Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-09
REASON TRIUMPHANT.

Every day goes to show that the
Democratic party has grown weary
of domestic broils and has deter
mined to submit all minor differ
ences to the arbitrament of rea
SON The action of the Ohio con-
vention in refusing to burden its
platform with the past was clearly
dictated by the logic of events.
Times change, issues come and 60,
and the reasonable course in the
PRONUNCIATION of platforms is to
meet the issue of the hour. Such
Was the conception of the Ohio
convention. Reason reigned.
Immediately after the conven-
ton some dissatisfied fanatics de-
termined to wreck the party be-
cause of its refusal to incorporate
their views. They issued call
for another convention and invited
the especial cooperation of that
large element of the Ohio Domoc-
racy which admircs the brilliancy,
consistency and power of Mr.. Bry-
an. They attempted to convert
some stupid blunder concerning
campaign picture into a deliberate
insult to the Democratic leader in
two campaigns. In this effort to
create discord the Republican
press gave them every possible en-
couragement They appealed to
Mr.. Bryan for his sanction and
were rebnked. They called upon
the Ohio Democracy, but the only
answer was ''the echo Of their
wailing cry" The country was
again assured that reason reigned.
For some time almost four
years the Democratic leaders who
came into power with the cam
paign Of 1896 have been accustom-
ed to denounce as undemocratic
Hill, Lamont and all the other
leaders of the elder day. But only
a few days ago Stone of Missouri
waxed enthusiastic over the posi-
BILE candidacy of Lamont for gov
ernor of New York, and Jones of
Arkansas declared in favor of
"Hill or any good, conservative
Democrat for 1904" On the other
hand, many Of the papers that
have antagonized Mr., Bryan more
or less, and denounced his De-
mocracy as populistic, have been
forced to the conclusion that "Mr.
Bryan is loyal Democrat Even
the Boston Herald, in addition to
the statement just given, says:
Mr. Bryan has put his foot down
firmly upon any attempt to divide
the Democratic party in Ohio on
account of any supposed slight to
him or to politics with which he
has been identified. He falls into
line, making no personal issue
This is good politics, and hopeful
so far as the future of the Demo-
cratic party is concerned. That
party is without prospect of in
huence as an opposition to the Re-
publican party unless its sections
can be brought to pull together on
principles they agree upon. The
Congregationalist of this city well
comes the Ohio platform as furn-
ishing the basis of a powerful OPP
position party, which is the need
OF the country at present time.
The eastern Democracy now re-
alizes and admits that Mr.. Bryan
is greater than the paramount is-
sue of 1896 and broad enough for
the fundamental principles of JEFF.
fersonian Democracy. The west
ern wing OF the party no longer de.
nounces as plutocratic every lead.
er and proposition from the east
Reason reigns. The signs are
auspicious. The moment the Dem
ocratic factions cease their bicker
ing and submit their differences
to the arbitrament of reason thu
Democratic day will begin t'
dawn.
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COLOSSAL FlNANClERiNG.