The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-24

declares that we ought to cut out all
balderdash about human liberty. the right
OF self-government and the declaration or
Independence, and cease opposition TO the
imperialistic policy of the Republican party
IN short. these reorganizers want plat
form made up of meaningless phrases, Sus-
ceptible Of any kind of an Interpretations
platform which will be a Reputation OF
every vital declaration promulgated at Kan
sas City four years ago. Such a platform
would be satisfactory to Wall street and IL
would doubtless be extremely gratifying TO
the financial pirates and bloodsuckers OF
that historic thoroughfare IL they were thus
permitted to dictate the platforms of both
political parties
Mr.. Kern then proceeds to q discussion or
the situation in Indiana and sounds the
tocsin for the Bryanites in the fight they
are to wage against the 'reorganizers'
who are aided, abetted and financed oy
the pirates and blood suckers" of wall
street. He continues:
II desire to warn the Democracy of In
diana that this element is now orgahlzinS
10 capture the party organization In TINS
State. From headquarters in lndlanap-
is o@ss in bn
| from the East TO aid and perfect this work;
In most of the county seats of Indiana VIII
| be found few men who were always in
terested in campaign funds and who are
aiding these reorganizers in their efforts TO
Clevelandize the Democracy of Indiana go
THE next State central committee VIII
| be selected next January by conventions
| TO be held in the several congressional dis
| trfcts. The primaries at which the dele
| gates to these conventions are selected, pc
ing held in the winter, are not likely TO De
| attended largely by the rank and file OF the
| party. The expenditure of a little money
by the reorganizers in the towns IS ex-
pected to accomplish the desired results.
| The men who are elected as delegates In
the country precincts will probably mot not
1 m no nh raj nv a
who will go to the convention and mlsrep-
resent the people.
| 'It is by working this scheme that the
| reorganizers hope TO elect a majority of
| the next State central committee. That
will give them control of the organization
! of the State convention and they will have
| no further difficulty in sending to the next
| national convention a delegation that VIII
| vote for a Wall-street platform and can
| didate in sympathy with 1t. Nine Democrats
| out of every ten in Indiana are opposed to
| this cowardly surrender OF principle. me
| supreme duty of Democrats in this emer-
| gency is to wake up, and keep very wide
awake until after the next national c0nven-
| ton. 1t is the duty of every indiana Demo-
| crat to attend every primary, and If posi-
| bic every convention held in his vicinity.
| Select as delegates to all conventions men
who will pledge themselves to attend such
| conventions and who will under no cir
| cumstances give a proxy to anybody. Be
ware of the proxy next year. 1t is the re-
| organizers main hope. Without it they can
| do nothing. With it they can and will turn
the Indiana Democracy over to the enc
my. If the Democratic party remains true
| to principle victory will surely come by and
| by. But defeat for years is infinitely bet
| ter than success attained by the sacrifice
| of principle. William j. Bryan Is not and
| will not be a candidate for the nomination
next year. But if the Democratic party can
find candidate as able fearless, consci-
entious and patriotic as he. it will indeed
| be fortunate"
This article by Mr. Kern may be taken
| as the declaration of principles of the In
diana Jefferson League, i'm the organization
| of which he was of the central figures.
| 1t presages a death struggle between the
''reorganizers' and the league. represent
| ing the Bryanites, for the control of the
| State organization, and guarantees that in
| terest in the political arena will not lag
| for the next eight ten months. The
| Democratic State committee will be re-
| organized next January. 1t is not known
| whom the Jefferson League will put up for
| State chairman, but u. S. Jackson, of
Greenfield, who, next to Mr.. Kern himself
| is perhaps the most ardent Bryanite in
Indiana, has been mentioned as the prob
| able candidate.
Inasmuch as the Democratic organization
| in Indianapolis is now controlled by men
who were what Mr.. Kern is pleased to
term traitors in 1896 and 1900. Mr.. Kern's
utterance is of especial interest locally al
this time. He has been quoted as saying
that he will support the Democratic city
diatribe in the Liberty Express it may be
taken for granted that the support he
| gives the Reach Hoffman ticket will not
| be of a character to win many votes.