Philadelphia and Chicago should be carried