The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-24

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Just at time when The newspapers are
telling the Democratic party what 1t ought
to do, Mr.. Bryan comes forward with The
remark that this is the year when the cam
paign was shaped to suit the Democratic
papers which bolted In 1896 and 1900, and
yet the defeat "is apparently greater than
the party suffered In either Of those years"
Having thus dIscredted editorial advice,
be proceeds to argue that the party must
return to radlcalism. And many papers
that do not care TO offsr any advice on the
subect predict that such will be the future
course OF the party. The conservatives
will become Republican,, and party con-
1lcts between Republicans and Democrats
will be conf cts between conser vatism and
radicslismn prophesies the Chicago Record
Herod Rep and so ttiuks the Chicago
Tribune (Rep and the New York Sun
(Rep.). The Louisville Courier Journal, q
"Gold Democratic" paper, interprets the
sse,ping Demo cratic defeat as "the dis
charge Of the existing generation Of Demo-
cratic leaders from the public ser sice, and
remarks sadly; 1--WE hsve come indeed TO
4 certain parting of the ways. The old
simple beliefs are ste adily but surely fading
away" The Brooklyn Eagie (Ind. DEM
too, admits with regret that Bryan "has
the rcorsanizers on the hip" and 1t antici.
akaa hat radl MI or haI
next national convention" The Pbllsdel-
phla Ledger, an Independent paper which
supported Parker, believes "that the Dem
ocratic csndi late for President In 1908 will
represent an aggressive rsdcalltm, much
more pronounced than that OF 1896 and
1900, and thu, the old fashioned Democrats
Of the East, of the type OF Cleveland, Olney,
and Parker, will be out Of It," Norman +
Mack, Of Buffalo, and Alexander Troup, Il
New Haven, make similar predictions. A
report 10 current that Bryan, Hearst, and
Watson will form triumyifate to swing
the Democracy over to rsdicallsm. or form
q new radical party.
Mr.. Bryan recommends, In long mani
festo, that the party renew ia demand for
40 income tax, mslntain lite position on the
tArlfl, oppose large army ard isvy snj
imperialism, favor bimetailtm wh,n eo8di.
lions warrant Il, fight the trusts, irsit,
upon remedial labor la-r, 80 limit the 81
thority Of the courts 10 contempt cafes as
10 overthrow what 10 known ~ governne I
INJUNCTION" urge the popular election Il
Senators, favor dlrtc. legislation wherever
practicable, and recommend "she poi,sl
telegraph system, state Ownership Of rail-
roads, the election Of federal adges for IL.
cd iermi, and the election Of postmastert
by the people Of their respective comnupi.
tles.n
Mr.. Hears,s New York Aaisf3oaa sayt
1.-The Democracy has hsd enough Of cor
tervatism' to last Il for sensrs,ion--ior.
ever, let az hops. Toe Democratic party
has no right 10 be 10 Any degree 'conservs-
tive In The senfe meant b. these tisqusl.-
ned advisers discredltec critics. II has no
RICH, TO attempt TO conserve any l1slIfu-
tion, law, or practice lha, Il huftful to The
people. II 10 The fundamental duty Of the
Democrats party TO be radical 10 asailltg
wrong. The on trust wknts tie Demo-
crsey TO be conservative TIE Beef trust
waris the Democracy 10 be conservative
The Coal trus, wants the Democracy TO be
conservative All ihose 'be.iness inter. I
ssu' ~hich are no. basIness interests ~