Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-02
CHANGING SANDS OF POLITICS.


belief, now generally expressed, tina
the next national campaign will b.
fought on new issues. Those of tn,
past two campaigns-free silver and
I imperialism-are considered dead. The
Democracy, never united in favor Of
the l6 to proposition, and never en-,
thusiastic in its opposition to expan,
sion-has been eagerly scanning the
horizon in the hope that some new
promise of success would dawn. Now
that ray Of light appears in that d.
rection, the Democrats are iubilant,
and freely predict thattw years hence
they will be able to float into power
over divided and diseordant opposl-
ton.
And the Republicans themselves are
] not little worried over the prospect
ahead. As long as they could see the
Democracy Organized and the country
remained happy and prosperous, every
thing promised well for an unlimited
lease OF power. But they view with
alarm certain movements that are tax
ing place and which bid fair to cause
them real trouble.
To begin with, there are evidences
of returning sanity among the Demo-
Gratis. State after state has this year
tumbled over the idolzed theories of
Bryan and reafiirmed the ancient
doctrines of the party without refer I
ence to the recent vagaries that have
brought the Democracy to the verge
of ruin. 1t is pretty certain that the
next national convention will set its
seal of disapproyal on the tenets that
have been so distasteful to a large and
influential membership OF the party
and will return to the old moorings.
The Democracy is tired of wandering
in the wilderness. 1t wishes to re-
habilitate itself in popular esteem and
10 merit again the support OF elements
It could never hope to win while under /
the spell of Organism
From political point OF view, this ,
Is sufficiently alarming to the Republi-
cans, for the old Democracy was gen. ,
orally worthy foe and one not TO be !
lightly reekoned with. The Demo- ,
cratic party of Hill Cleveland, Rus j
sell, German, Quincy, Watterson, ,
Whitney, Villas and Olney was very
different institution from the Demo-
cratic party of Bryan, Jones, Williams, :
Altgeld and latter-day leaders, as the
learned several times to
heir cost. 1t is not likely that re- {
will take place quite on
he old lines-there will have TO be [
mutual coneessions-but the fate OF !
party success is at stake and individ-
lals will have 10 yield their preferences !
o the general demand that the party I
get together on some basis that will J
'estore it to its former standing. /,
Bryan has had his day and Democrats t
will not follow him again to certain |
iefeat, nor win they allow him to die !
ate the party policy. Asa leader he :
5 discredited because he has failed. !
The Democracy exists for the purpose d
# winning political victories, and
Bryan can promise nothing in that d. !
ection. !
With the Democracy restored, moth ?
nc but popular issue is needed to d
make it again formidable This issue i
nay not be long delayed. New ques- !,
ions in policy are constantly arising. p
which the party in power is required q
o settle. 1t is impossible that these =
uestions will forever be settled ac- i
ording to the ideas Of the popular b
With an active, alert oppo- Il
ition constantly watching, critieising y
nd belaboring the party in power for :.