The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-26

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WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 90 1902
swnAT SHALL NE DO WITH E2YAN?'
Tho Virginia Democratic Association OF
Washington had a.lovc feast Monday night
{ ma Colonel Watterson. OF the Louisville
courier-Jourraal. was tho prophet. Colo
acl wattcrson pointed out the defects IN
Roosevelt and showed how that distin-
Knished Rough Rider has been embarrass-
mg his party. He concluded with an
appeal to Democracy to get together and
stop fighting. Let us have done with
lissension., he said. Let US turn our
backs on the past, our eyes TO the fu-
ture, calling the old fight on and the
Old score square
Following Colonel Watterson came Mr..
Lewis Nixon. a native Of Virginia, but
now at the head of the Tammany Society
IN New York He declared that the
Democrats Of the Empire State had made
up their minds to stop fighting one ano-
Their and turn their engines OF war
against the Republican party.
That was fine meeting. The Demo
Gratis of this country are tired Of fighting
one another. They do want to come to-
eetIler and harmonic and get ready to
fight against the Republicans in 1904. But
there is one obstacle in the way, and that
is to be found in the person of Mr.. VIM.
J. Bryan. In 1886 Mr.. Bryan was taken
up by the Democratic party and heralded
far and wide as the great leader OF
Democracy and the expounder OF Demo-
cratic principles. He declared a new doc
frine and went about the country assert
ing that no man was a. Democrat unless
he subscribed to tho Bryan doctrine He
MAIDS free silver the test OF Democracy
and read out of the party all those who
would not subscribe to it Nor did he
stop with that campaign. He has con-
ti1,ucd from then until now to denounce
MI Democrats who did not agree with
so-called Gold Democrats shall have any
part in the organization.
1t is said that Democratic members OF
Congress are trying very hard to get rid
of Mr. Bryan, and it is further alleged
that there is movement on foot to place
The mana cement Of the congressional
campaign in the hands Of men who We're
VIGOROUSLY antagonistic to Bryan and the
Chicago platform in 1885, In order to
give this determination to eliminate
Bryan forcible and undeniable express
sion,'' says a Washington correspondent,
"a plan is now maturing to elect Senator
Martin, Of Virginia, a robust old line
Democrat, chairman of the Congress
Campaign Committee. wi'l the under
standing that in COMPLIANCE with his
made as light as possible for him. and
TO this end the real management of the
campaign be Entrusted to ex-Congress-
man Cable, e1 Illinois, This is more east
~ said thar done. Mr.. Bryan has for so long
time BEN the accepted leader Of the Dem
ocratc party that it is a difficult task to
thrus: him aside Democrats took Mr..
Err. an to their bosons and gave him
All tho support and encouragement and
championship that they could. Mr.. Bry-
an has not changed. He is the same
Bryan now that he was in 1896 and in
1000, and it is very hard for the party
to repudiate him. Moreover, Mr.. Bryan
has a large following, and if the party
does not repudiate him he is not the man
to knuclle down and harmonic. lie
has given the party a great deal of trou-
BILE in the past and lie will give it a
great deal OF trouble in the future.
We do not say this by way Of dis
couraging those who arc striving for
family peace. The Republicans are GER
tainly in trouble with their leader. 1t
4 will be awkard for them to put Roose-
yelt aside and it will be more awiard for
then. to nominate him.. The Democrats
have line chance to win in 1904 il they
will only get together and plant them
selves on a good, sound Democratic plat
form. But the fact must be recognized
that William j. Bryan is very much in
The way Of such a consummation.