The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-23
HOW Mr.. aRYAH CAN HELP.

THE LATEST UTTERANCE Of VII
1 liam J. Bryan to be sent broadcast
over the country is to the effect that
he is anxious Tor the election OF Judge
Parker TO the presidency. Not that ne
cares anything for Judge Parker; not
that he cares anything for the success
of the Democratic party under its pres
ent leadership. He desires a Democrat
&c victory simply as a means to an end.
FHe is anxious for certain reforms in
the nation and thinks he can reach
them through Democratic success.
Il Is fair 20 assume that Mr.. Bryan
Is sincere in this matter. because sin
cerity is the one virtue above all others
Fthat has been claimed for him by his
disciples It is also fair to assume
that he stands ready to do all in his
lpower 10 help make a success Of Judge
Parker's administration, at least inso-
Tar as It runs in the direction Of the
sreforms he advocates Then the ques-
tion naturally comes up. How can Mr..
Bryan render the most effective assist
ance in the campaign?
reason that southern Democrats need
no outside assistance He cannot help
in the east, for the reason that the
eastern Democracy has turned its back
on him and his teachings. The east is
more now than ever before the en-
emy's country to William J. Bryan.
lie cannot help in the far west, for the
reason that there is to be no Rocky
mountain rainbow chasing this year
The battle is TO be won or lost east of
the Missouri river But in spite of ali
this, Mr.. Bryan is in a positi5n to help
nightly. he can help make it possible
for Judge Parker to succeed. He can
at the same time demonstrate that he
Is sin a great party leader and that the
people are with him
de can do all this by carrying Ne
braska for the Democracy. Judge Par
ker VIII need a Democratic congress TO
make his administration successful. If
Alr. Bryan would secure his own cleo
lion 10 the United States senate from
Nebraska, and at the same time secure
the election of two or three Democratic
congressman from that state, he would
bedding something tangible for the
cause OF Democracy and his own re-
forms. By concentrating all the indu-
ence and all the elOquence he has here
t0fore been distributing over the whole
country 10 Nebraska alone, ne would
certainly have no difficulty in sweep
ing the state. Four years ago he lost
ms voting district, his ward. his city.
his county, his state and the nation;
but this was because his energies were
distributed over such a broad area. II
they were confined to Nebraska failure
would seem impossible
A victory of this kind in Nebraska
this year would give William J. Bryan
greater prestige with the Democracy
OF the nation than he ever enjoyed be-
fore. Eight years ago the Democracy
cut loose from the old Democratic
stronghoIds OF The east 10 follow where
Bryan led. Four years ago the expert
ment was repeated. Failure was the
result. Eastern Democrats would not
accept free silver. Bryan said they
were traitors Now is his opportunity
10 snow eastern democrats WlaL SeIa-
inc party loyalty IS AL he has TO do
is 10 get his western followers to ac-
cept the gold standard, sweep some Of
the PopulIst states into the Demo-
cratic column, and demonstrate that
he is a better leads and that his fol-
lowers are more loyal than the eastern
Democrats who feH from the ranks in
1886 and 1860
OF course It would hardly be fair
for Mr.. Bryan to permit Nebraska 70
20 Republican and still expect TO die
tate reforms TO an administration
elected without his help by the Demo-
Gratis Of the east and south. It would
not be wise for him 10 go empty
handed into the councils OF his party
after the election and try to dictate the
policy 10 be pursued. In plain Ian
gaage, It is up 20 Ar Bryan to deliver
the goods.