The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-25
DEMocRAcYs FIGHT.

/ ftIynbIing; for the performance VI one VI
those startling aerial brother-aets'
where three athletes pose in pyramidai
form and dropping to the ground tum-
HE about each other to arise smiling
IN a new tableau. And the tableau
this time will be the homage of two
to the third or general cutting bee.
with daggers.
There are three factions. three ideas,
three leaders. the people are ready and
the leaders are becoming anxious, so
that the great display need not be long
DELAYED. Each of the leaders stands
for something, has a personality, a fol-
lowing and a definite aim, though prob
ably only one has the presidential bee
constantly a buzzing in his head gear
For the sake of brevity the factions
are now lined up by those who are
studying the situation as l.-e Cleve-
landites, the Bryanites and the Har-
monyites. The leaders about whom
gather the radicals under the personal
banners first indicated are known,
weighed and appraised; the man who
win occupy the middle ground though
not so plainly shown Is indicated as
German, of Maryland. the shrewdest
strongest politician that the Democ-
racy has had since the days of Barnum.
And each has elements of strength,
while Democracy halts between deolar-
ing either of these graces the great
est.
Mr.. Cleveland is a positive quantity.
He stands for something that can be
defined and handled. He has not as
many votes as Mr.. Bryan to show for
his leadership of the party. but he has
something more than that. He was
twice successful at the polls. The party
under his leadership twice Toasted on
the loaves and fishes of office. He fights
in the open. He points and leads the
way. If therefore Clevelandism is the
thing; if the party decides to turn back
and form for next years battle on the
old lines where victory twice was won,
then Mr.. Cleveland DIS of all men the
one to carry the standard He is not
only superior to his lieutenants, but his
name is associated with success.
Mr.. Bryan is no less positive and |
initial, with clearly defined entity and |
idea. He has on two occasions polled
more votes for his definitions of democ-
racy than any other man that ever
carried the party's banner in a presi-
Dental campaign. He is fighter. He
pronounces for or against men and
with courage and candor.
40 sort of doubt as to their route. He
eads them If Organism is the thing,
Mr.. Bryan is the one to carry the flag
None of his lieutenants compares with
him in the matter OF aggressiveness, at
or ability.
But there is another side. that where
men gather to think of union instead of
1iscord. where the assembling of forces
in. the theme of discussion. These men
who believe in the subiimation of self
and the elevation of party put Har-
no1y on the pedestal and crook the
knee there. They insist that Mr..
Bryan's nomination would again drive
III the Cleveland men; Mr.. Cleveland's
would drive off the Bryan
men; in union alone may strength and
victory be found. Therefore harmony,
and leader expressing harmony. A
candidate must be named who, while
neither Bryanite nor Clevelandite,
mas always been regular There must
De that in his record which will attract
rom both sides.
Mr.. Hill does not I'LL this bill, be-
,ause he was not regular in 1885,, and
vas not regular ito hurt in 1900 Mr..
Olney is out of the question both by
'eason of locality and employment A
Boston lawyer with a large corporation
practice would arouse no enthusiasm,
md he might provoke a smile as the
nominee Of a party declaring against
rusts. Judge Parker it is clear enough.
has nothing but regularity to recon-
mend him.
The strongest OF the negative can
iidates is Mr.. German. He is neither
| Bryanite nor a Clevelandite. But he
las always voted the ticket. His party
has never constructed a platform that
ne couldn't stand on. A protectionist,
ne stood on the platform of 1892, which
declared against protection, and then,
n the Senate, he smashed it into
smithereens. A sound money man, he Il
stood on the platform of 1896 and 1900.
which declared for free silver He adj
Vocates harmony, and a platform upon
which all can stand next year. His
address is suave His politi-
cal experience has been long and
varied. He knows the ropes from Dan
to Beersheba.
An object lesson in the value of the