The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-02-27

again to the presidential oandids ate
OF the Democratic party, l am firmly
oonvinced that during this genera
ticn no man will be elected to carry
the banner who is not fully and com
pletely identified with tho platform
OF the Democratic party on which
the campaigns of 1896 and 1900
we're fought. l feel that the major
ity OF the Democratic party favors
beyond question the platform adopted
at Kansas City, and I cannot see how
the minority who opposed the plat
form and bolted can in any way OK
pect to control the next national
Democratic convention. I do not
care to say anything about the differ
ent persons who arc being doomed
throughout the country, but the man
selected will subscribe to the Kansas
City platform in its every detail"
Such is Mr.. Bryan's deliveranoes as
far as he could be got to make it ap-
plioable to present conditions. It
was published in the local press and
congressman have had ample time to
give it the attention it deserves.
Now that Mr.. Bryan's position is
known, the attitude and the effect of
his position upon those who sup
ported him without reservation in
1895 and 1o00-especlally the atti-
tndf Of southern members of con
grese-is Of the most important in
terest. 1t is we'll to bear in mind
that 70 per cent. of the Democratic
representation in congress is from
the south. 1t is that proportion in
the fifty seventh congress and it will
be the same in the tifty-eighth con-
gress. In other words, there are in
the fifty seventh congress out of 181
senators and representatives, 1871
from the south and SO from the
north. In the fifty eighth congress
here will be 2O6 Democrats; $50
from the south and Sc from the
north. The party's trust is practi.
cHlly committed to the democracy of
the south as represented in congress.
The party's prestige and morale are
ln the custody of southern Demo-
Gratis. What share the soant Demo
cratic representation from the rest of
the country has in the responsibilities
for party conduct may easily he de-
ferrnined. In the fifty seventh con-
2ress the Democratic representation
from the states north and west of
Pennsylvania numbered 80 congress
men; that from the eastern and north
ern States numbered 20. In the fifty.
eighth congress the Democratic
representatio from the west will be
20 congressman, while that from the
east will be 81. In short, since Col.
Bryan held the leadership of the
Democratic party it has lost heaviest
in the west, lost where he was born
md reared and achieved his first and
las; political advancement. His own
-'"." and the states adjoining which
rallied to him and voted for him and
"lth him have completely recast their
fortunes with the Republican party.
fhr south alone has beeu stnadfast:
the south bus long ago learned how
easy 1t is to be true in adversit, The
"hst, which revolted against 40 called
Organism and which in times past
ave Democratic elt ctoral votes and
furnished successful Democratic
l"a''ers has lately showed Democratic
g"'hs and displaya IN uumistakahle
disposition to repeat Democratic vic
tories. The W. st has given not the
slightest ground for hope in that d.
''c'''r. Locking before aud after,
r"m"tnb'ring the duties Of self pre-
servatlon, to wblch--the east or the
w. st-Shall the Democrats of the
South turn forcapable friends? Con.
s'i'ntlng as they do nearly two.
thirds Of the Democratic representa-.
ton IN congress, it ought not to ap.
pear presumptuous for southern
Democrats, the votes Of whose states
go % any Democrat nominated, to
have something to say AZ to the kind
of man they would deem it best to
nominate.
With respect to these facts investi
CATION Of the temper Of southern De.
mocrats will show reanlt that is be