The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-23
CHANGES PARTISAN FAITH.
Chicago Chronicle, Prominent Demo-
cratic Organ, Will Hereafter Ad-
vocate Republicanism.


The Chicago Chronicle, since its
founding democratic newspaper, con-
tinually friendly to sound money, an
nounces in its issue of July IL that here
after 1t will advocate the principles and
candidates of the republican party. The
editorial in which it makes this declara-
ton follows:
THE CHRONICLE REPUBLICAN.
When 1000 men, representing the demo-
Gratis of the United States, most of them
chosen with much difficulty as representa-
tives Of what is called conservative democ-
racy. permit mere demagogue to bully
them into wrongdoing 1t must be that the
demagogue Is greater than the party.
Two-thirds of the delegates to the ma
tional democratic convention voted for
Judge Parker on the first baliot-the man
whom Mr. Bryan had traduced for three
months. the man whose friends Mr.. Bryan
had vilifed. the man who Mr.. Bryan had
said should not be nominated and could not
be elected
When a cowardly committee representing
these delegates brought In a Platform
which was silent on the money question not
a voice was raised In expostulation or pro-
test. While hundreds were ready to shout
for Parker. not one appeared in defense of
elementary democracy
Mr.. Eryan not only graciousiy permits
the democratic party to name a candidate
whom he has done his best TO defeat in
advance, but he places him on platform
with a hole in 1t big enough to drop the
entire party through.
1t Is bad enough to have Mr. Bryan DOM
mating radical democratic conventions
When Mr.. Bryan is able to silence con
sentative" democratic convention the sit
uation becomes intolerable. A mixture oil
William ]. Organism and David b. IIillism
is insupportable.
The Chronicle is not in sympathy with
Mr. Bryan's ideas. For eight years 1t has
refused to believe that Mr.. Bryan's Ideas
were acceptable to the real democrats OF
the country. The result at ST. Louis APP
pears to end the discussion. He and Hill
are in control. He and Hill have named TIE
ticket and made the platform.
A timid eastern democrat, who fondly
imagined that he could be nominated as
an unknown, has been placed on the ticket
with an octogenarian free silverite from
West Virginia and supplied with plat
form which amounts to an Endorsement
of the platforms of Chicago and Kansas
City. The popuistic west and the reaction
airy south are again In alliance, with new
leader 1t is true, but with no change in
principle and purpose. The ticket bears the
stamp of populsm. There is not plank In
the platform which was not modified by
populism.
The democratic party is attached to Bry-
anism 1t Is subservient to Bryan. 1t has
been persuaded against It's natural incina-
lions to nominate an unknown candidate,
whom Bryan has antagonized, but 1t has
permitted Bryan to do the rest. The DEM
ocratic party Is Bryan, and there Is no
reason to suppose that Its triumph under
the leadership of q man who voted twice
for Bryan and free silver and boosted OF 1t.
would be anything else than a triumph for
Bryan.
Disagreeing fundamentally with this
leader and his party In most things, and
agreeing with the republican party In the
essentials of Its creed. the Chronicle to-day
takes leave of the democratic party and
allies itself with the republicans.
As at present constituted ard led, the
democratic party Is a menace to the peace.
the prosperity and the integrity OF the
United States and its people. 1t has dis
carded democratic principles and taken UP
with the radicalism Of populists and social
lists and the obstructionism and the cow
ardice of wreckers and demagogues. Nc
good can come out OF 1t. With blank for a
will become more and more contemplate
fundamentally for the exploitation OF
william J. Bryan and the school Of dema-
gogues following In his train.
The Chronicle believes that the repub-
lican party, while not free Of fault by any
me,,ns, offers the American people at this
time the only prospect Of efncient. intelli-
gent and honest government that Is any
where to be seen, a., 30 believing. II will
do what Il can TO advance its principles
and to strengthen its candidates.