The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-18
SPLENDID TRIBUTE ii j.
10 William Jannings Bryan, the
Great Commoeer, by

/ W. - h tNoA al, th0
Great Commoler, by
THE AUGUSTA, GA, CHRONICLE.
He Is tho Only Democrat OF Nstiona,
Reputation that Game
Out OF Last weeN's
Landslide Unhurt.
There were many who pretended to
surprise because the Chronicle, carried
on it's trout page Thursday picture
Of William Jennings Bryan, with
these llnes-'D Danocracy's Rehabili-
tated Leader. From under the Re
publican leadslide OF 1904, he will
emerge to lead the Democratic hosts
to victory In 1908"
While we did not Offer this as the
d liberate editorial thought-ot the pa.
per-but, rather as prophecy that
carried with IL, in the gloom OF the
returns from Tuesdly's election, u
CLEAN OF hope for the future-we shall
not ohje t to it being construed either
as prophecy or a. pledge.
While it is, mapifestly, too early to
forecast party policy for the future,
or even to take an inventory OF the
political debris that Tuesdays cleo.
tion left scattered around In the Dem
ocratlc camp, there are certain politi
cal signs that are unmistakable.
Whether 1t was political landslide,
tidal wave or one -hundred-and fifty
mile-a- minute tornado that struck the
Democratic party on Tuesday, and
left it bruised and bleeding on the
ground, 1T Is not necessary to try to
explain. But 1t Is, at least, apparent
that there was cne DemocIa5 who was
not hurt by it-Willian Jennings
Bryan.
And this Democrat neither sought
the storm cellar nor took to the tall
timber to escape demolition. On the
contrary, be was right out In the open
all the time, fighting as valiantly for
the Demt cratic candidate whose nom
nation he had opposed, as he had ever
fought When he, himself, was twice
before his party's nominee for the
presidency.
1t would be libel upon true Dem
ocrats TO say they do not fully appre-
ciate such loyalty rs this. And 1T
would be slander upon their intelli
gcnce to say they, did not already place
The proper valuation upon MIR. Bayan's
noble qualities Of head and heart. For
itself, the Chronicle can say OF him
now as it said OF him two weeks after
the national conventions:
1t would be unjust to reuse to
concede to Mr. Bryan the very high
es, & ':a!!::cs ot mind aud leart. That
ne Is intensely sincere in advocating
MS theories Of g. tvernnent, we haven't t
the slightest doubt. And that he has
the ability to de'end them against the
best men OF either party has been too
we'll demonstrated TO be any longer
questioned.
No fair minded m IN who witnessed
at st. Louis bis masterful, his almost
>uperhuu.an, effJrtS to stem the tide
that had set in against him, could any
longer refuSf to admit thai, in point
of personal ability at least he tower
ed above any other one individual In
that convention or the one recently
held in Chicago; to say the least, that
right or wrong-he is today the
brightest individual figure on the
American continent"
And we can sly it now with re-
doubled truth and enthusiasm. Or we
can say Of him again, as we said on
Septe mber 25.h. when comparing his
efforts with those Of less worthy
leader, though southerner by BIRTH
In several other was, Mr. Bryan
is defending the Democratic party
and upholding it's nominees, while
Mr. Watson Is assailing them. D1es
| MIR. Watson assume to be more in.
tellectual, a more patriotit, a more
pure minded, a more devoted lover tf
the constitution and the laws than
William j Bryan9 Who, ex .ept the
latter's soclallstic followers, believes
1t? The fact is that Mr. Watson's
-cheme is to help Roosevelt's election
in order to precipitate c-laoS. hoping
TO build his SCcialiStic theories upon
the common disaster and improve his
own personal, political fortunes
Bryan on the other hand, while for
saking none OF his priL 2les,
prefers to let them make their way,
II they can In peace, for, as lie de-
clareS, the great fundamental princi.
pies, uphel by the Democracy, are
dearer to him than silver and gold,
anu VIC, udy dulli IuOtDdS II, NaL-
sons clricature Of Jelfersonism" run
mad"
And to further prove that we are
c)nsi. tent when we say we sincerely
admire the big Drained, big.heart ed
Bryan, we can say, as we did on Octo.
ber 3rd:
He has his own opinions about
reform and is true to them, but he
does not write snarlIngly on the sub
CT or go about on the stump pro-
Claiming himself the prophet OF JEFF.
fersonian Democracy and that Judge
Parker is the mere tool Of Wall
street. Mr.. Bryan knows better and
ne is as modest as be is gifted. He
loves the constitutional union more
than his own apgrandizement. III
is content to await the time for the
propagation OF his reforms and he pre-
fers the calm that Parker would bring
70 tie chaos that Roosevelt would
provoke. Very nobly and admirably
has Mr.. Bryan acted in this campaign
and he has won the hearts Of tnou5.
andS who once spoke unkindly or him
fie Is great man and man Of high
principles and lofty aspiration"
And we could repeat much more
that we have already said 10 prove
that 1T Is not illogical TO have oppo ied
| Bryau'S position as TO the ctlrrnnrV