The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-28
READY TO DRIVE HIM OUT.

READY TO DRIVE HIM OUT.
 Bryan's Attitude Hostile to Over
 whelming Democratic Sentiment. From Washington to N. Y. Herald. Fragments of the shattered idol of Bry' anism are scattered all over Washington
 The Heraid's poll of the Democratic mem. Clearly tbeS ssua Ssse pesS ] shown in any other manner that the stick I Of the rocket has come down and that there is not even reflection in the sky tc
 mark the sr! passags of the mimic comet
 a majority of the Democratic Senators and Representatives in Congress with in. terviews with others today: The list of
 the medium through which to make
 known their opinions includes some of the most important members of both branches
 If the poll printed in The Sunday Her. | aid was g revelation, the views of o.her Democratic statesmen now given are none the less indicative of deep rooted de-
 termination on the part Gf ,,tsd psmSesass ser to go into the impending campaign with l new men and new issues.
 Nearly all the men who were seen talk
 ed openly against the 5syya Of the ss so Tillman of South Carolina, Ansiem J. McLaurin of Mississippi John W. Daniel of Virginia Edward W. Carmfck of Ten- nessee. and J. B. McCreary Of Kentucky. and Representative Hugh A. DsnsAso1s of Arkansas.
 Were Loyal to Bryan.
 Senator Tillman was in the very fore front of the radicals at the Chicago Con- yention In 1Ss6 Senator Daniel was one of the presiding officers of that Conven.
 tion. Senator McCreary and Senator Mo- Laurin were staunch and loyal supporters of William Bryan in both of his cam- paigns, All these men so on record nc " City platforms forward as the Demo. | cratic platform in 1904.
 Senator Tillman In an interview, which he wrote out and signed, defends Mir. made on him. but he says he "doe~ not : think there will be any attempt to resur- rect dead issues: because there are The feeling of opposition to reaff1rming the old platforms Is much stronger among the Democratic members of Congress | than any mere canvass of individual fnera- bers can show. It Is doubtful. If all f eely expressed their views, whether more than a half dozen would stand out for such action.
 As matter of fact. Mir. Bryan stands almost alone His old friends cannot un- derstand what game Mfr. Bryan is play ing. They say he would have been given consideration in the National Convent ntion had he maintained a different attitude, but since he has adopted policy so hos
 Ale to the overwhelming Democratic sentinnent-a policy which means that he will destroy the Democratic party if ks "f mot dominate it-he will probably be eliminated from all plans and defied. This sentiment is specially strong in the Senate. where many conferences have been held since Mir. Brvan's as4on' shius views have been made public and several San9tors today spoke Of the proposed in- fn lA0E Ar Elvxro a III calculations if he continues to maintain l his nresAnt attitude
 Senator Mccrsary Astonished.
 Senator James B. McCrsary, of Ken, lucky Is one of the Democrats who stood strongly for MT Bryan in l6sS. and n l Kentucky. The first t.me MT. B. yan was q candidate Kentucky went Republican.
 The second time. in 1900, under the man. agement of Senator McCreary Mr Bryar got the electoral vote and a Democrat ( ; Governor was also chosen. Senator Mo 1 Creary during these eight years and since the last national election has been ca 1 friendly terms with Mir. Bryan and wheT was one of the Democratic leaders in congress whom the Nebraska man was most anxious to see.
 Nothing was said during MT. Bryan's call about any reaffirmation of the silver plank in the St. Louis platform, and Senator McCreary, quite as much aS any other man, was taken by surprise when MT. Bryan announced in hls Lincoln speech that the free silver. platform should be reaffirmed this year, and re- lterated 1t in his recent interview.
 While still on frIndly terms with Mir. Bryan Mir. McCreary cannot follow him into the mistake of insisting on 16 to l again. He said very frankly today that the Democratic party must this year take up live Issues.
 If we are to have any hope of success In the coming Presidential election,' said Senator McCreary. "the Democratic party must take up the questions that confront us today. And in addition to that we must have both conservat tism and har- mony. l feel quite sure that the Demo- crats Of my State who redeemed them much prefer this year to so into the fight on live issues.
 With strong, earnest and conserya- i've candidate who will harmonize the tions uppermost in the public mind to- day. the Democracy can redeem itself in the nation. Of all the men mentioned to lead the party in the coming campaign It seems to me that Senator German of MMaryland., and Judge Parker of New
 Hork, more than any others come up to the required sta andard this year.
 Issues That Can Win.
 As for issues, favor tariff reduction, economy in the administration of the gov hOlISSly our DuDllC servants. Our tariff today is higher than that of any other great nation on earth. The people wi demand that 1t be reduced
 Since entered public life, sixteen years ago, the expenditures for carrying l on this government have nearly trebled This is not as 1t should be. The expense can be reduced and the public service will not suffer. The complete elimination of corruption among government officials by investigation and punishment of the guilty should be the Democratic promise, T Senator Benjamin R. Tillman of South Carolina, said:-"I do not take stock in all that I see in the newspapers about
 MT. Bryan's uterances and acts. have never known any public man who has been so bounded and forced, apparently
 to say things without any regard to hls real or supposed attitude. I feel that can safely predict that theNational Demo
 cratic Convention wi put forward q sound, conservative and yet not cowardly
 If we can unite upon a candidate
 whose record is unobjectionable and who
 Gan G. command the support of all req democrats, we will win in the coming
 campaign. I do not believe there wi b(
 any attempt to resurs ect any de d issues nee use there are encugh I've ones." | 5 nator Anse'm J. McLaurin, of Mssis
 slppi, said: Il bel'evs in free silver as strorelv as I eyer did but l do not be. l ve In making that q 'estion an issue this year The production 0 such large ouan.
 titles of gold since 1896 has mons rated | the correctness of the position of the free
 silver people that more metallic money 1 - -