Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-07-28

"Mr. Cleveland has challenged the Pro-
tected interests of the country to a fight Of
determination. Senator Vest.
Did not Mr.. Clark, as permanent chair
man of the Democratic Convention at st.
Louis, shamelessly pervert the facts as to
the attitude OF his party on the tariff
The most conspicuous and potential man
in the St. Louis Convention was William
]. Bryan, the recently proclaimed discred-
tied leader of the Democracy. He had
been demanding ratification Of the Chi
cago and Kansas City platforms, but
agreed to compromise his views away in
exchange for rejection of the gold stan
dard plank that had been inserted in the
platform drawn by the sub committee on
resolutions Satisfied with the lodging or
evasion of the paramount ISSUE" he
consented to support Judge Parker after
he had, according to the accusation of
Senator Daniel, reviled the candidate, de-
nouncing him as the candidate of Wall
Stree, and of the trusts, and unworthy OF
the position of President of the United
States. In the "Commoner" Mr.. Bryan,
speaking of Parker, said: cit would be
inexcusable, nay even criminal folly, to
put the destinies of the party and the
country in the hands of a man mortgsged
in advance to men of the Belmont
type"
But MIR. Bryan allowed Belmont and
Hill to trick him into promise to support
their mortgaged candidate; and after that
candidate has repudated the compromise
made between Hill and Bryan, the latter
stulti6es himself by continuing to support
the man into whose hands he so lately de-
clared it would be criminal folly to put the
destinies OF the country. 1t is asserted by
Democratic papers that Mr., Bryan's ac-
tons have become purely selfish and insin-
cere. 1t is understood that he aspires to
represent his State in the Senate OF the
United States. He knows that his chances
for becoming a Senator are dependent
upon the success of the Democracy at the
approaching election, and that he has no
future prospects outside that party. Hence,
he has abandoned his convictions both az
to men and measures to further his own
personal interests. There should no longer
be any doubt about Mr.. Bryan being a
''true" Democrat. The stamp of insin-
cerity and inconsistency is indelibly fixed
upon him.
After Mr.. Bryan, the next two most
conspicuous figures in the Democratic
National Convention were David Bennett
Hill and August Belmont. They were the
representatives of Judge Parker, and with
the consent of Wall Street had selected
him as the candidate for the Democracy.
When questioned by Mr.. Bryan and
others as to Judge Parker's views on the
money question, Hill did not hesitate to
lie; and declared he did not know what
views Parker held. Belmont was either
silent or pretended not to know. These
two have selected the Democratic cndi-
date and will be his advisers should the
country be called upon to see him Pres
ident.
Mr.. Lttleton, who placed the name OF
Parker before the convention, said that
no man was greater than bis party. This
may be true; but if MIR. Littleton had
avowed that Judge Parker Vas no more
sincere than his party he would have ut
tered truth. The Democratic candidate
showed his lack of sincerity by commit
ting his candidacy to such a hypocrite as
d. B. Hill. He became party to tue de-
ception practiced upon the convention by
Hill, who declared that he did not know
the views Of Parker on the financial ques-
ton. Now, after the public has had time
to think about the telegram sent by Judge
Parker to Sheehan. it is not regarded as
favorably as at first Intelligent, unbiased
men are disposed to regard it either as
trick or as an expression of opinion that
was forced from the candidate by the Sc
we're criticisms of the press upon the elm
mating OF the gold plank from the plat
form. He knew at least twenty-four hours
before he was nominated that The gold
plank had been left out upon the demand
of Mr.. Bryan and if he had desired to
be frank and honest he ought to have &C
quainted the convention with his position
before it made the nomination. His fail
ure to do so justl6es the belief that be was
willing to accept the nomination and go
before the people as candidate who had
no decided convictions upon one Of the
most important public questions. If he
did have fixed convictions and only made
them known under compulsion after he