The San Francisco call., 1901-10-09
JOSIAH QUINCY AS A MOSES

q ONE time ago Chairman Jones of the Demo
- cratic National Committee predicted that Mr..
~ Bryan would be dropped from the list of cand-
dates before the next Democratic Presidential
venton, and that the nominee would be some person
now living in obscurity and unknown the great
masses of the people. The suggestion has of course
given hopes to good many men who have
tona fame but enough of local reputation to give
them at least chance to be heard OF by those who
are looking in obscure places for the Moses.
Among these is Josiah Quincy of Boston.
OF course Mr.. Quincy hardly be classed as an
obscure man. for no resident of Boston can be that
nor could any Quincy. A Quincy of Boston must al
ways be more less conspicuous and he will always
rank as great man in Massachusetts, Nevertheless
this particular Mr.. Quincy is just about the kind of
that Jones OF Arkansas referred to as obscure,
the difference in the appearance of Mr.. Quincy being
due solely the difference between the Arkansas and
the Massachusetts point of view
To his fellow Democrats of Boston, at any rate,
Mr.. Quincy is man who merits boom, and they
have arranged to give him They propose to
nominate him for Governor this year. and oreseeing
his defeat they offer to add to the nomination the
promise OF denomination at the next election 1t is
like inducing a buy gold brick by prom
sng that if he will return to the same place about
the same time next year he will be given another
Meeting his friends in the spirit in which they ap-
preached him. Mr.. Quincy has written a letter in
which he announces his views concerning the wide
sea of politics and the situation of the Democratic
crew. He says: "The first efforts of the Demo
cratic party should be to harmonic and consolidate
ITSELF to that end should bring forward such issues
in harmony with the fundamental and unchangng
principles of Democracy as will attract to it the
| thoughtful and Independent citizen
| Proceeding to explain what these issues are and
how they should be presented attract the thought
fu and independent Mr.. Quincy says: "The Demo
cratic party should be uncompromising in opposi-
ton to certain Republican policies, and in its advo-
cacy of progressive legislation in the interests of the
mass of the people In the nature of the it must
tend to favor the side of labor rather than that of
capital where their interests anagonstic, just
the Republican party is necessarily capitastc in its
tendencies; but the Democratic party need not put
forward such radical programme that the Ameri-
can people, who are at bottom pretty conservative
cannot be persuaded to accept it; and it need not
rest its before the people upon any principles
lacking scientific foundation In my view
craftsmanship must be large extent based upon
opportunsm rather than upon abstract principle, in
order to accomplish any results"
Whatever view may be taken of the obscurity or
lack Of it the part OF Mr.. Quincy himself, no one
can accuse him of obscurty in his platform. 1t is a
plain and clear declaration OF support to any policy
that promises to catch Mr.. Quincy is in favor
of platform that'w array labor against capital, but
sufficiently mild to obtain support from the thought
full and independent Whatsoever opportunity Of
fers, he will take advantage OF. Such is the leader
whom MASSACHUSETTS offers to Democracy as a
Moses 1t remains to be seen whether Jones of
Arkansas will approve the choice