The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-14

down, expire In 1s0I-f3rundidge News.
Supreme Court Judges. Circuit Court
Judges, Chancellors. Probate Judges,
Clerks Of Circuit Courts. Tax Assessors,
Tax Collectors, Justices of the Peace and
constabies are to be elected at the regu-
iar election in November. 1901. Sheriffs
win be elected in 1906 when State officers
and Legislators are chosen.
FORMER rRIENDS AGAINST HIM.
Referring TO a recent article In The
position in the Democratic Party, The
Norfolk virginian- Pilot says:
The virglnian- Pilot has the utmost re-
spect for Mr.. Bryan-for his ability, his
steadfastness, his integrity-but 1t can
but deprecate the attacks he Is making
through liis newspaper upon the most
prominent men in the party. The party
will not follow Mr.. Bryan or any other
man in an attempt to stir up strife when
harmony means victory for the Demo-
cratic Party, and strife means defeat.
And we say to The Post and to Mr.. Bryan
that this is the attitude of the solid
Democracy of the South.
This is only one evidence Of the dissat-
isfaction which Mr. Bryan's course is
causing throughout the country. and
largely among those who were his warm
est supporters. There are. yet few
newspapers and public men who are con-
tinually deprecating any criticism of him,
but they see but one side of the matter
He is the one to set the example, and I'M
til he does, he is open to both criticism
and condemnation. We really believe
that there Is good chance for the Party
to get together for the campaign OF 1901
by RELOCATING certain dead Issues to the
rear and taking up questions which are
end will be vital under the changed con-
ditions row existing and which may be
existing two years hence.
Does Mr.. Bryan really desire harmony
In the Democratic ranks? II so. what
evidence is he giving of such desire? 1t
is not merely that he Is continually fight
ing Hill, German. Cleveland and other
Democrats, without whose active cooper
alton success IS impossible, though that
| in itself Is enough to condemn him. for
any man with single microbe OF pohti-
cal sagacity must see that to 60 into a
Presidential campaign with the Eastern
| Democracy either hostile or lukewarm
| will be a perfectly useless waste of time
and trouble. Better hibernate four years
than engage In such political absurdity
Hence 1t Is that Mr.. Bryan is not excus-
| able for continually making war on those
| Democrats whose personality and infiu-
ence Is beyond doubt the key to success
| But that Is not by any means the worst
| or the total of his uutimely opposition to
| Democratic harmony. lie Is continually
in his paper and his speeches. rciteratine
his devotion to the lG TO theory, and his
demand that the Democracy in 1904 mus
adhere to the platform and policies Of
1895 and 1900. IL he wants to keep up {
| reputation for consistency. and Is deter
mined not to see what is so patent t.
I most people, he should be content t.
nurse his vagaries in his own breast ant
not try to keep the Party down in thu
valley he is sure to occupy, if we ma,
| Judge from present indications. His for
mer supporters who prefer Party success
! to any one mans fortunes will not stant
| for much more of his nonsense.
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