Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-07-22

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BRYAN AND MS IDEALS.
VIM. J. Bryan was twice the Demo
cratic candidate for the Presidency,
twice defeated. and each time. consid.
cred simply ~ . man, he rose strong
er from his TALL. He is not at this
time . prospective candidate, but 1t
can hardly be denied that intellectu-
ally, he - bigger, broader and deeper
than he ever was before. His grandest
quality. though, 10 his thorough hon.
esty in matters Of party policy. He IL
not and will not be content with IN
or un-American policy
merely for the sake of electing q few
Democrats. Both his mental power and
his devotion to true ideals were clear
ly shown in his recent Chicago speech,
wherein, among other things he said:
I'VE are handicapped just now by
the fact that the last Democratic Ad-
ministratiOn that we had was more
subservient to corporate dictation than
any Republican Administration that
had preceded it, and the record of that
Administration has been a milestone
about the party's neck ever since.
The influence exerted by Wall street
over the Administration policy, the
use of patronage to reward those who
betrayed their constituents, and the
employment of the most reprehensible
Republican methods made the Admin
istration a stencil in the nostrils of
the people and kept in the Republican
party many who were disguised at
the party's course. The odium which
Mr.. Cleveland's second administration
brought upon the party which elected
him did more to defeat the party than
any one plank of the Chicago plat
form, or even than all the planks that
were most severely criticised. But for
the reputation Of the Administration
it would have been impossible to make
any campaign at all, and even the re-
pudiation, thorough and complete as
it was, could rot completely disinfect
the party.
THE greatest menace that the party
has to meet today is not the probable
ity, but the possibility, Of the party's
return to the position that it occupied
from 1892 to 1896. The danger is not
80 imminent as the corporation-con-
trolled papers make it appear, but In
so far as it threatens, it paralyzes the
energies of the party and utilities its
promises. Such return would indicate
a degradation of the party's ideals
and a perversion of it's purpose.
IF the Democratic party will stand
erect, face the future with confidence
defend the rights of the people and
protect their interests whenever attacl
ed-whether the. attack comes from
the financiers, the monopolists, tn
tariff barons or from the imperialists-
it can look with confidence for re
volution of sentiment that will Civ
US q victory worth having, and thi
victory when it comes will not end
as the victory of 1892 did, in the Dc
moralixation of the party, but in tn
building up of Democratic organizs
ton which will deal aggressively wit
all Of the evils of government, an
finds it's bulwark in the affections an
confidence of the masses"
It would be hard for any man to ga
better things or say them in bette
way than Mr.. Bryan does in the for
going excerpt He serves clear motto
upon the so-called Cleveland DEM
cracy" that after twice betraying th
party it will not be permitted now
dominate its councils or name its ca
didates in 1904. Mr. Bryan himself,
not likely to be the candidate, but it
morally certain that whoever the nom
nee is, he will have to come pref
near being in line with Bryan's pri
ciples. or go down to the worst defe
ever received by Democratic Pre-
Dental candidate in this country.
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"UNFAIR CRITICISM"
The Reno Journal is unduly sen
tive about the article in last Frida!
Appeal under the caption "Unfs
Criticism" The Appeal offered
objection whatever to criticism til
was fair and just. but on the contra
rather invited it. The examples Civ
in that article showed clearly the chi
acter Of the criticism objected to. q
II the Journal scribe will read the {
ticle . little more carefully he will G
that It had NO reference to anythi