Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-03-10
THE EXISTING DIFFICULTY.
Between Cleveland and BRYAN the
Democratic Party Is In for
Hot Time.

While the republican party is prepar-
ing for the inevitable conflict. II is not
only wise, but a pleasant relaxation. TO
take note of the marshaling and pha-
lanxing and the platformizing going on
In the ranks of the enemy. For pur-
poses of illustration, says the Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune, it may be as
sumed that two gentlemen are so prom
inent in the race for the nomination. at
st. Louis that all others, even G. Fred
WINS, are distanced and that the con-
vention will find that it could be much
happier with either were 'tother dear
charmer but away. But between the
Sage of the Jarsey Flats and the Bound
ing Orator of the Platte, the convention
must choose-either choosing in person
or blindly accepting whOmsoever the
dominant gentleman may determine to
cram down it's gaping throat
1t is true that Mr.. Bryan has been
twice licked, and that Mr.. Cleveland has
plainly intimated to ST. Clair McKelway,
LII. d., that presidential campaigns have
lost their charms for him. Yet since
Mr.. Cleveland has so recently said that
There is an opportunity for democratic
success in the coming presidential elec-
tion,' and since Mr.. Bryan has caustic-
ally supplemented the statement by the
other statement that there is an oppor-
tunity for success with anybody but
Cleveland, it may be fairly assumed that
the battle is on and that it will be
fight to a finish-or flush.
Mr.. Cleveland further says that the
campaign of 1896 was disaster There
in Mr Bryan comedies, since he was the
gentleman who met the disaster, but in
sists that it was because of Cleveland
ism. Mr.. Cleveland insists that free sill
yer was not only ephemeral in its very
essence, but crime in its very nature.
Mr.. Bryan insists that sixteen to one is an
eternal principle, vital and altogether
the one thing on which are to hang the
party. Mr.. Cleveland insists that any
compromising with unsound money
would result again in disaster Mr.
Bryan retorts that Mr. Cleveland's COM
promise with goldbugism has taken
him to the very farthest rear of democ-
roy, and that there he must sit in
sackcloth and ashes until his financial
sins have been purged and burned
away.
Mr.. Cleveland looks upon Mr.. Bryan
as an archdemagogue, though not quit,
SO plainly expressing himself. Mr..
Bryan regards Mr.. Cleveland with the
scorn which none but virtuous demo-
crat can feel for one who has monkeyed |
after false financial gods until he has |
become a veritable octopian child of |
Wall street-and so it goes for quality |
and for quantity.
If Mr.. Cleveland should control the |
MIR. Bryan will bolt. If MIR. |
Bryan should dominate the giddy throng
at st. Louis Mr.. Cleveland will wash his |
hands Of the consequences and go |
a-fishing. Scylla and Charybdis were as
1othing to the democratic situation.
|, is either in the belly of the Cleveland |
whale or the nav of the Bryan shark.
Yet the democratic party somehow has
faculty of getting together, and the
wisdom of repubiCanism will be in the
selection of leader and the adoption of
platform which will make it a matter
If indifference whether the democrats
continue to split or 10 come together in
)eace and amity.