The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-10
BRYAN BLAMES
THE PLUTOCRATS
Nebraskan Declares Conservatism
in the Party Defeated Par
ker-Needed Reforms.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. r. /
hease bSeR Nov 7oT ataera ths
gives out advance copies of his leading
editorial in the coming issue of the
Commoner: This, will be his only com,
ment on the republican landslide. Mr..
ganization of new party SO far as he
personally is concerned, and intimates
that his efforts in the future will be
within, the ranks of the democracy.
In this city and state the declaration
has already gone forth that the democ
advocated by Mr.. Bryan and that Tues
| days result means he is the logical can
didate for president in 1908.
What Bryan Plans.
Mr.. Bryan will say in the Comrnoner:
The democratic party has met with an
! overwhelming defeat in the national cleo
tion The defeat Of Judge Parker should
not be considered a personal one. He did
las we'll as he could under the circum-
stances. He was the victim of unfavorable
conditions and of mistaken party policy.
He grew in popularity as the campaign
progressed and expressed himself more
and more strongly upon the trust ques-
ton, but could not overcome the heavy
odds against him.
The so-called conservative democrats
charged the defeats of 1895 and 1900 to
the party's position on the money ques-
ton and insisted q victory could be won
by dropping the coinage question entirely.
The convention accepted this theory,
but Judge Parker felt that it was his duty
to announce his personal adherence to the
gold standard. His gold telegram, as it
was called, while embarrassing to the
democrats of the west and south, was
q mi a md 1 NV In ofa EIn hoC
the cordial Endorsement Of Mr., Cleveland
He had the support of the democratic
papers which bolted In 1896, and the aid Of
1 nearly all Of those who were prominent IL
the campaigns Of 1896 and 1900, and yet
his defeat is apparently greater than the
/ party suffered in either of those years.
East as Bad as West.
/ The returns from the eastern states are
4 as disappointing as the returns from the
west. The reorganizers were in complete
control Of the party, they planned the
campaign and carried 1t on according t.
their own views, and the verdict agains
their plan is a unanimous one.
Surely silver cannot be blamed for thi!
l defeat, for the campaign was run on
4 gold basis; neither can the defeat b
charged to emphatic condemnation Of thu
! trusts for the trusts were not assailet
1 as vigorously this year they were fou1
4 years ago. -
| It is evident that the campaign die
not turn on the question of imperialism
4 and it is not fair to consider the result a.
/ a personal victory for the president, al
\ tho his administration was the subject o
criticism.
4 The result was due to the fact that tn
4 democratic party attempted to be con
4 sentative in the presence of conditions
q which demand radical remedies. 1t sound
4 ed a partial retreat when it should hav
4 ordered a charge all along the line
East and South Deceived.
The southern democrats were 81
4 alarmed by the race issue that they lis
tened, rather reluctantly, be it said t.
their credit, to the promises Of success
held out by those who had contributed
: cedings campaigns. The experiment ha
e Ebeen a costly one, and 1t Is not likely t
be repeated during the present generation
Il The eastern democrats were also de
ceived. They were led to believe that tn
magnates and nlonopolists would help tn
- democratic party if our party would onl
be less radical
The party must not only maintain it
position on old issues, but it must ad
"A vance to the consideration Of new queS
" lions as they arise.
Mr.. Bryan is not sanguine enough t.
IA believe that all the reforms that he ia
party platform, but the Commoner will
proceed to point out the reforms whic]
q he believes to be needed. Among thes
q may be mentioned the postal TELEGRAPH
81 system, state ownership of railroads, tn
81 election of federal judges for fxe'
"a terms and the election Of postmaster
d by the people Of their respective com