The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-10
THINK IT MEANS
BRYAN ONCE MORE
AS THE HEAD OF A PARTY
THAT is STYLED THE "RADICAL
DEMOCRACY"

1t Is Said to BE His Plan to Secure
Control of the SOciaIistic EIe-
ments in the East and the West.
Does Not Look So Much to the
south for SuppOrt-BeIfeved That
He Is Stronger in the West and
Southwest.
By r. M. Larner.
Washington, Nov. 9.-Bryan Demo-
Gratis claim that their peerless leader
comes out of the contest the logical
leader of the radical Democracy. Those
who are closely associated with him
politically, and those who were with
him during the campaign, declare that
he had already formed his plans for
1908. 1t is said to be his intention to
secure control of the Socialistic ele-
ment in the West and in the East.
The old alliance of the West and the
South may not be renewed. The Bry-
antics declare the South gained nothing
by breaking away from its former ally
and joining with New York and the
East. Besides, it is said Bryan has
never regarded the South as fruitful
ground for the cultivation of his So
cialistic and his Populistic ideas. 1t is
believed that his strength in the South
west and West has increased by the
overwhelming victory of Roosevelt in
New York
Mr.. Bryan's friends take pride in the
fact that Judge Parker, on a conserva-
tive platform, was defeated worse in
the conservative East than Mr. Bryan
was on free silver issue.
Kept Ont of the East.
Throughout the campaign friends of
Bryan in the West were constantly in
quiring as to the possibility of a land
slide against Parker i'll New York. 1t
may have been that Mr.. Bryan could
see the handwriting on the wall, or it
may have been that he had an inkling
of what might occur. He purposely
kept out of the East, and is in no way
responsible for what occurred in that
section.
Judge Parker has already publicly
appreciated his valuable services to the
party in the West. His supporters will
not be called to shoulder the charge of
being boilers, for he publicly urged
them to preserve their regularity. If
they cut the ticket privately he was on
record as having preserved his party
loyalty.
If Judge Parker had carried New
York and lost Indiana. the loss of the
latter might have been charged TO
Bryan treachery. Bryan made no
speeches in Illinois. The Democratic
campaign in that state was entirely i'll
the hands of the gold standard Demo-
Gratis or Cleveland faction. Thus it is
claimed that Bryan. while outwardly
asserting his loyalty to the Democratic
party, now looms up as the recognized
leader of the so-called radical Democ-
racy.
Can't Tell How 1t Happened.
Democratic leaders are unable to Of
fer a reasonable explanation of the
overwhelming Roosevelt landslide.
While it is conceded that the friends
of Judge Parker were justified in
claiming that he had a fighting chance
until the ballots were counte1, it is
difficult to make the willing workers III
the party understand the result in
New York and all the doubtful states
upon which Democratic hopes were
based.
When all the dust of the political
battle clears away it will probably be
shown that a combination of the finan-
cial interests of the country was form
ed to secure the nomination of sound
money Democrat to run against Roose-
welt. In the event of the latters de-
feat there would have been no fear of
a financial upheaval to disturb the
business prosperity of the country.
There are others who intimate that
the New York Democracy promises to
supply all the sinews of war in return
for the right to name Judge Parker.
1t is charged that they either did not
make good their promise or they mo-
nopolized all the campaign funds and
left the other debatable states hungry
and at the mercy of the rich and pow
erful Republican organization.