Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-07-27
CHANGES PARTISAN FAITH.
Chicago Chronicle, Prominent Demo-
cratic Organ, Will Hereafter Adj
vocate Republicanism.

The Chicago Chronicle. since its
founding a 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. Tie
editorial in which 1t makes this declara-
ton follows:
THE CHRONICLE REPUBLICAN.
Nhen 1000 men, representing the demo-
Gratis or the United States, most of them
CHOSEN with much difficulty as representa-
tiVes OF what is called conservative deuoc
racy. permit a mere demagogue TO bully
.heh INTO Wrongdoing II must be that the
oemasogue Is greater than the party.
Iwo-thirds OF the delegates to the ma
uonal democratic convention voted for
Judge Parker on the first ballot-the man
whom Mr.. Bryan had traduced for three
months. the man whose friends Mr. BRYAN
mad Vi!ifed. the man who Mr.. BRYAN had
SAID should not be nomina ted and could not
be elected
When cowardly committee representing
these delegates brought in a platform
winch was silent on the money question not
voice was raised in expostulation or pro-
test. While hundreds were ready to shout
Tor Parker. not one appeared in defense Of
elementary democracy.
Mr.. Eryan not only graciouslv Dernits
the democratic party to name "A candidate
whom he has done his best to defeat I'm
advance. but he places him on a platform
with hole in it big enough 10 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
serVatiVe democratic convention the sit
uation becomes intolerable A mixture Of
william j. Organism and David B. Hillism
Is insupPortable
The Chronicle ia not IN S,-no,h,. x,;.A
MIR. Bryans ideas For eight years IT 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 the
ticket and made the platform
timid eastern democrat. who fondly
imagined that he could be nominated as
an unknown, has been placed on the ticket
with an octogenarian free siverite frcm
west Virginia and supplied with plat
FORM winch amounts to an moor sement
OF the platforms Of Chicago and Kansas
CITY. The populistic west and the reaction
airy south are again in alliance with a new
leader. it is true. but with no change in
principle and purpose. The ticket bears the
stamp of populism There is not a planx in
the platform which was not modified by
populism.
The democratic party Is attached TO Rry-
anism. 1t Is subservient to Bryan. II mas
been persuaded against It's natural inclina-
lions To nominate an unknown candidate,
whom Bryan has antagonized but IL has
permitted Bryan to do the rest The dem
ocratic party is Bryan, and there is no
reason TO suppose that It's triumph under
the leadership OF man who voted twice
FOR Bryan ard free silver. and boosted Of It,
would be anything else than a triumph for
Bryan.
Dlsagreeing 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 and led the
democratic party is a menace to the peace
the prosperity and the integrity OF the
United states and its people. IL has dis
carded democratic prin ciples and taken ND
with the radicaiism Of popuiists and social
lists and the obstructionism and the cow
ardice of wreckers ana demagogues No
good cas- come out of 10. with a blank for "A
candidate AID blank for platform, IL
Will becOmi more and more a 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. white not free OF fault by any
means. offers the American people at this
time the only prospect Of efficient inteln-
where to be seen and. 50 believing. II will
do what IL can 10 advance It's principles
and to strengthen its Candidates.