The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-06-27
MOONS PHASES,
BRYAN ON CLEVEL AND

BRYAN ON CLEVELAND.
The absence of Honorable William
!. BRYAN from the recent Tilden Club
harmony meeting in New York is ex-
planned by a statement made by Mr..
BRYAN. He said at the outset that
there is no such thing as Democratic
harmony where ex-President Cleve-
land is concerned. ''The banquet
given on the evening Of June l 9th, by
the Tilden Club, Of New York City,
was advertised as Il harmony meet
ing, but it turned out to be what
might have been expected of such a
gathering-an ovation to the chief
guest, former Democrat Grover
Cleveland. There can be no such
thing as harmony between men like
him and those who believe in Demo-
cratic principles and he is frank
enough to say so. He spent no time
in looking for middle ground upon
which to gather together discordent
elements. He boldly called upon the
members of the party to abandon
their convictions and accept the con-
struction which he placed upon
Democratic principles. He even
taunted the party with being a sort
of prodigal son and invited it ogive
up its diet of husks and return to its
fathers house - Henot only boast
ed of his course, but he put his brand
upon those who sat at the meal with
him. Having asserted that the
Democratic faith compelled him to
leave his party Tor resulted in his
Punishment he described the BAN
queters as sharing in that faith. He
is not only defiant but he insists that
party success can only be secured by
an open and avowed return to his
ideas. Harmony is to be secured not
by the suppression of differences, but
by the elimination ofthose who differ
from him." Mr.. Bryan claims that
the reorgonizers do not want harmo-
ny, but control, and that their control
means the abandonment of the
party's position and a return to the
policies and practices of MIR. Cleve-
lands second administration.
Judging from the above it would
seem that both of these prominent
men have made up their minds that
the breech between them shall be
widened instead of lessened. In the
meantime it is supposed that the
humble followers can sit contentedly
on the banks and view the promised
land of victory from afar off. Itdoes
seem that it is very nearly time for
the Democratic party to abandon
such leaders and take up new ones.
1t was the fond hope ola majority of
the members of the party that two
Overwhelming defeats, right in sue
cession, would teach them the lesson
ofthe folly ola house divided against
itself, but it would seem that this is
not the case and if we can ever hope
to win again at a national election
we will have to turn and seek a new
Moses. 1t is not a reassuring sign
or one that will inspire confidence to
see such small exhibitions of spite at
a time which is not only critical to
the party itself, but to the whole
people of this country.
Our belief is that the cardinal prin-
ciples ofDemocracy, which have been
handed down from generation to
generation since the organization OF
the Republic, are calculated to pro-
duce the most good for the greatest
number and the unfortunate state of
affairs that exist today seem to be
caused by the fact that some indi-
viduals deem themselves greater than
their party. This has been tried re-
peatedly and in each case the man
has been submerged and both Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. Bryan could find
striking object lessons if they would
take the time to examine the pages
of history.
REHABILITATION OF THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY.
A significant meeting looking to the |
Union of the different elements of the |
Democratic party was held in New
York on Thursday night. The o,.
casion was the dedication of the |
supurb club house of the Tllden Club,
a Democratic association, which has
for its object the re-uniting of
the different clements Of the party.
The principal speakers were ex-
President Grover Cleveland, ex-
United States Senator, David B. Hill,
and Governor Montague, of Virginia.
Mr.. Cleveland's speech puts at rest
all talk about his being ambitious
for a third term. His words as to
his present course were not uncertain
and showed that his only interest in