The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-12
BRYAN ON THE RHoRGANIzArroN

some or our netghoor States have not 
 h The Saturday Evening Post He Dis-
 cusses the Causes ef the Republi-
 esn Victory and Tells of the
 Problems Democrats Must
 Solve.
 William Jennings Bryan contributes to The Saturday Evening Post an ar ticle on The Reorganization of the Re- organised Democracy" in which he dis cusses the causes of the overwhelming victory of the Republicans and points out some Of the problems confronting tas Democratic party. He says in part: won by the Republican party in the recent national campaign Is to be con- ssiaered ss an indorsement of the Presi- asnt tsn n sad his policies. or as rebuke to which cannot be fully determined until tne returns are complete. It is evident. in in0wever, at this writing that the fall ns misch or rrsa sn the Democratic vote vas publican vote. and in some places the Democratic loss was even greater thar eombfinsa son faa 'a9Wn TS;. & ny sll sthsr partis. siderable stay-at-home vote, ana the man who stays at home usually does 50 because neither his own party nor any other party arouses his Interest The Democratic party voted their ticket ai- though q very considerable number Of those who voted did so with much less they felt that Judge Parker's election would bring certain much-needed re- forms. whereas President Roosevelt's promised prom. nothing of the & sort:
 ised by Judge Parker's election 1t Is evident that a great many Democrats were So devoted to economic reform and so disappointed at the party's fail Republican policies all along the line. that they refused to support the Demo- cratic ticket This disaffection was far greater than the Republicans them stance the Republican plurality was considerably larger than the Republic can committees claimed the day before election It Is only fair to say that to some extent to the magnitude of his victory, for opposition to him was iessened by the fact that some thought him a reformer in disguise There is age the belief that he will propose any reforms. and yet 1t Is unquestionably true that many voters in his own party and outside of 1t are expecting that he augurated as President in his own
 Though it will require four years for the country to form an estimate ot tory. 1t is already evident that the overwhelming character 1of the defeat has put an end to the attempts of the so,eailsd so, di 'conservatiys Democrats ,rt to fact that the party. notwithstanding Judge Parkers gold telegram was de- feated by larger plurality than even to-one plank. has made it impossible for the Eastern wing to tempt again by a promise of victory.
 Tn the beginning of the campaign tained editorials from New York papers declaring that the party had repudiated 'Populism' and was again safe and sane # was not long before 1t was harmful and during the latter days of the campaign the real danger became made to those who we're fighting for economic and industrial reforms
 That there is /need of reform Is al- ready apparent to millions. and it will become apparent to increasing num- bers as the years advance. The extent today is not fully realised by any large proportion of Fhe people. If it were the Republican party would be turned out of power by q vote largely in excess
 
 campaign. It is the duty of the Dem ocratic party--and a duty which 1t is now free to perform-to present to the public the reasons for refusing longer leaders.
 Take, for instance. the railroads. They are stocked and bonded for ap- proximately twice what they are worth.
 The trust question presents some of the same phases as the railroad prob lem Nearly all the trusts are over capitalized and rely upon their control besides this they are constantly mar rowing the field of independent enter prise.
 The Democratic party has declared in two platforms that a private mo- nopoly is iindefensible and intolerable. It has a chance to bring this question before the public with increasing em- phasis, and 1t will profit by the public sentiment which must ultimately con- demn private monopolies of every kind.
 If the Republican party is afraid to promise tariff revision during the cam paign it is not likely to make any material revision after a great victory.
 The labor question is growing in inn ganzing to fight the legislation asked for by the wage-earners. The tendency of this is necessarily to widen the gulf between labor and capital, and the sit- uation cannot help being aggravated if, for any reason. there is a falling off in production and decrease in the num- Der employed. The Republican admin istration must meet this problem.
 Though the production of gold has for the time being made less acute the demand for the restoration of bimetal- ism. still there are other phases of the subject that are likely to present issues which will embarrass the Republicans
 The growth of municipal ownership in the cities has been accompanied by to the extension of governmental ac- tivity.
 There Is an increasing demand for an enlargement of the money-order system to meet the needs of rural de- livery, and this. of course. meets with the opposition of the banks.
 The consolidation of the trunk lines of railway, the raising of the freight rates and the political influence exerted are increasing the number of those who believe that railroads should be class ed among natural monopolies and taken out of the hands of private in- diVidualS and corporations.
 AS the expenses of the navy con- tinue to increase that subject is likely to become more and more an issue,
 Attention has been called to some of the problems (and there are othersl connected with the welfare of the country, and the Republican party is not in position to offer a permanent solution of any of them. It Is too much under the influence of the great to settle these questions upon the peoples side, and they can