The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-02-26
CONFLICT WITHOUT END
Br,an Continually kirLiaH ,pn i'uss
On the Democratic
rprty.

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IL the democratic party In 81. Louis in
1904 going to repeat its Charleston con-
yentiou ruction OF 1860? II begins To
look that way. MIR. Bryan's Commoner.
In a recent issue. after mentioning Bry-
ans return from Europe. saysTthe Com
moncr will make an uncompromislng
fight for an honest platform and for can-
didates In full and sympathetic accord
with the platforms OF 1896 and 1900.
Bryan has personally said the same
thing every day since he landed. with
all the emphasis which he can command.
lie says the real democrats OF the
United States want the platforms OF 1896
and 1900 Endorsed In 1901" His latest
expression on the subject II that the
%reorganizers will o be strong enough
In st. Louis to make even n hght against
the Kansas City platform" by the time
the convention meets. he says. the SEN
timent will be such that the Endorsement
Of that platform will be q forcgonc con
clusion.
These deliverances. remarks the 81.
Louis Globe Democrat, naturally cause
CONSERVATION In the ranks Of the Clc,e-
land element Of the party. Bryan makes
II known In most OF his interviews that
he IL more ~antagonistic To Cleveland
han he In to Roosevelt The Cleveland
section OF the party ~reclprocates by say
Ing that "a against Roosevelt and q Bry-
aniled candidate they are for the former
Such expressions Of members of the
democratic national committee and the
state committees as have been obtained
by the democratic papers seeking them
show that a majority are against the
Bryan position. but this does not nee
c~snnrlly mean that n two-thirdS poll Of
the delegates can be- had against him.
bryan will be Ut the convention lie
has made this known. lie will work
with all his cloqucncc aud mercy In IA
yur of the Enforcement uf his position
In the two latest nyass His whole
political future depends un the result
NJ his nght In the 81. Louis convention.
What he expects to accomplish ~ either
% friphten the convention into putting
NJ n colorlcss man on a platform which
AN he construed as recognizing tho Chi
cage and Kansas city dcliycranccs as
being orthodox. or to compel II by
mcnaccs of n bolt TO take up n Organized
sandidatc ON the Kansas CITY platform
with such new issues as have arisen
since.
Senator Plat. of New York. tho other
las said the democracy was becoming
sane and dangerous" That remark
40. not .-..w-N ...sUt. -. Ns.H.E.MUNaL. VAUr
is u did when II was uttered Not much
! evidence uf sanity can be- discctnod In
hat pariy's present position II will be
u~lolgsH for tho rcnrFauil,rs to deny Hry-
ans power. lie was the leader OF the
party In two c%auyaTf,g In each ~ these
he pullod many moro votes than Glove
land obtained In the last campaign In
which be- was elected lie Is sim the
pnriy's most conspicuous representative
Under the twu-thirds requirement NJ
democratic conventions. n minority has
n powcr unknown In republican assem-
hluEDf. \ bare unc-third uf the dele
gates would enable bryan to control tho
convention II n evident that he be-
ioyos he has much more than u third OF
~ w. Nv ~ NNN'NN W. hAN va - IN
clear oven that he suppusos q majority
Of them are with him This gives him q
cuurngo and "a confidence which makes
him say things that anger his domo-
cratic enemies. The opithcts "lunntlc."
"mndmau." fanatic" "%marploi." re
publican In disguise" and other thinFa
which they are hurting a, him will not
swcryc him from his course ~ q cham
piun OF what be- considers to be pure de-
mucracy, On the other hand. against
Bryan and all his works tho other olo-
ment of the party viii make Il stand.
feeling thar Bryan's triumph In die
tating candidate or platform would be
democratic suicide, The participants
and the spectators NJ the 81. Louis con
ventlon Of 1904 will soc and hear things
that they will be likely TO remember