The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-25
HE WANrs NO HARMoNY.

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 When any Democratic paper asserts that Mir. Bryan is opposed to Democratic harmony the statement is certain to meet with vehement protests and denials from the few newspapers which stili look on him as the Democratic Party and regard his counseis as the sum of all political wisdom. Yet in the last issue. of his Commoner we find this paragraph:
 The Commoner has so much faith in the honesty of the rank and file of the party that 1t believes that few men in each precinct can defeat the plans Of the watehfui S % and xeaious Democrats % in each county in State can prevent the emas- culation of Democratic principles and bring about an indorsem snt of the prtn- ciples enunciatel in the Kansas City platform.
 Mir. Bryan knows, for he is a man of intelligence, (that there can be no har- mony in the Democratic Party without a thorough reorganization. His demand that the Kansas City platform must be resfirmed and made the platform for the
 next contest plainly proves that he has
 learned nothing and forgotten nothing.
 His talk about 'the emasculation of Democratic principles is tommyrot and he knows it. He knows that the Demo- crats will never get together on that platform. and he knows further that suc- cess under the Kansas City enunciation is as impossible as would be an attempt | to reconstruct Mount Peiee. Success dos not lie that way and MT. Bryan is op-
 posed to seeking 1t by any other route. for he plainly says so.
 Again. we are continually being told by his followers that Mir. Bryan is now a private citizen and that it is wrong and unfair to criticise him. If that argument has any weight he ought to take it to
 himself. Mr. Cleveland is also a private
 citizen. yet MT. Bryan takes advantage of
 his position as an editor to not only crit icise Cleveland but to denounce him and misrepresent him. Let any one read the
 long diatribe printed ;n yesterdays Ad- vertiser and say that the author of it is entitled to any more courtesy and con-
 sideration than any other editor. It is almost humiiiating to say it of man who
 has been so prominent. but that article
 abounds in both abuse and misstatements. He makes statements and charges which are entirely without foundation and to say that he does not know this Is to place very low estimate on his intelli- gence.
 Mr. Bryan is totally unable to appreci- ate the fact which Is apparent to the rest
 of the country, that he is not of half as that his influence as a leader is obsoles. cent and will soon be obsolete. He plants himself on the two discredited platforms and says: Here is the Democracy. You must ali come to 1t or you are not Demo crats." That is what he says in actions | and words.
 l Is MT. Bryan so blinded by conceit or by prejudice as to believe for one moment that the millions of Democrats who were | never in sympathy with him and his the
 ortes will stultify themselves by going | over to him now that events have piled up the evidence that he was wrong? Car he believe that, for the purpose of con- ciiiating him, or of gaining his influence
 these millions of true Democrats wine have kept the true faith in their hearts win now deny that faith and with hypo.
 critical protestattons of conversion asi him to lead them to victory? Can he moi
 see that other millions who followed hin
 willingly because they believed he was right have seen their mistake and are nc longer willing to fight under false ban. ner and go down in defeat without even
 the satisfaction of feeling that they are right?
 MT. Bryan's counsels are not the coun-
 sells of a friend of Democratic harmony. His denunciations of MT. Cleveland arc | unjust and uncalled for. He is | evidently becoming desperate over the knowledge that he is nc
 longer looked on as the Democratic lead
 CT, and that desperation would lead him | to scuttle the Democratic ship and go down with 1t if he cannot be permitted | to dictate it's course
 The most galling feature of it all, to a
 man like MT. Bryan, Is the knowledge I that the Democracy of the country, alter l marching away from Mir. Cleveland in
 contempt. is now willing to listen to him | as a counsellor and leader.
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