The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-10
BRYAN WISHES
TO Be LEADER | |: \: J. I. !
Popular Ncbraskan Training to
Put Democracy Oh, New I
Lines.
THE FEAR OF SOCIALISM | j: !.
Battle Lines May be Drawn Be-
tween the Radicals and
Conservatives. ID
BY Walter Edward Harris.

BY Walter Edward Harris.
Especial From a staff Correspondence
NEW YORK. November 9.-Those Dem
ocrats. who conducted the campaign
against Roosevelt, are more deeply I'm
pressed now with the need Of conser
vatisnl in tho Democratic party than
they were when they fought for and se-
cured the nomination OF Parker. Two
facts have been most deeply impressed
upon mo to-day In the course of con-
versations with Democrats Of various
shades of belief, one Is that the conser-
vatlve element OF the party must strug-
gle as never before to prevent the pen
dulun, swinging further backward than
1t did eight or four years ago. The other
fact was tho frequently expressed be-
lief that q Southern man should be put
up by tho Demo Gratis to make the fight
in 1905 There will be made a tremend-
Gus effort on the part Of tho most rndi-
cal element Of tho Democratic party to
gain control Of the organization and nom
mate the candidate In 1908.
Thirsting for Control.
Mr.. Bryan has said openly num-
bel OF times In the past three months
tnat IL was nOpeds tnat NO aud MS lTlel1us
would have control Of the organization
after the election He has Il tremendous
following In the party, exclusive ofsthose
loyal Democrats who will support the
ticket nominated whether the platform
represents their exact opinions or not.
When to this class are added the Popu-
lists and Socialists. dt will be readily
seen that he will have q most formida-
bic following. It Is easy to see right
now that the first great political strug-
gle or the next four years will be be-
tween the conservative and. radical Dem-
ocracy for the control of the party or
ganization. A most significant fact In
connection with this subject is that men
who did not vote tho Democratic ticket
this year are being put forward as fair
representatives OF the class, which should
control the party.
Bryan's Friends Active.
was struck with this fact to-day when
radical Democrat, who hopes and Is
predicting that Bryan will be nominated
four years hence. spoke Of Tom Watson,
the late Popullst presidential candidate.
in tho same breath with Bryan as q
man thoroughly representative OF the
hopes and the aims of true Democracy.
There can be no question that the trc-l
mendous najorities received by Mr..
III part due to the refusal OF many sup
porters OF Mr. Bryan four yeals ago
to vote for the Democratic >fominee this
year. Complete returns will show this
even more clearly than Is apparent now.
An analysis Of the official returns Of
the election Is confidently expected to
show that the Socialist. vote was much
larger this year than ever before. THIS
will be accounted for in part by the
So !, xxhn
supported Mr.. Bryan, who has declared
for government ownership o. railroads.
went over to the Socialists this year,
the increased Socialist vote expected to
be shown Will also be due largely to the
natural growth In Socialistic sentiment.
which has been most remarkable in the
past twenty years.
The Lines Of Battle.
The growth Of Socialism is looked upon
by conservative Democrats as robably
the most portentous omen Of the great
struggle for control Of the party organ
ization which must be fought out with
In the next four years.. The long con-
tinued supremacy or the Republican par
ty and its policy OF governmental ia
voritism OF helping one class through
the operation OF tariff laws to become
wealthy at the expense Of the masses
of the people, representing consumers of
products. has had the. effect of fostering
the growth Of Socialism unless Mr.. Roose-
Welt, In the course Of the next four years
should recede from his stand pat atti-
tude and permit revision Of tariff
schedules, tho effects Of tariff oppres-
sion In closing our markets abroad and
building and strengthening despotic mo-
nopolics at home, will make radicals of
many thousands. who voted to stand
pat'' yesterday.
Will Make Socialists.
voice the sentiment of two Of the
clearcst headed men In tho Democratic
party. when ! say that four years moro
of oppression by tariff and trusts will
mako about as many Socialists as Dem
ocrats. It Is certain that 1t will make
the radical element of the Democratic
party many thousands stronger than It
Is to-day 1t Is probable that never be-
fore In the history of tho political par
tics OF this country has It been SO easy
to foresee events as 1t is to forecast
the struggle. which will DO fought out
within tho Democratic party before an
other President shall have been chosen.
TO the mere student. the situation is
interesting; to the partisan merely 1t Is
one promising excitement, but to tho seri-
ols-minded citizen, regardless OF party.
who expects to live the balance OF his
days beneath the Stars and Stripes. tho
conditions which confront the party
which was defeated by u majority OF
thirteen hundred thousand In yesterdays
election, are so serious as to demand the
most careful thought and tho most pas
triouc endeavor.
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