Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-07-30
THEIR REASON.

UNDER THE caption " 'Ihc NcwspA-
pers and Ny. Bryan the RichmOnd
News-Leader SAYS editOraIly.
Several Virginia contemporaries, H.
.ciudiuE notably Jhs Williamsburg Ca
rstte and tbe Northern Neck News. cTti-
cis< the Richmond newspapers sharply /
for editoraliy DER ding William Jennings
Bryan. We recognize The night OF ghsse
contemporaries and al Of Ar. Bryan's
other friends soT resentment. but there
are TWO si6es 70 the question Speaking
fos The News-LesdcT. We would welcome
the opportunity TO speak kindly and
cordially o: M Bryan. We appreciate
his great gifts as Al orator, It's courage
aid the purity OF his personal character.
. Ne resent Il, however. when be tines 70
thrust himself 70 the front as the header.
CENSOR and laWgiver Of The Democrats
party Ne believe II Is an historicalfsct
that after the battle OF Gettysburg Cen
eral Ire, accepting the result failure
and defeat. assumed the responsibility
sno offered his resignstiou 70 the Con
tedcrAtr government: That was the
proper position fo1 4 sensitive and high
strung gentienan-feeiing his respOusibil-
isics and looking The facts II the face-
Nr. Bryan. ~. b the Democrats party
organization absolutely under ais con-
troll and leadership. led the party 70 two
Of the most disastrous desczts II Its his
Z II -. l.. Il. -
biz oWn theories, be mast have seen thai
th- peOple rejected them Instead OF &C
orpting facts and results, be and his
friends undertake 90 confuse the public
mind with boastings. such. for instance.
as that be pclled norc votes than any
Democrats candidate i0r president II the
HISTORY Of The country. They forget, ig-
more OF cooccAl ID fact that the total
VOTE every four years shows . very large
increase and .for that nattcr. Mr. NcKin-
ley Polled more votes By more than two
million than any Republican candidatf
IN the history q the cOuutry- more BY
threr million than were p0lled By Cener
al Grant. and that in 1896 and 9OoMr
Bryan wss defeated nos only BY grea'
nnaioritles II the electoral college. but
by heavy pluraHties IN the popular
fote-
As Democratic lea6er and worke,
Ag.Bryan would be a tremendous beiy
and would command lot only earnes'
~elcoDe. but The warrieEt thanks zps
approval IA thS leader. conma1din,
general and exponen1 Of the D<mocrati
party. Mr. Bryan Ia heavy buIden.
serious affection and must DC rep1diat
cd as long al be c0ptinpes 20 attempt t,
ocrnpy that position. BE bzs been uu
successful "a a conmaD6er. Whateve
ne may thank Of the cause there 10 q,
question as 70 the result and the Facts
IL 10 has duty 70 retire from eonmaD
and 20 * oontent % follow. We hope
ne had taken that position. Yet las
week h< s,ublseaEy and tOrmsly upde
took 10 anDoznos plan o. canpslg
f3r the futsre for thu Democrats part
and GO inpose npon II q number Of I'd
ories and IDEAS which never have been
any party platform and which are a.
horent to al the party principles, and |
fhe theory 81 Republican form OF 20
srnment. ~hsch represent nothing Q
earth bat his Own personal CONCLUSION
ffom tb< standpoint q doctrSnaire "a
an experimeDser and tneoriss 10 polite
econcmy. AZ long az be continues sb'
method ne~spapers which consider 20
tics from a practical point Of fact q,