The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-25
vARs ROOSEVELT, HE SAYS.
cry W. E. RUTLERS HOPES For
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
r.ns.r, alive Candidate ON a COnserya-
,,,e plaiform Can Win. He Thinks
believes That Many Republicans
ns,rus the Presidents Methods.

Vc,,c,es That Many Republicans
ns,rus, the Presidents Methods.
~, Matthew Calbraith Butler, who,
-.;or IN the advent Of Tillmsnism and
ponuI;.n in the politics OF his State, 30
,ono represented South Carolina in the
I,n;ted states Senate, discussed the general
noIitcal situation freely yesterday.
4It s,ems obvious to me-" he said, that
.bs Democratic party has an opportunity
N n win AT the coming election such as it has
rarely had since the civil war. From my
II conversations with the gentlemen repre-
sentnc all parts of the country 1 am con-
,.rced that were the Democratic party to
come into the field next year with candi-
! A.,e representing conservatism and on
rlatform reassuring to the business in
,ersss of the country, there would be as
many or more conservative Republicans
who would vote its ticket as voted for and
elected Mr.. Cleveland.
with such a candidate and on such
natform as that with which the Demo-
cratic party went to the country at the
last Presidential election the party cannot
and does not deserve to win. The leaders Of
the marty then were not Democrats, and
thew are not Democrats now. They were
populists, and are still Populists. MIR.
Bryan is Populist if he is anything.
IF he is sincere he lacks common sense:
il he is not. he is a demagogue Of the worst
sor, He now has the impertinence to set
himself up as a sort of dictator to the
Democratic party
-. Il n,,I
as a bunco steerer What must be the
sense Of dignity OF a man who only three
Years ago was the candidate OF great
party for the Presidency Of the United
States and who desoen&s to such charac
terzations of a man who for two terms
was the Chief Magistrate Of this great
nation'
Il dislike to mention Mr. Bryan per-
sonally. To discuss him. 1 think, is to
dignity him too much and leads only to
swell that inordinate vanity and conceit
in the man which seem to have altogether
run away with whatever fundamental
basis of sense he may ever have had.
With his influence impressed upon the
Democratic party next year, and the faint
of his Popustic absurdities in the plat
form, the outlook will indeed be far from
encouraging. Freed from that danger,
the chances of success for our party are
OF the best.
There are number of gentlemen who
might be selected, any one OF whom would
be tempting invitation to the really large
number Of conservative Republicans who.
| find, are strongly disposed to regard MIR.
Roosevelt in the light Of an erratic man
and hence a man unsafe to the business
interests OF the country This solid,
thoughtful element in the Republican
party does not like spectacular character
istics in its candidate for the gravely
responsible Office OF President.
Mr.. Blaine was defeated, although with
a certain element in tho Republican party
he was a popular idol The same condi-
tons in this respect reign in the political
situation to-day as held when Mr.. Cleve-
land defeated Mr., Blaine. The same, or a
greater, opportunity to win great victory
As offered to the Democratic party.
As said, there are number Of gentle
men available to head the Democratic
ticket who would be calculated to bring
Yabout serious disaiYection in the Republican
ranks. There is Judge Gray of Delaware.
He, of course, would make an ideal candi-
date. Then there is Judge Parker OF this
State, Gov. Francis of Missouri and Senator
German of Maryland.
AS to the platform, that should be simple
matter to construct. The trouble with ouI
platforms is that they are too long, too
much in the nature of specimens Of fine
writing Why not go back to the old
leaders in the Democratic party and present
in compact form the principles for which
they stood and which are the bedrock of
Democracy Why not go back to such
men as Samuel j. Tilden, W. ii. Crawford
of Georgia, Joel K. Poinsett of South Caro-
lima, Marcy, and Horatio Seymour?
Present i'll the platform in concise form
the principles for which such men as they
stood and make as the fundamental proE o.
sition that there shoul q be no interference
on the part of either the State or Federal
Government with the bust ness interests OF
the country. As to that there should he
an absolute and unqualified enunciation OF
Hands Of! Here we have men in Congress
an in the State Legislatures sputtering
aoout trusts, when probably vast per-
cenlage Of them don't know what trusts
are or what they themselves mean when
they talk about trusts. There is not a
corporation in this country over which
the authority granting its charter has not
control. 1t may curtail, amend or revoke
the charter at will. If the corporation
is exceeding its granted powers in any Of
It's acts if 1t il doing things that are illegal
or injurious to the general welfare. there
are the courts and the machinery for bring
ing il to account.
"A man with whom was talking on this
subject said in reply that the courts are in
She hands of corporations, are dominated
by them. Then retorted, our system
OF government is failure But [ do not
believe either the one proposition or the
other. / do not believe that our courts
are corrupt. ] believe that the Judges
who preside over our State and Federal
courts are as honorable and high-minded
AZ any men in the country. II Ii one Of
the evils OF this era Of Populistic dema-
goguery that our courts, the very basis
OF our social fabric are thus cheaply vilified
and constantly proclaimed as unworthy.
That absurd favorite catchword Of
iBryan's government by Injunction is of
this category. | do not believe there ever
was an injunction issued in this country
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