The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-03
Voice from Tennessee

VOICE ITOIIl kSHHCSSSC
Editor Independent: This hurry
word as the days Of campaign draw
to close 1t is manifest that here
about and generally, it seems that the
sugar-coated Palmer-Buckner pill will |
not 90 down with Bryan democrats, |
thought sought to be disguised under
the Parker-Davis label. compounded
by Hill. Belmont & Co and COM
mended by even Bryan. the formerly
glorihed and always beloved Bryan.
And here a TACT presents that is to
be noted; to-wit: That no leader OF
patriotic and honest party can ever
be stronger than his party. In the
instance of the present campaign this
| fact is being abundantly, incontest-
4-ably. demonstrated by recent Bryan
democrats arrtlsli3sa',53a . s large following
of popuIists, who were INK tf ~tep'2aiso
by fondness and faithfulness that
surpass the devotion, personally or
politically, that was ever in this coun-
try fixed and fastened on any political
leader before.
A high virtue of citizenship is thus
evinced by the followers OF Watson
and Tibbles, in these days OF degener-
acy and weakness. Nay, nay is the
answer to Bryan's appeals to support
! Parkerism, and which answer in quiet
hrmness is as an ocean surge sound.
eve would be disloyal to our own
conscience and disregaro.ul of our own
best Judgment were We to follow you
in this instance; and we are half as
| founded that you counsel such de-
parture from the high lines OF civic
duty that you SO eloquently commend
ed in the past to American citizen
manhood"
So the robust, true democracy OF the
land must respond to Mr.. Bryan's call
and this response is made with I'M
speakable sadness by many thousands,
/ as the inexorable severance Of most
cherished friendship. indeed. But it
may be well and timely too that con-
ditions are now just as they are The
fetish Ct the mere name democracy"
is discarded disclosed as the fact now
is as to this modern democratic party,
that it is in similar category to those
of whom it was long ago said in me-
morable burning words, that they had
'sthe form of goodness but denied
4 the power thereof" No more shall the
/ pIa us,:. sit,ties fasssfusion' beguile.
The lackadaiSical .oo..sduct of-Athe.
democratic party plainly discloses the
fact to be that its principal design
was affected at the st. Louis conven-
ton. to-wit: The overthrow of the
Organism Of the most recent quadren-
malls. Of the result of the election the
inner circle of this Parker democracy
cares little; as lie game thencefor-
ward is Come Il heads or tails. We
are the winners" The high initiates
of that safe inner circle chuckle at
: the huge success of their play, while
: the interiors in the leadership and the
, tumultuous rabble following boast of
a success that those of the inner cir
Gle know to be impossible and never
designed by them.
3 The last few weeks have been a
) glorious seed-time for populism-thou-
5 sands of partisan democrats hesitate
9 and doubt, but are likely to at last
: vote 'er straight but as the Dutch
: man got to heaven unit a tam tight
! squeeze" other thousands will put the
: nauseous mess aside. And thousands
of others will pass safely through the
4 uncomfortable stage of hesitancy and
q find safe footing for both sane and
: sound political stand and healthy ap,
4 proving conscience, as they go home
! from the polls November 8 with the
: thought, each. that he cast vote fol
good. brave, brilliant Watson, and he
: roic, finchless old man Tibbles.
ROBERT M. MCKEE.
= Greeneyille, Tenn.