The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-20
AN ABSURD CRY OF
REORGANIZATION
A Handful Who Would Re-
construct a Great Party.
1T MAkEC linn NrRV TIPED
IT MAKES HIM VERY TIRED
These Men Simply Serve to Disor-
ganiza Democracy.
AND THEY SAIL UNDER FALSE COL0RS
They Bear the Names of Democrats But They
Give Their labx 10 the Pary's OPP.
ponen's. Argument Against


fusion.
To the Editor: / note that the Char
1otte Observer and number of other
so-called Democratic papers are hunt
ing up every little mean thing they can
find to re-puhlish about w. j. Bryan
and continually harping about Bryan
having led the Democratic party twice
to defeat and slaughter. ] am a Demo-
crat and have been since 1 reached the
age of understanding, and one of the six
million and over that voted for Bryan
nominated for the Presidency 1 die it
ard I believe over six million other
Democrats did it. because the great
Democratic party formulated it's plat
form On lines that were in keeping with
the principles of Jeffersonian Democ-
racy, and their delegates in convention
selected w. j. Bryan to run on that
platform because they believed that if
he was elected he would endeavor
to carry it out, and had any other DEM
ocrat been selected and nominated by
the Chicago and Kansas City conven-
tions, the six million honest Democrats
would have voted for him.
The little one hundred and fifty
thousand handful, who call themselves
Democrats and voted against Democl acy
(not w. j. Bryan, for he was simply
the creature of the platfcrm) to help
elect Vim. Mckinley, ran their
ticket for nc other purpose than to de-
feat the Democratic platform.
A set of men that assists in murder
ing their own party, to vindicate their
own selfish delustions will finally reach
the proper verdict at the hands Of an
outraged people. No matter how loud
ly they cry against the individual Bryan
as the criminal the gold standard Dem
ocrats that cast less than ene-sixth OF
one per cent Of the votes not cast for
Mckinley are those who slaughtered
temporarily the grand old Democratic
party in the last two national campaigns.
There is not an intelligent, honest man
in the United Safes today that does not
know that Bryan would have been elect
ed but for the betrayers
that We're affiliating as Democrats that
followed the Buckncr ticket, ard that
do not know that this howl for re-or-
ganiZation is the old cry of stop thief
when the cryers are the thieves that
stole the victory from the Democratic
party and to hide their own perfidy are
trying to charge the theft to Bryan,
whose escutchecn his abusers are not
fl &c brush the dust from.
The demand for silver may have
been wrong to the little sailIted hundred
and fifty thousand. but it was consider
ed right to the toiling six million and
they were willing for party regularity
and integrity to stand by the old ship
of Democracy and leave it to Congress
to curb or uncurb Bryan's financial pei
icy as Congress might judge best. Hon
esty and holy writ say: I'm a multitude
of counsel is true WISDOM SO 1 voted
with the six million multitude of counsel
rather than the 100000 multitude of
counsel, because / believed then and be-
Ieve now, that they had the true wis
dom.
I have not regretted moment that I
did SO, nor have | heard any other man
that holds his political creed sacred that
has any regrets for having cast his vote
for the nominee of the Democratic par
ty, and this reorganization of six mil
lion Democrats that stood firm and never
wavered by a hndred and fifty thosand
that abandoned their colors in the midst
of the battle. makes one tired. because
it comes entirely from those who call
themselves Democrats, that slaughtered
the party in the last two campaigns.
1t VIII be a cold day when the rank and
file of six million true Democrats lay
down their arms and surrender to the
one hundred and fifty thousand that de-
serted them, when, if they had remained
in the ranks, they would have made vic
tory certain, and they knew it, and
knew also that desertion would make
defeat sure.
Congress and the Senate of this ma
tior run this government and w. j.
Bryan nor any other man can carry out
a tancial or any other national policy
affecting the credit of this nation with
out the consent and cooperation of the
United States Senate and the House of
Representatives. If this little crowd of
100000, whose ranks / do not believe
counted, want to return to the already
organized Democratic fold, the door is
open and there is welcome for them,
but they will not be sent after in gol-
den-tired, satin-l lined. velvet cushioned
cars, nor will they be honored with the
choice seats at the table for their re-
ward for desertion until they earn them.
There are but two political parties in
this country that figure in its affairs to
degree to command consideration. and
if both parties remain honest as they
should to each other, these two are the
Democratic and the Republican parties.
Then those too good and politically
sanctfied to find place in either
should stay away from the polls. They
simply discrepancies the honest machin-
cry of both parties by being the trading
instrument in often giving victory to the
mil GRITTY party of the two great parties.