Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1904-10-12
Open Letter to
w. j. Bryan

When of the
ocac believed in democracy engaged struggle
with the recognizing Wall dictatorship for the control of the
party organization Mr. Bryan yet the peerless and uspod
democratic leader He fighting battle defense of the party
and democracy such perhaps other could fight Demo
naturally desired win and felt duty something
possible to strengthen his position and aid him. But with what
they did with all that he could do the struggle that began the
party 1896 ended the convention ST. Louis
far organized the democratic organized
ever be factor in it.
The ultimate purpose throughout this struggle
get government special privilege
and establish government of the people for the people and by
the people No composed of people of opposing aims and
of the time and the Wall political pirates control the rest
of the time be party with fixed purpose And
party year they
doing year. why
struggle that has organization that makes
impossible? Why should struggle for the great purpose have
be struggle the control political party:
Why should learned Why
should they waste their time in wears of hopeless effort while to the
dark pages nations history being added pages yet darker
The welfare of humantyof people living
bornneed their best efforts and needs them now WHY should
they struggle only vantage ground upon
which they present onthe Socialist party
which has already taken IN this struggle and fighting the common
foe 1t be said that their chances good
i'll the Socialist in the democratic party The Socialists
have amhe establishment of democratic government
They have literature of their that rapidly baeng down
the wall OF prejudice against Socialism that subsidized corporation
press has spent many years building upon the sands They
have party organization which they hold their hands
which there place for the boss CRATER where the
beay himself alone and the wealth of the money mpoten
But Mr.. Bryan he does believe Socialism. The only
objection he has expressed based what he that the
effect of Socialist would have upon the home The only
growing darkness that enroud the homes of millions They shall
roll the the sepuhre and the human
race will % life and glory.
But Mr. Bryan has presented against Socialism
and is nconceivab that who processes believe in de-
have Under democracy the people will work out
their destiny whether is established by the democratic party
the Socialist party
Why cannot Mr. Bryan work democracy Socialist
party which democratic to better advantage than the democratic
party, which not?
From 1896 1904 Mr.. Bryan led party that had fighting
chance unknown quantity Mr. Bryan
again rally than hopeless minority under the standard
of the democratic party know that of Mr. Bryan followers
who readers of the Commoner joined the Socialist
prior the ST. Louis convention With this fact view what
be expected of the rest of them now Nor Mr. Bryan recruit sui
fent strength the ranks OF the republicans for while he
getting the attention republican, the Socialists will convert
many.
In speech delivered previous the ST. Louis
venton Mr. Bryan said that political parties should have ideal
that should be taken high impossible
take The highest principle the democratic party has
for democracy Should the principle of democracy be the ideal
democratic should keep far behind be
impossible overake it? If Mr. Bryan has pointed the
pathway He has pointed the possibilities that lie before the
party municipal ownership ownership of
railroads He has shown how far Europe ahead of these
Europe has achieved democracy. Surely the
party will take Europe for guide and tag along behind her.
danger oveang especially when dragging
Wall anchor wndward 1t only fair to that
have Mr. Byan attitude toward the principle of democ
racy-forehadoed by his idealscorrecy view
of the fact that he is supporting Wall street candidate for p
he has given the best of believe worse
republicans OF there whewash in the platform
Philippine black page but is the statute books If
the republicans will enforce the Sherman antitrust law which
of what value plank in platform that depends
than the republicans Has Wall street
endorsed the Philippine pank2 From supporting Wall street
Wall candidate is long and not
many people well fitted in point of ability take Mr.
Bryan OF course Wall may desire candidate who is
Parker 1908 but when Mr. Bryan gets through point
ing Mr. Paker good qualities this not umatng
it would have seemed in the beginning
Farewell Mr. Bryan FAREWELL In whom had placed all the
possible for place anoher who during
the years your leadership had regarded bright star of
hope farwel glad have known You have taught
the hard learn the lesson that be forgotten
that the American people wish to be the masters of their own de
tiny they depend upon themselves alone They must stand
the class