The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
Will MT. Bryan support him ?'

Will MT. Bryan support him?'
 what $ more natural than to suppose that 1T the Democrats should make bold
 to nominate a Democrat this year MT. Bryan would not support him?
 The question is Justified not only by all that MT. Bryan has said on the subject of
 late. but by his political career. He open | ly left the Democratic party in 1894. all though he had bolted it's nominee for President in 1892. Living in State where most of the Populists were of Republican antecedents, he became an avowed Popu. When MT. Bryan came to the Demo. cratic convention in 1896 he was no more Democrat than Henry M. Teller was, ! He had use for the Democratic party, | as Teller had, but 1t was a degradina l one. If the Populists could seize It's name and organization they would be content. otherwise they would organize a bolt and cooperate with the bolters
 It is fact which has never been denied
 that the Populist free silver movement a, Chicago in 1896, in which MT. Bryan wAe
 a leader. was agreed upon two things. It
 would make the effort to control the Dem- ocrtlc party. Failing in that 1t would disrupt the Democratic party and. wIib
 the assistance of the boilers, nominate q
 ticket of it's own.
 Owing to the madness of demagoRy things worked better for them than fhsv
 originally dared to hope for and they
 succeeded in bending the so-called Demo. cratic convention to their desires.
 MT Bryan supported the candidate that year year pecanse he was the candidate him. self. 1T the candidate had been a Demo crat, MT. Bryan and his entire Populstic following would have boted. Thev had threatened to bolt and they meant exactly what they said.
 party, Ne Bryan has spent a good deal of ms tlme during the last three years in making speeches In which he has plainly hoi,1na hfm5inated his purpose to return to his ooIIng program If the Democratic party iEi snali decide to return to Democratic prin- clples and Democratic l~edership He means what he says Ine Democratic party drunken. inso. etous and dishonest is wholly to his ij,. ms; t,1s me democratic party sober. honest Just and devoted to principie js as hate' farat} t4 nm as 1t Is to any other topulist
 NV NWill MT. Bryan support him?"
 No. MT. Bryan will not surnort a,y ed eS DeInocrat; He never has support sunanSt any honest Democrat. He never will
 MT. Bryan is at this moment an or,- ph1oye ot a vulgar creature who imaefnas unat wlth the assistance of lawless iahor bought or oriq b,Tiica snca politicians as can be poentlaI nominee. This fellow has seen jn 6Iyah career the value of A Presj5an- iIai Ha ,n nomination il for advertising purposes tle IS "ilhng to expend several mfIiion. Tor the desired exploitation. inst as nun 2 other advertisers would be willing ro nav aa2uIous sums for the privilege of piac- aToing their soaps, cough cures and wbts- tngton. ae "dsn-
 This sort of a candidate would suit Mir bryan Tor several reasons: | He wouij De 6eaten. E. He pays we'll. 8 He is not bemocrat, 4. He Is in a nosition to sur up strife and to perpetuate the class sS.rn sSn winch dcmagogues have used in the past and will want to use again.
 oWill MT. Bryan supeort him?7
 o.p 1L course he will support him or any porting him now Evidently he ia on tbo payroll, like a lot of other chean renorto ers. hard,up lawyers and bankrupt noli- AS,ahs' Ills sloppy contributions to inc yo,InH T11I~ ,a riot press probably yield him a uluch larger income than any of the oth Sr money-making devices which he has hIt upon since he became a professional t;niIe. ,'a ;andilaaIe. He will support any revolu- t oloi!isL Who can show that he has no de cent Democrattc affiliations or follov,inv
 Demo crats are to shape their ticket ana platform in any respect to meet the WlsheS and to secure the support of Mir bTyan they may as well take down their sisn' run up the red banner of revoiu- ton and embrace Socialism and Anarcbv without modification. In no other u,ay VIII they be able to secure his supnort ana any concession at all will drive away render. "u'
 When a political party gets to the point where it Is doubtful whether it's candi- date and nominal leader will cooperate With With It there is an unmistakable need of emanclpation and reorganization or of party dissolution and death.
 Will MT. Bryan support q Democratic candidate standing on a Democratic plat form No he will not, and that is one Of the strongest and best reasons why there should be Democratic candidate and d Democratic platform.