The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-01
FRIDAY, APRIL ], 1904.
Democracy Aroused

slt4 IA, cat,ons now arc that the leading
4 Democrats OF tho country are getting
mora and more together. and that sen NJ
\ lm1,ent IS day by day crystnlllizing arouna
Z 4he ra1no OF Alton B. Parker, He is sure sure
& n, be the choice of New York. q slsh1lll
4 cant speech was made in the House sew
\ oral DAYS ago by Representative .. ~
Williams. of Illinois. Declaring that the
Presidents course furnished the Dcmoc-
racy with winning issues. he SAID that il'
attempt was being made to sitietrac g
these issues and force a nomination any uI
4 Y platform which would deprive the The
IA oemocracy of It's chance to win.
882 An effort Is under way he SAID, 70
line ID the Democrats N behall q q
radical candidate, TO dlsorgani2e any
t$ den,ornllze tho party before the con-
v tion meets i don't believe the great
;$body3of the party is going to be dls-
d organized by such ar effort from any
such source as this. l know no better
tS1,lnca ~ test public sentiment than the
national capital, where the peoples
NJ repres entatives from every State as
4 semble; and, in my Judgment. there IS
#not onlysa disposition, but de1erh1 il ~
@tion. amorg the Democrats from every
II section to unite upon the issues VIZ ~
N are now before the people.
l..T am not at all alarmed BY the dis
@cnrdn1nt notes here and there, magnlfied
in5imost cases by Il Republican, press.
we sec the weakness of your candi-
y date and your cause, and We$do not n
tend to throw away our opportunity.
2eynect to see the delegates enter inc
! Democratic convention IN the splrat o.
their leaders and agree upon canai-
date and platform that VIII insu.o
a a united and triumphant Det tnre -
November"
When he sat down many members
notably Mr.. John Sharp Williams, leader
sof The Democratic forces in the Idcnse,
crowded around MIR. Williams, Of I'm
nois, and heartily congratulated MN
a on the sensible speech which he had
q made. Mr.. Williams did not coll names,
but there was no doubt that he meaEt 10
mako an emphatic protest against the
y Hearst movement. and he intinated that
the Democrats In Congress agreed with
with, as everybody knows that they do
Democrats might rs well look the stua-
y ton suuarely In the face. If William r.
& Hearst is nominated 10 DC fIeSiueiA.' liiS
doom Of the Democratic party will be
sealed The party has stood many
shock. but 1T cannot staEd Hearst. II he
Is nominated, hundreds Of thousands OF
the truest and best Democrats In the
land. and many of them Democrats who
supported bryan. will let the election SO
by default, SO far as they are concerned,
and the Democratic party will peter out
Into Populism. If airy reader of this
4 paper doubts the statement, let him ask
j his Democratic friendil WHAT. they think
about it. The TiAtessDfsnatch IS no
alarmisr. but we have the conviction
that the very life of the Democratic party
IS involved in this movement. IT the
Hearst movement is squelchcd and con-
sentative Democrat nominated on con-
servative platform, the party will rally
J. to .I.selfits old-time frlcrds and will be
stronger than ever But If by any chance
A the Hearst movement should succeed, the
Democratic party would pass out of ex-
4 istence. 1t Is no wonder that Democrats
4. are now thoroughly aroused.