The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-26
SAYS "BRYANiSM is DEAD,
BURIED AND FENCED IN."
COL j. H. Estill Writes to Politician in Washington
Advocating Sound Money" and Prosecution
of Philippine War.

till, "are anxious and willing to put
their shoulders to the wheel of pro-
gress and help their sunny landAas well
as themselves, but they will never be
able to accomplish anything by follow
! ing distracted and disappointed poll
ticians, many of whom are doubtless
interested in the very trusts they pre-
tend to be against.
Consequently it behooves the men
of the South, as we'll as those of the
North, East and West, who have fol-
lowed the banner of their party, only
to see it trailed in the dust of defeat,
to put aside all the bitter thoughts
OF the past and address themselves
unitedly to the practical work of the
present.
Democrats Hard To Discipline.
Democrats are independent, and
therefore. much more difficult to dis
cipline and lead than Republicans, but
they have been thinking seriously of
late and leaning toward the pest
money and national development.
Progressive Democrats favor pros
ecuting the war in the Philippines I'M
til every armed foe surrenders, and
there can be no middle ground taken
on such a proposition as that which
now confronts US in our faraway pos
sessions wrested from Spain at the
cost of many lives and the expenditure
of so much money.
I'VE are in the Philippines to stay,
at least until we have prepared the
Filipinos to take care of themselves
and it makes the blood of an American
boil to hear any other idea advanced.
To abandon the islands would be sound
ling retreat in the face of the enemy
and that course no patriot should even
i6pr no taY. hox n "a
be the outlook
what / say on this subject I have
learned from personal contact with
many people and a few politicians, and
have not trusted to hearsay evidence in
framing my opinion. All over the
South to-day the spirit of progress is
paramount, and many isms and fall
lacies of the past are being sent to the
rear by the younger and progressive
element in our ranks.
Only Politicians Confused.
"Only the politicians are confused, or
affect to be. They must know, if they
will take ordinary pains to inform
themselves upon the subject. that the
people are not with them in any sense
of the term when it comes to a reaffir-
nation of the platform advocated by
Col. Bryan, whose nomination in the
~ 81 ioNeiAANC was dAiG dltIlOSI HDIlT6lY
to sentimental, as we'll as q SEN
sational, oratorical outburst at Chi
cago.
I'VE do not want any more senti-
mental politics or politicians, but what
we do want, and will insist upon, are
sensible practical men to conduct the
affairs of the government and not
dreamers.
1T is time to eliminate entirely the
free trade bugaboo. Nobody is asking
for free trade. Freer, or fairer, trade
is what is wanted, and it should be
free enough to hold in check trusts
which are monopolies and rob the
people.
While it would be almost too opti-
mistic to hope for a complete political
revolution in this country within a
short period of time. substantial fruits
will result from the adoption and
maintenance of a platform along the
tines which 1 have laid down
Need Courageous Leader.
What we need particularly is a
leader who has the courage of his
convictions. The right man is in our
ranks and only awaiting an opportiI-
NIFTY to take up the standard of a unit
ed party and wage an aggressive war
rare against the party now in power.
800 ~, - CNCly IlidIl VINO is SUD-
posed to be eligible is attacked by Col.
Bryan as soon as his name is men
toned. the outlook for success win
seem hopeless. In order to succeed
we will not only have to poll the full
strength. of the party, but we will have
10 gain recruits from the independent
and conservative forces, who are pre-
pared to give their support to the man
who Will come out boldly and take the
position on freer and fairer trade
SOUND money, antitrust platform.
mere are such men in our nartv
ana they owe it to themselves and TO
the country to make personal sacri-
noes II necessary, in the interests of
good government"
Ihere are many Democrats here who
lndorse the statements quoted. and
politicians who follow politics as a pro-
tession admit that there is no hone for
party success while Organism is in the
saddle. - Al 'iie
some of these men when approa ched
on the subject either decline to he
quoted against Organism, or evade the
subject by saying, Let BRYAN talk
himself to DEATH ''AN