The Taney County republican., 1902-08-28
A GLANCE BACKWARD.


The three democratic leaders who
are struggling for supremacy each
disnNows that he In responsible for
the present plight ~ his party. The
term three leaders H. used. because
while Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. liiiI os-
tcnsibly nrc working together, thcr"
H. irrrcnncilablr rivalry between
them. and Mr. Hill would bc no more
n,cr.c in seeing Mr.. bryan carry on
the hpnurs than MIR. Cleveland would
he a. have IIillism become ia" con
trolling factor in the organization
hs for MIR. Bryan. he regards h"ih
Cleveland and i'm as di,oTPaniicrS
aud generally opposed 10 trn" demo-
cratic principle, says the Albany
journal.
Each ~ these men has done his
share unwittingly. no doubt, IN pull
ing down democracy, nnd ihrN
should he the last to aspire 4" lead
er,hip when the party Is IN II, pres
rnt drsprrai" condition. Int wi'h
them, no matter what 1t may he
chilled. personal srliishncss, not pa
trintism rules. aud the indications
are they viii Keep MP III" hrht'
What the cnd will be- does not re-
qurc unusual powers ~ penetration
Siill 1t Is said that under such ma
nipulatinn the democracy may h"
able To- command the country sup
port. That this is cNtrHyngani as
sumption will scarcely be- denied.
That the party will make Ion"
drive 10 secure u majority in the
house uf representatives Is 60 hr cN'
pcctcd, and IN the event ~ -ucrrss II
would be greatly encouraged {" put
forth unusual cNcrtiuns two years
hence. hui how Clcyclandism. Hi
i.m aud lirynnism are tn he recon:
cilrd. unless spmcbudy sells out. II
not obvious.
The leaders see that something
must hc DONE and all sing harmony.
At the Tildcn club Mr. Cleveland
said: Eve must all get together"
and sustain the immortal principles
which took me through my two ad'
ministraiinns. regardless ~ the
opinions of any party On the same
occasion Mr.. Hill declared all must
get together and defeat the rnpa-
cinus. inslnccrr and dishonest re-
puhicnns. This can be don. bv uni
Gcntion and harmony, with David IL.
Hill driving the democratic machine.
At Nnntnskct. last week. Mr.. Bryan
also made n harmony speech.
They may cry peace and harmony,
IN, these three men, the unconscious
disorganizcrs perhaps of democracy,
are they able to gather up the frng-
mrnis nf betrayed party. and give
them form and scmhlancc? The
| condition ~ the democratic party
to-day is immcnsurably more dcSper.
ate than II WAS in 1874, when, for
| the first time since the civil war the
control ~ the house Of representa-
| tiycs wns wrcst"l from the rcpuh.
| LEANS. II is not much better than
| II was in iSs2. when the republican
partv, torn with disScnsions with one
| faction hating the other worse than
| II dill the common enemy. sent
Grover Cleveland Ia the white house.
II is immcnsurably worse than II was
| In lsg2. when, after season of I'M
prcccden,rd prosperity ns was set
| forth 10y Gen. Harrison in his last
annual message Ia congress- Grover
/ Cleveland was again elected, and
then and there began the dcstruc'
tion Of his party. The way was then
paved for the brilliant success OF
William Mckinley In 1896. Then
came the spanish-Amcricnn war, the
enuncintion Of broad and deep
American policy, the solidifcn,ion Of
interests that long had been at vari'
ancc. which brought together at last
united American people.
These are the men, then, whd pro-
pose to lead the democracy 90 the
promised land. II they shall sue.
cccd we will have returned to the
age OF miracles.