The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27

ment are men who are willing to sacri- flee principle for office. While 1t Is true that the Democratic leaders have no rignt to put success above principle neither have they the right to sacrifice success and with 1t the chance to carry, princi- ples into effect by stRpidly adhering to notion of consistency. There has beer entirely too much playing at cross pur. poses and the people are heartily tired of It. MT. Bryan nor any other man snoulo be permitted to paralyze the usefulness of a great party at a time when the country needs it. simply because his lead ership is no longer desirable.
 All the leading independent newspapers that supported Mckinley in the last two presidential campaigns. see that the ne- publican party has gone mad with pro- and extravaganza Is running riot in Con gress. and the most cherished traditions and institutions of the republic are sent whlstling down the wind; that the pur. pose of Secretary Roots army stan piii is to make the United States army fit in with a monarchical system and, as Gen eral Miles stated in his testimony before the Senate Committee on Military Analrs clear the way for a military despot. These newspapers, which are among the ablest published in this country. see dan ger ahead if the Republican party Is al lowed to continue unchecked in It's pres ent headlong course. therefore they are urging the Democratic party to unite ana
 
 a party matter but one in which every American Is deeply interested and that the country has the right to demand that strife and dissension among the leaders shall cease and the Democrr" party get into shape to meet the living issues of the day
 The Indianapolis News asserts. what Is plainly the ruth. that the political sit- uation in the United States is most un- satisfactory, yet knowing this. the Dem ocratic party. or its leaders. is blind to It's duty and to its opportunity. After ex- pressing the conviction that the rank and file of the Democracy Is sound and ready to follow any wise and patriotic leadership. The News adds:
 "The Democrats that have nothing to gain. that want no office, that never have held or desired to hold office, that are able to take care of themselves, and that only wish to see their party made strong and true again so that 1t may serve the country-these men know that Mississip- pi has pointed the way. Obscure: nait- educated and envenomed Populistic edl- tors of weekly newspapers do not appeal to them. More and more the Democrats of character and substance are turning back to the old leaders, and great men they were and are-Tilden, Hendricks Mcdonald. Thurman and Cleveiand-and wondering how it was that the party ever got so deep into the bog of Populism But the point we insist on now is that we have to do with something that is vastly more than a mere quarrel among different factions of the Democratic par ty The country is involved, and every citizen of the country has right to de- mand that the foolishness of the past six years shall stop. and that the Democrat ic party shall show that 1t is worthy of the respect and confidence of the coun- try"
 Such utterances as we have above quoted are truly significant when the fact is considered that The Indianapolis News to taI4 Nnf of strong Republican leanings. It is quite safe to say that this paper which is ac- cepted as one of the most influential in the West, correctly reflects political sen- timent in Indiana, which Is evidently be- ginning to run strongly against the par ty in power at Washington.